100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 88 5 Deng Xiaoping's Rebuttal to Schultz

Chapter 95 Deng Xiaoping's Rebuttal to Schultz——Treat him in the same way
In life, we often encounter other people's deliberate harm or teasing, but the other party doesn't take it seriously when they are pointed out wrong, and they don't know how to repent.

In 1983, US Secretary of State Schultz visited China, and Deng Xiaoping met with him.When the two sides talked about some Americans suing the Chinese government in the U.S. court, asking to accept the 14th century Huguang railway bond case, Deng Xiaoping pointed out that the so-called Huguang railway bond case dispute is just something in some people's pockets, which can be taken out at any time in China. It is nothing more than creating trouble in US relations.The U.S. government should stop this behavior.

Schultz argued that the US judicial system is independent and the government has no right to intervene.The few Americans who sued are nothing more than asking for some compensation, not causing trouble.

Deng Xiaoping immediately retorted that, in this way, the United States actually has three governments—Congress, the Cabinet, and the courts.So which government should we ask people to deal with?If it is said that the Americans have the right to demand compensation from us, then the Chinese people have been subjected to imperialist aggression and oppression for more than 100 years, and have suffered so much losses. Shouldn't you all be ordered to pay compensation?If you ask this question as soon as you meet, how can you talk about developing a relationship?

Deng Xiaoping analyzed Schultz's arguments from the essence, pointing out that the United States actually has three governments, and he made a cross-sectional contradiction analysis on who represents the United States; he also made a vertical contradiction analysis on the historical development process of Sino-US relations.And combine vertical thinking and horizontal thinking, from the analysis of vertical and horizontal contradictions, reveal its substantive problems and refute them.

Wisdom Interpretation:

Deng Xiaoping's remarks in the story exposed the essence of the United States' contempt for China and its pursuit of double standards, pushing back the opponent's edge.Since then, the United States has never dared to raise the issue of Huguang Railway Bonds on diplomatic occasions.

A good way to deal with this kind of person is to use the other party's logic and methods, and treat him in reverse, so that he can steal the chicken and lose nothing.

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