American Strategic Deception Bureau

　Dr. Kissinger also replied in a low voice, "The question now is how can we find a reasonable excuse to follow her to Hong Kong!"

　"Going to Hong Kong is just a small matter. I have already prepared the reasons, but I still have to wait for approval from my country."

　Ferry waved his hand dismissively. "The real danger isn't how you get to Hong Kong, but how you're going to follow Jane Fonda from Hong Kong to Beijing, and then get an audience with high-ranking officials in Beijing. Unfortunately, I can only accompany you to Hong Kong, Doctor."

　Despite this, Firi was well aware that, given Red China's long-standing policy of "not killing envoys during a conflict," Dr. Kissinger's secret visit to China would likely be a safe haven at best. Even if the initial contact failed, at least his life would not be in danger.

　If Dr. Kissinger truly achieved significant results in that first contact, then, because he helped break the ice in Sino-US diplomacy, he would undoubtedly be dubbed an "old friend of the Chinese people"—something he would benefit from for the rest of his life!

　At the same time, Ms. Jane Fonda, who serves as a cover, can probably upgrade her nickname from "Hanoi Jane" to "Beijing Jane", right?

　After all, in terms of popularity and importance, Hanoi and Beijing are not even on the same level...

　- In another dimension of history, Hollywood actress Jane Fonda resolutely accepted the invitation of the North Vietnamese government in July 1972. She made a surprise visit to Hanoi under the pretext of visiting American prisoners of war in Hanoi prisoner-of-war camps and held an anti-war and peace movement with the Vietnamese people there.

　She made numerous speeches on North Vietnamese radio broadcasts urging the U.S. Air Force to stop bombing North Vietnam, and she even stared at U.S. Air Force planes through the scopes of North Vietnamese anti-aircraft guns, accusing her own country's military of committing war crimes.

　When she was about to leave Hanoi, she even wore a Vietnamese army helmet and took a photo with North Vietnamese soldiers in front of an anti-aircraft gun.

　At that time, the Vietnam War was still raging, with the US and Vietnamese armies fighting bloody battles in the jungles, cities and countryside of South Vietnam.

　After this incident, American public opinion was in an uproar. American right-wing conservatives denounced her as "Hanoi Jane" and a "traitor". Vietnam War veterans even burned Jane Fonda's movie posters at the gate of Capitol Hill, hating the behavior of "Hanoi Jane" to the core.

　A group of hawkish congressmen prepared to accuse Jane Fonda of treason, and President Nixon also included her on a list of "enemies of the state."

　The problem was that the Vietnam War was already widely acknowledged to be a mistake. President Clinton even publicly boasted about his "feat" of dodging the draft during the Vietnam War, and anti-war sentiment had become politically correct. Naturally, there was no way to accuse Jane Fonda of treason for her "visit" to Vietnam.

　More importantly, a few months later, Nixon signed a peace treaty with North Vietnam, withdrawing the United States from the Vietnam War.

　Therefore, Jane Fonda's trip to Hanoi did not harm her reputation. Instead, it made "Hanoi Jane" famous for a time.

　After only a very brief ban from Hollywood, Jane Fonda made a comeback and became active in American politics in the late Cold War as a feminist leader and anti-war fighter. Her nickname, "Hanoi Jane," became her medal of honor as a symbol of progress.

　Not only has she won the Oscar twice, she is also a world-class social activist and a female entrepreneur with assets exceeding $100 million. She has even sued the US president, government and Congress and won. Her life can be described as a classic Hollywood heroine's movie life, as if she has been wearing the halo of the protagonist all the way.

　In the history of the United States in the late 20th century, Jane Fonda successfully broke through the limitations of the entertainment industry and left a significant mark.

　When people talk about Marilyn Monroe, most of them only think of her beauty and scandals; but when they talk about Jane Fonda, they will think of war, change, women's rights and social progress, and be deeply attracted by her rebellious spirit and amazing courage.

　——Those female stars who are keen on political movements and public welfare activities in the 21st century are different from those who directly appealed to the president and the military during the Vietnam War.

　Compared with Jane Fonda, who challenged the British side, called for peace in the war, and built a huge industry from scratch in peace, she is completely not on the same level.

　(In general, she is somewhat similar to Lacus from Gundam SEED, but her later years were not as good as before and she seems to have gone bankrupt recently.)

　In this dimension, although the context of historical development is different, Jane Fonda still actively participated in the anti-war movement in the late 1960s, participated in anti-war rallies in various states of the United States many times, had close contacts with anti-war figures in the political arena, and won the title of "Anti-War Queen".

　So, when Dr. Kissinger and Fieri received a secret order from President Nixon asking them to try to clean up the mess of the Vietnam War, start secret negotiations with Red China, and resume diplomatic contacts as soon as possible, Fieri immediately thought of Jane Fonda.

　——To put it simply, this anti-war queen was used as a cover to cover up Dr. Kissinger’s secret visit to China!

　To be more specific, North Vietnam, with its territory practically reduced to ruin, could no longer support hundreds of thousands of American prisoners of war. Therefore, starting last year, the North Vietnamese Workers' Party had transferred over 200,000 American prisoners of war to the "custodial care" of China and the Soviet Union. The vast majority of these prisoners went to the Soviet Union, where they worked in Siberia, growing potatoes and chopping wood. However, over 10,000 remained in China, housed in places like Changping, outside Beijing.

　So, Fieri suggested that Jane Fonda bring some left-wing anti-war cultural figures, requesting entry through Hong Kong, to visit the American POW camps in Beijing to ensure the humane treatment of American prisoners and to connect anti-war groups in China and the United States. Behind this eye-catching "POW camp visit," Dr. Kissinger could quietly follow Jane Fonda to Beijing for confidential talks.

　Of course, Dr. Kissinger's little plan had to be kept secret from Jane Fonda. He just had to follow her to Hong Kong, and then they would go to Beijing separately.

　But before that, in order to give Beijing a reason to agree to Jane Fonda's visit, they had to continue to give Jane Fonda, the anti-war queen, more publicity. For example, they could launch an anti-war movement in the military, angrily rebuke the US military commander to his face, and so on - in short, all of these were morale-destroying and self-defeating efforts.

　Obviously, it would be unacceptable to have Jane Fonda and her USO go to Singapore and do such a disservice, generating negative publicity for the US troops still struggling in Malaysia. Therefore, the task of enduring the humiliation from anti-war groups fell to Philippines' US troops stationed in Vietnam.

　Anyway, the morale and fighting spirit of the American troops on Kunlun Island have already reached the lowest point, so it doesn't matter even if they are reduced to zero.

　——On Kunlun Island today, apart from the minimum level of defense forces, there are more than 2,000 wounded and sick soldiers recuperating in the field hospital.

　Even now that the extraordinary has arrived and Phil has brought a ship full of female "Tantric Masters" who can use "H therapy" to cure all diseases instantly, who are the wounded and sick American soldiers who still cannot get well for a while and need long-term recuperation on Kunlun Island?

　The answer is simple. Apart from the disabled people who are missing limbs, the rest are the "eunuchs" and "cleansers" whose penises have been broken or whose testicles have been damaged!

　The fearless "Unsullied" eunuch soldiers in "A Song of Ice and Fire" are just for fun. Few of them are real eunuchs who can fight!

　No matter how crazy the Pentagon is, it is not crazy enough to let eunuchs fill the front-line field troops. Even if it insists on requiring them to complete their military service, at most they will be asked to do some service and miscellaneous work in the rear.

　In this case, it doesn’t matter what anti-war, anti-government or even socialist ideas Jane Fonda instills in these “poor people”.

　——As the chief leader of the global reactionaries and the leader of the Western camp, how can the US government be so cowardly as to be afraid of a group of disabled people?

　If the morale of the White House and the Pentagon has really declined to this extent, then there is no need to dream of competing with the Soviet Union. It is better to just surrender!

　On the other hand, the brutal Vietnam War has been fought for so many years, and the designations of the US troops stationed in Vietnam are still loud in world public opinion.

　For outsiders who do not know the details and the current plight of US troops stationed in Vietnam, Jane Fonda's ability to encourage US troops stationed in Vietnam to participate in anti-war rallies and persuade the commander of US troops in Vietnam to support anti-war and peace views is like "going into the tiger's den alone" and returning victorious!

　In this case, this internationally renowned anti-war queen proposed to go to the Miyun POW camp in Beijing to see the current situation of American prisoners of war and find out whether Beijing treated the prisoners of war well in accordance with the provisions of the Geneva Convention as it did during the Korean War... Naturally, Beijing had to give face and let her go.

　Otherwise, it would be as if Red China was really abusing prisoners of war and even setting up death camps: otherwise why would it be concealed?

　Huh? How did Jane Fonda propose going to Beijing? Fieri and Kissinger had already convinced her and bribed her agent.

　Plus, as an actress and social activist, Jane Fonda naturally loves to be in the spotlight. She also felt that the risks of this trip shouldn't be too great—after all, there hasn't been any direct exchange of fire between China and the United States recently, and there's no reason for China to embarrass a left-wing American actress...

　Therefore, Kissinger's secret visit to China in this dimension has been progressing smoothly so far without any obstacles.

　But when he thought that this was clearly a diplomatic mission ordered by the president, but it was covered up like a spy meeting... Firi couldn't help but sigh.

　In the self-centered United States, diplomatic affairs

　It’s just so difficult!

　Author's words: PS: The Lebanese drone bombing of Netanyahu's house has been touted as an exciting act similar to the "Doolittle Raid on Tokyo" in World War II, but if you make the comparison, it does have a bit of that flavor.

　Chapter 466: The little bitch turns the big ball, and the Snow Wind flower boat heads north to Hong Kong

　When the wheel of history rolled to 1970, the entire American society had actually reached a consensus: the Vietnam War really could not be fought any longer.

　But how to withdraw from the Vietnam War has become a major problem facing those political leaders in Washington.

　——Just like Japan in the Pacific War, when it was defeated in the Battle of Midway at the earliest and in the Battle of the Marianas at the latest, the ruling class of the old Japanese Empire was already very clear that this gamble on national destiny was doomed to fail, and it was time to end the war.

　But the question is, if we want to withdraw from the war, who will take responsibility?

　Any Japanese senior official who dares to make such a suggestion will immediately be tarnished with a fatal stain and be madly attacked by his opponents!

　In the end, the ceasefire cannot be stopped, and one will be unlucky enough to become a "non-citizen" or even be "punished by God" - so why bother?

　Therefore, from the emperor to the ministers, no one was willing to take responsibility. After a round of passing the buck, the Japanese Empire could only continue to wage war against the whole world with its eyes closed, fighting this crazy war with an increasingly disparate power gap, struggling to its death while praying for a miracle to happen.

　In the end, it was the two atomic bombs that caused Japan to suffer a mental breakdown. Emperor Showa himself stepped forward to take responsibility, which stopped Japan from self-destructing.

　Now, the situation of the United States is quite similar to that of the Japanese Empire at the end of the Pacific War. The finances are on the verge of bankruptcy, domestic public resentment is boiling, and the front-line troops are on the verge of losing control. Mutinies and camp bombings are happening one after another, there are tens of thousands of deserters, and all military prisons are crammed to capacity.

　International public opinion is also full of condemnation. No matter how much the US's official loudspeakers distort the truth, they cannot whitewash this blatant massacre.

　On the contrary, the more the American war advocates try to whitewash themselves, the more others feel that they are being verbally insulted by a bunch of lunatics.

　——Since taking the lead in abusing nuclear weapons against Vietnam, the United States’ international image has become more evil than Nazi Germany.

　Later, the Soviets could boast that their nuclear bombs could be used to dig canals, build reservoirs, and extinguish underground mine fires, demonstrating their exemplary peaceful use of nuclear energy. Meanwhile, the sole purpose of American nuclear bombs was to kill people—a stark contrast between good and evil, and right and wrong.

　However, recent official U.S. propaganda seems to be trying to describe nuclear bombs as "designated family planning items" with certain side effects, which can "help" overpopulated countries and regions to quickly reduce the population burden and protect the natural environment.

　Well, it's a bit too darkly humorous.

　If you really count it this way, Hitler, Genghis Khan and Timur the Lame can all say that they are family planning experts and have reduced the burden on the earth!

　Of course, the empty talk in public opinion is useless, and hegemony must ultimately be won by force.

　The biggest problem facing the United States right now is the lack of a group of fearless warriors who can charge towards the mushroom cloud...

　In this situation, except for some people who pretended to be stupid or blind, all the top American officials in Washington knew very well that a ceasefire was necessary now.

　——Although this did not prevent them from quickly accusing those who took the lead in calling for a ceasefire of "treason" and then criticizing them to pieces...

　Therefore, during the subsequent ceasefire process, the United States did not need a sophisticated strategist to come up with a brilliant plan, but rather any president facing such a dilemma would naturally come up with the answer as he solved the problem step by step.

　For President Nixon, every decision to end the Vietnam War presented no intellectual difficulty.

　The difficulty lies in how to abandon the stereotypes formed in long-term hostile propaganda, how to let go of those unrealistic and exorbitant demands, how to get rid of the well-known American arrogance, and how to let go of the arrogance of thinking that it is "destiny."

　Also, even if the president successfully changes himself and does all of the above, the people around him may not be willing to change.

　How can the President of the United States, facing the old people around him who refuse to abandon stereotypes, insist on asking for exorbitant prices, and refuse to give up their arrogance, eliminate their interference and obstruction and implement decisions made based on pragmatism?

　From the outset, President Nixon knew exactly how to end the Vietnam War: ease tensions with the Soviet Union while improving relations with China, replaying the "balance of power" game left behind by the British Empire, and then provoking Sino-Soviet conflicts, cutting off North Vietnam's foreign aid, and undermining the Viet Cong's confidence in combat.

　Finally, the North Vietnamese representatives were forced to sit down at the negotiating table with the United States to negotiate a ceasefire agreement acceptable to both sides.

　But the problem was that he couldn't get the government to implement this decision, because it would inevitably require showing goodwill and weakness to the communists.

　This was extremely politically incorrect in American politics during the Cold War.

　Any attempt to improve relations with China will be met with unanimous opposition from both the government and the public in Washington.

　The gentlemen on Capitol Hill are all very arrogant. They are only willing to accept the unconditional surrender of Red China, regardless of whether the United States can do it or not.

　In their eyes, as long as the communists do not commit suicide by shooting themselves, they have no sincerity for peace and must be beaten to death!

　The federal government bureaucrats are all non-stick pans.

　Any risky decision should be delayed, pushed back or avoided if possible.

　No matter how sternly the president ordered, the bureaucrats had plenty of ways to turn orders into instructions, which turned into requests, which turned into suggestions, which turned into inquiries as they were passed down, and finally, the president was told that they were impossible to carry out.

　Or they may be dragging their feet on the endless layers of approval and complicated procedures until the end of the presidential term.

　Therefore, just like the emperors of the Ming Dynasty in China, they could not help but bypass the "upright gentlemen" in the court and use eunuchs to get things done.

　If President Nixon wanted to get something done, he had to bypass the disobedient government departments and use his own private advisers to do the work.

　Of course, this kind of secret communication with the enemy country definitely involves certain risks. If you are not careful, you will be ruined and even sued in court.

　Therefore, Nixon would not use his true confidants to fill the fire pit, but let a guy like Dr. Kissinger who defected halfway to test the waters first.

　So, Kissinger and Fieri, the golden duo who were good at cleaning up messes, had to embark on a new adventure.

　-

　In the history before Fili's time travel, the diplomatic ice-breaking process between China and the United States was interspersed with many popular and interesting stories.

　From the "small ball moving the big ball" incident, when Chinese and American table tennis players met in Europe, China seized the opportunity to invite the American table tennis delegation to visit China, launching ping-pong diplomacy; to the secret Christmas visit of a Chinese envoy to the United States to initiate preliminary negotiations; to Kissinger feigning illness in Pakistan to secretly visit Beijing; then to Nixon's surprise attack, broadcasting the Sino-US Joint Communiqué live to the nation; and finally, President Nixon's visit to China, which shocked the world...

　People at the time probably didn't realize the significance of Nixon's visit to China and the "Great Triangle Diplomacy" in reversing the Cold War situation. Instead, they simply viewed it as a tactical means for President Nixon to "play the cards in vain," create diplomatic bargaining chips, and force concessions from the Soviet Union.

　In fact, President Nixon himself may have thought so.

　The evidence is that in the years after Nixon's visit to China, Sino-US relations did not continue to normalize, but remained frozen in the middle.

　Just like when the 21st century's Trump was president, he met with North Korea's Kim Jong-un many times, but always just talked nonsense.

　The greatest value of such meetings lies in boosting one's presence. Once that presence is achieved and traffic is generated, it's considered a success for the president. If one were to go further and actually collaborate with a hostile nation, the domestic resistance would be too great—better to just stop there and focus on the bugs!

　It wasn't until the last two years of President Carter's administration that the Soviet Union reached its peak of power and launched a global strategic offensive, posing a serious threat to both China and the United States. They were forced to overcome their resistance and truly join forces. Only then did Sino-US relations continue to advance, entering a honeymoon period.

　Of course, the Soviet Union, this bloated sick bear, also quickly entered the countdown of its life in the crazy overdraft of fighting against China and the United States at the same time...

　In the five or six years before that, both China and the United States talked more than they did, and the symbolic significance of the diplomatic icebreaking was greater than its practical significance.

　It's just that the United States is playing the China card to force the Soviet Union to make concessions; China is playing the United States card to prevent Soviet interference.

　But despite this, Kissinger, who was in charge of the matter, was also very worried about this diplomatic thaw between China and the United States, which had more symbolic significance than practical significance.

　For example, before Kissinger's visit to China, a Chinese delegation made a secret visit to the United States. The talks nearly collapsed because the US insisted on "One China, One Taiwan, Two Countries Divided." To defuse the situation, Kissinger arrived at the hotel where the Chinese delegation was staying, carrying a sign that self-deprecatingly read, "A running dog of US imperialism wishes the Chinese delegation a happy Christmas," personally playing the clown to amuse the Chinese guests.

　Next, Kissinger is Jewish and doesn't normally eat pork. However, the Chinese side, unaware of this, treated him to steamed buns and pork dumplings during his visit. Dr. Kissinger, though unpleasant at the smell, ate the pork anyway to avoid complications.

　There are countless such rifts and contradictions during the thaw in Sino-US diplomatic relations.

　It was only thanks to Dr. Kissinger's "swallowing the insult" and running back and forth, and despite the criticism from American conservatives, that he was able to barely complete the gesture of goodwill towards China.

　——To be honest, if all the Jewish leaders in Israel had Kissinger’s good temper, their reputation probably wouldn’t be so bad.

　Then, in this dimension, it seems that the table tennis players from China and the United States have not had time to create any sparks in Europe.

　But President Nixon's urging on Kissinger and Fieri in the Oval Office of the White House was already one wave after another.

　Seeing that it was definitely too late to try to "move the big ball with the small ball", Firi and Kissinger had no choice but to bite the bullet and test the waters themselves.

　It’s hard to arrange for table tennis players right now, but there are plenty of beautiful girls’ breasts and abalone on Kunlun Island…

　On April 15, 1970, after completing her tour to comfort American troops stationed in Vietnam on Kunlun Island and publicly delivering a series of anti-war speeches, Hollywood actress Jane Fonda announced that she would go north to Hong Kong to promote her film "Barbara" which was released in Hong Kong.

　Well, it is conceivable that the CIA also played a small role in ensuring that "Barbara" was released in Hong Kong theaters at this time.

　And now

　Major General Philip King, acting commander of US forces in Vietnam, also announced to reporters accompanying Jane Fonda to Con Dao that the plague pandemic in Hong Kong this spring was caused by biological warfare agents leaked by the US military in Nha Trang, brought into the city by South Vietnamese refugees and American deserters.

　Therefore, to make up for it, Phiri will personally board the Yukikaze "hospital ship" and bring more than 40 female "Tantric Masters" and three male "Tantric Masters" to Hong Kong for a "goodwill exchange" activity to provide "extraordinary free medical treatment" to Hong Kong citizens suffering from the epidemic.