Chapter 10: The Stormy Weather of Diaoyu Island (Part 2)

  The Central Committee soon sent a new telegram to the Hong Kong branch, agreeing to Lin Feng's trip north. Therefore, Lin Feng did not stay in Hong Kong for long and secretly arrived in Guangzhou, where the Guangdong Provincial Committee was located, with the help of the underground Communist Party and Henry Fok.

  To keep it confidential, except for the bodyguards who followed him, only Liang Weilin followed Lin Feng to Beijing this time. They stopped briefly in Guangzhou and then took the train to Beijing.

  Beijing Zhongnanhai, the site of the CPC Central Committee, Lin Feng was first received by Premier Zhou. For such a great man respected by the nation, even if Lin Feng came from the future, he still felt very excited to see him in person.

  Premier Zhou Enlai gave a very approachable impression, speaking with humor and wit. He listened seriously to the suggestions from the Taiwanese side regarding peaceful negotiations. Along the way, he occasionally asked several questions, and finally said: "Your proposal is good, we will consider it seriously."

  Lin Feng took the opportunity to say: "Premier, I would like to meet Chairman Mao, is it convenient?" Premier Zhou Enlai readily agreed. That evening, at the Ziyun Pavilion in the Ju Xiang Shu Wu of Feng Ze Garden in Zhongnanhai, Lin Feng met this renowned politician.

  Lin Feng suppressed his excitement, it was this old man who made the Chinese people stand up straight, on the basis of being poor and white, and gave the Chinese their own satellites and atomic bombs.

  The chairman looked at Lin Feng with a peaceful gaze, his face always carrying a smile. Lin Feng hastily took a step forward and said: "Hello, Chairman."

  Chairman Mao burst out laughing, "You, a lone hero, are still nervous, haha!" The surrounding staff also started laughing, making Lin Feng feel embarrassed and smile. Chairman Mao continued: "Don't be nervous, they've all told me about your visit this time, I think it's great! I've been fighting with Chiang Kai-shek for a lifetime, it's time to take a break. We can't solve the Taiwan issue, but there's still the next generation. As long as we set the overall direction and adhere to the principle of one China, I think peaceful reunification is better. Go back and tell Chiang Kai-shek: come and go freely, we won't stop you." He finished with a sweeping gesture of his right hand.

  Lin Feng nodded and then carefully glanced at the other staff members before saying to Chairman Mao: "Chairman Mao, I'd like to speak with you alone. I know this request is a bit excessive, but what I'm about to say is indeed very important and can only be known by you."

  When Lin Feng made this request, Ye Zilong first disagreed, and other staff members also disagreed. However, Chairman Mao just hesitated for a moment before agreeing. Soon all the others left, leaving only Lin Feng and Chairman Mao in the room. Two hours later, Lin Feng came out of Zhongnanhai and boarded the train back to the south.

  Two days later, Lin Feng returned to Taiwan and first reported to Chiang someone and Chiang Ching-kuo on the gains of this trip north. "The top leader of the mainland has agreed to our proposed plan, agreeing to temporarily contact each other secretly without making it public, and at an appropriate time they will make statements in public venues to ease cross-strait relations. Moreover, the Chairman personally promised that even if there is a peaceful reunification, Taiwan can maintain a 50-year transition period, and he also said that it's not necessarily required for your generation to solve it, it can be completely handed over to the next generation to solve."

  After hearing these words, the Chiang father and son finally let out a sigh of relief. Mr. Chiang murmured: "This is for the best, from now on Taiwan will be handed over to you."

  Not long after, news came from the mainland that the mainland had ended its chaotic state since 1966 and the country was back on track. Many persecuted intellectuals and veteran cadres returned to their posts, while those rebel leaders who should be sentenced were sentenced, and those who should be reformed through labor were reformed through labor. With Chairman Mao's stabilizing influence from above and the mobilization of troops from various major military regions across the country to sweep away the rebels, it can be said that there was hardly any social impact at all.

  The whole nation soon emerged from the turmoil, and governments at all levels gradually extricated themselves from various movements to focus on economic development. An economic reform that swept across the country was soon launched, with the household contract responsibility system being rapidly promoted in rural areas.

  On June 14, 1970, Hong Kong media suddenly published a news report that Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai expressed in a meeting with African national leaders that the mainland central government would not rule out the possibility of peaceful reunification with Taiwan. We are willing to engage in peaceful negotiations with Chiang's Taiwanese authorities on the premise of adhering to the principle of one China and Taiwan being an inseparable part of China.

  As the news spread through Hong Kong media, it quickly reached some neighboring countries. However, most people believed that this was a one-sided wish of mainland China and that the Taiwanese authorities would not accept such a suggestion.

  However, the reaction from Taiwan was surprising. When asked about this issue in an interview with a reporter, Lin Feng, assistant to Chiang Ching-kuo, Vice Premier of the Executive Yuan, immediately expressed surprise and said: "Why not? Both sides of the strait are Chinese people, we Chinese people do not fight against each other, if there is an opportunity, I hope to visit the mainland." As Chiang's assistant, Lin Feng is considered a trusted aide, and his statement represents that the KMT high-level has completely abandoned its policy of armed resistance against the mainland and started to take the path of peaceful negotiation, which is a good thing for the people on both sides of the strait.

  After Lin Feng's remarks were made public, many Taiwanese people were delighted because ordinary people do not want war to happen. Although the public opinion in Taiwan had already begun to change a little before, the Taiwanese people still have some worries after all, that was just Taiwan's own solo performance, now it is different, the leaders of both the KMT and the Communist Party have made such remarks, this weight is different.

  Unlike the jubilation on the Taiwan side, US Ambassador to China, Max Baucus, has been busy dealing with domestic telegrams. The sudden exchange of flirtatious glances between mainland China and Taiwan has left the US government in a cold sweat. As the US ambassador to China, Max Baucus did not receive any prior notice, which is undoubtedly his dereliction of duty.

  Ma Kung-wei received a telegram from the mainland and hurriedly came to find Lin Feng. Originally, he didn't plan to come to find Lin Feng, but Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs was unable to handle the matter, and finding them was useless. He went to find Chiang Ching-kuo, but Chiang Ching-kuo kicked him back to Lin Feng. In the end, having no other choice, he came to find this very difficult-to-deal-with "Assistant Li".

  Since Lin Feng had expressed his desire to end the hostile state of cross-strait relations, he was mentally prepared for the Americans to come knocking on his door. So when Mark Kan rushed in angrily, Lin Feng didn't feel surprised at all. "Assistant Li, I hope you understand that your previous remarks were very dangerous and will bring great trouble to Taiwan."

  Lin Feng looked at Ma Kung-wei, who seemed a bit hysterical, and decided to add fuel to the fire, provoking the American. He slowly and deliberately said: "Ambassador Ma Kung-wei, I am now informing you in advance of a piece of news. After our discussion and decision, considering that the National Government of Taiwan is no longer the central government, we have decided to withdraw from the United Nations representative seat effective immediately. The new representative will be taken over by personnel from the Central People's Government of New China."

  This was also part of the Lin Feng plan, and Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo agreed to it. After all, Taiwan is not a sovereign state but only a local province of China, and it does not have the qualifications to join the United Nations. The mainland central government will eventually return, and this point was very clear to the Chiang father and son.

  Taiwan can temporarily stay in the United Nations with US support, but the world cannot bypass China forever, so Taiwan was soon expelled from the United Nations and the mainland ushered in a new chapter.

  At this time, Ma Kangwei had calmed down and looked at Lin Feng deeply. He took a deep breath and asked: "Have you considered what consequences you will have to bear by doing so?" Lin Feng smiled slightly and said: "It's nothing more than withdrawing the garrison troops from Taiwan and no longer providing aid to Taiwan. What other tricks do you have up your sleeve, go ahead and use them."

  To be honest, Lin Feng was not afraid of the United States at that time. Firstly, internationally, compared to the Soviet Union and European countries, it was clearly in a weak position. After Britain's defeat in the Suez Canal War, the British government's foreign policy at the time was to avoid direct involvement in any conflicts on the international stage as much as possible.

  France's foreign policy is relatively independent and does not necessarily follow that of the United States, while West Germany was always constrained by East Germany.

  Secondly, the biggest trump card for the US to contain Taiwan is the mainland. It often warns Taiwan that if you don't listen, when the Communist Party comes, I won't help defend Taiwan. But now that Lin Feng has solved his worries, he doesn't care about Ma Kongwei's threats at all.

  After several attempts, Ma Ying-jeou found that threats were ineffective and had to switch to persuasion. He thought for a moment and said: "We can support Taiwan in the Diaoyu Islands incident, but I must have you guarantee that Taiwan will not lean towards mainland China."

  Lin Feng said, "You've finally gotten to the point. Although I'm delighted inside, I don't show it on my face." Lin Feng pretended to think for a moment and then said, "Alright, we'll control Diaoyu Island, Japan will apologize and compensate us, and I guarantee that in the short term, I won't have any contact with the mainland. Additionally, I know you're not doing well in the Vietnam War and your military strength is somewhat insufficient. We can send a certain number of troops to participate. Isn't this condition pretty good?"

  Ma Kungwei listened and pondered for a moment, still having some reservations about the proposal. Firstly, preventing Taiwan from leaning towards the mainland could ensure the integrity of the two island chains to contain communism in the Pacific. Secondly, at this stage, the United States was encountering trouble in Vietnam, and various allied countries were too busy to lend a hand by dispatching troops. Only the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, in response to the US government's request, secretly sent 2,500 German soldiers to Vietnam in the mid-1960s, including 120 pilots who flew US Air Force planes directly participating in military actions against Vietnam.

  At the peak, there were as many as 5 million US military personnel in Vietnam, and domestically, a great deal of pressure has been borne. If Taiwan can dispatch troops, on the one hand, it can alleviate the pressure on the US military, and on the other hand, it can further control Taiwan's military strength and strengthen bilateral ties.

  Ma Kangwei thought for a moment and made up his mind, then he said to Lin Feng: "Alright, I personally agree with your suggestion, Assistant Li, but this still needs the approval of the US government. Don't worry, I'll do my best to persuade the congressmen. That's all for today, goodbye!" After that, Ma Kangwei left.

  Lin Feng was also somewhat excited, if nothing unexpected happens, Diaoyu Island will be in China's hands, and from now on it will no longer be entangled with too much energy like the past generations. Moreover, the rich oil resources hidden under the sea will also add momentum to China's economy.