+ Representatives of the two parties of the National Colonial Government began peace negotiations. The peace negotiations at Zuilu Academy were under the initiative of the United States, and the United States sent a high-level mediation ambassador to act as an intermediary.

Before the negotiations, the National Liberation Army showed enough sincerity and goodwill for the peaceful negotiations and released 253 British civilian prisoners of war, which was widely praised by the international community. Especially in the UK, when these civilian prisoners of war took the opportunity to return to London and appeared in public, they were warmly welcomed by the people. Moreover, their spirit seemed to be good and in good health, which made the British government's statement that slandered the National Liberation Army as a thug without breaking down. Some brave and just British prisoners of war even made sympathy for the National Liberation Army to the media despite the obstruction and opposition of the government, hoping that the government would no longer let the blood of British youth flow on the land of Malaya.

When Ms. Zheng Pingru, the chief negotiator of the National People's Liberation Army, led a delegation to appear in Hualing Town where reporters gathered, her beauty, tranquility, smile and erudition immediately attracted the attention of the reporters. Although she was a little immature in diplomacy, this showed her sincerity. Compared with the British delegation's old-fashioned and stubborn bureaucrats, Zuilu Academy immediately gave people a fresh feeling. Before the negotiations began, the National People's Liberation Army got a point first.

As the two sides were about to begin formal negotiations, the U.S. government issued a statement hoping that the two sides would end the hostilities through negotiations. In the statement, they expressed their belief that the leaders of both sides had sincere wishes for peace, but also pointed out that on some major issues, it seems impossible to reach an agreement in this negotiation.

On the same day, President Truman expressed deep regret for the long-term delay in the Malayan war and claimed that Britain's existing policies were hindering the Malayan people's wishes. Truman went on to say that this situation had caused more and more American public to request a re-examination of the United States' foreign policy. The message ended with warning that if Britain cannot make convincing real progress in seeking reconciliation, the United States' policy will surely change.

However, the British government does not seem to attach great importance to this warning. After all, since the beginning, the Malayan War has not received support and help from the United States, and in Malaya, Britain still has a military advantage, which is considered in terms of numbers and equipment. Zuilu Academy

After the negotiations began, the two sides were still full of gunpowder. Zheng Pingru refuted the reasons for the British army to stay in Malaya one by one, questioned the legitimacy and rationality of the laws involved in the formulation of the British colonial government, and expressed indignation for the bloody suppression of the Chinese by the British colonial government. On behalf of the National Liberation Army, she proposed the conditions for a peaceful resolution: all British troops were withdrawn from Malaya; the matters on the Malayan Peninsula were resolved by the people of the Malayan Peninsula themselves, and the British were not allowed to interfere; the election of parliament and the establishment of democratic governments in the Malayan Federation will invite the United Nations to supervise and implement, and not manipulate it by the British...

The British colonial government insisted that the Malayan Federation was a member of the Commonwealth. Their troops stationed here were an armed force necessary to fulfill Commonwealth and international obligations, and demanded that the National Liberation Army give up its armed confrontation and participate in the upcoming elections for the parliamentary elections of the Malayan states.

The National People's Liberation Army negotiating delegation was somewhat disgusted with the excuses and conditions of Britain. They gave examples of being disappointed with the British colonial government's consistent treason and said they could not believe the unilateral commitment of the British. They also protested against the British colonial government's aggressive arming of the Malays and forming a new confrontation in Malaya, demanding that the British colonial government immediately stop these unfavorable practices.

The British argued that arming the Malayans is to maintain public order. It is not a regular army, and the Malayans are also deeply wary of the National Liberation Army. This is to maintain the balance of strength between the two sides. The British stubbornly insisted that the National Liberation Army must put down their weapons in order to participate in the democratic process of Malaya's upcoming autonomous region and threatened that if the negotiations break down, the British side may increase their troops again and use force to force the National Liberation Army to surrender.

The National People's Liberation Army negotiator confronted the British's military intimidation and said toughly: As a practical invader, the British must withdraw all of them from Malaya, and all laws and regulations that the British participated in the formulation were invalid. Malaya's future is not autonomy but complete independence.

Zheng Pingru then solemnly said at the press conference: "We demand independence. We are more concerned about substance than form. We are reasonable. If the British want to use their own word "protect the whole child", that is OK. If they want, they can come back without weapons as consultants, or as a popular tourist, but never as a host. We need advice and assistance from abroad, but we insist on the right to ask for that kind of assistance from the countries we like - the United States and other countries, not only the United Kingdom.

The British said we were not ready to be independent. But they had been here for hundreds of years, and if we could not manage ourselves, it was their fault. They kept the people in a state of ignorance. They developed the Malayan Peninsula not for the benefit of the people who lived here, but for the benefit of the British. And when there was any sign of resistance, they suppressed it cruelly and ruthlessly.
Chapter completed!