Chapter 488 An Empire is over

At 4:15 pm on June 30, 1997, the outgoing governor of Hong Kong Patten took over the British flag that would never rise here from the guards, which means that Hong Kong's return has entered the countdown!

On this day, the old man quietly entered Hong Kong. It was also on this day that the President of China led a delegation of Chinese government to Hong Kong to attend the handover ceremony of the Hong Kong regime. This was the first time that the current supreme leader of China set foot on Hong Kong's land. On the same day, the Central Military Commission issued the "Order of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's troops stationed in Hong Kong to enter the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". The People's Liberation Army's troops stationed in Hong Kong were ordered to enter the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and began to perform their defense duties at 0:00 on July 1, 1997.

In Pengcheng, which is separated from Hong Kong, the first batch of soldiers stationed in Hong Kong are ready to go to the border between Pengcheng and Hong Kong. As long as 0:00:00 on July 1st, these fully armed soldiers will enter Hong Kong as soon as possible and shoulder the responsibility of defending Hong Kong!

In the evening, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center was brightly lit, and the world-renowned Hong Kong regime handover ceremony of the two governments of China and the United Kingdom was held here on the fifth floor. Although it was less than 11 o'clock, there were already people from all over the world who came to watch the ceremony, including some internationally renowned people. Fang Mingyuan and Su Aijun stood in the corner of the hall, silently watching the people coming and going in the hall!

"I have reminded the comrades of the Concierge that they will handle such matters more appropriately than us!" Su Aijun pointed to the venue and said, "Look at the venue, the national flags of China and Britain are hung on the background of the rostrum. Do you know that the British devils initially asked before 0:00 on July 1 to only the British flag and Hong Kong flag on the flagpole of the ceremony. Isn't this intention to embarrass us?"

Fang Mingyuan curled his lips. The British request was just to think about it on the back of his head, and he also understood that the British were not kind-hearted. You should know that the leaders of China would enter the venue at the beginning of the handover ceremony. At that time, there would be no Chinese flag in the venue. The scene was broadcast on TV to the whole world, which was to slap China in the face in front of people all over the world!

"How did it solve it later?" Fang Mingyuan asked.

"Later, our comrades in the Concierge pointed out this point, and the British made every attempt to argue, saying that before July 1, Hong Kong was still under the rule of the Hong Kong-British government. After July 1, Hong Kong was under the jurisdiction of China, so there was no need to hang the Chinese flag before July 1!" Su Aijun sneered, "Later, some of our comrades directly proposed that after July 1, we could remove all the things related to the UK in the venue? Because after July 1, Hong Kong was under the jurisdiction of China, so there was naturally no need to hang the British flag and things related to the UK in the venue! The British were speechless!"

"Good words!" Fang Mingyuan said with a thumbs up. This kind of official who can speak out in the negotiations and is what he appreciates. These foreign government officials have always been your choice. They have taken a step forward and made a point of gaining a step forward. In their opinion, they are right and justified! Letting things go will only put yourself in trouble. Moreover, if the other party takes advantage, they will look down on you!

Only by competing with them in a stubborn manner or even countering, these foreigners will restrain themselves and treat you with equality! Pay attention! Protest! Strongly protest! The strongest protest! Condemn! Strictly condemn! These are all things that are worse than a fart! At least they can also scent your opponent with a stinky smell!

Fang Ming knows better than anyone that in the future of his previous life, the foreign policy of the Chinese government has become so weak that it is completely inconsistent with China's economic and political status in the international community! The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and the top three major powers in the national GDP have been bullied by several small countries in Southeast Asia!

In his opinion, the Chinese government declared never to dominate. In order to rise peacefully, it was nothing wrong to avoid collective hostility between Western developed countries as much as possible! But not seeking dominance does not mean that the opponents who came to the door should be tolerated unlimitedly! After someone slapped the left face, he had to hand over his right face again! That is not a love of peace, it can only be called cowardice!

It will always be a verbal slogan, and without a single real action, it will only make those foreigners worse and treat you as a paper tiger!

The reason why the founding Taizu and the old man were respected by foreign politicians is that they were not afraid of anyone. One fought with the Americans in North Korea with real guns, while the other was to deal with the Vietnamese devils with the former Soviet Union standing behind them! Faced with the provocation of the enemy, they did not protest and protest again. Once they violated the bottom line of China, they fought back fiercely! It was these two wars that led to the overall stability of China in recent decades!

Although GDP is important, GDP is not omnipotent! If there are too many GDPs, the country will definitely be strong. Then during the Opium War, the Qing Empire, which accounts for 29% of the world's GDP, could not become the party that fell in the war! In order to protect GDP, it lost the hearts of the people, made the people lose their faith, and the entire society became a mess. That is the real terrible thing!

As time goes by, there are more and more people in the hall. Political experts, official representatives from all over the world, as well as spectators from mainland China and Hong Kong have filled the entire hall with a full load!

At that time, when the needle was pointed at 23:40, the bustling crowds in the hall began to calm down, and people returned to their seats one after another. Read h-u-n*h-u-n with me, please remember to wait for that moment to come! According to the previous agreement, two minutes before the handover ceremony, the bands of both sides began to take turns to play four music to create an atmosphere for the venue. A song played by the Chinese side was "Lihua". Music is a borderless language and played a wonderful role at this time. Shortly after the soothing music sounded, the tension in the venue began to fade, and the serious guests present began to smile.

At 23:42, the handover ceremony for Hong Kong's return to China officially began. After the guard of honor from both China and the United Kingdom entered the court, the trumpeters of both sides blew the trumpets.

At 23:46, the leaders of China and the United Kingdom entered the venue and took the rostrum to the rostrum in the "Welcome Song" specially composed by China for this ceremony! According to the news released in advance, the leaders who will attend the China side include the President of the State, the Premier of the State Council, the Vice Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and the First Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The British side also entered the venue and took the rostrum to the rostrum to the rostrum at the same time. The Chief of Defense Staff Charles

Guthrie, leaving Governor Patten, Foreign Minister Cook, Prime Minister Blair, and Prince Charles.

When entering the venue, according to the customs of China, the leader should be arranged according to the status of the leader, the higher the higher the lower the lower the latter, and the lower the lower the order; while the British adheres to the British tradition, that is, the higher the higher the entry. After several consultations, the two sides finally failed to reach a consensus on this, so they had to arrange these leaders to go their own way according to the customs of their respective countries. Therefore, when the Chinese leader enters the venue, the President of the State will be at the forefront; and when the British leader enters the venue, Prince Charles is the last one.

However, with the sound of "Welcome Song", the first person to appear in the UK was the Chief of Defense Staff Charles.

Guthrie, the one who appeared in the Huaxia side was the President of the China who was pushing a wheelchair. The old man sitting in the wheelchair was already gray-haired, but he was still in good spirits!

At that moment, the whole hall was silent except for the music! After a moment, the hall became full of boiling! People shouted excitedly for it, and there were thunderous applause!

Although people all know that the old man who created the return of Hong Kong with one hand is still alive, no one is sure whether he, who is over 90 years old, can attend this historic moment in person! However, people secretly look forward to the old man being able to appear at the Hong Kong return handover ceremony! Of course, this will definitely not include the British!

Fang Mingyuan noticed that Charles, the British Chief of Defense Staff, was the first to appear in the UK.

Guthrie's footsteps obviously paused! Although he couldn't see his expression clearly, he thought he was sure that it must be very exciting!

British Prime Minister Blair and Prince Charles looked at the sidelines in surprise, and their faces changed drastically. Although the Chinese side also mentioned in the negotiations that if the old man's health permits, the old man might have participated in the return ceremony in person. However, the news that the British side has been receiving is that the old man is in poor health and is recuperating at the beach. Unexpectedly, he would appear at the ceremony quietly!

"Damn it!" I don't know who muttered in a low voice. Although, because of the appearance of the old man, six people on the rostrum were turned into Chinese and only five people on the British side, what else can they say at this time? Mrs. Thatcher is still alive, but she is far away in the UK, so she can't even come!

"Damn it!" Prince Charles said angrily, "These Chinese people are so cunning! What are the people in the intelligence department doing to eat!"

Blair's heart was also full of bitterness. They originally wanted to embarrass China, but unexpectedly, at the beginning, China would give itself a warning! At this time, unless the table was lifted and the sleeves were turned away, the diplomatic relations between China and the United Kingdom would drop to freezing point, and the British completely lost their face in the international community! So they could only knock their teeth down and swallowed them in their stomachs, and it would be a loss for this mute!

After the guard of honor held a gun salute, Prince Charles spoke. Fang Mingyuan did not listen carefully to what he said. He noticed that many of the people present, like him, bet their main attention on the old man in the wheelchair next to the President!

"This important and special ceremony marks that Hong Kong has been officially returned to China from then on. The Joint Statement signed by the Chinese government and the Chinese government in 1984 made a solemn commitment to the whole world. After 1997, Hong Kong will continue to maintain its lifestyle and continue to become an important international partner of many countries in the world. Our government will continue to unswervingly support the Joint Statement..."

"This Charles, how could he speak with a lot of sluggishness!" Su Aijun looked at the watch on his wrist and lowered his voice. He said, "It has been twenty-eight seconds since it has passed!"

Fang Mingyuan had no choice but to spread his hands. Although there was a time limit for everyone's conversation at this ceremony, Prince Charles, as the highest representative of the British attending this ceremony, was helpless for others to do so! He could not go forward and pull this person off the stage!

Prince Charles' speech was finally delayed by thirty-seven seconds. Fang Mingyuan noticed that after this, the emcees of both sides intentionally accelerated their speech, obviously trying to rush back the extra thirty-seven seconds!

At 23:56, the flag bearers of China and Britain entered the venue together, symbolizing the flag-raising ceremony that shifted the Hong Kong regime between the two governments. The flag-raising ceremony began! All the guests attending the ceremony, including the elderly, stood up with the help of the chairman, and the audience's eyes focused on the flagpoles erected on the east and west sides of the rostrum in front of the rostrum.

At 23:59, the emcees of both sides announced: "Now lower the flag of the United Kingdom and the Hong Kong flag, and sublimate the flag of the Han Republic and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region."

The British band began to play "God Bless the Queen" and lowered the British flag. The exciting regime handover ceremony began. The British flag and Hong Kong flag slowly landed amid the music of the British national anthem. With the drop of the "Rice Flag", Britain's colonial rule in Hong Kong for a century and a half was declared over.

The audience was solemn, but soon someone showed a look of surprise. Many people present were familiar with the British national anthem. They could naturally hear that the rhythm of "God Bless the Queen" played by the British band significantly accelerated. According to normal circumstances, the British national anthem should be played for more than 50 seconds. If it continues at this speed, it will probably end before 59:40 seconds! At the same time, the speed of the British flag falling has also accelerated!

"Damn it!" Su Aijun whispered. The British were indeed unwilling to withdraw from Hong Kong like this, and they even stumped the Chinese side in the end!

According to the agreement between the British government and the Chinese government, the British national anthem will end before 59:58 seconds. The Chinese government will play the Chinese national anthem on time at 0:00:00 seconds, and begin to sublimate the national flag of the Republic of Xia and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In this way, a gap of more than twenty seconds will appear in the middle!

A sudden gap occurred for more than twenty seconds! The party who was not mentally prepared could neither play any song nor speak any more. In such a large-scale ceremony facing the whole world, it would undoubtedly appear very abrupt!

When the British national anthem ended and the national flag was lowered, it was 23:59:35! Compared with the agreement, the British side was 23 seconds ahead of the agreement! In other words, it took less than two-thirds of the original time to play the entire song!

The people in the venue couldn't help but feel a little commotion! Everyone's eyes were turned to the Chinese leaders on the stage!

"Prince Charles, it seems that your bandmates are eager to think about your family? You can't wait for a mere twenty seconds! If Mrs. Thatcher of your country had such a good attitude back then, why would there have been so many rounds of negotiations between your country and our country?" the old man suddenly smiled.

The people who could understand Chinese in the venue laughed softly, and Prince Charles and others who had received synchronous translations couldn't help but feel hot!

But without waiting for their response, the hour hand has pointed to 0:00:00:00:00 on July 1st!

As the baton was stroking, the Chinese People's Liberation Army military band played the majestic national anthem of the Republic of China, and the Chinese flag and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region flag slowly rose together in the national anthem!

The whole venue was in full bloom, and many people were filled with tears of excitement and thunderous applause lasted for a long time.

An empire is over!

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