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    Three days before the International Labor Day on May 1, 1961, the People's Daily and the Central People's Broadcasting Station simultaneously broadcast a message that the Chinese Navy would hold a large-scale maritime military exercise: From April 29 to May 10, 1961, the Chinese Navy will conduct  The "Longteng 61" maritime live-fire confrontation exercise was held in four sea areas above 16¡ã 4200¡ã north latitude and 118¡ã east longitude.  Passing ships are advised not to enter the above-mentioned sea areas without permission from the exercise headquarters during the announced exercise time to avoid accidental injuries.  According to a spokesperson of the Chinese Navy, the location of the exercise includes parts of the Andaman Sea, South China Sea, Sulu Sea and Java Sea at the northern and southern ends of the Malacca Strait.  This military exercise aims to test the actual combat capabilities of our People's Navy, maritime coordinated surveillance, tracking and anti-submarine, communication support, control of maritime arteries, maritime confrontation, and the actual combat effectiveness of new weapons.  China will invite military attach¨¦s from various countries stationed in China to participate in this exercise.  ¡¾¡¿ For the Chinese Navy's "Longteng 61" large-scale live-fire confrontation exercise at sea, foreign military attach¨¦s stationed in China were invited to participate in the exercise, and various countries gave high praise.  The world's major media have made extensive reports on this. "The rising China, with its incomparable self-confidence, once again showed its powerful science, technology and military strength to the world after the military parade 10 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China." "China  It is moving from a traditional land power to a maritime power. The Chinese People's Navy is transforming from a yellow water navy to a blue water navy. "As China joins the world's maritime power club, it has been dominated by Western strong ships for three centuries.  "The maritime era is over." Military analysts from various countries are also speculating on the purpose of China's large-scale maritime military exercise. When the people of Singapore braved the rain to celebrate Singapore's complete liberation from British colonial rule and the formal establishment of the Singapore People's Self-Government.  , a task force composed of the largest and youngest Far East Fleet of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, held a four-day meeting with the South China Sea Fleet west of Temeran Island southwest of the Natuna Islands in the South China Sea and east of Tanjung Pinang.  live-fire confrontational exercises.  Subsequently, the Chinese Red Navy, composed of elites from the former Soviet Pacific Navy Fleet and various Chinese fleets, consisted of the destroyer leader "Vladivostok", 2 destroyers, 4 "dolphin" submarines, 2 guided missile frigates, 2 minesweepers,  A task force consisting of 4 submarine hunting ships and 2 large comprehensive supply ships passed through the Singapore Strait and entered the Malacca Strait.  At the north entrance of the Strait of Malacca, a five-day military exercise on control of maritime arteries was conducted with the Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet.  The afterglow of the empire on which the sun never sets is constantly fading. After World War I, Britain has given way to the United States in terms of overall strength.  After World War II, Britain had become a second-rate country.  On the surface, it seems that the war caused Britain to fall from its peak. In fact, Britain already had serious problems during its most powerful period. The reason why a small country like Britain can become one of the most powerful countries in the world is  The key is that it seized the opportunity of the first industrial revolution during its rise, and its bold innovations in the process made it the forerunner and absolute leader of the first industrial revolution, creating a new type of politics.  , economic systems and new modes of production.  If this spirit of continuous improvement cannot be maintained, its decline will be a matter of time.  There were many reasons for Britain's decline.  In the final analysis, it is the inherent conservative factors in British culture that hinder the continuous innovative development of British industry, thus leaving the UK in a passive situation in the face of global competition.  Another reason is that after Britain completed its primitive accumulation through invasion and plunder of the world, the martial spirit of those "pioneers" also continued to be lost.  This is because in British society, the extreme admiration for the nobility and their lifestyle is deeply rooted. After the first generation of "pioneers" created a foundation that never sets for the expansion of this small island country, they often want to cultivate their descendants.  After several generations of "aristocratic education", the "aristocratic temperament" that pioneers should possess has been replaced by "aristocratic temperament", and the bloody spirit for pioneering has disappeared.  When a country loses its ability to innovate and its due "bloody spirit", it will decline. Britain is no exception. Compared with the ancestors who conquered the world, the British are inferior to each other from generation to generation. What is left is "aristocratic temperament."  "Gentlemanly demeanor". People are more pursuing tranquility and comfort, coveting enjoyment, pursuing the gentleman culture of pastoral life and conservative national characteristics, and reshaping themselves in the image of aristocrats. It is this kind of aristocrats who pretend to be gentlemen,  The French people regard the British people's short working hours and long weekend vacations as a laughing stock; the Americans hope that the British people will always be gentle and conservative and profit from it;  The Germans said: If we have another hundred years of peace, we will kill Britain. After the Suez Canal crisis, the anti-British rhetoric in the United States was very strong. The Suez Canal incident showed that the Americans were strongly opposed to Britain's role as a great power  In the Suez affair, the incompetence of the British government was exposed in a most humiliating way.  Britain is like a ruined aristocracy with no relatives, and the current British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan has witnessed the prelude to the collapse of the African colonies.  In 1957, the British Gold Coast and Malaya took the lead in gaining independence.  In 1960, he delivered a speech called "Changing Storms", which further promoted the revolutionary movements in various British colonies.  After the Gold Coast became Ghana, Nigeria also became independent in 1960.  Nowadays, the rebels in the tiny land of Singapore did not seize power with arms through traditional forms of violence, but through the "color revolution" of regime change in a peaceful and non-violent way, completely breaking the rules set for them by the British Empire.  Within the framework of the **, the Singapore People's Self-Government was established.  Even the president, who symbolizes British rule and has no real power, has to rush in. The constitution that the British system is based on has been overturned and is no longer in effect. All the garrison that symbolizes British rule must withdraw from Singapore unconditionally in one and a half months.  What's more, there will be a referendum on the Singapore People's Self-Government joining the People's Republic of China.  Needless to say, the result of the referendum is that Singapore will definitely become a part of the People's Republic of China like the seven northeastern provinces of India.  Everyone in the world knows that the "color riot" in Singapore was the result of the intervention of Chinese forces.  But what good solutions can the UK and China use now?  "While the British people have fallen asleep, the noble members of the House of Lords are still "burning lamplight" in Parliament over the Singapore issue.  In the parliamentary hall of the British House of Lords, Earl George Dalston, a member of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, said: "What disturbs me about the situation in Singapore is that China is taking advantage of us now to become very tired, and continues to use this method to devour our traditions.  sphere of influence. I think the UK should consider re-intervening in Singapore¡¯s affairs and make appropriate intervention in the situation in Singapore.  How can we intervene?" Even in a very sleepy situation, members of the ruling party and the opposition party still had clear positions. Labor member Duke Greaves said disapprovingly: "Everyone in the House of Lords should remain calm.  Is the UK and China going to war over this small local issue in Singapore?  Not to mention war with China, even the slightest tension in relations with China will cause great social turmoil in the UK, cause the stock market to plummet, and put strong pressure on the ruling government.  " An opposition member stopped snoring, wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, rubbed his dry eyes, took a sip of the British black tea prepared by the House of Lords for the members, ate two snacks, and then said energetically:  "The situation in Singapore is very dangerous, and the UK should make some responses to curb China's continued expansion.  Even if the reaction is symbolic.  The British Navy should organize a powerful fleet of aircraft carriers, battleships, battlecruisers and destroyers to sail to the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea, so that the descendants of the benifit soldiers can see the intimidation of the British Empire's invincible navy and make their actions more effective.  Somewhat restrained.  Withdraw the proposal to join China's comprehensive referendum.  "Mr. Richard, are you still immersed in the story your grandfather Viscount Richard told you or your own dream just now?"  "Duke Greaves said in a mocking tone: "Mr. Richard, it is no longer an era when a few warships can make the Chinese surrender by just sailing around the coast of China.  I dare to use my title to guarantee that British warships will be buried at the bottom of the Andaman Sea before they enter the South China Sea.  Maybe the Chinese are waiting for this opportunity to avenge the century-old humiliation caused to them by our British Empire over the past 100 years.  Don¡¯t forget the painful lesson of the Malayan Naval War in August 1941, which resulted in the complete destruction of Fleet Z consisting of the battleship "Prince of Wales" and the battlecruiser "Repulse".  The Chinese today are many times more powerful than the Japanese back then.  At present, provoking China will only lead to self-humiliation.  The only option available at this time is to use the international community to boycott Singapore's referendum proposal to join the People's Republic of China, ensuring your family's investment in Singapore.  " "Won't your ruling authorities join forces with the United States and the United Kingdom to stop China's territorial expansion?  "Viscount Richard, a member of the opposition party, asked loudly and frustratedly. "Viscount Richard, you are so naive to the point of being cute.  Do you think those dirty cowboys in America will be your gunmen?  Haven¡¯t you seen them colluding with the Chinese in the Middle East to carve up our traditional sphere of influence?  Didn't you see their indifferent attitude when China was fighting against the Philippines?  Bah, those despicable upstarts in the United States only consider their own interests at critical times.  "Duke Greaves said angrily: "No matter how good he is when he uses you, you will not be able to do anything when you use him. We conservatives must never forgive those hateful Americans and should severely condemn the United States for a series of despicable performances.  ¡± The British House of LordsExcept for a few members like Viscount Richard who have their own family interests in Singapore, the aristocratic members clamored for the government to do something at the meeting. The rest slumped in their seats, yawning.  They kept rubbing their eyes to try to stay awake, and some simply closed their eyes, opened their mouths, stretched their necks and snored like thunder, falling asleep soundly.  Finally, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan delivered his speech in the House of Lords. He said: Regarding the issue of Singapore.  Some people always feel that Britain, as a big country and a powerful country, cannot be manipulated by the so-called people's self-government of Singapore. It should teach the inferior people in Singapore who do not understand the rules and never let the British colonial areas completely disregard the interests of the British.  Our interests and the country's reputation suffer.  Ladies and gentlemen, in the Singapore incident, it is by no means easy to find a balance between interests and principles.  I have no doubt that Britain has the right to respond to events in Singapore.  However, behind the Singapore People's Self-Government stands the big country of the People's Republic of China, and this big country is ready to fight us.  There are now three of their fleets operating in the waters around the Strait of Malacca. There is no possibility of victory in our war with China there. As Duke Greaves said just now, we can only bring humiliation to ourselves.  It is precisely because of this that the ** people in Singapore dare to use the provisions of the Atlantic Charter to "respect the right of the people of all countries to choose their form of government and restore the sovereignty of the people of all countries that have been violently deprived of it" to make us  We are thrust into a position where the protection of our interests requires the sacrifice of our legal principles and the price of supremely noble British blood and lives.  ¡°For me, I can fully understand the proposals of Earl George Dalston and Viscount Richard of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party for appropriate intervention in Singapore.  To curb China's continuous expansion, the British Navy should organize a powerful fleet to sail to the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea to demonstrate the idea to Singapore and China.  Even though I fully understand, I still can't agree.  First, we should not engage in military action unless we are determined and capable of winning.  Second, in major international affairs that affect British interests, we must fully communicate with our allies to seek their understanding and support.  Third, we should ensure that our actions comply with international law.  Although China is not interested in complying with international agreements unless the agreement is extremely beneficial to them.  But we gentlemen who represent Western civilization cannot be as uneducated and uneducated as these barbarians [Member Dedication]
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