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    According to the views of many Americans, including U.S. officials, congressmen, and even many U.S. cabinet members, negotiations with the Chinese should have started long ago.  Especially after MacArthur was surrounded, their mood had become extremely urgent.  The life and death of more than 30,000 U.S. soldiers were on the one hand. MacArthur had just been promoted to Army General. Such an officer could not become a prisoner of the Japanese under any circumstances. Even if he died in battle, it would be a huge blow to the morale of the entire American people.  But this time is different from the "last time".  Last time, MacArthur led his troops to retreat to the Bataan Peninsula. The position had a seaside side. U.S. submarines could sneak in and rescue this famous general who was best at acting.  This time, Seishiro Sakagaki placed his primary attack target on the port of Manila from the beginning, and then blocked the entire US-Philippine coalition forces in Manila. Not to mention secretly leaving in a submarine, the US-Philippine coalition forces wanted to take a look at the sea.  It's all a luxury right now.  In other words, Americans currently have no solution at all.  Their only hope is the Chinese who have spoken loudly of them.  Although they had considered it and had doubts about whether the Chinese could rescue MacArthur and the American troops in Manila, for the more than 30,000 American soldiers and MacArthur, they had no choice but to take this gamble.  As for the Chinese charging too high prices, to be honest, it¡¯s really not a big deal.  At least in the eyes of many officials, lawmakers and cabinet members, spending more money is nothing as long as it can save people.  But Roosevelt always insisted on disagreeing.  ¡­ ¡°Mr. President said this in a telegram sent to me. He said that China always gives him an extremely dangerous feeling. He is worried that once it releases aid to China, the United States will lose more.  ¡± Leighton Stuart!  American Presbyterian missionary, diplomat, and educator.  Born in Hangzhou, China, his parents were American missionaries in China.  At the age of 29, he began to preach in China and participated in the establishment of Hangzhou Yuying Academy, which later became Zhijiang University.  In 1952, due to various reasons, this university's departments were split into Zhejiang Normal University, Zhejiang University, Fudan University and other institutions, and have since disappeared.  Later, Leighton Stuart went to Nanjing Jinling Theological Seminary as a professor of Greek.  In 1919, he served as president and dean of Yenching University.  Since then, as a long-term leader of Yanda, he has made indelible contributions to the development and growth of the school.  He raised funds everywhere to build a magnificent new palace-style campus for Yenching University in the western suburbs of Beijing. He spent a lot of money to invite famous Chinese and foreign scholars such as Wu Leichuan, Xu Dishan, Deng Zhicheng, Guo Shaoyu, Gu Jiegang, Zhao Zichen, Rong Geng,  Qian Mu, Wu Wenzao and others came to teach at Yanda, which enhanced the reputation and academic status of Yanda. In 1927, Yanda cooperated with Harvard University to form the famous Harvard-Yenching Society to promote cultural exchanges between China and the United States.  By the 1930s, Yanda had developed into the church university with the highest academic level in China.  Later, when the Anti-Japanese War broke out, Stuart led students to take to the streets to demonstrate against Japanese aggression.  Later, Japan launched a sneak attack on the United States, and Stuart was captured by the Japanese and imprisoned in Ledaoyuan Concentration Camp in Weifang, Shandong.  This is a concentration camp that only holds foreigners. The prisoners include Americans, British, French, Belgians and other European and American countries, and most of them are church members, with a total of more than 2,000 people.  Originally, Stuart was to stay here for three years, and was not released until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Then he was appointed ambassador to China in 1946. From then on, he actively supported the Kuomintang government in the anti-Japanese civil war, attracted democratic individualists, and cultivated the center.  power.  Later, the defeat of the Kuomintang also led to the complete failure of the U.S. policy in China. Leighton Stuart later had secret contacts with senior leaders of the Chinese Communist Party and even planned to go to Beijing to negotiate the U.S. recognition of the government of the People's Republic of China. Unfortunately, the U.S. government recalled him at this time.  He had to give up this plan and returned to the United States.  After returning to the United States, Stuart was placed under a "gag order" by the U.S. State Department and disappeared from the political and diplomatic circles.  The Chinese people are familiar with Leighton Stuart because of Mao Zedong¡¯s article "Farewell, Leighton Stuart"!  To be honest, this article is not so much about Leighton Stuart as it is about the US government.  Leighton Stuart felt a little bit accidentally injured.  In fact, although Leighton Stuart was the U.S. ambassador and adhered to the U.S. government's stance on everything during his tenure as ambassador to China, his contribution to China was still considerable.  Moreover, after the Nationalist Government withdrew from Nanjing, his attempt to contact Beijing was approved by Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and others.  At that time, even the Soviet ambassador to China followed Chiang Kai-shek and others to evacuate to Guangzhou, but Leighton Stuart stayed in Nanjing. This was already rare.  After Mao Zedong learned of this news and knew Stuart's intentions, he also asked Lu Zhiwei, then president of Yenching University, to write to Stuart, saying that he could go to Peking personally to attend the anniversary of Yenching University;Mr. Enlai said that he welcomed Stuart Leighton to return to Yenching University and expressed the possibility of meeting him.  It is a pity that Leighton Stuart's request for instructions was flatly rejected by the US government, and even he himself was asked to return to the United States immediately Mao Zedong's temper was so strong. Since the US government is unwilling to talk, then I will not be polite to you.  As a result, Leighton Stuart's reputation in China suddenly became bad for decades.  However, Leighton Stuart has now escaped the three years of prisoner life in the Ledaoyuan Concentration Camp. Not only that, he also got the position of ambassador to China four or five years early.  It also meant that Roosevelt approached the National Government and also Qin Wei.  "China is indeed very dangerous now." Qin Wei did not expect Leighton Stuart to be so straightforward. At the same time, he was surprised and admired Roosevelt's intuition.  He himself knows what his intentions are, and aren't these "dangers" to the United States?  But no matter how much you admire me, there are certain things that you cannot admit: "Dr. (Leiden Stuart is an honorary doctorate from Princeton University), you were born in China, grew up in China, and work in China You should know better than any American.  The suffering that China is facing at this time, if nothing else, is the famine that is breaking out in Henan, which is a huge burden to the whole of China. However, this kind of famine is not unique in China. The famine in northern Shaanxi has already happened.  It lasted for two years, and before that, there had been a major disaster there that lasted five years! What do you think we can do without American assistance? How long can we survive in the hands of the Japanese?  "But you invaded French India." Stuart said sternly, "This is undeniable." "France has surrendered to Germany, and they have joined the fascist camp.  place, and then use it as a springboard and base to attack our southwest rear area, why can't we take it?" Qin Wei asked, "Moreover, we have also signed an agreement with the French, and the French Vichy government has already  Agree to transfer all the French Indian Territory to China. Therefore, doctor, please remember the new names of those three places, 'Vietnam', 'Laos', and 'Cambodia'!  "It's an outdated term." "General, your words make me feel proud, do you understand?" Stuart smiled, "A feeling of pride." "Really?" Qin Wei thought for a moment.  , also laughed: "It seems true. It seems that I am really not suitable to be a diplomat. Yes, when I mentioned those three places, I did feel like I was sulking But  It's a pity that we took these three places when the French were defeated and unable to go east. This makes the 'pride' you mentioned about me feel compromised. " "I.  I noticed your wording." Stuart paused, "You used three 'places' instead of 'country'!" "Is there anything wrong with that?" Qin Wei asked.  "In the United States, and of course the United Kingdom, there is a rumor that China intends to annex Franceoh, no, 'Vietnam', 'Laos' and 'Cambodia'. I wonder what the general will tell us about this?" Leighton Stuart  He looked at Qin Wei with piercing eyes without blinking.  "Doctor, you asked a good question." Qin Wei shook his head and laughed, "I admit that as a Chinese, and a Chinese with particularly strong nationalistic sentiments, I am also convinced about the prospect of China annexing these three places.  Make some estimates. To be honest, I really hope this can become a reality. "This is not good, General." Stuart took a breath, his face full of shock.  He originally thought that Qin Wei would refuse to admit it.  As an American who was born and worked in China and has lived in China for most of his life, his feelings for China were unquestionable, and he hoped that Qin Wei would not admit it.  Because these things are currently just Roosevelt's personal speculation.  And China also has enough reasons to defend itself.  But Qin Wei admitted it.  This posture made him feel a little strange, and he felt very embarrassed.  No country in Europe or the United States wants China to show an expansionary attitude.  Because compared to any other country, China has the most basic things, culture and population needed for an expanding empire!  This is more terrifying than strong national power.  Strong national power only gives a country the confidence to go global, but even with strong national power, there is no corresponding population. The only things that can develop are colonies.  But China is different. Its population of nearly 500 million is enough to cover the entire Asia.  Once China really embarks on that path, they can almost complete the assimilation of the occupied territories in the shortest possible time.  The fusion nature of Chinese culture also allows the Chinese to integrate the local indigenous people together in the shortest possible time.  At that time, the occupied areas will become an integral part of China.  Of course, if it were normal times, European and American countries could prevent the Chinese from doing thisYes, but now they are trapped in the quagmire of war. If China really has this intention, they will not be able to stop it.  And this was precisely what Roosevelt was most worried about.  He was afraid that U.S. aid would allow the Chinese to dominate Southeast Asia after driving away Japan.  In that case, what's the point of them driving the Japanese away?  "But why did this guy tell me his thoughts so straightforwardly?" Stuart was a little confused again.
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