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Kang Liegong: "Unification is right, but Indonesia is an island country with large and small islands separated from each other, and the distance is very far away. It may be troublesome to defend its own territory and territorial waters."
Zhang Xuesi: "So Sukarno's diplomacy is absolutely balanced. He does not provoke any traditional maritime powers. After independence, he has maintained good relations with the United States, Britain, and France, and has good relations with the Soviet Union and us. In short, his diplomacy The goal is that no big country will attack him."
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Arrived in Jakarta on January 1. On January 23, Zhang Xuesi had a courtesy talk with senior officials of the Indonesian government and military.During the talks, the radio station on the "Chongqing" ship received a domestic telegram: the second atomic bomb, the "Hundun" nuclear bomb with a yield of more than 1 tons, was successfully tested.
This news was still suppressed by the formation. Don't disturb the atmosphere of the talks, otherwise the Indonesian high-level officials will be very embarrassed.
However, during the three-day open day starting on January 1, when the Indonesian people boarded the ship to visit, the atmosphere of the scene was relatively high.
Similar to the Open Day in Port Klang, Malaya, although it is open to all Indonesian people, at least 1% of those visiting the ship are Chinese and overseas Chinese. After the news of China's first nuclear test was published in Indonesian newspapers on January 14, it caused a wave of enthusiasm for China's nuclear weapons.
Because the Sukarno government has a good relationship with China, Indonesian officials even sent a congratulatory message to Beijing, congratulating China on the successful atomic bomb test.In the non-governmental Chinese circles, "China blowing" is becoming more and more common.
From the end of 1959 to the beginning of 1960, everyone knew that the Indian army was badly repaired by China in southern Tibet. Now China has become the fifth country in the world to have an atomic bomb. The nuclear test time is only later than No.4 France. Two weeks can be described as double happiness.
Now, after the Bandung Conference in 1955, overseas Chinese who have chosen to hold dual citizenships of China and Indonesia are probably the happiest.
"Everyone please be quiet, please be quiet."
On the front deck of the Chongqing ship, the first batch of VIP visitors boarded the ship to visit. They were all Indonesian social celebrities, and there were also a high proportion of Chinese among them.
Faced with a lot of news about China's atomic bomb, Zhang Xuesi had no choice but to repeat what he said in Port Klang: "China's research on nuclear weapons is to maintain world peace and oppose imperialist aggression and oppression against us..."
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At CIA headquarters, Charles Cabell came in with the news that the officials and nuclear experts present were confused.
"The evidence of China's second nuclear explosion comes from Pakistan's seismic monitoring data. Since we have used a seismic station to measure a Chinese nuclear test last time, the data of the second observation is very reliable. China exploded the second An atomic bomb."
Charles Kabell said, "Moreover, according to earthquake monitoring data, the equivalent of China's second atomic bomb is greater than 10 tons of TNT. The specific value is estimated to be 12 tons."
"Is this a hydrogen bomb?!"
"No! This is not a hydrogen bomb!" Christie said. "We have carried out a nuclear explosion with a yield of 12 tons before. This is more likely to be an enhanced atomic bomb with a layer cake structure. The utilization rate is very low.”
Harold Lewis: "But, Mr. Christie, puff pastry is a transition product between the atomic bomb and the hydrogen bomb, and this nuclear bomb reveals the unmistakable fact that at the same time that the Chinese were developing the atomic bomb, they began The study of fusion energy."
Christie: "Well, you're right."
Lewis: "So it is certain that in three or five years time, the Chinese will have a hydrogen bomb."
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This time, the U-2 reconnaissance plane does not need to be modified. The various nuclear explosion monitoring instruments installed on the U-2 last time have not been removed yet.
"China just exploded their second atomic bomb," the CIA intelligence officer shoved the flight plan into the pilot's hand, "We must take off quickly, the route map is drawn up by weather experts, you take off in an hour, just right Able to catch up to the drifting nuclear blast air mass."
"But, the last flight was carried out by me..."
"I'm very sorry, very sorry," said the intelligence officer, "we only have two planes and two pilots, and your plane was modified...and, the other pilot is sick. I'll ask my superiors to give you an extra flight subsidy."
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New Delhi.
It turns out that what the Chinese ambassador said a few days ago was right...
Nehru and Menon knew the truth, but they were not too surprised.
"I have asked the Secretariat to control the newspaper's public opinion," Nehru said. "This time, we have slightly cooled down the report on China's nuclear test to minimize the negative impact."
Menon nodded.Fortunately, the Congress Party still has control over the news media.
"Mr. Prime Minister, did the Chinese ambassador tell you what type of atomic bomb this is?" Menon asked, "The data measured by our seismic station shows that this one is much larger than the previous one, with a full 12 tons of TNT equivalent. "
"The Chinese ambassador said that China will continue to study the hydrogen bomb, so it will conduct a nuclear test, and the yield may be relatively large..." "Mr. Prime Minister, the Chinese ambassador is here to submit a note."
Nehru was interrupted by the secretary at the door halfway through his speech.
"Note? What note?"
"At 1:25 p.m. on January 6, your country's army in the Pangonglo-Spangur Lake area was verified to be the troops of the 13th Battalion of the Kumaang Regiment, and it used three mortars to attack our army's fortifications The shelling caused many injuries to our border guards. After the shelling, our border guards conducted emergency treatment of the Indian army positions that fired the shells."
"The exchange of fire that occurred on January 1 was entirely caused by your troops, and you are fully responsible for the losses caused."
"Our country and your country have previously expressed their attitudes to stop the exchange of fire and mutual targeting on the disputed border, and to maintain a safe distance of 15 kilometers to avoid armed conflicts. This shelling incident is a serious breach of the ceasefire. On behalf of the Chinese government , to protest against this act of India, and to ask your side to explain the matter."
"Bombardment? What bombardment?" Menon was at a loss. "The ceasefire order issued by the president has been communicated to every unit, and Chief of Staff Mukherjee has promised that nothing will happen again. I will immediately let the Western Military Region investigate this matter. It's so surreal."
Menon picked up the phone and called the Army Staff Headquarters. The Staff Headquarters replied that the military region and front-line troops had not responded to this yet, but the Staff Headquarters would check it out within half an hour.
It is now 1 am on January 26. If the incident is as described by the Chinese side, then 8 hours have passed.
Nehru: "Could it be... that it was framed by the Chinese side?"
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washington.White House.
"How many informants has the CIA planted? And they are informants who can be manipulated at will."
CIA Director Dulles reported to Eisenhower the detailed analysis of China’s first atomic bomb and the estimation of the equivalent of the second atomic bomb. After reading the report on the atomic bomb, Eisenhower first asked about the new conflict on the Sino-Indian border.
Dulles: "A lot, Mr. President. In addition to the infiltration of the CIA, we can also use MI[-]'s internal network within the Indian Army. This time, the Indian artillery bombardment, the Indian artillery company commander was developed and controlled by MI[-]. "
"Because this informant served us indirectly through MI6, rather than direct command, why did we suspend our activities, especially the order to stop sabotage was not communicated to him in time?" Eisenhower asked.
Dulles shrugged in acquiescence.
"We may lose an intelligence line because of this," Eisenhower said. "The key point is that the painstaking efforts of these intelligence personnel cannot be exchanged for the resumption of war between China and India. This loss is not worth it."
Chapter 5, small twists and turns before the peace talks
Spangur Lake is on the west line, that is, to the south of Pangongtso Lake, a plateau snow-water lake with clear water.
The shelling incident revealed weirdness from beginning to end.
1月25日下午6点，正是我军边防部队——阿支5连二排换防后15分钟。
At 45:81, the second squad, which had eaten a full meal of pickled vegetables and noodles at the cook's place, arrived at the position and replaced the next squad. Not long after, there was a sharp roar in the air. The squad leader Wu Rong spent three seconds thinking about what was going on. It happened, but before he could figure out the result, an 30mm mortar shell exploded more than [-] meters to the left of the position.
The second and third artillery shells also fell on the left side of the position, ranging from 2 to 20 meters away from the center of the circular trench of the 40nd squad.The second round of shells hit the ground ten seconds later, followed by the third and fourth rounds. The mortar fires faster when there is no need to adjust the direction of the muzzle.
However, although the Indian army on the opposite side did not correct the point of impact, it may be because the Indian army had repeatedly measured the distance and orientation of our military outposts in the past one or two months, and the shots were roughly accurate, with only a deviation of 30 meters. It is not adjusted according to the wind force.
"I'm Dongkou, I'm Dongkou, the position is under shelling!" Squad leader Wu Rong picked up the phone of the position, "The Indian army's mortar is about 10 degrees south and west of my post, at a distance of 2 to 3 kilometers. It is judged to be 3 mortars!"
The telephone line was not broken, and the company commander asked from the rear, "Are there any casualties?"