I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 51



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (51)

“What is Korea’s reaction?”

“There is no word yet.”

“Huh!! You guys have no self-respect!! Are you going to end up becoming America’s dogs?!!”

This is Chongqing, the capital of the Republic of China.

Chiang Kai-shek expressed his displeasure at Korea’s actions.

The Republic of China was the victorious nation that defeated Japan in World War II, but Chiang Kai-shek was not satisfied with the victory and pursued punishment of the Japanese imperial family.

But the US government rejected this,

Neither Yasuhiko Asaka, who perpetrated the Nanjing Massacre, nor Emperor Hirohito were punished.

What is more upsetting from the perspective of the Republic of China is that the Korean government supports the Japanese imperial family.

Korea also has a history of suffering at the hands of Japan, so how can they act like that?

Is the South Korean president willing to sacrifice his pride if he can gain benefits from cooperation between Japan and the United States?

Chiang Kai-shek raised his voice, saying that the young man was only interested in money.

“Would something like this have happened if Kim Kyu had become president?!! The country is in this state because a guy who knows how to flatter the United States became president!!”

“I think so too. Because of that little bit of money, Korea has become a sinner in history. That’s why we must hurry up and achieve unification with China. If division becomes entrenched like this, we will all become sinners in history.”

“Of course!! This time, I will really cut off the heads of those communists!!”

Chiang Kai-shek started a war as if it were nothing.

On the surface, it looks like a war maniac who is running wild, but there is a reason for his actions.

Chiang Kai-shek was ready to drive out the Japanese and take over Manchuria, but his expansion of power was blocked by American interference.

What the United States wants is not the unification of China, but the division of China. Who will benefit the most from the division of China?

Right, the United States, even during the Pacific War, did business with the Republic of China.

“You guys need weapons to fight Japan? We have weapons that we captured from the Japanese in the Pacific. Do you want to buy them?”

“We’re fine.”

The Japanese military weapons that the United States sold to the Republic of China amounted to over 900 million dollars, including 1,000 fighter planes and 7,000 cannons.

What kind of support is this?

Moreover, the United States showed a two-faced side by colluding with the Chinese Communist Party even while cooperating with Chiang Kai-shek.

“Cooperate with the Communists for a while, the war with Japan is not over yet, and expanding the operational area will not benefit the Republic of China.”

The United States pretended to be very helpful, but behind the scenes, it joined hands with the Communist Party and tried to divide China.

Now Chiang Kai-shek trembled at the thought of the United States.

How long are we going to delay the unification of China by being fooled by America’s tongue?

The United States, which had colonized Japan and Korea, now had intentions of taking over China as well. Chiang Kai-shek, convinced of this, sorted out relations with the United States.

First, the US Ambassador to China, John Leighton Stewart, was expelled.

Stewart was shocked by the sudden deportation order, but he tried to calmly engage in conversation.

“What the President should be concerned about now is not the war, but the economy. Do you know that the income of the people of the Republic of China has decreased by 80% since the war?”

“That’s none of your business. Get out of here right now.”

“This is a stupid choice. I suggest to the President again. The Republic of China should join hands with Korea and Japan and focus on economic development. Otherwise, the lives of the Chinese people will fall into the abyss.”

“The President’s intention is that rather than becoming sinners of history, we should all die together. Just as there cannot be two suns in the sky, China must always be one. The United States is only an obstacle.”

Of course, this kind of persuasion was not going to work.

Chiang Kai-shek believed that economic problems would be naturally solved if unification was achieved, so he expelled Stuart and formally declared war on the Communists.

***

“How many months do you think the Republic of China will last?”

“They won’t last even a month. They have no support from the people and no ammunition.”

“Is the situation that serious?”

“Yes, when the Republic of China fought the war with Japan, it owed 700 million yuan, but now it has grown to 4 trillion yuan. What kind of war would a country like that wage?”

The same routine that repeats itself today,

I met Ambassador Stewart, who was expelled from China.

The close relationship between China, Korea and Japan, which had been temporarily neglected while focusing on Japan, ended up irritating the Republic of China.

Chiang Kai-shek’s goal was to destroy Japan and incorporate Korea into the Chinese order, but all of his operations failed.

Kim Kyu, who was supported by Chiang Kai-shek, lost his political influence in Korea, and the United States, with Korea and Japan at the forefront, was trying to make China an economic colony.

It was clear that Chiang Kai-shek felt a sense of crisis.

But was the answer war? According to Ambassador Stewart, the income of the people of the Republic of China fell by 80% after the victory.

This means that the income of the military, which was Chiang Kai-shek’s power base, was destroyed.

If the soldiers’ pockets are in this state, what must the people’s lives be like?

Then, Chiang Kai-shek should have given up the war and quickly changed his policy to focus on the economy, but he did not do so.

What happens to the Republic of China if it loses?

Although the Chinese Communist Party has an uneasy relationship with the Soviet Union, that alone does not guarantee victory.

So how will the United States respond?

According to Ambassador Stewart, the United States also considered recognizing the Communist Party as a legitimate government.

Even if the KMT loses, shouldn’t the United States keep diplomatic channels open to exert influence over China?

So I guess they decided that it was necessary to recognize the Communist Party as the legitimate government of China, but I did not agree with this choice.

“Do you recognize the Chinese Communist Party as a legitimate government?”

“Yes.”

“I think we need to reconsider that. What do you think, Ambassador?”

“Actually… I also think it’s dangerous. It’s not just the Republic of China that sees the United States as an enemy. The Communist Party also sees the United States as an enemy.”

Ambassador Stewart was also not optimistic about the situation.

Is there any guarantee that the Chinese Communist Party will not touch Americans? In the worst case scenario, even Shanghai, which has been designated as a neutral zone, is at risk of falling to the Communist Party.

In this situation, are you recognizing the Chinese Communist Party as the legitimate government?

That shows that the United States has no intention of fighting the Chinese Communist Party.

If there was no need to worry about America’s entry into the war, Mao Zedong would have rushed to unify China at this opportunity.

Besides, Chiang Kai-shek did not have the capacity to prolong the war.

Does this mean that the government of the Republic of China could be driven out of mainland China, and will the United States just sit back and do nothing?

I don’t know about anything else, but I was against recognizing the Chinese Communist Party as the legitimate government.

“That would only give the Communists a pretext for a war of unification. The Communists must never be recognized as a legitimate government.”

“I think so too. But the US government thinks so too….”

“No, aren’t you all letting your guard down too much? If we continue like this, something really big will happen.”

I sent a hasty telegram to the US government.

He added that the Communist Party should not be recognized as a legitimate government and that Americans should be evacuated immediately.

But the United States just stands back and watches,

The withdrawal of Americans was not even considered.

***

“Dad, what happens to us?”

“Don’t worry. We’re Americans. They can’t do anything about it.”

“Honey, are you sure you’re okay? I heard Ambassador Stewart got kicked out too.”

“That’ll be… okay. The United States has recognized the People’s Republic of China as the legitimate government.”

This is Wuhan, China,

The American businessman surveyed the situation outside his hotel.

The Republic of China army advanced north with great enthusiasm, but was completely defeated, losing Wuhan within two months of the start of the war and withdrawing further south.

The problem is that even if the military withdraws, civilians remain in the city.

Would the Chinese Communist Party really commit looting and massacre against Americans?

There were rumors that the United States had recognized the Communist Party as a legitimate government, and most Americans were optimistic that nothing would happen.

The problem is that the Communist Party is an uncontrollable military, and even if orders are given from above, there is no guarantee that they will be passed down to the lower levels.

Would an army like this just sit back and watch the spoils before their eyes?

The communists who occupied the city turned into mobs.

“I’m American!! I’m American!!”

“What are you talking about!!”

“You vicious Americans!! You are an obstacle to the unification of China!!”

“Pull them all out!!”

The worst that I had feared happened.

The military stormed into the hotel where Americans were staying and began looting and massacring people. Startled merchants hung red flags they had prepared in advance on their stores.

I prepared two flags because I didn’t know which side would win the civil war.

Chinese people who took to the streets chanted “Long Live the People’s Republic of China.”

The Communist Party enters the city with great momentum,

Communists scattered throughout the country distributed propaganda leaflets praising the communist regime.

[Welcome the Communist Party to Wuhan.]

[The UK and the Chinese Communist Party have a good relationship, so I hope they will cooperate with each other.]

[I hope that the People’s Republic of China will do its best to protect foreigners.]

At that moment, the telephone installed in the French-British embassy went on fire.

I knew that the ROC military was in poor shape, but would they really lose to the Communists?

Everyone let their guard down like America and got hit hard in the back of the head.

The Chinese Communist Party effectively took foreigners hostage by posting guards at their homes and controlling vehicle access.

The United States recognized the People’s Republic of China as the legitimate government, but that was a one-way street. Who asked for recognition as the legitimate government?

Mao Zedong ordered the massacre of foreign ambassadors and their families a week after the fall of Wuhan.

Communist Party cadres were shocked, and voices of opposition erupted from all sides.

“Comrade, this is not a very wise thing to do.”

“Yes. Isn’t our enemy Chiang Kai-shek? There is no benefit in creating an enemy unnecessarily.”

“No!! Britain – America – France are all enemies of China!! It is because of them that China has become like this!!”

But Mao Zedong’s position was clear.

Does Britain have no grudge against China?

Britain and other Western powers invaded China and made it their colony, and in the aftermath, the Qing Dynasty collapsed, warlords arose in various places, and the people’s lives were ruined.

Mao Zedong, who was well aware of this, fostered hostility toward the West and, of course, ignored the United States’ recognition of China as a legitimate government.

In a word, the Chinese Communist Party is uncompromising.

How could they feel guilty about such a massacre when they are not even a member of the international community?

After capturing Wuhan, the Communists advanced beyond Nanjing and into Shanghai.

The problem is that Shanghai is a place designated as a neutral zone under the US-Soviet agreement, and there are more than 100,000 foreign businessmen there, including 30,000 Chinese Jews.

Touching this place is the worst choice that will turn the world into an enemy.

But the Communist Party, having seized the opportunity, chose to advance.

Now, the UN cannot sit still, and the United States, which had been standing idly by for a while, has drawn its sword.

[Koreans withdrew from China long ago.]

[Did Korea know about this incident?]

[Ambassador Stewart, former US Ambassador to China, told me in advance.]

But then an article about President MacArthur’s death broke out.

South Korea evacuated its citizens, but what on earth did other countries do?

Even when it was revealed that Ambassador Stewart had requested the U.S. government to evacuate Americans, but President MacArthur had not accepted, public opinion was turned upside down.

[The United States did not want to lose its influence in China, so it recognized the Chinese Communist Party as the legitimate government and did not consider withdrawing Americans. Americans died because of President MacArthur’s greed.]

President MacArthur, who left his own people in danger for political gain,

This incident was a huge blow to MacArthur’s political standing.