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Chapter 650 World Peace Conference
During the meeting, Guan Xuqing said to Stalin: "I am preparing for the World Peace Conference, and I invite you to attend it. The heads of state of the Allied countries will sit together and discuss the future of the world. Are you interested?" It was really good. The World Peace Conference, in fact, everyone knows that this is a meeting to share the results of World War II. How could the Soviet Union miss this opportunity, and immediately said: "Definitely, definitely participate. Here I represent all members of the Politburo and The entire Soviet people express their sincere gratitude to China for its support to the Soviet Union during the war."

Guan Xuqing waved his hand and picked up his wine glass and said something meaningful to Stalin: "As long as the Soviet Union regards China as a friend, China will always regard the Soviet Union as a friend, and there is no need to talk between friends." On the last day of May, although Beijing was warm, The sun was shining brightly, but there were few pedestrians on the road from Xijiao Airport to Chang'an Avenue, which seemed to indicate that this was a special day.

At 9:30 in the morning, 20 US-made C-54 "Skymaster" transport planes and 5 British-made "York" transport planes carrying British Prime Minister Churchill, US President Roosevelt and government entourage roared through the misty rain and fog, and landed in Beijing. Xijiao Airport.Those in charge of picking up the plane were Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang, Vice Minister Gu Weijun and others.

At around 11 o'clock, the plane led by Stalin, the first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, also arrived at Xijiao Airport.So far, the heads of state of the three countries participating in the conference have all arrived.The remaining heads of state of Belgium, Norway, Canada, Ireland, Denmark, Poland, Saxony and other countries also arrived one after another.

The meeting was held in the Cabinet Office outside Xuanwumen. The main participants were Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill, as well as the foreign ministers and chiefs of military staff of the three countries. Foreign Affairs Minister Wu Tingfang and below the diplomatic staff.

The three giants of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union all came to Beijing with their own confidantes. Roosevelt mainly fulfilled the promise he made to the Americans when he took office. International cooperation for postwar countries.The second is to formulate strategies for economic development in Europe and the Far East.This shows that Americans are most concerned about making money.

Stalin had three problems: First, he hoped that reparations from Germany would help rebuild the Soviet economy.In addition, it is hoped to seek the land and privileges of Japan's four islands in the northern region.Thirdly, Soviet-friendly governments can be established in some Eastern European countries between the Soviet Union and Germany.

Churchill wanted to solve the policy of the Allies towards Germany and Poland after the war so that it could be more in line with the European strategy of the British government. In addition, at the request of Charles de Gaulle, he wanted to solve the status and role of France in the balance of power in post-war Europe, as well as the influence of Britain in the Balkans and Persia .

Therefore, they came to Beijing not out of any wish to maintain world peace, but eager to carve up the post-war achievements.

The meeting is held in the East Ballroom on the third floor of the cabinet.The staff and civilian staff of the four major powers sat in front of the conference table, and the heads of state of other countries were arranged around the conference table.Roosevelt sat in a wheelchair and was pushed into the venue. He sat on the chair with his arms supported at the round table.His interpreter, Pollan, sat next to him.A total of 31 Chinese, 19 Americans, 8 British, and 10 Soviets attended the meeting, sitting around the round table.The participants were extremely excited to participate in such a world-wide conference, and some were so excited that they coughed.

Wu Tingfang yelled that the emperor of China was the last one to enter the venue. It was similar to the last Beijing peace conference. He mainly attended the meeting and did not participate in the negotiations. However, the arrival of the most important figure in the audience still caused a burst of warm applause. All the staff stood up and praised China's kindness for holding the peace conference. Of course, more people wanted to win more favor from China through this conference and get a share of China's development, even if it was a small cup.

Guan Xuqing waved to everyone, stood in front of the conference table and said to the heads of state and representatives present: "Thank you for coming to Beijing. This is the second time that Beijing is honored to host this grand event of peace and friendship. Many people should still remember 10 years ago. From the perspective of future generations, the Beijing Peace Conference was very successful. Many countries with differences reached a consensus here, and many unnecessary misunderstandings and troubles were avoided. The world finally ushered in the coming A scene of hard-won peace. However, the world situation is changing, and the hatred between countries and races still exists and will be intensified under any possible circumstances. The greatest enemy of mankind is human ambition and desire. ** and *** used people's kindness to launch the largest war in human history, but their failure was doomed from the very beginning. This time we met for the first time after defeating the evil forces of ** Together, sitting together for a common goal, I believe that the bright future of the world will be planned by us from now on, and each of us here will shine in the annals of history and shine through the ages!"

The audience once again burst into warm applause. Stalin just scratched his palms symbolically, saying in his heart that these are just insipid opening remarks. No matter how fierce the quarrels among the countries are, it will not help.

The first meeting then revolved around how to determine the boundaries of Poland, which was a thorny issue for discussion at the meeting.The Soviet Union clearly advocated the division of national boundaries by race and the establishment of a single-ethnic Polish state. This proposal was endorsed by Britain and the United States.Finally, the eastern boundary of Poland was determined to be bounded by the Curzon Line recognized by the Beijing Peace Conference, and some adjustments were made in some areas that were more than five to eight kilometers in favor of Poland; the western boundary, Britain and the United States advocated the Oder River and the Donnis River as the boundary. The Soviet Union insisted on taking the Sines River as the boundary, and finally agreed that "the final demarcation of Poland's western border should be discussed after the peace conference is resolved."

From the first meeting, it can be seen that Stalin's ambition to seize a large territory was clearly revealed. Stalin was aggressive when he came up, and it was obvious that he would not give up until he achieved his goal. Britain and the United States could see this clearly, and Guan Xuqing knew it well. Waiting to see how Stalin plays out next.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the second plenary meeting began again.Roosevelt proposed to discuss the political issues related to Germany and the treatment of Germany after Germany's defeat.Stalin, or Stalin insisted on partitioning Germany and forcing it to pay reparations.

Churchill was not interested in this question.He said: "I feel that we are not well prepared to answer this question. Prussia is the chief source of all evil. I propose to build a new country based on Prussia, with Vienna as its capital, called South Germania. If possible, divide Germany into 5 or 7 states."

How to deal with the issue of post-war Germany was the biggest topic of this meeting. People only tentatively put forward their own opinions, and then all turned their attention to the Chinese emperor. No one could ignore his existence on this occasion.Germany is the biggest piece of fat at this meeting, and everyone is staring at it salivating. Generally speaking, whoever speaks fast and who speaks hard will get a lot of benefits, but standing next to this piece of fat A lion is eyeing a tiger. Faced with this situation, every country has to act according to the face of others, otherwise it will cause trouble to the upper body. If you don't get the fat, you will be bitten and bruised.

After listening to Churchill's suggestion, Guan Xuqing did not comment, but proposed to hand over this issue to the foreign ministers of the three countries for discussion, and asked the foreign ministers to submit a report to the meeting within 24 hours.Prior to this, the post-war advisory committee based in Beijing had proposed the terms of Germany's surrender, especially "the complete disarmament and demilitarization of Germany".Both Roosevelt and Stalin demanded that the word "partition" be added to these clauses.

This time, Churchill argued that France should have an occupied zone in Germany.But Stalin opposed Churchill's proposition. Roosevelt said that after Germany surrendered, the U.S. military would stay in Europe for no more than two years. Guan Xuqing said: "Then let the French have an occupied area." So Stalin stopped talking about this matter.

But Stalin was not reconciled, and raised the issue of compulsory compensation from Germany.At the meeting, the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Maisky introduced the Soviet Union's plan.He said: "Any amount of compensation is not enough to make up for the human and material losses caused by Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union advocates compensation in kind rather than in currency. According to this, 80% of Germany's heavy industrial equipment must be surrendered. Relocate within the next two years to compensate for the damage suffered by the victimized country. Aircraft factories, synthetic oil refineries and other professional factories that are only used for military objectives must be completely cleared. Determined according to the degree of contribution and loss of the victimized country to win the war The sequence and amount of compensation. The total amount we are asking for is $100 billion.”

Stalin's proposal was immediately opposed by Churchill and other countries. Churchill said: "This is whimsical. After the First World War, all the Allies together received no more than 20 billion pounds in compensation from the defeated countries. Aid program, these countries can't even come up with the 20 billion pounds. I admit that the Soviet Union suffered more from Hitler's clutches than any other country, but the UK suffered disaster too, despite the lend-lease aid, the UK paid for the war , has sold a large number of overseas assets at a low price, and in peacetime in the future, Britain will bear a heavier economic burden than other countries."

Roosevelt said cautiously: "I don't want to ask for a large amount of compensation for the United States. The standard of living of the Germans should not be higher than that of the Russians. However, as long as the German public does not suffer from hunger. Although the Soviet Union suffered great losses, But everyone, don’t forget that China is the biggest force in defeating Japan. Without China’s participation in the war, Europe might still be in the midst of war, and even the major cities in the west of the Soviet Union have all fallen.”

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