Dear Comrade

Dear Comrade the Leader Episode 193

Chapter 69. qualities of a hegemon

At the end of 2001, about half a year after the war began, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army occupied Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and achieved victory.

Those who still remain mujahideen or those who have turned into the Taliban, those who can wield weapons, the remnants of the Afghan Empire, vowing to take revenge on the other empires that invaded their homeland again, fled to the Afghan mountains, but anyway, the Chinese thought it was a victory for the capture of the capital. did.

Although the Afghan and Chinese forces themselves, who were well trained in fighting a powerful country with superior numbers and equipment due to their experiences in fighting against Britain and the Soviet Union during the Mujahideen era, due to their own operational failures and lack of experience, the People’s Liberation Army soldiers are no less sacrificed than the Afghan government forces. but it didn’t matter.

In fact, this fact was not known to the majority of Chinese, and they could only hear the secret testimonies of veterans and wounded soldiers returning from the Middle East front.

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No, actually, even if I knew it, it might not have mattered much.

Because they were victorious nations, and because they took revenge on the innocent victims of Shanghai.

And such a sense of triumph and euphoria was not an exception for not only the people, but also the Chinese leadership and Communist Party officials, and this fact can be seen in the numerous (exaggerated) reports of victory in the Chinese state media, including the People’s Daily, after the occupation of Kabul.

That confidence culminated in President Jiang Zemin’s declaration of victory on New Year’s Day in 2002, which made it mandatory for all state-run channels throughout China to broadcast.

– Fellow people! Please rejoice! We, China, have won!

“Long live China! Long live the Communist Party!”

Even if it takes 10 years for a gentleman to take revenge, it is not too late, but our New China achieved revenge in just one year. If this is not proof that China has become a great power, what would it be?

Anyone who violates China must be killed! Now, counter-revolutionaries and imperialists around the world must have realized this clearly!

That year, the Lunar New Year in China was a banquet hall wherever I went.

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National flags with eight and one, representing the founding day of the People’s Liberation Army on August 1, flew, and military songs could be heard from Inner Mongolia in the north to Guangdong Province in the south.

In fact, the biggest beneficiary of this China-Afghan war was the military, that is, the People’s Liberation Army. It not only cleaned up the hidden image of the main culprit of the Tiananmen Massacre, but also brought to fruition the modernization of the ten years since the Gulf War. was able to confirm that it was connected.

With these achievements, it is no wonder that the voice of the People’s Liberation Army military, which originally functioned as China’s three major axes of power along with the party and the government, grew louder.

In any case, it goes without saying that there was no one who was not happy because it was the first clean victory in China since the anti-American aid war (Korean War) and the Sino-Korean War, which had disappointing results.

And those with more discernment are more likely (though they haven’t been able to tell) China’s global hegemony as a reward for its last century’s wounded pride by gaining enormous influence over Middle East oil and the Indian Ocean supremacy, which was the war’s hidden goal. predicted to be close.

All that was left was to arrest bin Laden and make him pay the price he deserved, and it was his turn to claim his rights as a victorious nation through post-war treatment.

In fact, considering China’s real goals, in a sense, this was the beginning of a real war.

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“I really appreciate the victory, Chairman Jang. In this way, the innocent Chinese people who died in Shanghai can sleep peacefully. Please understand that we are only congratulating you over the phone.”

“Heh heh, thank you, General Secretary Kim. The dispatched troops sent by Joseon this time also helped a lot. I hope that China and China will go forward together for the victory of the socialist ideology.”

‘After all, you’re like a fox. I couldn’t have felt better that the size of the deployment was small… … .’

Jung-hwan stuck his tongue out at President Jiang Zemin’s remorse over the phone, who only shed a good laugh.

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Now, after the new year has dawned, this phone call is both a New Year’s greeting and an official victory congratulations between the leaders of North Korea and China.

As Jiang Zemin said, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea sent only 200 troops to China, which requested joint participation in the war in Afghanistan.

Still, it was a dispatched force composed mainly of reconnaissance brigades and sniper brigades to spy on war and gain face, but even if there was a justification (such as an agreement on the West Sea dispute), it was clear that the number fell far short of the number expected by the Chinese side. .

In any case, the news sent to Pyongyang by the dispatched troops from Afghanistan was reported to the clerk’s office in near real time, so Jeong-hwan was able to hear the situation of the People’s Liberation Army in great detail.

“I have heard that it has now come under the control of the People’s Liberation Army, with the exception of the mountainous areas. I hope we can catch bin Laden soon too.”

“exactly. Our intelligence department says they’re almost certain they fled to the Pakistani border, but they’ll be caught soon. What remains is a post-war issue in Afghanistan.”

“Can I listen if there are any suggestions?”

When Jeonghwan first asked this question, he did not throw in anticipation of any great harvest or information.

I thought it would be enough to be able to hear just a question that could be hinted at as a leader of a joint warring nation (though it’s only a pretense), roughly how Afghanistan is going in the future.

Even if Jiang Zemin couldn’t tell him, Jeonghwan wouldn’t have been offended or offended at all, and he would just say, ‘Okay. Once again, congratulations on your victory.”

Jiang Zemin, who was asked the question, also (from his point of view) confided information that was not very relevant to Jeonghwan as if he was just passing by.

And in the next moment, Jeonghwan heard a word that doubted his ears.

“Our People’s Army has already begun construction of highways, hospitals and government offices connecting Xinjiang. The people of Afghanistan have suffered from poverty and bad habits for a long time, so when we know that under our Chinese rule, we can get away from the present that is no different from the Middle Ages and be provided with the light of civilization, they will also follow the socialist ideology and the leadership of the CCP.”

“… … under Chinese rule? ah… … May I ask who you plan to establish as head of government with Afghanistan?”

This question could be briefly summarized as ‘who did you choose as your puppet?’

Jeonghwan did not expect that China would choose an Afghan leader to represent its orders through an electoral ‘democratic’ process like the United States in its original history anyway.

Anyway, it was a question I asked in anticipation that someone from the respected Northern Alliance (official name: Islamic United Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan) would be presented as my face, considering the local people’s sentiment. It was transcended in a bad sense.

“Hey, I guess you haven’t heard from the dispatched troops yet. I have the loyalty of sending the troops out, and I’ll let you know in advance as the news will soon be known to the media anyway. In our party, the prevailing opinion is that there is no need for a transitional government made up of locals. The upcoming government in Afghanistan will be in the form of the commander of the People’s Liberation Army forming a military government and recruiting people friendly to us from among the locals.”

“… … uh… … Are you really? Well… … That’s a bit surprising.”

‘You crazy! Are you crazy? Aren’t you crazy?’

… … It was Jeonghwan’s honest heart that I wanted to ask, but I managed to swallow it with the thought of listening to it a little more.

But soon Jiang Zemin was making more and more noises outside his expectations.

“Of course, right after the end of the war, of course, we should form a temporary military government. But what I asked was what kind of moderate Islamic leader did you have in mind after the military rule? … .”

“Islam, General Secretary Kim. Why would we teach such a vain religion that only teaches the people indolence and escapism? The members of the military government will be mainly non-Muslim, businessmen of mixed Chinese and Afghan ancestry. Because there is no country in the world without our overseas Chinese.”

“… … How long do you plan to keep it that way?”

“Well, it could be ten years or it could be twenty years. There may be some diplomatic backlash, but as General Secretary Kim knows, we have the cause, and there is no particular side of Afghanistan in the international community. Where should I have made more enemies? However, after that period of time, the people of Afghanistan will know which is better for their future rather than the religion of Islam, without anyone teaching them.”

‘… … These guys didn’t intend to form a civilian government in the first place. Would you like to make Afghanistan into a state like Tibet or Uyghurs, and then sit down as a military government forever?’

Jiang Zemin roughly recounted what he thought he was saying too much, but Junghwan could clearly see the CCP psychology hidden between the lines.

China’s population of 1.3 billion is still growing and is expected to reach 1.4 billion by 2010.

So, Jiang Zemin and the CCP’s idea is that the surest way is to sit down in Afghanistan for 10 or 20 years and subordinate it to a semi-colonial completely economically and politically, or even more reliably send Chinese to assimilate the country.

It is a well-known fact that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is very tough when it comes to threats to its development dictatorship and the stability of its surroundings.

Still, it was hard to believe when you consider that they were not a group that had the rationality and long-term vision to lead the economic development of the huge continent of China, and were never inclined to the need for reckless expansion, but Jiang Zemin soon explained the reason. .

“… … Is it because of the opium?”

“exactly. It may seem like a rather tough plan, but the common opinion of military commanders is that it is impossible in the short term to completely block the flow of heroin into China, and even more impossible if you trust local Afghan officials. The people here are so corrupt that Empress Dowager Seo in the late Qing Dynasty cried.”

‘It is, however… … In this way, the government of Hamid Karzai also crossed the water.’

One of the local reports that Jeong Hwan received from dispatched soldiers was that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) burned the entire Afghan poppy field as the first thing the People’s Liberation Army did after some progress had been made in defeating the Afghan government forces and finding al Qaeda.

In fact, considering that the eradication of opium from this poppy and the heroin made by refining it in the first place was one of the main goals of this war, it was a very natural action for them, but the problem was that there was no such thing as a modest industry in Afghanistan except for poppy farming.

‘You invaders! If we burn them all, what are we supposed to eat?’

‘What nonsense are these turban heads talking about! Growing drugs because there’s nothing to do? Don’t you know that this threatens us China and the Chinese people! If it wasn’t for the command’s orders, I would have shot and killed you guys first!’

‘Hey, you motherfuckers, look around. It’s all desert, so how the hell are you going to grow other crops here?’

‘Anyway, no! If there is one more poppy farm in the future, I will see it as a partnership with the Taliban and al Qaeda and dispose of it immediately!’

Jiang Zemin also spoke in a tone with a subtle mixture of excuses that he was not completely in favor of something that he was not in agreement with.

“At first, I also tried to follow the example of the United States and Britain to establish and support a government made up of friendly locals, but the opinions of the generals are so strong. Wouldn’t it be a virtue of a jizo to listen to the opinions of local people first?”

“… … .”

“Besides, the UK and the US have a sea between Afghanistan and Afghanistan. The geographical conditions are different, so our range of movement has become much wider.”

‘They are so ignorant of Islamic culture and the internal affairs of Afghanistan. Beyond the United States.’

Jeonghwan couldn’t help but think about it as he saw Jiang Zemin ignoring the act of kicking the beehive himself.

Because the last Shanghai terrorist attack was so vividly imprinted in the minds of people around the world, the time and cause were on the side of China, and you could have thought that ‘terraforming’ would not seem impossible if China’s 1.5 million unsuspecting troops were there.

However, anyone who knew Afghanistan’s geographical characteristics and the place the religion of Islam occupies for the locals could not be unaware that the idea of an active hostility to Islam would turn Afghan people’s hearts completely.

Ignorance of other cultures including Islam, especially religion, materialistic thinking base that prioritizes material things, and the arrogance that China decorated the 21st century as a new hegemony with victory, caused a synergy and led to misjudgment of the century.

We, China, are now a great power, and the British and Soviets have easily defeated Afghanistan so easily.

And to Jiang Zemin and the Chinese Communist Party, who are causing disaster in this way, Jung Hwan showed the wisest reaction he could possibly have at the moment.

It was just a match-up.

“What a great idea. As the geographical conditions are different, it is natural that the strategy will also change. Soon, Afghan terrorists, whether Taliban or al-Qaeda, will soon be wiped out.”

“Ha ha, yes. Once again, I would like to thank General Secretary Kim for this cooperation. When that day comes, I will be able to truly weep over the deaths of the people in my political hometown of Shanghai.”

After the end of the cordial New Year’s call between the two leaders, Jeonghwan smiled bitterly and muttered to himself.

“The original melody that Tibetans used to beat didn’t go anywhere. Poor bastards, who’s going to stop them from jumping into the fires of Hell on their own?”

And shortly thereafter, the Chinese military government command issued a proclamation centered on about 20 issues in the former occupied territory of Afghanistan, centered on Kabul.

On the surface, it was aimed at finding people who support terrorism and stabilizing local security in Afghanistan, but the content soon angered almost all the public in Afghanistan.

– Gathering of more than 5 people for a specific purpose is prohibited.

In other words, it was a story that no longer gathered to pray in a mosque, that is, a mosque.

Prohibition of publication and dissemination of printed materials or books of any kind related to religion, superstition or non-science without the permission of the People’s Liberation Army Afghan Military Administrative Command. This is to prevent the spread of rumors and terrorism.

It goes without saying that the ‘Quran’, the Islamic scripture, is also not allowed.

Although religious practices are not completely prohibited, all religious persons must obtain a ‘religious person’s license’ from the Military Government Command and the Party Religious Commission to work.

It also meant that the communist party would also nurture and select an imam (m?m), a Muslim clergyman.

At first, not many people knew what this measure meant, but after a while, anyone could see that the Military Government Command had targeted Islam.

At first, the few foreign Afghan locals who expected the People’s Liberation Army to liberate them from the oppression of the Taliban and bring in capitalism, and the minority Afghans who had been oppressed by the Taliban could never agree with this measure.

And soon the gates of hell were opened in Afghanistan.