Dear Comrade

Dear Comrade Leader, Episode 228

Chapter 81. growing pains

Saudi Arabia, which immediately claimed to be an oil ally with China, expressed diplomatic displeasure.

It is good to execute the death penalty for terrorists nominally, but to broadcast it live to former People’s Liberation Army soldiers was a human rights violation.

However, the fact that Saudi Arabia is not in a position to talk about human rights violations was no different from expressing dissatisfaction.

Although Saudi, to be precise, the Saudi royal family has shown more secular tendencies than Islam, it has already served as a source of manpower for extremist Islamic groups, and as there are secretly Islamic extremists among the royal family, the execution of bin Laden He couldn’t hide his discomfort about it.

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Naturally, the CCP responded that it was merely an exercise of China’s rights, but it soon became clear that the real aftermath of bin Laden’s execution was not a matter of diplomacy.

For the first time in history, terrorism by Islamic extremists has occurred in mainland China rather than in Afghanistan.

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“The culprit is from Uyghurs… … With this as an excuse, the party and government authorities will further tighten control. In order to take this opportunity to catch more minorities. Then another terrorist attack… … It’s a vicious cycle.”

“I’m sorry. I heard that Chinese comrades turn on the lights and beat the minority people who oppose the party… … That would make it worse. In this case, it seems that not only the Communist Party, but all of the Chinese comrades, just hate themselves and other foreign people before the terrorist attack… … It even comes to mind.”

“It is the result of the long-standing Chinese ideology and the Communist Party’s nationalist education to gain political benefits through it. But from the last time I met and talked with President Hu, it seems that it is their turn to be swept away by that headwind.”

As Jeonghwan muttered as he folded the newspaper down, Hyerim Yoo, who handed the newspaper to him next to him, shook his head with a bitter smile.

On the front page of the newspaper written in English, it was written in large letters, “4 killed in Guangzhou, dozens injured.”

It was the result of a mass shooting in Guangzhou by Uyghur Islamic extremists in protest against Osama bin Laden’s “martyrdom”.

“In China, it is said that first-class city security officers now carry one metal detector per person. In the Shenzhou IT Park, there is a saying that Chinese startups are receiving investment from public security to develop smart glasses that can see the speed of masks or bags… … It has become a scary world.”

“You touched the beehive. But the scariest thing is that it’s just the beginning. As you can see from this article, now al Qaeda, no, Islamic extremists, from Sunnis, Shias, Pashtuns, Turks, and Uyghurs, are uniting across sects, ethnicities and languages. There is nothing more effective than the emergence of a common enemy for temporarily forgetting the original internal conflict.”

Right after bin Laden’s death penalty was announced, as Jeong Hwan evaluated, al-Qaeda was of course outraged.

Immediately, they pledged bloody vengeance, filming and releasing a video declaring jihad and a holy war against China and the Chinese Communist Party while honoring bin Laden’s martyrdom.

Radical slogans such as “Kill all visible Chinese”, “Blow up the Forbidden City” and “Liberate Muslim oppressed by China” were being heard at rallies of armed groups across the Middle East.

However, the most serious and notable problem was that, as Jung Hwan said, the number of terrorists and ‘Islamic fighters’ targeting China has increased significantly, but race and nationality are becoming increasingly diversified.

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Not only the Uyghurs, the main culprits of this terrorist attack, but also a Pakistani student was caught burning a Chinese flag on one day, and an Iraqi engineer was arrested while printing and distributing the Quran on another day.

And at dawn, a Nigerian Chinese Super League soccer player assaulted and expelled a Chinese slanderer of Islam from a bar in the city, and an Egyptian professor also forcibly deported after finding an al Qaeda video. It seemed that they had become the two major enemies along with the United States to Muslims of the class.

Some of them were formerly Muslims, but opposed to violence and terrorism by bin Laden and al Qaeda, and even those who favored the use of extreme means and rejected the mainstream Sunni-Pashtun al Qaeda, and now they are. The situation had changed so much that they cried out for revenge with one voice.

According to intelligence from the General Bureau of External Reconnaissance, even in Malaysia, an Islamic country in Southeast Asia, far beyond the Middle East, extremists crossed the mountain and joined al Qaeda.

Western media, the US Department of Defense and especially the CIA (already with a lot of know-how and experience) said that the new President John McCain answered the question ‘exactly how many terrorist groups are hostile to China?’

-Middle East, Uyghurs, Eastern Europe, North Africa, Chechnya, Malaysia, everything. After bin Laden’s execution, Muslims around the world are now divided into two groups. Muslims who have already attacked China, and Muslims who have plans to attack China in the future but have not yet. dismissal.

‘However, it is unfortunate that there is still no leader in the point organization system who can be the focal point after bin Laden. No, maybe it hasn’t appeared yet… … .’

Due to the nature of the original terrorist group, many small organizations are loosely united under one cause, rather than a fixed leader, in most cases.

Al Qaeda, which was organized under one charismatic leader like Osama bin Laden, was an exceptional case. That was what Jung Hwan had expected.

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No matter how corrupt, short-sighted, closed-minded, and ideologically self-contained the CCP may be, it is not incompetent enough to yield the country to sporadic terrorism by small groups.

If the Communist Party collapses, Jeong Hwan has long thought that internal contradictions and absurdities are the bigger reason than external pressure.

for example… … .

“It’s a one-farm family… … Our new Chairman of the Military Committee, Bo Bo Lai, is sure to win the favor of the peasants and peasants. Hagiya Mao also advocated that revolutionary activities should be started in rural areas, and the Red Army and the Fellow Army, the predecessors of the People’s Liberation Army, were also based in rural areas.

This time, Junghwan picked up a newspaper in Chinese.

It was not the People’s Daily, which is the least obscure of the state-run newspapers, but the Global Times, which said that it represented the true intentions of the hardliners and nationalists within the party. There was a large picture of Bo Si Rai patrolling the military base.

And next to the photo, ‘People’s Liberation Army Corps of Engineers voluntarily support the construction of rental housing in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, one of the three major relief goals. President Bo urged state-owned banks to ease regulations on mortgage loans.”

Only the sky knows whether the soldiers in that photo really volunteered ‘voluntarily’.

“I also heard the story of the three great reliefs. It seems like a good policy from the outside, but isn’t it the once-in-a-lifetime task for ordinary citizens to get a house in Pyongyang even in our republic right now? I don’t think it’s such a bad idea to provide a lot of cheap housing and make it easier for farmers to get loans… … .”

Hyerim Yoo carefully expressed her opinion, watching him to see if he had a different opinion than Junghwan, who was muttering cynically.

As she is well aware of the skyrocketing real estate prices in Pyongyang, Nampo, and Raseon, the slogan of the working family, ‘Every peasant gets a house!’, didn’t sound so bad.

In fact, among the three slogans that Bo Bo Lai brought up, that ‘work and farm family’ economic policy that explains the economy has already been well-received by the peasants and the middle- and lower-class people of China.

-Look at the streets of Shanghai and Beijing now. Skyscrapers are being built every day, and they are becoming a new pride for the Chinese economy, but those who built those skyscrapers earn only about 10 yuan (3,000 won) a day. They don’t get it and are being kicked out of the city!

-These peasant workers have no proper hookou (family register), no residence, and no jobs. And, despised by the wealthy city dwellers, they make a living day by day like an animal. Wealthy state-owned bank executives and party officials will have to think about how to solve this problem!

– We urge the management of state-owned banks to create dedicated micro-loan products to help peasants meet their immediate livelihoods and prepare for the future.

It was said in an interview with the Global Times shortly after Bo Bo Si-rai took office.

In the extremely closed and authoritarian regime of the Communist Party of China, the fact that a president-level official appeared in the press and conducted an interview was quite unconventional, and it had a great repercussion in China.

In fact, the problems he pointed out in the interview, the terrible gap between the rich and the poor, the development gap between urban and rural areas, unemployment, and corruption, were all based on facts, so it was even closer.

However, to Jung-hwan, who had already heard from Hu Jintao about what Bo Bo Lai was aiming for, this only sounded like a trailer for disaster.

And to Yoo Hye-rim’s cautious opinion, Jeong-hwan answered the newspaper with no sign of displeasure, covering the newspaper.

“Besides, it’s not the first time I’ve seen a case of bleeding while playing with real estate as a result of government policy. The problem is that this is not the time to talk about China, what about us?”

“yes?”

“You are asking what about our republic, the problems that are occurring in China right now are already occurring, even though they are different in scale. The gap between urban and rural areas, soaring land prices, and the gap between the rich and the poor… … It’s comforting to know that we are far better off cracking down on high-level corruption. But what I’m really worried about is… … .”

Seeing Jeonghwan pounding on the desk with unsettling eyes, Hyerim Yoo swallowed her saliva.

Since my last meeting with Hu Jintao, I’ve seen Junghwan stare into the air with a much worried look, and that’s exactly what he was like now.

“Major Yu. Are the people of our republic ready to reconcile and interact with other peoples, peoples of other countries with different languages and cultural identities?”

“… … ?”

“… … .Or will the Chinese now treat Uighurs, Tibetans, and now Afghans as they treat other peoples?”

In response to Junghwan’s outrageous question, Hyerim Yoo tilted her head for a moment.

While talking about China’s three major reliefs, all of a sudden, what kind of nonsense is this?

But when Jeonghwan seemed serious, she thought for a moment, and then came up with an answer that best represented the general sentiment of the people of the Republic at this point.

“I do not know… … As your comrades know, the republic is changing so quickly these days, and the people’s perception of the outside of the republic seems to change day by day. What is certain is that no one seems to believe that the former Kim Il-sung people are the best in the world anymore. A lot of people say that they are surprised that I can get along well with Western and American people too.”

It was natural.

As a result of reform and opening up, foreign culture, books, knowledge, and international knowledge were spread under control but surely, so that all the people came to know that ‘the Korean people who overcame international bullying and went on the courageous path of self-reliance’ were nothing but propaganda. because it was

I learned that North Korea was far from the best country in the world and that other countries were not harassing North Korea for no reason. Above all, foreigners (mainly business-related) came in and out, and the people’s outlook on the outside world was gradually breaking down.

“okay? For example, there’s a South Korean… … Or the Japanese across the sea?”

“Well… … It’s South Korea, even though there are many things, aren’t we compatriots who can communicate and communicate with each other? Besides, there are still many South Koreans working in the republic… … To be honest, at first, the Japanese thought they were the enemies of the Joseon people, the uncivilized island scumbags.

“Okay, so what about white, black, and Middle Eastern people with completely different skin colors?”

“I do not know… … It’s probably a bit… … It’s not that they’re bad, but it’s probably the people who feel repulsive if they have different skin colors first… … .”

“Then what about the Chinese or Koreans?”

“… … .”

“Look, we too can fall into a trap like that. Would nationalism be called the universal key of politicians for nothing? It’s nothing else.”

Recalling what he had read in a report that was recently uploaded to the secretary’s office, Jeonghwan laughed self-assuredly.

Someday, sooner or later, North Korea will have to suffer the same measles that China is experiencing now.

Jeonghwan knew in his head that North Korea could not avoid it, as long as it was a late-developing country that had followed a similar path economically and socio-culturally.

However, I’ve been working hard to at least reduce or delay it, but these days I’m getting less and more confident.

Of course, the current situation in North Korea is much better than that of China due to the presence of Jeong-hwan and demographic factors, but it was inevitable that society as a whole would face a period of great testing.

And, around the middle of that year, the time of the test came sooner than expected.

After the truck union protests were canceled, the student democracies, who had bowed their heads for a while, started a protest again.

The red wave of populism that arose in China took its first steps in North Korea thanks to the power of information transmission in the information age.