The first update

U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher and U.S. presidential adviser Anthony Lake will take the lead in a dialogue with Dobrynin and seek a breakthrough in a series of crises in the Asia-Pacific region and reach a consensus.

In the face of the two battle-hardened diplomatic politicians, Dobrynin was not worried, this time he was obviously prepared, or the Soviet government he represented did not have the will to rush to reach a consensus with the United States, so he asked the United States how to deal with the inducements for independence. In other words, how to deal with Iwasato Masao's policy, Dobrynin believes that as long as this issue is properly resolved, then the next trilateral talks will be able to proceed smoothly.

The meeting took place at the White House, and Dobrynin returned to the familiar building, politely refusing to be accompanied by the new Soviet ambassador to the United States, and confronting American politicians alone. For him, the White House is a battlefield for Dobrynin alone.

"The U.S. government has severed ties with Gulf leaders." U.S. Secretary of State Warren replied bluntly, "Originally, the U.S. government had no formal diplomatic contact with them, so it wasn't any connection." At the request of the Chinese side, the Gulf issue will be a private issue for the Chinese side, and the US government will not intervene. ”

"That's all?" Dobrynin frowned dissatisfied, he spread his hands, and asked in disappointment, "Is this all the United States can do?" ”

"Isn't that enough? Do you still need the U.S. government to issue a public apology to be satisfied? Consultant Anthony replied confidently, "In the American dictionary, we don't have the word apology. ”

Dobrynin stared at Adviser Anthony Lake until he was a little hairy, and then asked with a smile, "May I ask how many years has Adviser Anthony been involved in politics?" ”

"I have presided over American policy in the Bosnian war, Mr. Dobrynin, and have achieved great things." Being questioned about his abilities by others, Anthony seemed a little unhappy.

"Where were you at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis?" Dobrynin leaned back on the sofa, raised his head and said very disdainfully, "I was already active in Moscow politics during the Kennedy era, when I had just served as the Soviet ambassador to the United States in Washington, D.C., and only seven months into office, the Cuban Missile Crisis broke out between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was through me that President Kennedy was able to negotiate terms with Moscow, in which the Soviet Union would withdraw its missiles, the United States would promise not to attack Cuba to destroy the Castro regime, and the United States would withdraw from the American military bases in Italy and Turkey that threatened the Soviet Union in the south. And do you know how important this kind of behind-the-scenes diplomatic channels without going through the diplomatic department are? That is to say, you can directly avoid the State Council bureaucrats around you, and let the leaders of your countries come into contact with the top leaders of the Soviet Union through me. Know the necessity of my existence for the past few decades? Believe me, Mr. Anthony, I know far more friends in American politics than you do now. ”

Anthony was choked up by Dobrynin's words, and Dobrynin turned back and said to Secretary of State Warren, "Go ahead, Mr. Secretary." ”

"What else do you need from us?" The secretary of state, who was also a little speechless, asked.

"After withdrawing from the US Pacific Seventh Fleet deployed by the Chinese side, we will come back to have friendly consultations. Could it be that the Americans' way of negotiating is to put two aircraft carrier battle groups on their doorstep and tell others that we are here for peace? Dobrynin justly and awe-inspiring accuses the other side of shameless behavior. As long as the U.S. aircraft carrier battle group remains in Taiwan's waters, it means that the trilateral talks will be based on mistrust.

Warren frowned, obviously dissatisfied with Dobrynin's proposal, "No, if the Chinese side takes the opportunity to occupy the Gulf by force when we withdraw from Taiwan, then everything we have done before will be in vain." ”

Dobrynin replied in a righteous manner, "This is China's internal affair, and the Soviet Union has no right to interfere, and the United States has no right to interfere." If you go to the Chinese diplomats to deal with this, the Soviet Union will not be responsible for anything that happens at that time. ”

After all, the Soviet Union played the role of a mediator, so he would justifiably accuse the United States of transgressing the line, and at the same time not give any guarantees to the United States, first of all, this is not in the interests of the Soviet Union, and secondly, this conflict is ultimately a conflict between China and the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union just used this conflict to sell arms to make a profit.

If there is a question of who is the biggest winner in this conflict in the Asia-Pacific region, it is undoubtedly the Soviet Union, which did not intervene in the war.

"I need to respond to the president on this issue, after all, I don't have the right to respond." Warren took a deep breath and seemed to have temporarily figured out the attitude of Moscow, they just wanted to negotiate in the tripartite talks, and did not play the role of a lion's mouth, which made the United States feel very relieved, I was afraid that China and the Soviet Union would unite against the United States in the talks, and this was the first time in history that they joined forces.

Dobrynin replied, "I also hope that Washington will respond as soon as possible, and one more thing, Secretary Warren, don't think about challenging Beijing's bottom line, otherwise the trilateral talks will end very embarrassingly." ”

"I also ask the Chinese and Soviet sides to 'raise their noble hands' on the Korean Peninsula issue." Anthony's adviser said coldly, "Otherwise, don't just settle the Taiwan Strait issue and another Korean Peninsula issue will emerge." ”

Anthony alluded to the recent aggravation of the situation on the Korean Peninsula due to the Asia-Pacific crisis, and Dobrynin was stunned for a moment, and replied in a non-trivial manner, "The Soviet Union's policy on the Korean Peninsula will not change. ”

It is difficult for Anthony to figure out whether Dobrynin's ambiguous words would support the communist reunification of Korea on the peninsula or continue to maintain the current situation. But Dobrynin is not here today for the peninsula issue, so Anthony has only touched on this topic slightly.

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, and there was no reason for Dobrynin to remain in the White House, he stood up and said goodbye to the Secretary of State and the Security Advisor, "It's a pleasure that we were able to reach an agreement, and I think all the issues will be solved in the future, goodbye, Secretary Warren, and Advisor Anthony." ”

Dobrynin said goodbye to the two in an elegant and polite manner, and a seemingly friendly but smoke-filled conversation finally came to an end. (To be continued.) )