The next morning, the comrades of the Chinese accident investigation team boarded a special plane and flew to Amur City. There, the US accident investigation team and search and rescue personnel would also arrive that morning.
Although China arrived one day late, the journey was short, so it was not too late.
The Amur City was actually called Komsomolsk-on-Amur. At that time, it was the largest industrial city in the Far East of Russia. It was located on the left bank of the lower reaches of the Heilongjiang River, about 700 kilometers away from the river mouth.
This land originally belonged to the Qing Dynasty in the Treaty of Nerchinsk. Later, with the signing of various treaties, China lost about one million square kilometers of land in this area, including the Amur land.
In 1860, the Russian Empire moved a large number of farmers from Perm Province to establish a settlement here, which was a village; about 30 years ago, the Russian Empire mobilized thousands of Communist Youth League members to build this city, which was later renamed Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
As an important industrial city, it is quite prosperous. A magnificent dam has been built on the Tiber River. It is the largest hydroelectric power station in Europe and the pride of the Russian people.
Compared with the depression here in later generations, Komsomolsk-on-Amur at that time was full of factories, especially the Amur Steel Plant, which could produce a variety of steels needed for the military industry, with an annual output of about 2 million tons, driving the city to become an industrial center.
In the 1960s, this place was developed into a river port, with frequent ship traffic, becoming a transportation center.
Mechanical manufacturing is mainly focused on ships, aircraft, tanks, missiles, and lifting and transportation equipment. The shipyard is an important submarine manufacturing plant in Russia, and the submarines it manufactures are mainly equipped for the Pacific Fleet.
There is an airport fourteen kilometers southwest of the city. Chinese and American planes landed here one after another. Afterwards, the Russians picked up the personnel from both countries and arranged for them to stay in a hotel.
After a short rest, at noon, the Russian reception staff arranged a simple banquet to welcome the investigation teams from the two countries. The banquet hall was on the second floor of the hotel and the dishes were also very simple.
Russia has a developed industry and is now one of the world's two largest countries alongside the United States. Its financial resources are relatively stronger than China's. It is not that it cannot afford to hold a banquet, but it is out of respect for the victims.
The three parties gathered in the banquet hall. The leader from the United States was David, a senior engineer from BOYING Company, and the leader from China was Liang Qingjun, a staff member from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
David and his group walked into the banquet hall with stern faces. After greeting the Russian receptionist Lomonosov, they walked straight to get their food with their heads held high.
This time the banquet was arranged as a buffet, which made it convenient for everyone to communicate. It was also simple and there was no need to pay so much attention to table etiquette.
This is a common dining style in the West that can accommodate people of different nationalities, races, and religious beliefs.
Lomonosov originally wanted to act as a middleman to connect people from the United States and China. They certainly hoped that China and the United States would not get along, but now the accident happened in Russia. If the two sides fought openly at this time, they would be in trouble.
David's performance made Lomonosov very embarrassed, but this was not the most embarrassing thing.
David walked up to Liang Qingjun and sneered, "Are you the leader of this accident investigation team? China is completely out of people, yet you actually sent a woman to handle this? So many people have died in our country because of you, and you don't even take it seriously. Is this your attitude?"
There were reporters at this banquet, which shows the cleverness of the Russians. They knew very well that the United States and China would definitely not be able to live in harmony. Once a conflict occurred, it would be difficult for them to deal with it. So they might as well let the reporters supervise and know what was going on without them having to say anything.
Liang Qingjun glanced at David's team. There were also women in it. She saw that woman's brows frowned obviously. If it was not related to the dignity between countries, Liang Qingjun felt that this woman might not be able to endure it.
She smiled calmly, "Mr. David, do you think China doesn't take this plane crash seriously because I'm a woman? Isn't your mother a woman? If you have a daughter in the future, will you look down on her?"
Also, I want to solemnly declare that the cause of the accident has not yet been found, and you are directly placing the blame on China. I strongly accuse you of slander and frame-up!"
Liang Qingjun's words were stern and her tone was full of a sense of justice, which made people respect her.
Liang Qingjun pointed out the gender discrimination, and many women present felt uncomfortable and looked at David with unfriendly eyes.
David also realized that he had made a mistake. "No, I don't mean to discriminate against women. The plane crash happened in the mountains outside the city. Search and rescue and collecting debris are very difficult. I have to admit that there are differences in physical fitness between men and women. I care about you!"
They are all good at speaking and arguing, but no one is a fool. On the contrary, those who can stand here are all elites.
Liang Qingjun said very gracefully, "Thank you for your concern! However, the Chairman said, 'Women hold up half the sky.' Besides, there are women on your team, so I believe I can also do the job!"
Anne glared at David in dissatisfaction, said nothing, and took the plate to get the food.
She is a chief engineer, one level below David.
But in fact, she was much more capable than David, but because she was a woman, she failed when she ran for senior engineer.
A vigorous movement was underway in the United States. Just when the Equal Rights Amendment was about to be passed, a traitor emerged among women. She said, "I think some women like to blame their failures due to lack of effort on gender discrimination." It was this classic statement that gave the company an excuse for her defeat.
At this time, when Anne heard the words "Women hold up half the sky", she felt how ridiculous her failure was. This was the backward country they promoted, a country where people couldn't even get enough food, but they had the most advanced ideas.
Anne felt that if she were allowed to live in a country where men and women were equal, she would rather not have enough food to eat.
Because she saw that when Liang Qingjun said this, only the Chinese men were not surprised, as if to them, this was the most correct statement.
After picking up the food, Annie was about to walk towards the table where a group of Americans were sitting, but that table was already full. There were two women sitting at a table next to her. One was from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the other was from the Security Bureau.
The three of them sat together, not talking, and ate quietly.
The men from the American team at the table next to them were laughing loudly. Someone whispered a joke about Liang Qingjun, but their voice was so low that the Chinese people at the other table couldn't hear it. But Annie and the others heard it and frowned.
Because jokes are also disrespectful to women.
On the Chinese team's side, there were two tables with men and women sitting together. They occasionally talked to each other in low voices, appearing to be very well-educated.
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