Why was Sweden the first to admit that the new China made tigers?

Sweden is the first western country to establish diplomatic relations with New China. 1950 on may 9, China and Sweden announced the establishment of diplomatic relations. The archives declassified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China show that the concrete process of establishing diplomatic relations between China and Sweden was relatively smooth, but there were some misunderstandings when sending envoys to each other. ?

Swedish Foreign Minister calls Zhou Enlai.

The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Sweden was first proposed by Sweden. As a neutral country, Sweden is not hostile to New China, which is different from other western capitalist countries. ?

10 14, Swedish Foreign Minister Andersen called China Foreign Minister Zhou Enlai. The telegram said, "... the Swedish government is prepared to establish diplomatic relations (with China) on the basis of equality and mutual respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and existing practices of international laws and regulations." ? In order to show sincerity, Sweden also severed diplomatic relations with the Kuomintang regime on the same day. ?

In terms of relations with western capitalist countries, the new China generally has three principles for establishing diplomatic relations: whether to sever relations with the remnants of the Kuomintang; Whether to support the restoration of the legitimate seat of the new China in international organizations such as the United Nations; Through negotiations, it proved the sincerity of respecting China's sovereignty. ?

Sweden accepts the first two principles, and the rest is the third. 65438+ 10/8, Zhou Enlai sent a telegram to Anden, hoping that the Swedish government would send representatives to Beijing for negotiations. ?

In this way, the issue of establishing diplomatic relations between China and Sweden was put on the agenda. The Swedish government appointed Ivan Golosh, who was still in Shanghai at that time, as the agent to negotiate the establishment of diplomatic relations with China on behalf of the Swedish government. 65438+1On October 20th, the Swedish government asked China to give Galois "all necessary facilities, including the right to communicate with the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs by password." On February 8th, China agreed to accept Carlos as the negotiator.