1949年4月21日大军渡江前夕,解放军的炮兵与“紫石英”号等英国军舰之间发生了数起炮战,史称“紫石英”号事件,又称“长江事件”。长江上的隆隆炮声震惊了整个世界,成为各国媒体的头条新闻。这一事件,也是新中国成立前夕中外关系史中最重要的事件。因“紫石英”号事件而起的中英间的外交纠纷,是新中国成立前夕中共最高决策层面临的第一次外 On April 21, 1949, on the eve of the ferry of the army, there were a number of artillery battles between the PLA artillery and the British warships such as “Amethyst”. It was known as the “Amethyst” incident, also known as the “Yangtze River Incident.” The rumbling of guns on the Yangtze River shocked the entire world and became the headline news of various countries’ media. This incident is also the most important incident in the history of the Sino-foreign relations on the eve of the founding of New China. The diplomatic dispute between China and Britain on the occasion of the “Amethyst” incident was the first time outside the CCP’s highest decision-making level before the founding of People’s Republic of China