Twenty-six years ago today, on June 14, 1999 (May 1, 1999 in the lunar calendar), the Varyag was forced to return to the Black Sea. China was forced to sign 21 demands. Everyone knows that a hundred years ago, Japan had 21 articles to destroy China. It tried to destroy China through 21 treaties against China. In the end, it failed. It could only lead to its own demise through armed aggression. What many people don't know is that 15 years ago, China and Turkey also had a "21 articles". In order to allow the Varyag, which was blocked by Turkey in the Black Sea, to pass through the Turkish Strait, China had no choice but to be robbed by Turkey and agreed to the 21 demands put forward by Turkey. In the early morning of June 14, 1999, the Varyag was slowly towed by a tugboat hired by the Chinese law company and left the dock of the Black Sea Shipyard, and began its journey to China. Many Black Sea Shipyard employees who were present saw Varyag off slowly and shed tears, but they did not expect Varyag to turn back before he left the Black Sea. When Varyag arrived in northern Turkey and was about to pass through the Turkish Bosporus Strait, "under the friendly reminder of a third country", the Turkish government suddenly refused Varyag to pass through the strait and forced the Varyag to return to the Black Sea. Then Varyag tried to pass through the strait many times but was rejected by Turkey. The Varyag, who had no way to go, had to return the same way and returned to the Black Sea Shipyard. The workers of the Black Sea Shipyard looked at the giant ship that came back. They didn't know what it was like. It was like they had just sold the child ruthlessly, but they didn't expect the child to run back by himself when they turned around. This is simply torture, but torture is torture, and the money is not less, and the parking fee of 17,000 dollars per month is not wrong. In addition to the $8,500 a day tugboat fee, the Chinese company suffered heavy losses. Turkey's attitude is very tough: either Varyag passes by on its own power, or you can dismantle it into pieces and transport it there! After two years of negotiations between China and Turkey, after China agreed to promote Chinese tourists to Turkey and strengthen military assistance to the Turkish army, Turkey put forward another 20 demands. Plus the most important China-Turkey tourism and defense cooperation, a total of 21 demands. In September 2001, China sent a delegation of the Ministry of Transport and shipping experts to Turkey to consult on the passage of the Varyag through the strait, and made a comprehensive security commitment. In a very short period of time, China prepared a number of security measures required by the Turkish authorities: it rented the world's most powerful Greek tugboat; it agreed to give a "state guarantee" for possible compensation, thus avoiding the risk deposit of $1 billion. Because at the time, 1 billion dollars was also a lot of money for China. The photos of Varyag passing through the strait taken by American satellites were heartbreaking for the United States. In the end, Varyag arrived in Dalian after all difficulties and risks, and after ten years, it became the Chinese Navy Liaoning. Turkey, on the other hand, still enjoys the tourism dividend of China, and the military is also a leader of long-range rocket launchers and short-range missile technology provided by China.