Chapter 1007: The Maker of World Order (Second update, please subscribe)
Challenge two superpowers at the same time!
No sane country would do this!
This is the most basic common sense.
So as the Minister-General of Foreign Affairs, Li Guoren still hopes to make a final effort.
"It's not a challenge! It's about seizing the opportunity."
Li Yian shook his head and said.
"As the saying goes, the greater the risk, the greater the benefit. Whether it is the order under the United States or the order under Soviet Russia, for Nanyang, Nanyang is just a follower in the American order, not Participant in the international order. "
This is the broader interest that Li Yi'an pursues, which is the maximization of interests.
“A participant in the international order?”
Li Guoren said:
"Your Excellency, do you mean that we join forces with Britain and France to participate in the construction of the international order?"
Smart people can tell at once, and Li Guoren immediately understood what your Excellency meant. mean.
"Yes, how should I put it? The current United States and the Soviet Union, although they have far more power than other countries, they have not truly established their own international order. Of course, the Soviet Union has a high degree of control over Eastern Europe. Control has made its order construction far better than that of the United States, but on a global scale, the new order has not yet been fully established. Well, let’s put it this way, what does the world look like now? The era of the old hegemon has ended, but The new overlord has not yet taken over, and there is still a period of handover of the power bar between them, and Suez... is very likely to be the handover of the power bar!”
The Suez crisis itself is a key event in the handover of the power bar. Britain and France formed a coalition and joined forces with Israel to attack Egypt. Although they achieved military victory, the two countries were eventually forced to make concessions under the military threat of the Soviet Union and economic pressure from the United States.
After the old empires were disgraced, they were no longer worthy of comparison with the United States and the Soviet Union.
After the Suez Crisis, Britain gradually allowed its colonies to become independent, and eventually completely retreated to the British Isles, becoming a follower of the United States.
"After this handover, no matter how reluctant Britain and France are, they will definitely become followers of the American order, and Nanyang will be involved in it without exception."
Li Yi'an He paused for a moment and said:
"At that time, Nanyang will actually be a follower of the United States and can only rely on others under the international order established by the United States."
"Your Excellency, aren't we profiting from the post-war order now?"
There was a hint of confusion in Li Guoren's tone. He did not see the disadvantages of this order.
This is also the limitation of the times. Even after Britain retreated, it did not realize at first that the international order established by the United States would do any harm to it. At most, it would only cost the British Empire.
“The fattened pigs are kept for the New Year. In the end, the United States will inevitably take all measures to harvest our wealth and suppress our development. By then, we will be under the American order , how can we resist their harvest and suppression? "
In fact, in the past few years, as he has become more and more experienced in politics and diplomacy, Li Yi'an has also changed in his approach to the United States.
At the beginning, he tried every means to prevent Nanyang from becoming a second Japan. For this reason, he even conceived the idea of using electric vehicles to attack the US dollar's oil hegemony and destroy the US hegemony by destroying the petrodollar.
But this does not change anything - Nanyang will be a follower of the international order established by the United States for a long time to come, just like the roles played by countries such as Western Europe and Japan in history.
After the "Suez Canal Crisis" occurred, he saw another opportunity - to become the maker of the world order!
"Resistance..."
Li Guoren frowned. As a confidant of Your Excellency, he naturally knew about the "second threat theory" and also knew that Nanyang and the United States were bound to confront each other in the future. Roads, and this is even the reason why Nanyang and the Soviet Union cooperated privately - just to use the Soviet Union to attract the attention of the United States.
"Resistance is obviously not enough, but why do we have to defend passively?"
Li Yian's lips raised slightly, but he unconsciously turned into a sneer and said:
" Just like in the military, the best defense is to attack. Seize the opportunity to attack. The United States has not yet fully established its order, and Britain and France are so skinny that a camel is bigger than a horse. In this case, if If we join forces with Britain and France, the United States, no matter how unwilling it is, will have to face a reality - while building a world order, it will fully take into account our interests. After all, the conflict between the United States and us is not just a follow-up. However, the confrontation with the Soviet Union was a life-and-death struggle. Therefore, as long as our attitude is strong enough, the United States' concession is inevitable."
"The United States' concession..." "Yes, it is the United States. Concession, from one family to co-governance by four families.”
At this time, they had reached the small lake in the mansion garden. Li Yian lit a cigar and looked at the lake and said.
“Co-governance by four companies may not be realistic, but it is certainly impossible for one company to dominate. But Nanyang’s role in it will turn from a follower to a partner, and the follower can take whatever he wants. Yes, but what about partners? "
When Li Yian looked into the distance, his eyes were gentle and the corners of his mouth were bright.
“For partners, they don’t dare to be unscrupulous. After all, there is no problem in squeezing the small followers, but if they squeeze the partners, the company’s business may be broken up, and the price of breaking up is The United States cannot afford it. "
The truth is simple and straightforward, but not everyone understands that in the American order, Britain is half a partner, and the other half is France. France gained its united front value by withdrawing from NATO, or acting as a "stirrer".
As for the little followers, they are from Germany and other Western European countries. As for Japan and South Korea, they are directly raised dogs. The former wisely chose the EU as a big tree, with a big tree as its back to enjoy the shade. Through the integration of the European Union, it will increase its united front value and make the United States a target. In fact, six years ago, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman suggested Putting the coal and steel production of France and West Germany under the leadership of a "supranational" institution, and then the establishment of the European Community a few years later, was itself part of Europe's struggle for the right to speak in the international order.
Japan and South Korea are not so lucky. Except for the big tree of the United States, they have no big tree to rely on, so they have to accept the harvest of American dad with a smile.
Even if my flesh is cut off, I still have to be grateful to my American dad.
Many people think this is "cheap" at heart, but essentially it is their role in the international order that determines that they can only be like this.
It’s not that Japan and South Korea are willing to kneel down, it’s because they have the status of “dogs” in the international order established by the United States, even in Europe. It’s just that the old imperialists in Europe, They know very clearly how to increase their voice. Although their power is weak, if they sit together, they still have a certain influence on the United States, so they will naturally have their voice.
In this world, Nanyang is like Japan and South Korea in another world - fighting alone.
In this case, kneeling is probably the only option. After all, the value of united front is there.
But Li Yian doesn’t want to kneel. Not only can he not kneel, but he also wants to make money while standing. Does this need to increase Nanyang’s united front value?
How to maximize the united front value of Nanyang?
Become a partner in the international order and a participant in setting world rules without the EU being a big player.
These are all problems that Nanyang must face.
“In international affairs, some countries are sitting at the dinner table, and some countries are on the dinner plate, and we...”
Looking into the distance, Li Yian showed a An expectant smile.
“Now we are going to the dining table, but the problem we need to face is-even if we have atomic bombs and intercontinental missiles, in fact, our international influence is not great, and it is not Being able to influence international affairs, when we come to this table, whether we sit at the table or be thrown into the dinner plate, it depends on whether we can seize the opportunity this time. By seizing this opportunity, our united front value will be Greatly increased, when the time comes..."
Took a heavy puff of cigar, and after exhaling the smoke, Li Yian said again:
"Not only can we participate in the formulation of the international order, we may even have the opportunity to become the sixth permanent member of the United Nations in the future!"
"The sixth permanent member!"
As Li Guoren, a diplomat, certainly knows the value of the permanent membership. Its greatest value is that it can turn the United Nations into a waste paper making machine!
Surprised:
"This, this...the United Nations is based on the anti-fascist alliance. Now that the war is over, how can it possibly add another permanent member seat? What?”
"How is it impossible?"
Li Yian looked very calm, but the ambition in his eyes was unconcealable.
“After all, this world always stands in terms of strength, and I am still very optimistic about the future of Nanyang!”
(End of this chapter)