Beiyang reactionaries

Once Duan Xun really decides to go to war with the United States, this is not what the current United States can bear.

Although the Chinese navy is not as powerful as Japan's, it is not vulnerable.What the Chinese navy lacks are battleships and heavy cruisers. So far, China has only two battleships and two heavy cruisers.

But what the Chinese navy lacks most are aircraft carriers, light cruisers, and destroyers.If China really supports Japan, then it is completely possible to send 5 or 6 aircraft carriers to participate in the Pacific battle.At that time, with the strength of the Chinese and Japanese navies, the current United States is really irresistible.The Hawaiian Islands are not actually part of the United States.Without the Hawaiian Islands, the United States would be at an absolute disadvantage in the Pacific Ocean.What the United States will have to consider at that time is whether the Chinese and Japanese coalition forces will use the Hawaiian Islands as a springboard to threaten the west coast of the United States.

So although Stilwell acted calmly, he was very nervous inside.

"The American Republic really insists on national equality and national liberation?"

"of course."

"I do not believe."

"Chairman Duan, I don't understand."

Stilwell really didn't know where Duan Xun's sudden distrust came from.Duan Xun looked at Stilwell and said, "General Stilwell, I don't think your country has any sincerity at all. Your country has formulated a specific discrimination act against Chinese people in your country, and blatantly written the 'Chinese Exclusion Act' into your laws. Then You are talking about the so-called ethnic equality here? How can I trust your country with such actions? If the German Nazi Party is persecuting the Jews, isn’t your country persecuting the Chinese community? While your country condemns the German Nazis, I don't know what qualifications your country has to trust me and our country to trust you in such a blatant 'exclusion of China' in your own country."

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"While your country condemns the German Nazis, your own country is so blatantly 'anti-Chinese'. I don't know what qualifications your country has to trust me and my country."

Duan Xun stared straight at Stilwell.

Now that the war has reached this level, the importance of China is becoming more and more obvious.Not to mention China's own strength, China's resources alone make many countries greedy.China has sold a lot of resources to Germany, Italy and Japan, and sold a large number of light industrial products to Germany, Italy and Japan, and even sold a large number of warships to Japan.Nearly half of the materials needed by the Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan were provided by China alone.

Of course it's not just Germany and Italy.

The arms, ammunition, and logistical supplies of the British and Indian armies all depend on China.In addition, the Soviet Union imported locomotives, carriages, and large quantities of trucks from China in order to increase its transportation capacity.The Soviet-German war broke out only about 10 months ago, but the Soviet Union spent more than 500 tons of gold in order to import materials from China.It can be seen how fast gold was consumed during the war years.

This is China's current strength.

If China is allowed to end in person, the situation will be even more different.China will send out tens of millions of troops to sweep the Far East and Central Asia, and sweep the Southeast Asian countries.Therefore, the Axis powers and the anti-fascist alliance are constantly wooing China.

At this time, Duan Xun doesn't ask for benefits, Duan Xun is really a fool.Japan is currently becoming more and more powerful in the Pacific Ocean. Even if the United States achieved great success in the Battle of Midway Island, it still cannot stop Japan's strength in the Pacific Ocean.Therefore, the United States is eager to know China's attitude and is eager to stabilize China.

At this time, Duan Xun has to be steady.

Because Duan Xun has to consider how China can get the most benefits.After getting enough benefits, Duan Xun will give them a promise.

The "Chinese Exclusion Act" was the first thing Duan Xun wanted to solve.Although for Duan Xun, or for the current China, the "Chinese Exclusion Act" has no effect.At present, the Chinese are the largest in Nanyang, and the proportion of European and American countries is actually very small.

The "Chinese Exclusion Act" in the United States does not affect mainland China and Southeast Asian Chinese.

But this kind of thing is first of all a matter of face.

China is no longer a country that was randomly rubbed by the big powers decades ago, but has become a big country with a certain status in the world.But such a big country was targeted by the United States in this way.For the Chinese community, a specific "Chinese Exclusion Act" was formulated.No matter how you say it, it's very ugly and embarrassing.And it is not those Chinese who are ashamed, but China, the country, and Duan Xun, the leader of China.

Of course, there is another point, that is, the economies of China and the United States cannot be completely isolated in the future.Once China and the United States strengthen exchanges and cooperation in all aspects of politics, economy, and culture, the number of Chinese in the United States will inevitably increase.

What to do then?

At that time, talk about the "Chinese Exclusion Act" again?

Duan Xun didn't have that kind of patience.Now it is the United States that wants to stabilize China. In other words, it is the United States that wants from China, not China that wants from the United States.So Duan Xun didn't give Stilwell any face at all, and directly criticized the "Chinese Exclusion Act" in the United States.

Historically, during World War II, China lost half of its land, but the United States still chose to abolish the "Chinese Exclusion Act" in order to win over China to fight Japan.Not to mention the current situation.At this time, Stilwell suddenly understood that Duan Xun had inadvertently entered the core of the negotiation and began to put forward his own demands.

Stilwell couldn't help sighing.

really.

People like Duan Xun are old and cunning.It seems that the rhythm of this conversation is self-guided and self-controlled.But Duan Xun was following his own rhythm on the surface, but in the rhythm of the conversation, he inadvertently stated his conditions.

Stilwell is the President's special envoy, so of course he has certain powers in his hands.Without any decision-making power, Roosevelt would not have sent a special envoy.As a special envoy, Stilwell has the right to make temporary decisions.So Stilwell immediately thought a lot in his mind.

Stilwell had seen the "Chinese Exclusion Act" before he came to China.

For this visit to China, Stilwell himself has carefully studied the exchanges between China and the United States over the years.Including the various treaties signed by the two countries during the past 100 years.Stilwell had to know in his heart that he had to understand all the affairs of the two countries, and he must not allow the United States and China to have problems with their core interests.As long as there is no conflict in core interests, China and the United States can sit down and negotiate.

It took decades for this bill to emerge, form, develop, and finally become a law.Stilwell knew about this.This bill is of little use to the current United States.

So Stilwell immediately said: "Chairman Duan, I think many things can be settled through negotiation. I personally admit that the American Republic had 'excluded Chinese', but this happened decades ago. Actually President Roosevelt has long considered the correctness of this bill and has already started to solve these historical problems. I remember Chairman Duan said before that China will not be obsessed with history. As long as the historical problems are resolved, China will look to the future I think we should not stick to these issues left over from history, and should actively negotiate to resolve these issues. Because compared with history, the future of the two countries is more important."

"I did say those words. But it's on the basis of being able to address the legacy of history."

Duan Xun's evaluation of Stilwell was much higher.

Because Duan Xun said a lot, Stilwell actually studied it.These words were made by Duan Xun when he expressed the attitude of the Chinese government in public.Unexpectedly, Stilwell really made a lot of preparations.

"I believe that with the efforts of our two countries, many issues left over from history can be resolved."

"hope so."

Although Stilwell said that the United States will definitely solve the problem of the "Chinese Exclusion Act", Duan Xun did not look happy at all, and still spoke lightly.But Stilwell felt a little happy at this time.

The current situation in the United States is that it is not afraid of China's conditions, but it is afraid that China will not have conditions.

China put forward conditions, indicating that China does not want to fight with the United States.What I am most afraid of is that China has no conditions, which means that China has nothing to discuss with you and the United States.This is a very bad tendency.

Now Duan Xun is starting to raise conditions, which is a good thing for Stilwell.So seeing Duan Xun's faint expression, it seemed that he didn't want to talk, so Stilwell could only speak by himself.

After all, the United States is more anxious now.

"Chairman Duan, President Roosevelt sent me to visit your country this time to prepare to strengthen the mutual trust between the two countries on the basis of solving the remaining problems left over from historical reasons, and to jointly fight against German, Italian and Japanese fascism."

"General Stilwell, I said that for my own reasons, I really hope for national equality and national liberation. I am against colonization, and I hope that there will be no colonization in the world. Of course we are not the British Empire, which can influence the whole world and manage The whole world. According to our country's strength, we can't control places that are too far away. But I don't want to have colonies in East Asia and Southeast Asia where our country can see. Our government absolutely does not allow such a situation. Although our country opposes Japan's use of force in Southeast Asia, it has not stopped them, because Japan's war behavior in Southeast Asia also promotes the local national liberation movement. At present, the national liberation movement in Southeast Asia is in full swing, and our country will never agree to this The region will become a colony again in the future."

the second condition.

Stilwell immediately understood that this was the second condition Duan Xun put forward.

What Duan Xun said is that East Asia and Southeast Asia are not allowed to have colonies, but the subtext is that these places are China's sphere of influence, and China will never allow European and American countries to return here.

As for the so-called colonialism or anti-colonialism, Stilwell didn't care.Not to mention anything else, although what Duan Xun said is fresh and refined, China currently occupies Sumatra, one of the wealthiest islands in Southeast Asia.

The so-called support for national independence, but what exactly did Indonesia get?

The current Indonesian Republic only has Guava Island, and Kalimantan Island is directly controlled by the Japanese, so it is almost directly merged into Japan.The richest island of Sumatra is controlled by China, and it is also close to being merged into China.

In this way, they are still talking about the so-called anti-colonial and national independence here.

Of course, Stilwell didn't really think that China was so hypocritical, because that's how the world is.For the sake of interests between countries, hypocrisy is nothing, and stabbing a knife in the back is a very common thing.

What Stilwell had to consider was the second condition proposed by Duan Xun.

Duan Xun's second condition has no effect on the United States.Because the United States has long wanted to deal with the Philippines.Speaking of which, the Philippines is really of no benefit to the United States except for allowing the United States to have a colony in Asia.Not only was the Philippines unable to bring itself a large amount of raw materials like those British colonies, but it also did not have a large market.On the contrary, ruling the Philippines costs the United States a lot of money, and Filipinos also take up many American jobs.

This makes Americans very dissatisfied.