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"In other words, the relationship between China and Japan is still very close?"

"It should be said so. Judging from these reports, China and Japan are allies, and they are allies without any problems. No one will even doubt that they are a military group."

Roosevelt nodded, but quickly laughed.Then he said: "China has cooperated with Japan and Germany for so many years, and even signed the 'Anti-Comintern Pact' together, but in the end they did not sign a military alliance. Moreover, they have not participated in the Axis powers until now, which shows that China has My own plan. After talking about the cooperation between China and Japan, what are the contradictions between the two countries? No matter in history or now, I think there must be many contradictions between them. Using these contradictions to destroy their relationship, Cutting off the cooperation between the two of them is the biggest blow to Japan. How deep is the cooperation between China and Japan now, and once their relationship breaks down, it will be a big blow to Japan."

"Speaking of the conflicts between them, the first one must be Taiwan. This is the land ceded to Japan after China lost to Japan in the Nissin War in 1894. Up to now, China has basically recovered what they lost at the beginning. Land, at present, there are only territorial disputes with Japan. In addition to Taiwan, China and Japan also have territorial disputes over the South Sakhalin Island and the South Kuril Islands."

Roosevelt looked at the map.

After thinking about it, he said to Stilwell next to him: "General Stilwell, you have met Duan Xun and you have stayed in China for so many years. Tell me, what kind of person is Duan Xun? How will he resolve these territorial disputes between Japan and Japan?"

Roosevelt and Cordell Hull discussed China issues, and of course Roosevelt invited a China hand to discuss together.

Speaking of China hands in the United States, it must be Stilwell.He is not only a China hand, but also has several contacts and negotiations with Duan Xun.Not only that, Stilwell was sent to China as the President's special envoy, and had contact with many senior officials in China.Among the current senior U.S. officials, if anyone is said to have the most connections in China and who is most familiar with China's policies, that person must be Stilwell.

So Roosevelt wanted to listen to Stilwell's opinion.

"Duan Xun is very ambitious."

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"Duan Xun is very ambitious."

Stilwell was silent for a moment, and then directly expressed his opinion on Duan Xun.

Ambitious.

This was Stilwell's most direct feeling after meeting Duan Xun.Roosevelt was very interested, and immediately asked, "Why are you so ambitious?"

"President, China is a country with a very unique civilization. Their history and culture have lasted for thousands of years and have been passed down to the present. In Chinese history, the evaluation of emperors who expanded their territory has always been very high. This is Chinese culture. A kind of inheritance, whether it is Chinese scholars or Chinese people, they all have high evaluations for those emperors who expanded their territory. Chinese people attach great importance to post-evaluation. The more senior officials and celebrities, the more important they are The reputation behind them, they all hope that they can leave a name in history. Duan Xun is currently a 'dictator' in China, just an emperor with a changed name. I have contacted him, and this person is superficially handsome, and he can't even see He was born in the military. But every time this person speaks, he can feel a strong sense of self-confidence."

"Are you saying that Duan Xun also wants to expand his territory?"

"Yes."

Stilwell nodded.

Pointing on the map, he said: "The China-Myanmar border, as well as the newly established 'Dalak City' in China's Tibet, and the so-called 'Nerchinsk Treaty' area that has just been recovered, are actually the Chinese themselves. It has been forgotten. Even some Chinese historians have forgotten that those places are still Chinese places. In other words, many so-called disputed areas have been a messy battle in history. Like many places on the Sino-Myanmar border and the Sino-Indian border, Sometimes it belongs to China, sometimes it breaks away from China, and many places are only China's vassal states, not completely Chinese territory. But Duan Xun insisted on taking advantage of this war to take them all back. And now The territory of the North Vietnam region that China stated has been independent from China for hundreds or thousands of years. But China still states that North Vietnam has historically belonged to China. It can be seen that Duan Xun is an ambitious person who wants to open The one who spreads the land."

"An ambitious leader and a rising power are a perfect match."

Roosevelt smiled.

Roosevelt didn't think that such a political strongman could exist in this era, but it was definitely very good.It is estimated that now is the era with the most political strongmen in the world.

"Yeah. Franklin, look at China's actions over the years. What they want is not only to take back those ceded lands, but also to take back some disputed areas. And more, they want Asia The leading power. The establishment of the Asian United Organization in cooperation with Japan, and the recent establishment of the Chinese Federation all indicate that China is ready to exercise more power in Asia, indicating that they want to compete for more voice. "

Kewell Hull expresses his opinion.

Of course, this is not a secret, you can infer it just by looking at China's actions in recent years.

"Control of Asia, dominance of Asia."

Roosevelt muttered to himself, but quickly smiled and said: "Yes, this is it. No matter how deep the cooperation between China and Japan is, they will inevitably split for the dominance of Asia. Their geographical location determines that they will not It is possible to continue to cooperate. Kewell, you continue to talk. What historical grievances and disputes are there between China and Japan?"

"In addition to the territorial disputes mentioned above, the biggest conflict between China and Japan is concentrated on the Korean peninsula. The Korean peninsula has been canonized and protected by China since ancient times. Whatever happens on the Korean peninsula, China will send people Solution. Japan attacked North Korea more than 300 years ago, and North Korea asked for help from the Ming Dynasty at that time. In the end, the combined forces of the Ming Dynasty and North Korea defeated Japan. The Sino-Japanese War that broke out half a century ago was the same process, except that Japan won the final victory After the failure of the Sino-Japanese War, China not only lost the Korean Peninsula, but also lost a lot of their rights and interests in the Northeast. Now China supports the Korean Republic in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, and Japan supports the Korean Empire in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The two sides have been in a stalemate The Korean peninsula is the core interest of China, which is related to the security of Northeast China, so China will never give up. Similarly, for Japan, the current chips that can contain China are limited, and the Korean peninsula is the best bargaining chip, so it does not would give up easily."

"Except for the Korean peninsula?"

"There is also the Ryukyu Islands. This used to be the Ryukyu Kingdom, and it was also a protectorate of China. It was previously granted by China. About 70 years ago, Japan forcibly merged Ryukyu into Japan. At that time, the envoys of the Ryukyu Kingdom came to Beijing to ask the Qing Dynasty support, but the Qing Dynasty did not have the strength to manage these things at that time. As a result, Ryukyu became the land of Japan. When the envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom heard the news, he chose to commit suicide in Beijing.”

"Ah."

Roosevelt wrote down what Kewell Hull said in his notebook.Kewell Helton continued for a moment: "There are also those countries in Southeast Asia that have almost always paid tribute to China in history. They belong to China's vassal state. Now that China's strength has increased, it wants to restore their power in East Asia and China. The status of Southeast Asia. However, most of Southeast Asia is currently controlled by Japan, and Southeast Asia is also an indispensable resource provider in Japan’s strategy. Therefore, there will inevitably be many conflicts of interest between China and Japan in Southeast Asia.”

Roosevelt nodded and said: "It seems that there are quite a lot of disputes between China and Japan. The Taiwan issue, the Korean Peninsula issue, the South Sakhalin Island issue, the South Kuril Islands issue, the Ryukyu issue, and the leadership issue in Southeast Asia. "

"Yes."

"General Stilwell, you said that if we support China in these areas, will Duan Xun terminate the cooperation with Japan?"

"I think it's more difficult."

Stilwell shook his head directly.

Said: "President, Duan Xun's ambition is not ordinary. Especially with the changes in the current world situation, his ambition will change a lot. This can be seen from the fact that China now controls the Andaman Islands. China I have already reached out to the Indian Ocean, and I am not satisfied with tossing around in East Asia and Southeast Asia. The current disputes between China and Japan can be resolved with China's strength. Our support is not decisive. Therefore, I want to use These will lead China and Japan to terminate cooperation, which I think is unlikely."

"Ambition, ambition."

Roosevelt looked at the map, picked up a pen from the side, drew on the map, and then said: "It is a good thing to have ambition, and ambition shows that there is a need. As long as people have needs, then there will be weaknesses, and then there will be cooperation. Possibly, then it is possible for them to negotiate. China wants to be the leader of Asia and wants to expand its influence, and we can help. If we give these islands to China again, what do you think China will choose?"

"But, this..."

Cordell Hull was shocked to see the location of the island that Roosevelt had drawn on the map.

Because many of the places Roosevelt circled are the Pacific islands currently controlled by Japan.From a strategic location, these Pacific islands are very important.What Roosevelt meant was that these islands will belong to China in the future, or they will be China's protected areas.

In this way, China can extend its influence to the Pacific Ocean.

Roosevelt put his pen aside and said: "As long as Japan is defeated and Britain withdraws from the Pacific Ocean, then our country will definitely have the upper hand in the Pacific Ocean. Handing over some islands to China for management will not affect our country's position in the Pacific Ocean. If we do not Solve the China problem as soon as possible, let China continue to support Japan in this way, we don’t know how many casualties we will have in the Pacific. Now we are focusing on the war, spending huge sums of money to fight, and paying painful casualties every day, but China uses This opportunity is developing at a high speed. Since the outbreak of the war, China's industry has developed rapidly, China's economy has developed rapidly, and China's technology has also developed rapidly. If this war cannot be ended quickly, China's strength will be greater in a few years Expansion. But don’t forget that China is a big country with a population of [-] million, and it may soon have a population of [-] billion. Such a big country can develop rapidly without any restrictions, which is definitely not a good thing for us. Cutting off the relationship between China and Japan It is in our country's best interest to resolve Japan as soon as possible, General Stilwell."

"president."

"You want to go to China again, as the special envoy of the president. Tell Duan Xun that our country supports all legitimate sovereignty claims of China, and also supports China's role as a major Asian country in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. If China agrees, our country will I am willing to support China in managing the islands controlled by Japan after the war, and also support China in playing a leading role in Asia after the war. If China has this idea, then I am very willing to have a face-to-face talk with Duan Xun. I am very much looking forward to it Meet Duan Xun."

"Yes."

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"Chairman, Japan has signed a cooperation agreement with the Vietnamese royal family and the Cambodian royal family. Japan supports the independence of Vietnam and Cambodia from the French colonies. We have obtained the main terms through the Vietnamese royal family and the Cambodian royal family. That is everyone This treaty in front of you."

Wang Jingwei spoke.

Although the signing of the contract between Japan, the Vietnamese royal family, and the Cambodian royal family is still very confidential, the contents of it are also secret agreements.But many people in the current Vietnamese and Cambodian royal families hope to maintain good relations with China.Therefore, the secret agreement between Japan and them soon came into He Fengshan's hands.He Fengshan handed over the secret agreement to Beijing.

Everyone has a translated treaty in front of them.Of course not the original treaty, the text of those treaties has a lot of pages.So now everyone is looking at the simplified version of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Everyone simply looks at the contents inside.

"What kind of independence is this? It is no different from the previous French rule. Even compared to when the French were there, there are too many restrictions except for the name of independence. Japan is not completely controlling Vietnam and Cambodia. Administration, finance, police, and even diplomacy. According to this treaty, what is the difference between Vietnam and Cambodia and colonies.”

Li Ji shook his head deeply.

What is this sign.Vietnam and Cambodia signed such a treaty, which is not an independent treaty, but a colonial treaty.

Japan, the Vietnamese royal family, and the Cambodian royal family have actually talked for a long time.Japan is worried that both the Vietnamese royal family and the Cambodian royal family have defected to China, so they have been putting pressure on them.Because of China's intervention, the Vietnamese royal family and the Cambodian royal family have both sides. They want to see who offers a higher price, China or Japan.In particular, the cooperation model between China and Laos, Vientiane, and Champasak is very popular among the Vietnamese royal family and the Cambodian royal family.After all, apart from temporarily handing over national defense and security to China, China does not interfere in other administrative, financial, and diplomatic matters.

But Japan's requirements are different.