The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 978 War of Words

"We have always adhered to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries. Our position has never changed. We have always been adhering to the principles of equality, mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, and continue to promote friendly cooperation with Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines."

"At the same time, we express strong concern and uneasiness about the threats posed by mobs and riots to Chinese people overseas."

"As for the mob threatening the safety of shipping routes, we will dispatch an escort fleet to combat pirates and maintain the safety of international shipping routes." The spokesperson answered the reporter's question seriously and said, "As for the reporter's mention of Laos and Cambodia sending volunteers, we have also paid attention to it. Laos and Cambodia are sovereign countries. They have their own autonomy and are not subject to interference from other countries. China is no exception."

I don’t know how many reporters in the audience couldn’t help but roll their eyes.

But I also know that it is difficult to dig something out. The volunteers were sent by Laos and Cambodia. Laos and Cambodia are sovereign countries. What does it have to do with China?
"What do you think about the escalating situation in Southeast Asia?" a reporter asked.

The spokesperson said: "The fundamental reason for the escalation of the situation in Southeast Asia is well known to the international community. It is because international speculators launched attacks on the financial markets of Southeast Asian countries, triggering financial crises in various countries and causing heavy losses to their economies. Similarly, my country has also suffered greatly from this. International speculators launched financial attacks on Hong Kong, causing Hong Kong to suffer huge losses. Here we strongly condemn this behavior of international speculators."

At this moment, countless reporters couldn't help but complain in their hearts.

This time, international speculators hit a wall in two places and suffered a major setback.

One is in Hong Kong. Every attack by international speculators in Hong Kong ended in failure, causing heavy losses to international speculators and making it impossible for them to realize their attempt to use Hong Kong as a "super cash machine" again.

The other is in the polar bear country. The polar bear central bank announced that it would expand the floating range of the ruble-dollar exchange rate within the year. The sudden change in the polar bear policy has severely damaged the international speculators who have invested huge amounts of money in the polar bear stock market, and has led to comprehensive and drastic fluctuations in the stock and foreign exchange markets of European and American countries.

However, there is nothing wrong with what the spokesperson said, and now all countries are condemning this behavior of international speculators.

Convention Center Building along the East River in Manhattan, New York, USA.

A meeting is being held here with representatives from various countries attending, including Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The meeting is discussing whether to send peacekeeping troops to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

This time the debate was particularly intense.

This is not the first meeting, in fact this is the sixth meeting.

The topics of each meeting are different, but arguments are always inevitable.

Some people say that this is a place for countries around the world to quarrel, and there is some truth to this.

Of course, today, representatives of relevant countries spoke out and accused relevant countries of playing a negative role.

Laos and Cambodia were not happy about it. They slammed the table and cursed the Philippine representative, accusing the Philippines of condoning the mob, failing to create a peaceful environment, and failing to guarantee the personal and property safety of civilians, which has led to the current deteriorating situation.

The representatives of the relevant countries looked calm and their minds were wandering.

The relevant countries refer to Laos and Cambodia, and now both Laos and Cambodia have recognized it.

The American representative frowned, feeling very embarrassed.

The U.S. government is happy to see international speculators launching attacks on financial markets in various countries. After all, it is American companies that are making money, and these international speculators will always need to pay taxes to the United States when they make money.

Furthermore, by taking advantage of this opportunity to force other countries to develop markets and accept the conditions proposed by the International Monetary Fund, American multinational corporations can gain greater benefits and buy at low prices.

But who could have imagined that the situation in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines would get out of control and war would break out. In just two months, the situation had deteriorated to the point where it was out of control.

The head of Thailand's ruling party fled to the UK and established a government-in-exile there. The Malaysian government is now in danger and has fled to Singapore to form a government-in-exile. The Philippine government is barely resisting, but has already lost control of the entire Philippines.

The Indonesian government even lost Jakarta, and the military suffered heavy losses.

The most terrifying thing is that they seized Kalimantan Island and announced to the world that they had rebuilt the Lan Fang Republic, claiming that the Lan Fang Republic had sovereignty over Indonesia since ancient times.

Then everyone checked and found that the Lan Fang Republic really did exist in the past.

This is terrible. The peacekeeping forces cannot go there to maintain the peace.

The peacekeeping forces need both sides to agree to go somewhere, but now even the ownership of that place has become a problem, how can they go there? How can they maintain peace?!
Similarly, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines all have the same problem.

That is, according to relevant rules and regulations, peacekeeping forces cannot actually be dispatched.

The United States is trying to break the restrictions of rules and regulations.

Good man, we finally reached an agreement, but the next question is, how many troops to send?
Sending hundreds of peacekeeping troops won't even make a ripple.

The number of troops on both sides exceeds 10, with various weapons, including tanks and cannons.

And it's so far away.

If 10 peacekeeping troops are to be sent, what proportion will each country contribute? How many peacekeeping troops will each country contribute? How to finance it?
It's all problems.

The United States instructed the Philippine representatives to launch attacks in order to force a certain country to contribute more people and money.

My goodness, they were daydreaming, acting as if it had nothing to do with them, while Laos and Cambodia took the initiative to stand up, slamming the table and scolding the Philippine representative.

How to do this! ?

Thinking about the current situation in the United States, the American representatives were numb.

Noticing that the situation in Southeast Asia was out of control, the Pentagon immediately submitted a report, alarmistly stating that the United States would lose all influence in Southeast Asia, and once it lost all influence in Southeast Asia, the United States would lose its hegemony, and requested approval of a special military operation expenditure of US$2000 billion.

When this news came out, the United States exploded.

In 1998, the US military budget was cut to 897 billion US dollars. After much negotiation, everyone finally reached an agreement and made concessions.

Now the military is taking this opportunity to ask for approval of a special military operation fund, and the amount they opened their mouth for is $2000 billion.

The United States wants to evacuate its citizens from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, but the military says it has no money and that its warships are undergoing major repairs at the shipyard. It needs approval for special military operations expenses, otherwise it really cannot carry out the mission.

My goodness, as soon as this incident came out, they started a war of words again.

When the military was interviewed, they complained that their weapons and equipment could not be updated, that their military budget was only enough to pay salaries, and that they were completely unable to carry out their missions.

(End of this chapter)