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Chapter 1061: The Image of a Great Power in Nanyang (Two in One, Please Subscribe)

“Your Excellency, French Prime Minister Guy Mollet said that the equity distribution and handling of the International Canal Company in the Geneva negotiations was at the expense of French interests, and declared that “this is conspiracy plus conspiracy”. They are very angry.”

While Your Excellency was reading the report, Yu Xiangdong reported the situation in France truthfully. France is now in great anger. In Paris, there are countless politicians cursing the betrayal of France by other countries, and some even called the "Geneva Talks" a national humiliation of France.

"who cares?"

Flipping through the report in his hand, Li Yian said without raising his head.

"This world has always been ruled by strength. No matter how angry France was, they had no choice but to agree to this plan. Being able to keep 19% of the shares is already a special favor to them. If it weren't for the fact that France is still a traditional power and needs to be helped to maintain some dignity, otherwise, even this 19% would not be left to them."

The French!

These people still fail to recognize the reality. Don’t they realize that the world has changed?

of course not!

In fact, the French are very smart. Just like Charles de Gaulle's later withdrawal from NATO and a series of other operations, the essence of this was to maximize the value of united front work, because they knew that their strength had relegated them to a second-rate country.

From the perspective of international order, the United States and the Soviet Union are the first group of targets, while Southeast Asia, Britain and Tangshan are in the second group.

As for France, it is happily included in the third group!

And the scorpion poop is unique!
And what about the UK?

Britain has already begun to decline, but other countries have not yet realized its decline. Therefore, Britain is still hanging around in the second group, but its decline is inevitable.

But Li Yian was clear about this in his heart. After all, he was clear about the direction of history.

The Cold War was essentially a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. They both wanted to establish their own country of order. The United States was the most powerful, but the Soviet Union had more momentum. Each had its own advantages.

The positions of Britain and France are very simple - compared with the Soviet order, the American order is their only choice. Under the international order established by the United States, they are the beneficiaries and vested interests.

But under the Soviet international order, Britain and France were the ones who were attacked.

We will definitely bury you!

This is definitely not empty talk.

So Britain and France will choose the United States no matter what, it’s just a matter of how much say they have to compete for.

As for Nanyang, although it has now joined the game, it should not think too far ahead as the national strength is not up to the task.

Although Britain and France have declined, they were the founders of the old order after all. Therefore, the handover between the old and new order itself has a process and a baton. In another world, that baton is the "Suez Canal Crisis". The United States relied on its influence to force Britain and France to gain nothing and could only cease fire and withdraw their troops in disgrace, which was equivalent to stripping the underwear of the two traditional powers of Britain and France in one fell swoop.

But now, with the sudden rise of Nanyang, the "Suez Canal Crisis" has developed in another direction.

The underwear of Britain and France has not been stripped off, and it seems that they still have some power as great powers. What about the United States?
It is also impossible to use military means to forcibly accept the international order of Britain and France, so it is destined to take a long time for the United States to accept the international order of Britain and France.

From the perspective of Nanyang, this is exactly what Li Yian needs. He does not want Britain and France to fall too quickly, not because the momentum of the United States and the Soviet Union is more powerful, but because if Britain and France fall, the international order established by the United States and the Soviet Union will only be stronger than the constraints of Britain and France on Nanyang.

More importantly, Li Yian wants to be a maker of the international order, rather than a follower in the international order established by the United States and the Soviet Union.

Therefore, the current international situation is very complicated!
It was also because of this, out of class friendship among imperialists, that Li Yian took the initiative to find a clear way out for France - stripping France of its underwear.

Anyway, France had their pants stripped off during the last Geneva Conference, so they will get used to it if they do it again.

"Besides, France... can even raise the white flag. Why does it become a shame if it makes some small concessions on the equity issue of the Suez Canal? Could it be that after not seeing them for a few years, the French have suddenly become aware of honor and disgrace?"

This is not sarcasm, but the simplest emotion between comrades!
If the French really knew what honor and disgrace were, they would not have jumped back and forth. They raised the white flag during World War II and negotiated cooperation with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. In a word, the French fully played the role of a mother whoever feeds you.

But the problem is that he didn't get much milk. His colonies in Africa were lost one after another due to the Soviet Union's attack and the cooperation of the United States. But even so, he did not change his policy of getting close to the Soviet Union.

In fact, it is not about getting close to others, but just to improve one's own united front value.

"Guy Moller still hasn't figured it out. Without us, many of them might lose everything. There are too many people and too little porridge. Who should we give the French porridge to? The British? They have the atomic bomb!"

This world is so naked, just like the peninsula in another world. No matter how dissatisfied the outside world is with the sun on the peninsula, no one will interfere there. The atomic bomb is their fundamental basis for resisting all external pressure.

Now, Li Yian is helping France!
If it weren't for this stimulus, the French might not be willing to develop the atomic bomb!
"Sir, it seems that Guy Moller should be grateful to us."

Yu Xiangdong suppressed the urge to laugh.

"Do good things without leaving a name. Let the French restrict the Americans. Nanyang is a knife, but the one who wields the knife is still the United States. It is the United States that wants to strip the French of their underwear and let the whole world see clearly who is the boss!"

With a wave of his hand, Li Yian closed the report in his hand.

No matter how annoyed Guy Morel and the French were, their hatred would be directed at the United States. This was a manifestation of the complexity of the international situation. Even if the South China Sea did it, the blame would still be placed on the United States. And the United States would not explain this, because this was also what they needed. In fact, in terms of putting France on the table, the Americans were more active than the South China Sea.

Because the United States needs to take over the old order established by Britain and France, since Britain is a bit difficult, let's destroy the French order first! And the cooperation of the Soviets is also the last straw that broke the camel's back.

This is also a tacit understanding among the imperialists. When they see an opportunity, both sides cooperate silently without even the need for negotiation.

Yu Xiangdong asked with some concern:

"Then, sir, will our suppression of France this time cause France to side with the Soviet Union?"

"Don't worry, the French are not that naive. They will ease relations with the Soviet Union, strengthen cooperation, and even talk about Franco-Soviet friendship, but this is nothing more than increasing the bargaining chips to ask the United States for money. Leaning towards the Soviet Union? With what the Soviets did in Eastern Europe, who would dare to do that?"

This is the fundamental reason why the Soviet Union’s attempt to establish a world order failed - not because it was not strong enough, but because it was strong enough to act recklessly. From the time they supported one puppet after another in Eastern Europe and sent troops directly at the slightest resistance from the other side, their order was doomed to eventually collapse.

From Budapest to Kabul, everything proved this point. Even the Soviets themselves realized this, which is why they stationed large numbers of troops in Eastern Europe. Of course, this is also the reason why Eastern Europe changed dramatically once they withdrew their troops.

In essence, the Eastern European countries were able to maintain their rule only under the high military pressure of the Soviet Union. Once the Soviet military pressure was lost, the collapse of the Warsaw Group would be inevitable.

The Americans and the Western world are very clear about this. All they need to do is wait and tighten the ropes while waiting, waiting for the right time to give the Soviet Union the most fatal blow.

Saving Big Brother...has always been Li Yian's most sincere comradeship, but this Big Brother is a little difficult to save!
And now, Nanyang’s intervention in Hungary has added some variables. How much change will this variable bring to Eastern Europe?
Thinking of this variable, Li Yian couldn't help but sigh, and then asked some questions about the Hungarian negotiations. Yu Xiangdong naturally reported them one by one.

"For now, they have reached a basic consensus, and the Soviet army has also promised to withdraw from Hungary after the government order is restored to restore its neutrality, but..."

Yu Xiangdong thought about it, raised his concerns, and said:

"Sir, what if the Soviets don't withdraw their troops, or invade again at some point in the future? What should we do?"

In response to Yu Xiangdong's question, Li Yian spoke directly.

"Nanyang is a responsible country and we will keep our promises!"

After that, Li Yian looked at him and said in an extremely serious tone.

"If we want to become the makers of order, we must follow one principle - that is, to keep our promises. No one will believe in the order established by a person who breaks his promise, and they cannot establish a real order!"

This is exactly the real problem that Big Brother is facing. Perhaps by controlling oil and taking advantage of factors such as lithium batteries, we can prevent Big Brother from drinking the oil milk and force them to carry out economic reforms. But the problem is that Big Brother is unpopular in his own order and has completely lost his credibility!

How long can this order established by force and coercion last?
After saying this, Li Yian stood up and paced around the office, talking as he walked.

"In order to get Khrushchev to make concessions on the Hungarian issue, my promise is that after Hungary, we will not intervene in any Eastern European issues. This also means that if someone in Eastern European countries wants to slip out from behind the Iron Curtain in the future and he chooses to deal with it decisively, we will choose to remain silent."

Having said that, Li Yian took out a cigar from the cigar box on the desk, lit it and took a puff silently, while Yu Xiangdong said.

"Your Excellency, I understand what you mean. Khrushchev chose to trust us because he knew we would keep our promise. If we broke our promise, then the next time, in any international affairs, no matter which country, they would question our credibility, which would inevitably bring us a lot of trouble."

"A man without integrity cannot stand, and the same is true for a country."

After taking a puff of cigarette, Li Yian nodded and said.

"The Soviets thought they could deal with all problems roughly and simply by using force, just like they violated the agreement reached with Churchill and Roosevelt in Eastern Europe and replaced the agreed elections with puppets. But they overlooked one point - when they tore up the agreement and turned Eastern European countries into their satellite states, every word they said would be questioned. Even now, in the eyes of many European diplomats, every punctuation mark spoken by Soviet diplomats is not trustworthy. In this case..."

Li Yian said with a cold smile.

"Steel and his successors handled the Eastern European issues in a brutal and rough manner, but what they didn't know was that... what they destroyed was the only chance for the Soviet Union to win this competition in the future. To become a builder of the international order, it is necessary to first establish a basic image, an image of following rules and keeping promises, rather than an image of abiding by rules when they are beneficial to me and breaking them when they are not."

When saying this, Li Yian felt a little ashamed. After all, Nanyang has always appeared as a challenger of the rules and a destroyer of order.

Uh…well, that boomerang came too fast!

But that was in the past. Now and in the future, Nanyang must establish the image of a responsible major power. Only in this way can it gradually take over the responsibility of maintaining and building the world order from Britain during its decline.

Although Nanyang’s strength is not enough at the moment and we cannot think too much, we can think further ahead and plan further ahead.

The world of the future does not necessarily have to be the order established by the United States and the Soviet Union. Nanyang can also establish its own international order. Of course, this international order will have the participation of Britain for a long time in the future. As the man behind the Queen, Li Yian will ensure this - let Britain withdraw from the international order he established in a truly decent way!
And when that day comes, Nanyang will unhesitatingly take over Britain's responsibilities and become the maintainer and defender of the international order jointly established by the two countries!
Maybe by that time, there will be no more Soviet Union, who knows?

Big Brother is useful when he is alive, and he is just as useful when he is dead!

Thinking of this, Li Yian said.

"Notify the military and ask them to start withdrawing from Suez! Negotiate the withdrawal with Egypt through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Let us set an example for the world with our actions."

(End of this chapter)