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Chapter 1223 The Right Hand of the Free World (First Update, Please Subscribe)
Although the United States is the key diplomatic united front target in Southeast Asia - after all, it provides hundreds of millions of dollars in aid every year!
As long as you can get something for free, you can never have too much.

Although the relationship is important, it is harmless to laugh at it, although it was decided to set an example for the United States in Cuba.

However, Li Yian still expressed Nanyang’s concerns about the failure of the Bay of Pigs incident through his ambassador to the United States. Although he did not say it explicitly, he did mention the Korean War in passing, saying that the US military should not always get involved in such "indecisive" actions, otherwise it would not be able to scare the Soviet Union.

Of course, Nanyang also expressed its own attitude - it expressed strong dissatisfaction with Cuba's confiscation of other countries' investments and foreign expatriates' assets, and at the same time stated that Nanyang will take all necessary measures to protect the assets of expatriates.

At this time, Moscow was still criticizing the US invasion of Cuba, and the Eastern world was still celebrating that "Cuba had thwarted the US invasion conspiracy."

Havana, Cuba.

A BMW flying the Nanyang flag drove into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Inside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, Foreign Minister Garcia was looking at the Nanyang ambassador in front of him. He could feel the other party's anger, but so what?

Faced with them, all the United States can do is break off diplomatic relations.

No, the Americans invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, but so what?

Their plot was thwarted, and the whole world saw the ugliest side of America.

Now, after the American conspiracy was defeated, the Nanyang people jumped out again.

protest!

What else can they do besides protest?

"We will never allow any country or any person to nationalize the property of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia under any pretext, and prohibit them from leaving the country with their belongings. We believe that the Cuban government must ensure that the legitimate rights and interests of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia are not harmed in any way."

This protest seemed to be nothing new, Garcia thought. Just as he was about to respond with the same answer as always, he heard Ambassador Zhang Hongyuan in front of him say in a cold tone:
"In view of the infringement of the property of the Nanyang people by the new Cuban regime, we believe that it is necessary to take all necessary measures to protect the legal property of the Nanyang people from being violated. To this end, on behalf of the Nanyang officials, I have made a formal note to you. First, compensation must be given to the Nanyang expatriates' businesses and real estate that have been confiscated. Second, the Nanyang expatriates must be allowed to evacuate Cuba with their property..."

Faced with such a note, Garcia was stunned at first. He was not a professional diplomat, so he thought for a while and said:
“Is this an ultimatum?”

"Correct!"

Zhang Hongyuan answered directly:
"As you said, this is indeed an ultimatum. We hope that everyone understands one thing: no country has the right to confiscate the property of other countries' enterprises and individuals under the pretext of so-called 'nationalization'."

His answer was met with a sneer. Garcia said:
"Mr. Ambassador, you must understand what you are saying. Do you think we will yield to such threats? We fought all the way from the Sierra Maestra Mountains to Havana, overthrew Batista, liberated Cuba from the hands of foreign agents, and crushed the US invasion plot in the Bay of Pigs and defended Cuba! Therefore, we will never succumb to your pressure."

Then Garcia said loudly:

"Not now, and not in the future. Even if you send your fleet, the Cuban people will never surrender! Your conspiracy is doomed to be crushed!"

Faced with such a tough attitude, Zhang Hongyuan did not give any response, but simply submitted a diplomatic note as a routine matter. This note actually paved the way for the next action.

After Zhang Hongyuan left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Garcia immediately reported the matter to the commander-in-chief. After the commander-in-chief on the other end of the phone hung up, he first took a puff of his cigar silently, and then said:
"They should say it's just a threat, and they won't do anything else. After all, this is the Caribbean, the American backyard."

The commander-in-chief had a clear understanding of his own position. He knew that Americans would not allow other countries to interfere in South American affairs. However, even so, he still asked Garcia to instruct the representative to the United Nations to protest to the General Assembly, protesting against the brutal and brutal interference of the South American countries in Cuba's internal affairs.

So, that afternoon, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the Cuban representative, with the support of the Soviet representative, protested to the General Assembly, accusing Southeast Asia of interfering in Cuba's internal affairs and being imperialist and going against the trend of the times.

It even claimed that "after the US invasion was crushed, its vassal states stepped forward to share the worries of their master."

Faced with such accusations, Nanyang's representative to the United Nations directly brought up international public law and asked in return - is there any international public law that allows other countries to "confiscate other countries' investments"? At the same time, he loudly accused the United Nations of "ignoring the legitimate commercial interests of other countries and allowing rogue countries to act like hooligans under the protection of the United Nations."

Such accusations naturally made the United Nations very embarrassed. After all, everyone knows that the act of "confiscating investments from other countries" is itself a violation of international law.

Even if there are various reasons, it cannot change the fact that this behavior violates basic international rules. But it cannot be denied that those investments are not necessarily fair.

In short, everyone has their own reasons.

But when Nanyang said this, it was absolutely standing on the highest ground of justice - because Nanyang had never colonized other countries, nor had it exploited other countries as an imperialist power. Among all the powerful countries, Nanyang was definitely the whitest lotus among the white lotuses.

The butt is absolutely clean!

Just as the two sides were exchanging sharp words, suddenly, the Soviet representative received a piece of information. Although it was not his turn to speak yet, he still interrupted and spoke.

"There is news that Nanyang is sending troops to Cuba and their fleet is heading for Cuba. We demand that the General Assembly immediately pass a resolution to stop Nanyang's attempt to invade Cuba!"

No one knows Southeast Asia better than the Soviet Union. After all, the Soviet Union suffered losses in Southeast Asia.

While the UN General Assembly was discussing this, there was also an uproar in Washington. After all, the United States had just made a big mistake in Cuba.

Now Nanyang has actually jumped out to protect overseas Chinese!

"What are they going to do?"

In the Oval Office of the White House, Kennedy, who had just been sworn in as president at the beginning of the year, asked:
"Are the people in Southeast Asia crazy? They actually want to send a fleet to Cuba, which is the Caribbean Sea!" The reason why Kennedy was so annoyed was not only because the United States had just embarrassed itself there, causing the entire country to question his administrative ability.

Another reason is that the Caribbean is the backyard of the United States. The South Asians actually sent a fleet there.

"Mr. President, this is just to protect the overseas Chinese!"

Secretary of State David Dean Rusk, a well-known hawk in Washington, responded to the president's anger by saying:

"Mr. President, we are all very clear that Havana has openly sided with the Russians. A conflict between us and them is inevitable. There are also good reasons to protect overseas Chinese in Nanyang, because the assets of overseas Chinese have been confiscated."

As soon as he finished speaking, Robert spoke from the side.

"David, the era of armed protection of overseas Chinese is over. This is not the 19th century anymore. They are actually using 19th century methods to deal with 20th century affairs."

Although Robert is the Attorney General and should not interfere in diplomacy, he is also the president's younger brother, so he has a lot of say in the White House.

"Besides, we just suffered a defeat there. They invaded a country in front of the whole world. If we remain silent, how will the world view the United States? They will definitely think that we were the ones who instigated it. After all, Nanyang is our ally."

Listening to Robert's question, David said:
"Then what can we do? Should we order the navy to sink the aircraft carrier in the South China Sea? They just participated in the NATO military exercise. They are our friends!"

Faced with the brothers' indecision, David's heart was filled with dissatisfaction. It was hard for him to imagine how a president with such a weak temperament could lead the United States to win the Cold War.

If they had directly ordered the Navy to provide air support as planned during the Bay of Pigs Incident, how could the United States have lost face in front of the whole world?
In comparison, David appreciates Nanyang more - it can be said that all hawks like Nanyang, they are really daring!
It was the same with the Siamese and the Russians. When it came to defending their own interests, they did not compromise or give in. Now in Cuba, they also rushed over at the first opportunity.

In comparison, the two brothers in front of them are as naive as children. Don’t they know the threat that a Cuba that leans towards Russia poses to the United States?

So, David is on the side of Nanyang.

Of course, there is another reason. He and Li Yian have a very close personal relationship. During the Truman administration, as Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, he visited Southeast Asia many times and had a very close relationship with senior officials in Southeast Asia.

Therefore, when the Nanyang ambassador to Washington told him about Nanyang's decision to evacuate its citizens by force, he immediately supported it. He even told the other party in veiled language that they could be bolder and even took the initiative to say that they could communicate with the CIA.

After all, the CIA had just made such a fool of itself there, they would definitely want revenge.

Not to mention those guys, even in Washington, many hawks hope that Southeast Asia can teach Cuba a good lesson.

Thinking of this, David said:

"Mr. President, protecting overseas Chinese and evacuating them from dangerous areas is the legitimate right of any government, which of course also includes protecting their legitimate assets. The "nationalization movement" around the world is essentially the result of the big countries' connivance in infringing on the commercial interests of various countries. If it was before World War II, this behavior would be a declaration of war, just as the Nanyang representative said - the rules of the United Nations are to maintain world peace, but they are not a shelter for hooligans. We cannot ignore the legitimate commercial interests of other countries and allow rogue countries to act like hooligans under the protection of the United Nations."

Taking a deep breath, David said:
"So, to deal with hooligans, you must use rogue methods. I think we need Nanyang to set a rule for the world - the UN Charter protects world peace, but it does not condone rogue countries to hide under its protection and destroy world rules. The world needs peace, but it also needs rules!"

Facing the Secretary of State's suggestion, Kennedy thought for a while and said:

"So David, you mean we support them?"

If there is any lesson Kennedy learned from the Bay of Pigs, it is that you should never trust these so-called experts. You should only listen to half of what they say. They promise success with confidence, but what is the result?
So, now Kennedy is skeptical about what the experts say.

But in diplomatic affairs, especially when facing this issue, he has to listen to the opinions of these experts. After all, this involves both America's enemies and America's friends.

“Yes, Mr. President, not only should they support them, but they should also issue a statement demanding the return of the illegally confiscated assets of American businesses and people in Cuba.”

Robert on the side said:

"Isn't this why we broke off diplomatic relations with them? Will they return it? If not, then what is the point of our statement?"

"The meaning is... we have issued a statement, and Mr. President, we all clearly see the fact that Havana is leaning towards the Soviet Union. Their threat to the United States is real. The current actions of Nanyang are not a bad thing for the United States."

After a brief pause, David said:

"Nanyang is the right hand of the free world! If Cuba does not make concessions, they will definitely do something! By then, perhaps they can help us solve the Cuban issue. After all, the combat effectiveness of the Nanyang army is still very impressive. At the same time, Mr. President, the United States is in an extremely detached position in this matter. At least we will not give the world the impression of a direct US military invasion."

It has to be said that as an expert in fighting the Cold War, David knew how to "use allies" far better than the Kennedy brothers.

"So……"

Kennedy said after thinking for a moment.

"So, we need to support them?"

"Yes, Mr. President, after all, Nanyang is our ally, and we can test the Soviet Union's attitude by supporting Nanyang. After all, the Cuban issue is essentially an issue between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cuban issue... who knows?
Maybe, in a few days, it will become the second Siam!"

"The Second Siam"... Does that mean the United States no longer needs to face the threat from Cuba?
In an instant, Kennedy made his decision - to support the right hand of the free world!

(End of this chapter)