Chapter 436: Reaction of States
In the conference hall, all the high-ranking officials of the United States government were present.
They all had a document in front of them that they were carefully flipping through, and those were the latest intelligence information collected by his intelligence agents sent by the CIA when they infiltrated Octopus Island.
The information recorded on the data is very detailed, from the environment and geographical location of the sea around Octopus Island, as well as the people's livelihood, economy, and military ...... on the island and other fields have been carefully divided and classified.
But after reading those materials, the brows of the officials present couldn't help but furrow.
After the president put down the information, he asked the Minister of Defense, "Mr. Minister, I would like to hear your opinion, this island has played a serious role in hindering and interfering with our strategic plan for the Pacific blockade line, let's not talk about the depths of the sea area protected by the energy barrier that has plagued our military and armed forces on a large scale, if the island develops and grows in the future, once they reach some military cooperation with the Chinese side, our Asia-Pacific blockade strategy will be opened up a serious gap." This is extremely detrimental to us......"
After putting down the information, the Minister of Defense rubbed his brows, looked very tired, and said: "Mr. President, the existence of this island has in fact seriously interfered with and hindered our military strategic deployment, but according to the actual situation, even if we find a reasonable excuse to deter this island by force, we have to face a very real problem, how can we send military forces into that hellish sea area?"
In addition, even if we send a large number of troops into that area, we will not have air support, and there will be no submarines and warships, and there will be many restrictions on the use of missile systems and various advanced military equipment and instruments, and there will be no significant deterrent. Without these powerful weapons and equipment as a dependent soldier, how can they face the counterattack carried out by the armed forces on that island? ”
Hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but nod their heads, this is indeed a very huge problem that plagues them.
The United States has always been proud of its military pride in possessing powerful military technology, among which the weapons and equipment of the air force and navy, as well as the missile system, are the most advanced in the world.
But now. There is a mysterious energy barrier around the damn sea area that cannot be deciphered by scientists so far, as well as electromagnetic interference and abnormal thunderstorm weather changes there, which limits the air combat effectiveness of the Mi army from being used, and the navy's fleet cannot drive into that sea area, and the satellites cannot monitor the detailed information on the island, let alone know the deployment of military and armed forces facilities on the island.
If only the Navy SEALs and other special forces were sent into that area to land on Octopus Island, according to the information provided by intelligence officers, the island has developed very quickly after a large number of material transactions with private businessmen from all over the world. The armed forces have also been greatly strengthened, the number of its troops has been maintained at more than 1,000 people, and the individual combat effectiveness is very strong, and the civilian population is also very united.
At the White House meeting, the president and these defense department officials summarized the intelligence information, and they discovered a helpless fact. That is the United States, which has a strong military scientific and technological force, wants to impose military sanctions on this island. It would be very difficult to conquer and occupy this island, let alone any other country.
Eventually, the Minister of Finance, who had been silent, said: "Gentlemen, I think we have to face the facts and tailor a special plan to the special circumstances of the island. Since we have no military advantage for the time being, I think we can impose restrictions on the development of the island economically, in terms of people's livelihood, and politically......"
After listening to the Minister of Finance's words, the President's eyes lit up and he asked the Minister of Finance to share his proposals.
The Minister of Finance said, "Now the waters of Octopus Island seem to be relying on the mysterious energy to build a barrier without being threatened by military forces from all over the world. But since he has been exposed, there are many extremely serious drawbacks and disadvantages.
First of all, the population on this island of more than 2,000 square kilometers is sparse, with a total of less than 10,000 people, and it is mainly based on primitive farming, hunting and marine fishing, which seriously hinders their development and growth, and there is a serious shortage of labor.
Secondly, the island's mineral resources are not abundant, and our intelligence officers have not found any important mineral resources other than some gold deposits, which will seriously limit the development of their industrial system.
The third is that the island's economic system is not complete, the common currency they use is gold, and they have maintained a primitive barter trading model, and now a large number of foreign merchants have poured into the island, and a large number of materials are concentrated on the island, which will make the island's gold reserves seriously lost, which will make them unable to establish their own unified monetary system in the future, and the economy will be severely limited.
The fourth point is that the various systems on the island are still very backward, and even maintain the political system of feudal royal rule, and their demand for all kinds of materials will increase dramatically with the improvement of the living standards of the people on the island, so that they must rely on import trade, but for the goods that can be exported, what special products or other things can they have that are worthy of being introduced from all over the world, if we interfere with them in these aspects, think about it......"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
If you think about it, it seems that in addition to military sanctions, the economic and various aspects of interfering with and blocking the development of the island will definitely be more lethal than military plans.
As a result, at the White House meeting, the president, members of Congress, and senior officials at all levels unanimously agreed to abandon military action and switch to the sanctions and restrictions on Octopus Island in various fields such as economy, politics, and people's livelihood, and transferred this plan to the alliance countries as a secret, ready to implement it together with some countries......
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Far Eastern time is around 9 a.m., which is the busiest time of the day.
The Prime Minister's Office, the capital of the island country, is also holding a special meeting, and the content of their discussion is also Octopus Island.
The Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers have also been given access to the investigation report collected and summarized by the secret service and intelligence officers, and heated discussions are underway.
However, unlike the way the people of the United States discussed, the ministers of the Japanese island country did not agree on this island. The reaction was intense.
Some radical defense ministers believe that the international situation facing the island countries is very serious, and that the island of octopus, which has appeared near their immediate neighbors, is itself an island where the remnants of the island have settled and occupied, and that the island can become their suzerain, or should be occupied. It is included in the territory of Okaido Island.
But other moderates were very opposed to such a seizure.
The island countries themselves are entangled with the two great powers over the sovereignty of many surrounding islands, and now there is an inexplicable more octopus island with undisputed sovereignty, and if they want to seize it, it will certainly cause a strong backlash from the world powers, and the influence on public opinion will also be very unfavorable to the island.
Indeed, although some people are very radical, most people agree with this view.
After all, Octopus Island has been isolated from the world for hundreds of years, and has never been owned by any country, and there are still human settlements on that island. There is no question of territorial sovereignty disputes.
Even if the current old king on Octopus Island is a descendant of the Liuqiu royal family, it was already hundreds of years ago, although the descendants of the Liuqiu royal family are now nationals of the Japanese island country, but there is not much relationship between the two, and it is impossible to become the basis for the Japanese island country to have territorial sovereignty over the octopus island.
The Prime Minister listened to the situation of several parties arguing. He also felt a very headache, maybe for the United States. The existence of that island will affect the deployment of the Pacific military strategic plan that interferes with the United States, and the situation is not very serious.
However, for the Japanese island countries, the octopus island is very close to their Okinawa Islands, and if it is allowed to develop, it will have a very huge impact on all aspects of the Japanese island countries, so it must be restricted.
However, the issue of Octopus Island should be discussed from the perspective of territorial sovereignty. Obviously, the Japanese island countries do not have any advantages, and they are not qualified to implement military plans, which depends on the attitude of the United States, so they can only deploy from other aspects.
So thinking of this, the prime minister suppressed the quarrel below. "Gentlemen, there is no point in discussing the sovereignty of Octopus Island here.
At present, the international community's attention to the island is very high, and as the information on the island continues to be exposed and published, in fact, a considerable part of the international community acquiesces to the sovereign state established on the island, so it is not appropriate to discuss this topic.
The problem we are facing now is that for the future development of the island, the existence of the island occupies a very advantageous position, and it is at the key hub of the Pacific Ocean, which will seriously affect the economy and other fields of the island, especially the import and export of ocean trade, and we will be suppressed by its development, and we must restrict it......"
Hearing the prime minister mention this point of view, all the ministers thought about it, and they couldn't help but nod their heads, and thought about it in response.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the Prime Minister's right-hand man, and he took the lead in speaking: "I agree with Your Excellency's point of view very much, not to mention the military and other strategies, I think that our Dainichi Island should impose restrictions on Octopus Island, carry out economic and commodity trade blockade, and severely crack down on the circulation of civilian goods to the island, and at the same time we can submit this proposal to the government of the United States, and unite the United States to jointly realize the blockade plan for the island, and when there is a chance in the future, there is no effective protection on the island, so for the poor and backward them, It's not a dish on our Okaido Island plate......"
"Saudi Sinai, I agree with Zhengchengjun's point of view, that Octopus Island should be blockaded in terms of economic and commodity trade and other aspects to restrict the development of the island......"
"Seconded, I agree with Jeongsung-kun's point of view......"
"I agree!"
"Saodi Sinai ......"
As a result, at this meeting of the Prime Minister's Office of the Japanese island country, the Japanese island country also reached a plan to impose blockade restrictions on Octopus Island and presented it to their old rice country, reaching an agreement......
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At the same time, in addition to the Japanese island and the United States, two countries closely related to the island of octopus, have passed a restriction and blockade plan for the octopus.
In addition, in countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines in Southeast Asia, they are also adjacent to Octopus Island.
It's just that these countries are all Yangmi people's snort, although they themselves don't have any actions and plans for Octopus Island for the time being, but this does not prevent them from having a detailed understanding of Octopus Island.
Subsequently, after the Japanese island countries and the United States passed the restriction and blockade plan for Octopus Island and sent it to the high-level leaders of these countries, these countries naturally did not dare to disobey the will of the boss, and also made corresponding arrangements according to this plan.
In this way, after the countries around the entire Pacific Ocean reach a consensus with the United States as the main country and implement a restriction and blockade plan for Octopus Island, then Octopus Island will fall into an encirclement, and its development will be seriously hindered.
But the only country that the United States and the Japanese island country have no way to influence is the big country Huaguo, which is also in this blockade circle and occupies an extremely important position.
Even if the United States wants to communicate with the Chinese side on the issue of this Octopus Island, and let the Chinese country join the blockade circle, then the octopus island will be completely blocked.
However, with the exposure of Octopus Island to the whole world, and the inference of Huaguo's affinity towards Octopus Island, the United States and the Japanese island countries feel that China should not agree to this blockade plan, after all, it is not in line with China's interests.
In this way, Octopus Island is in this blockade circle in the Pacific Ocean, and the only gap is that after Huaguo, they will inevitably completely fall into the arms of Huaguo, which is also what the Japanese island country and the United States do not want to see, but they are still doing this planning work.
So, in recent days, with the help of the United Nations convening an important summit, the United States has begun to secretly connect European countries that are not very related to Octopus Island, and want to unite European countries as well.
However, what the people of the United States did not expect was that many countries in Europe did not buy the accounts of the people of the United States.
After all, the octopus island is located in the center of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles away from European countries, and it will not affect the interests of European countries.
After all, the whole world does not revolve around the people of the United States, they do not do business with Octopus Island, they do not want to invest and cooperate with it, and there are a lot of people in European countries who find business opportunities in it who are willing to do it.
Moreover, after Kairat, an Aierlan man, returned to Europe, he earned an astonishing fortune in a short period of time by virtue of his trade with Octopus Island, which was very shocking to European countries.
Through his propaganda and influence, and the revelation that he owned the plates and documents issued to him by the old king of Octopus Island by one of his former subordinates, business organizations in many countries were already on the move.
Even, after seeing the value of the disc and the paperwork, the official organizations of some small European countries began to recruit Kairat, or put forward requests for cooperation, so that Kairat, the lucky one, played a meaningful live advertisement for Octopus Island.
And while Kairat is so beautiful in Europe, he seems to be the darling of the media, and many news information about Octopus Island are released by him.
In addition, the second official language of Octopus Island is English, which will make the European people a little more friendly, and the communication between the two sides is not hindered, and the European people are greatly encouraged, so they don't care about the lockdown plan customized by the United States, so a large number of long-term business people have set their sights on Octopus Island and are ready to start investing there.
However, some people are relieved that the appearance of Octopus Island has attracted the attention of the world, as well as the attention of countries such as the United States, and they are secretly clapping their hands and praising Octopus Island...... (To be continued......)