The entire decade of the Republic of China was a relatively stable year.

In this year, China began the pace of the "big industrial age", and worked closely with the United States politically, militarily, and economically, which was the beginning of a long "honeymoon period" between China and the United States.

The existence of the two great powers of the East and the West, as well as the cooperation between them, is an extremely beneficial thing for the world order.

In May and June of the 10th year of the Republic of China, two Sino-US naval military exercises, codenamed "Thunder 1921" and "Operation Hurricane", were staged one after another.

In these two maritime military exercises, the Chinese Navy dispatched the aircraft carrier "President" for the first time to participate.

This is the first aircraft carrier owned by China, which shows that the Chinese Navy is moving forward on the road from weak to strong.

President Wang Hengyue observed the "Operation Hurricane" maritime military exercise and said to Vice Navy Minister Chen Shaokuan: "Can we build a navy in 10 years, hone a navy in another 10 years, and turn the Chinese Navy into a quasi-first-class maritime power in 20 years?" ”

"There is hope." Chen Shaokuan replied very cautiously: "Actual combat is the most important, with my country's current national strength and the strong support of the president, I am not worried about the number and quality of naval ships, but the key is quality." I see that our next generation, the Chinese Navy, can become a real maritime power. ”

"I'm afraid it won't leave us so much time," Wang Hengyue suddenly said thoughtlessly.

Chen Shaokuan will not understand what this means until many years later

In these two naval exercises, the Chinese Navy did not deploy its full force. There is another family where to go. And the entire foundation of the Chinese Navy is prepared for one country

The war situation on the Russian side was also relatively stable.

After a long and terrible winter, the Sino-Russian coalition launched a number of attacks against the Bolsheviks in some places, but none of them were too large.

Wang Hengyue had no intention of solving the Russian problem so early, and he still used the old method:

Drag!

Drag it out to the time he most wants to see and solve the Russian problem in the way that is most beneficial to China.

At the same time, contradictions within the White Guards began to arise. At the height of the Red Army in Soviet Russia, these dying White Guards were able to unite against the threat of the Bolsheviks.

But now that the alarm of danger has been lifted, the struggle for power has begun

It has nothing to do with China. On the contrary, Wang Hengyue was provided with the best excuse: problems were emerging within the Russians, and it would be unwise to destroy the Bolshevik forces at this time.

Since the beginning of the 10th year of the Republic of China, a series of negotiations have been held between China and the United States, the most striking of which is undoubtedly the issue of the concession.

Wang Hengyue has said many times in private that the concession has always been one of his biggest heart problems. If this heart disease can't go, no matter how big China develops. It is definitely not "powerful".

In June, negotiations between China and the United States in Shanghai began

During the negotiations, the Chinese side made a number of demands, including that the U.S. government must repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act of May 6, 1882, and apologize for it.

About this, Americans are not surprised. Wang Hengyue had already raised this issue during his visit to the United States, and had put tremendous pressure on the US government through the chaebol groups in the United States.

The good cooperative relations between China and the United States in the past two years have also removed obstacles in the hearts of the American people.

This is just a formality

One of the most striking points raised by the Chinese government during the "Shanghai negotiations" was to demand that the United States announce the abrogation of a series of unequal treaties signed with the United States during the Manchu era.

This also means that once the US side agrees. Then the concession problem will be solved! …,

To this end, China has proposed that it is willing to grant the United States the most-favored-nation status and the "first cooperative country" status.

The treatment of "the first cooperative country" is a completely new formulation!

The "first cooperative country" will have a series of rights, including the right of priority to inspect and sign contracts with the Chinese government in the field of economic cooperation, the right to sign contracts, and the right to give priority to loans.

In other words, once it becomes China's "No. 1 cooperative country", then the country will enjoy a huge advantage in the field of economic cooperation far beyond other countries.

It's eye-catching. It is also what makes Americans' hearts pound

Negotiations began in June and were not concluded until August of that year.

During the two long months of negotiations, the two sides engaged in-for-tat negotiations and even quarrels in many areas. Sometimes this is often the case. The Chinese and US negotiators had just quarreled so much that they had red faces and thick necks, but when it was time to rest, the negotiators, who were still like enemies of life and death, would have a laughing meal together. Then discuss some of the anecdotes you've seen, but after a short break. A new quarrel began

Both sides represent their respective countries, although they are in the space of two months. They have become good friends, but when it comes to the interests of the two countries, neither of them is willing to back down half a step

On August 3, the Chinese negotiators, Premier Wang Qinglu, and the U.S. negotiators, Secretary of State of the United States of America, Charles Brown. Evans. Hughes Syndicates announced:

China and the United States have reached agreement on a number of negotiation items, which have been approved by the President of the Republic of China and the U.S. Congress, and the "Sino-US Shanghai Treaty" has been signed!

The United States announced the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and will solemnly apologize to the Chinese government and all the victims of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

The United States announced the abrogation of a series of unequal treaties signed with the Manchu Qing and the Beiyang government, and on the issue of the concession, which attracted the most attention, China and the United States jointly announced that the United States would begin to withdraw from the facilities in the concession in January 1922. and the evacuation would be completed by June 1922.

In order to ensure the interests of the American expatriates in the concession, China and the United States will conduct a two-year condominium with the concession, after which the U.S. concession will be returned to the Chinese government in its entirety.

At the same time, the Chinese side declared that the United States was China's first "first cooperative country" and would give the United States huge commercial and economic benefits.

In the Sino-US Shanghai Treaty, the two sides also reached agreements on judicial cooperation, extradition treaties, and so on

The Sino-US Shanghai Treaty has caused a sensation throughout the country and attracted the attention of the whole world.

Not just a concession, many of the problems left over from the past Manchu and Beiyang governments have been resolved within the government led by President Wang Hengyue.

Wang Hengyue, this name will inevitably be firmly remembered by the whole of China and the whole world.

He is a great dictator of the East, but also a legendary president.

He is both high-profile and low-key; Sometimes he is very unreasonable, and sometimes he is reasonable to make the other party embarrassed; He has often shown his toughness and has not budged an inch on China's interests, but he has not shown any hesitation when he really needs to make concessions

He started as a small officer in the Manchu government era, became the "first revolutionary uprising", and became the greatest hero of the overthrow of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and then he gradually unified Sichuan, unified the southwest, and then unified the whole of China!

He took advantage of Japan's domestic contradictions and Japan's isolated position in the international community to resolutely withdraw Qingdao's interpretation and expel all Japanese forces from Shandong, and then followed the "Sino-US Shanghai negotiations"...,

He is omnipotent, and he can always inadvertently bring great surprises to China!

What else could he not do?

This "great dictator" has a firm grip on China's political power, but if there is such a great president who can always bring great surprises to the Chinese people, then what does it matter if he is a "great dictator"?

During the "Shanghai Talks", China and the United States also reached economic cooperation agreements on a number of projects, with a total value of up to 10.9 billion US dollars!

The "Shanghai talks" are an extremely important turning point for China. This marks China's evolution from a potential power to a quasi-first-class power.

The greatest significance of the "Shanghai negotiations" was that it made a good start for China to comprehensively resolve the problems left over from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it also set an example for other powers.

American businessmen can now enjoy the tremendous benefits of the Sino-American Shanghai Treaty. They can now turn the economic cooperation projects signed in the treaty into real money.

The Americans even hope that they will always be the only "No. 1 cooperative country" in China!

The British and French, of course, did not want to see the Americans constantly reaping huge benefits, and the "Shanghai negotiations" gave them an inspiration:

Sooner or later, the Chinese will have to take back the concessions, so why can't they, like the United States, use negotiation to resolve the concession issue and start more comprehensive cooperation with the Chinese government as soon as possible?

The British, after urgent consultations with the Chinese government, announced that the two countries will start Sino-British negotiations in February next year; At the same time, Sino-French negotiations will begin.

This is another piece of good news, which is what President Wang Hengyue has been looking forward to.

As for Japan, these small countries? It seems that the big president Wang Hengyue didn't think about it at all.

It doesn't matter how the Japanese side feels, there is only one big country in the Far East now, and that is China. After settling the Sino-U.S., Sino-British, and Sino-French issues, Wang Hengyue is bound to tilt his focus to solving the Japanese issue.

There is nothing negotiable with Japan, there is only one way to treat this country.

Moreover, the timetable for the settlement of the Japanese problem is getting closer and closer, and this timetable was drawn up by one person himself:

President of the Republic of China Wang Hengyue!