Chapter 62: The Jedi Strikes Back
In cooperation with the IAEA, in addition to the United States, Germany and a number of universities in the Soviet Union.
In China, there are mainly some universities and research institutions in Beijing, especially the research and consulting institutions of various ministries and commissions. At the same time, Shanghai is also expanding its school around the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) based on Fudan University.
After graduating, some middle school students will receive basic studies in Shanghai, and then apply for graduate studies before they can enter super-first-class schools such as Xinmin University, Northwest University, and Dunhuang University. Soon, foreign researchers who had thought Fudan University would become a world-class university knew that it was just a basic university in China.
"If there is a breakthrough in electricity, Fudan University may become a super-first-class university."
Teachers and professors at Fudan University have very realistic hopes for this.
The first thing the IAEA will do is to build a nuclear power plant in Washington, D.C., Munich, Germany, Stalingrad in the USSR. Therefore, the three cities have also set up corresponding institutions to carry out related affairs.
The four great powers are in danger of regaining their independence from the League of Nations. And the United Kingdom, which did not join, became the place where the eyes of the countries of the world were watching. This made Churchill very uncomfortable.
In November, Churchill visited Washington and held talks with Roosevelt. He needed to understand what was going on. Roosevelt received him warmly, but with the exception of arms sales, Roosevelt took a neutral or evasive attitude toward other matters in China.
Only in the joint containment of the expansion of Germany and the USSR was agreed. He believed that Germany and the Soviet Union could no longer be allowed to expand like this. Britain has few allies left, and the United States and Britain should form an alliance. The Allied Joint Command was formed to engage in war against Germany in the Middle East and North Africa. The European continent could not remain occupied by Germany forever. It is necessary to support the restoration of France, after all, France still has some colonial countries in Africa. Libya also had a French legion of more than 60,000 men.
The United States, of course, cannot just help Britain and France. The United States asked for a time in the Middle East as well as secretly proposed a European and American space center. Construct a radar tracking and control station necessary for the space center. These stations were to be under the direct control of the Allies. About geosynchronous orbit. At present, the northern celestial sphere has been occupied by everyone, and it is likely to infiltrate the southern celestial sphere. So the United States can support the United Kingdom in launching artificial satellites and have a place in geosynchronous orbit.
Roosevelt believed that in order to achieve the goal of confronting China, Britain should allow Australia, India, Persia, and Arab and African countries to become independent, join the European and American space centers, and confront China. So it doesn't matter whether the UK joins the IAEA or not. Nuclear power generation technology will be made public by the IAEA. Countries in the world that are able to do so are able to develop their own nuclear power technologies. But don't make an atomic bomb, the atomic bomb is really a no-go zone. The American rationale is simple, one way or another. There must be confrontation, and only when there is confrontation can there be a way to make money, and only then can the United States fish in troubled waters. If China can be pulled down, it will be the best.
Churchill was silent. Britain now relied on its colonies to be able to resist Germany. Australia is allowed. India and other countries became independent, and Britain could certainly support a government that was loyal to itself. However, this is tantamount to opening the door for other countries to influence these countries as well, and it is the United States that can easily replace Britain.
Churchill was the Prime Minister of the Empire on which the sun never set in Great Britain, and it is indeed very difficult now, but really difficult to the point of dissolving the Empire? It's so difficult to watch the allies fall into the trap? After World War I, the international financial center shifted to the United States. But now that there is civil strife in the United States, the United States is struggling to maintain its status as a great power. Britain should give up.
Churchill would not. China, an ancient country, once thought it was a weak power. Now it is showing toughness that has never been seen before. Crushed Japan, weakened USSR. The Philippines was taken from the mouth of the United States, and most likely Hawaii was swallowed as well. This is still when China has not been reunified. China has completed integration in the throes of pains, and the pace of integration has been astonishing. The United States can do business with China, why can't the United Kingdom?
Churchill did not come to any agreement with the United States. Instead, he flew directly to Shanghai. This is coming without warning. If Shanghai does not receive it, Churchill's plane will also have to be lowered to refuel, otherwise it will crash directly in China. Due to unpreparedness. So Wu Hao directly brought people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to talks with Churchill. Great Britain, the largest country, territory and colonies in the world spanned all continents of the world. So Churchill had the capital to overlord the bow.
The talks went well, and Wu Hao promised to remain neutral in the Middle East war situation, and promised to act as an intermediary in the peace talks between Germany and Britain, and the venue could be Shanghai.
Britain could sign an agreement not to develop nuclear weapons, join the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and agree to make the results of the study public.
"The Middle East and North Africa, the core of the interests of the British Empire, will never give up." Churchill was very serious: "I would like to know the attitude of China. ”
"China has no direct interest in the Middle East, but China wants countries to live in peace." Wu Hao said with a smile.
"What is China's attitude towards Germany's annexation of the European continent?"
"The Chinese government will not interfere in the internal affairs of all continents."
Churchill laughed.
What if Britain sacrificed France in the face of the current crisis? Germany did not force the British, but instead exercised restraint at sea and in the Mediterranean, and instead clashed with the Soviet Union. In the Middle East, Britain said it was the core interest, but if the USSR and Germany fought for the Middle East. Britain is happy to see that happen. And what about throwing away the Middle East? The largest oil company in the world is Mobil of the United States, and they are in a hurry.
The United States has stabbed Britain in the back in the Middle East, and now it is even more clear that it wants to dismember Britain and treat itself as a fool. Churchill smiled merrily.
Allies? What if the British Empire did it alone? Whoever else deserves to die.
Churchill returned home, but the Foreign Secretary stayed. German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop rushed to Shanghai.
The foreign ministers of Great Britain and Germany held closed-door talks. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not participate and truly did not interfere. It's just that the British and German foreign ministers left with bad looks on their faces, and apparently no agreement was reached.
The foreign ministers of the two countries moved to Munich, this time with the addition of the foreign minister of the USSR. However, no agreement has been reached on the Middle East.
But one thing is already very certain. Britain had given up helping France to regain its country, acquiescing in what Germany was doing on the continent. Now the controversy is in the Middle East and North Africa, this is the oil barrel of the world. All three countries want to get the most out of it.
France finally understood what was going to happen, and General de Gaulle gave a speech in Libya against the partition of the Middle East by the three countries, calling on all the French to go to Libya and form a free French government. At the end of 1940, tens of millions of people fled from France in southern France under the roar of German warplanes, and de Gaulle concentrated all the naval and volunteer civilian ships and began a large-scale evacuation.
The French colonies in Africa also began to form the Afrika Korps. It's just that the problem of people is easy to solve, what about food and weapons?
Obviously, the US Government did not expect that Churchill would have such great courage to hold peace talks with Germany, nor did it expect that such peace talks would really be partially reached. At least Germany did not make any moves against the British mainland.
Britain had not explicitly abandoned the United States, but Roosevelt had already felt Churchill's wrath.
Britain and the United States are inextricably linked, and a breakdown of relations is unlikely, but a turn to coldness is possible. If you can't pull teeth from the tiger's mouth of the British, then using the French Zionist ideology is also an excellent opportunity to intervene in the Middle East. Libya is one of the most important countries in North Africa and one of the most abundant oil reserves. Although France was defeated in Europe, the heritage is still there. So Hull went to Libya to say that he could support the restoration of France, and even send troops to form an allied army.
De Gaulle also knew that Roosevelt was not at ease, but who called France now has no way out.
"The war in Europe is not so easy to settle, everything is a matter of interest."
Wu Hao briefed Zhang Chun on the results of the negotiations obtained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from all sides.
"War in Europe has its inevitability, and the root of this bane has been planted since the rise of the bourgeoisie. War is a way for those capitalists to get rich, how can they give it up. Now add oil interests, hehe" Zhang Chun smiled.
Li Zhen added water to Wu Hao and said: "Lao Zhang doesn't care about state affairs anymore, it's okay to meet some foreign guests." But it's up to you to decide what to really negotiate. ”
Wu Hao was still a little afraid when he saw Lizhen. Hurriedly said: "The international situation has been treacherous recently, so please ask Mr. Zhang a little more." ”
Lizhi smiled and said, "You should be the master." ”
Wu Hao smiled and didn't speak.
Zhang Chun really didn't want to be in charge of foreign affairs. When the time comes for the 2014 students to be allocated, it will be another process of population movement and ethnic integration, which is more important than those things in foreign countries. (To be continued......)