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"I can't measure myself", "I lift a stone and hit my own feet". After the envoys to the United States learned about China's countermeasures, almost all of them had such words in their heads. Originally, everyone thought that the United States' current test of China would succeed and that China would compromise and back down. But I didn't expect that China's final counterattack would come so sharply. The U.S. Navy wanted to send battleships to the west coast to tear up the treaty signed with China, and China sent its navy directly to block the U.S. battleships in the canal, so that they could not enter the Pacific Ocean. It's completely needle-to-wheat! The conflict in this way can be described as quite intense, which shocked all countries. In the context of increasing tension in the world, such a strong conflict is very likely to trigger a war. The current situation in the world is like a big powder keg, and it only takes the slightest spark to detonate. And this time the conflict between China and the United States will become a powder keg that ignites the war? Everyone is waiting to see!

Whether war will break out between the United States and China has become the focus of speculation. However, most people believe that although the United States has lost face in this game, it will refrain from doing so, and will not start a war against China because of this. With the current strength of the United States, it is not yet possible to ensure the defeat of China. All, temporary concessions are inevitable. However, some people believe that this Sino-US conflict will become the fuse of war. The outbreak of war is often accidental. For example, now the Chinese Navy has blocked American battleships in the canal. If there is an accident, maybe war will break out.

The ambassadors of Great Britain, France and Russia to the United States all urgently contacted US Secretary of State Philand C. Knox. The views of States were expressed to them. Although they were members of the Entente, the three countries did not want the United States and China to go to war at this time. The preparations for war in various countries have not yet been completed, and if a war breaks out between China and the United States, it will obviously provoke a world war.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the dinner continued. But the dinner attendees were no longer in the mood to enjoy the food served at the dinner, and everyone was waiting to see how the United States would react. Whether to fight back head-on with the Chinese's blockade, or to compromise and retreat. This will undoubtedly have an extremely far-reaching impact on the world situation.

In President Taft's temporary office, the cabinet members have dispersed. Only Secretary of State Knox and Secretary of the Navy Meyer remained.

"Your Excellency, the President, everyone already knows what happened at the mouth of the canal, and everyone is talking about it, and the reputation of our country has been greatly affected. The Panadian President Ma had already negotiated with Chinese, but the Chinese side rejected the legitimate demands of the Panarian President Ma. And a threat of war was issued to Panama. Panama cannot afford to confront China and has decided not to interfere in this matter anymore. Now, we have to make a decision! Secretary Knox reminded.

"Chinese! Damn the Chinese! President Taft cursed viciously. For more than a decade, China has been a nightmare for the United States. China snatched the Hawaiian Islands from the United States and defeated the United States in the First Pacific War. Subsequently, it was as if China had become America's nemesis. All the confrontations between the United States and China have ended in the defeat of the United States. If the United States wants to become a world hegemon, China has become a mountain that must be climbed. It's just that China's strength is so strong now. The United States does not have the strength to defeat China at all. This gave President Taft a deep sense of powerlessness from the depths of his heart!

"Your Excellency, it is time for the battleships 'New York' and 'Texas' to return, and if they stay at the mouth of the canal, they will probably misfire. Thus led to the outbreak of war. Once war breaks out, the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet will certainly sink the battleships "New York" and "Texas" as soon as possible. These are our two most powerful battleships. Can't afford to lose here. If it is damaged, it will cause a heavy blow to the US Navy! "Secretary of the Navy Meyer said. ' The other two New York-class battleships will not be able to enter service until the end of the year, and the battleships "New York" and "Texas" will become the most valuable warships of the US Navy.

"Well, give orders to the USS New York and USS Texas and let them return to Norfolk Naval Base!" President Taft said! This failure hit him very hard after becoming president.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Secretary of the Navy Meyer nodded, he could clearly feel Taft's unwillingness in his heart.

"Meyer, I hope that in the next few years, the U.S. Navy will be able to grow explosively and defeat the Chinese Navy in one fell swoop in future wars. I will do my best to get the military money that the Navy needs! President Taft said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, Your Excellency, the U.S. Navy will not let you down!" Secretary of the Navy Meyer also assured. Of course, he also knows that it will be very difficult for the US Navy to defeat the Chinese Navy. However, with the full support of the president, the U.S. Navy will certainly receive a preference for military spending in the next few years, which is a great thing for the U.S. Navy. This also means that the U.S. Navy can build more and more powerful new battleships!

The opening ceremony of the Panama Canal became a farce, and the two battleships of the U.S. Navy that were preparing to go to the west coast of the United States finally returned home. This made the United States a laughing stock all over the world, and the next day newspapers from all over the world reported on it. In particular, China's "Imperial Daily" reported on the background and causes of the conflict and the contradictions between China and the United States. The meaning of the chapter is undoubtedly very clear, on the one hand, it is to ridicule the inadequacy of the United States, and on the other hand, it is to make the citizens of the empire recognize the wolf ambitions of the Americans. Although the United States has been defeated by the empire again and again, the Americans have never given up their ambition to challenge the empire, and as long as the empire relaxes its vigilance, it may face the threat of the Americans. Therefore, the empire must accelerate the development of its military power in order to meet the challenges that may arise in the future.

As soon as the report came out, it immediately had a huge impact on the empire, and people of insight wrote petitions one after another, asking the empire to increase its military investment in order to be able to protect the interests of the empire. This also enabled the Imperial Government to increase its military investment in a bright and transparent manner. Imperial Prime Minister Wu Dinh Phuong said in an interview that starting next year, the proportion of imperial spending in fiscal expenditures will be increased from 10 percent to 20 percent, so as to strengthen the empire's procurement of naval warships and new equipment for the army. At the same time, Wu Tingfang also said that the empire is capable of dealing with a qiē challenge, and the empire has enough strength to protect the interests of the empire and the citizens of the empire!

The attitude of most countries on this matter is also a joke based on the United States. After all, before the opening ceremony, the United States took the initiative to provoke China too much, and now China has launched a sharp counterattack, which is naturally considered unlucky for the Americans themselves.

However, newspapers in the United States and other countries of the Entente countries focused their reports on China's arrogance and arrogance, claiming that the passage of US Navy warships through the Guò Panama Canal was nothing more than normal training, but China maintained its own strong naval strength and obstructed the training of the US Navy, which was a typical example of bullying the weak. In addition, he pointed out that the treaty signed between China and the United States was completely an unequal treaty, and that the deployment of the US Navy in China was an internal affair of the United States, and China's wanton interference was unacceptable. Finally, China brazenly staged military exercises in Panama's territorial waters, and instead of withdrawing after the Panamanian government protested, it threatened war. Such an act is completely trampling on the sovereignty of a weak and small country, and is shameful to be recognized by the country.

The U.S. government's strategy of diverting attention was undoubtedly successful, and the Americans took this opportunity to once again set off a wave of opposition to China. This not only allowed the Taft government to survive the crisis unscathed, but also took the opportunity to further increase military spending. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Meyer even publicly said that the U.S. Navy will not give up, although the U.S. Navy is not as strong as the Chinese Navy now, but the U.S. Navy will build more and more powerful battleships, in the hope that one day in the future, the U.S. Navy will gain an advantage!

The US Government's move has undoubtedly aggravated the antagonism between China and the United States a lot, and has also made the world situation more and more tense. Subsequently, the U.S. Navy repeatedly sent warships to attempt to pass the Guò Panama Canal. Neither the light cruiser nor the destroyer was stopped by China, but any warship with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons tried to pass through the Guò Canal, and the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy would intercept it at the mouth of the canal, which made the US government and navy angry at the same time, but more deeply helpless!

On August 15, 1909, the British newspaper The Times suddenly published a front-page story with a clear photograph of a huge battleship outfitting and a gantry crane hoisting a turret on the foredeck. The thick triple main gun looks full of murderous energy. Moreover, it is easy to see that the caliber of the main guns has surpassed the battleships that are now being built in any country in the world!

In the middle of the report, it is pointed out that this is the 'Tang-class' battleship being built by the Chinese, and a formidable battleship with a 381 mm caliber main gun will become a nightmare for all countries in the world. This report immediately caused an uproar in the world!