Chapter 906: Hawaii's Restoration (Part II)
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When the so-called Hawaiian government-in-exile was formed, it immediately caused the upper echelons of American society to start angry. Because since they have already eaten the big fat in their mouths, how can they spit it out? So of course, they don't want to admit it now, especially since the future of Hawaii is a very important place, and it is related to the future strategy of the United States. If Hawaii is lost, the United States will completely lose control of the Pacific, so of course they can't bear it. Therefore, the Americans are very concerned about the control of the Pacific Ocean in the future, and of course they will not be able to give up this control of the Pacific Ocean, and they will certainly not tolerate the loss of this Hawaii. As for Hawaii, they are already an overseas territory with the United States, and even now they are starting to prepare for a quarrel.
"The Hawaii Special Administrative Region is our overseas territory of the United States, and at that time, the Hawaiian Special Administrative Region took the initiative to referend and was willing to merge with our United States, which was carried out in full accordance with international law. So the Hawaiian District is one of our inalienable territories, so there's absolutely no way we're going to sit idly by. Hawaii is indivisible to us, so we will not tolerate some unknown Hawaiian queen to dictate our territory! A U.S. congressman said angrily.
The U.S. congressman is obviously saying that it is impossible to restore Hawaii, especially since Hawaii is very important to their current U.S. strategy. Even, no matter which country it is, it attaches great importance to its territory, and if a country does not attach importance to its own territory, it will perish sooner or later. Territory has always been the survival of human beings. If there are no territorial countries, many countries are mostly fighting for territory, and there is almost no room for negotiation.
It is impossible for them to hand over this American Hawaii on their own initiative, even if it is only an overseas special zone. These Americans, although one democracy and one fairness, even though they publicly expressed their "apologies" to the Kingdom of Hawaii that was overthrown more than 100 years later. But this apology is actually the same as the emperor's edict, but it is useless. The United States also apologized for the Chinese labor and Chinese exclusion bills, but did it work? In fact, in the end, the debacle of the year has passed, and I have never seen the US government compensate those Chinese, even if they are re-buried. That is, the paperwork has been sent away, even if there is some support for those Chinese descendants.
Therefore, even if they apologized to the so-called Hawaiian Kingdom back then, they only apologized in the end. There is no saying about restoring the kingdom of Hawaii, let alone what is going to happen to this Hawaii. An apologetic waste of paper is settled, and then nothing else. Not to mention that it is impossible for Americans to agree to Hawaiian independence, maybe the local Hawaiians are not willing to "become independent", after all, it is better to be an American citizen in the 21st century than a citizen of a so-called independent country!
However, at present, it is different, and even if the Americans are militarily weak, it is impossible for them to say no to a territory.
"We have to improve our military capabilities, or we're going to face more foreign bullying in the future." The Chinese have already inserted their hands into our Americas. If we don't have enough military strength, then we can't defend our interests in the Americas! "A bill was immediately introduced by a member of parliament.
However, this bill has caused a lot of controversy. In particular, the situation regarding the expansion of the US military has made the capitalist consortium in the United States even more vigilant. In fact, don't think that only China has very strict control over the military, and the Yankees are also very strict in control, especially those capitalists know very well that the military is definitely a threat. The fact that the capitalists can influence the government is based on the fact that the US military is tightly controlled. If the U.S. government had enough military power, it would be enough to threaten the stability of the American capitalists.
No matter how powerful the capital is. That may not be worth mentioning in the face of these guns. Therefore, even the United States is very vigilant against the army, and the strength of the United States army has been weak for so many years, and in addition to the fact that there is no strong enemy to deter and train the army, there are also certain situations in which the capitalists intentionally or unintentionally weaken the army. In the vast majority of cases, the American capitalists will never support military expansion. Even if it is expanded, it will only be expanded when it is forced to do so, and even if the war is over, it will be disarmed immediately. The peak era of the American military was the Civil War, but once the war stopped, they immediately carried out "self-defeating" disarmament, eliminated a large number of veterans, weakened the military supply, and strengthened the control of the military by Congress. Even in the absence of war, the president, although nominally a commander, could not mobilize a single soldier. Except for the Marines, which later had to give the president the power according to the actual situation, and at other times, the control of the main force was very strict, and the commander was unable to transfer troops during non-war periods.
The laws of the United States are very strict about the control of the military, isn't it just that they are afraid of the improvement of the strength of the army? The rotation of officers in the United States is even more frequent than in most countries, that is, to avoid the possibility that one officer will control a unit for a long time, which may result in the mastery of military power.
Under such a strict system, the American army has been without warlords for almost so many years, which is also their powerful side. But now some people have actually proposed to expand the army, especially the strength of the army, which makes those capitalists hesitate a little.
Although the capitalists do not want the rise of military power and the direct control of the government, the reality is the same. Wang Guorui's China has already penetrated deep into the Americas, which makes Americans very uneasy. If they don't have enough troops, they Americans will not be able to defend their interests in the Americas.
But on the other hand, if the government has too many powerful troops and increases military spending, will it weaken economic growth? This is still secondly, if the army is strong, will it increase the power of the government, and then let the army and the government work together to clean up the capitalists? No matter how powerful the capitalists are, they are still weak in the face of guns, so this is also a risk.
On the one hand, they are afraid that Wang Guorui and China will intervene in the Americas, and their interests will be unstable. But on the other hand, they are also afraid that the increase in the strength of the army will give the government too much bargaining capital.
"I don't agree with this method, I think we should do it by other means! I don't think the Chinese will fight a big war with us for this, right? Nor could they have sent hundreds of thousands of troops on an expedition, so they simply did not have the conditions, so I don't think Zeng's method was appropriate. I think it's better to solve it by political means. ”
"However, do not underestimate the ambitions of the Chinese, it is impossible to safeguard our interests in the Americas without sufficient strength!"
"However, I heard that the Chinese have always admired the kind of culture of weakness, and they do not believe in strength in their bones, I think they still will not choose to solve the problem by force?"
However, some lawmakers immediately retorted: "I have a different opinion, and recently I have seen the historical data of the Chinese, especially every time China changes the government, that is, when the dynasty changes." They are completely competing for military power, that is, who has the more powerful army and is the winner. In fact, they attach great importance to military power, and their regime is even based on military power and the army, not on so-called democracy. Therefore, I think that the Chinese are actually more martial than the capital in their bones, and they all advocate strength. Therefore, reasoning with them, in the face of absolute interests, they will not compromise, they will use force! ”
If Wang Guorui heard what this congressman said, he would definitely think that he was right. Although many people may think that China is actually a country that advocates civilization, the fact is that every time China changes dynasties, or whenever there is a change of power, everyone often thinks of military power and the army at the first time.
The Chinese are not unmartial, and once the core interests are reached, the Chinese will definitely not hesitate to solve the problem by force. As for why the Manchus retreated unprincipledly, it was not because they were not martial, but because their interests were not in the same direction as those of ordinary Chinese, so the pain of the Chinese was sacrificeable for the Manchus, and they were just to maintain their right to rule. However, once it really comes to terms of core interests, the first thing that comes to the mind of the Chinese is not anything else, but a solution by force, rather than a peaceful solution, which is really ridiculous. Therefore, the Chinese are actually the most martial in their bones, but they have not touched the most core interests.
"I think we can take Hawaii from one of our overseas districts and then elevate it to a state, so we can show how much we care about Hawaii, what do you think?" Some lawmakers said.
When they heard about this plan, they immediately won the support of the vast majority of parliamentarians. Because those parliamentarians are actually very wary of the expansion of the army, especially Wang Guorui's threat is far away, they are naturally reluctant to expand their strength. Wang Guorui did not have the ability to expedition to the United States, so they naturally did not want to expand the strength of the army so quickly.
"Hey, in a Chinese phrase, you people don't cry when you don't see the coffin!" The lawmaker, who proposed to raise the military's strength, said he was clearly disappointed with the situation, but the interest groups behind it could not be shaken at the moment.
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