On the streets of London, a couple of middle-aged British men dressed as gentlemen were standing next to their cars reading a Times newspaper.

The content in the newspaper is simple, in addition to some of the things that are happening at the moment, there is also content about the Chinese threat...

'China Threat Theory'...

It is somewhat similar to the 'Yellow Peril Theory' propagated by Kaiser Wilhelm II back then, but the 'Yellow Peril Theory' is actually aimed at all yellow people from a certain point of view, while the 'China Threat Theory' is obviously only aimed at China alone...

However, it is not surprising that such remarks will appear in the Times, after all, Yan Shao took advantage of the disintegration of Tsarist Russia to take away almost two-thirds of their territory from Tsarist Russia.

And then in the First World War, he earned about the same as the Americans.

In addition, in Asia, there are many contradictions with the great powers, and recently they have fought against Japan in Korea. If we don't contain China, I'm afraid it will be difficult to contain China in the future...

The Times makes it clear that for the time being, China is very aggressive. If left unchecked and allowed to continue to grow stronger, then given China's sheer territory, its equally large population, and its industrial capacity, which is definitely greater than that of the average powerhouse, this qiē could turn it into a man-eating tiger at any time. At that time, it will not be so easy to try to curb it...

The question is how to contain it, whether diplomatically, economically, or militarily...

Diplomatically. I'm afraid it won't be of much use. After all, if diplomacy were useful, there would be no need for an army in this world. Economically, it's useful, but it's usually a double-edged sword. If you don't get it right, you hurt others and hurt yourself.

As for the military or something...

In the immediate aftermath of the First World War, I am afraid that no country would be willing to break out in a major war, at least neither Britain nor the United States would be willing.

So, this China threat theory, on the surface? Maybe it's not really useful? Is it useless for countries to be wary of China?

Of course not.

Although China's industry has developed considerably, in reality, China has not been able to cut off contact with the outside world. Return to the self-sufficient, celestial demeanor of the past.

This is especially true when there is an overcapacity of certain commodities and can only be sold to other countries and regions.

Don't say anything else. Just talk about cotton textile products.

In fact, compared with the United Kingdom and the United States, China's cotton textile industry actually has a relatively large gap. But in fact, China is one of the largest suppliers to the United States, and there are many reasons for this.

But there is an indisputable fact. The United States was once a country that could rival Britain in the cotton textile industry. Well, maybe it's not just once...

It's just that the production cost is too high, and the cotton textile industry of the Americans does not have any strong competitiveness at all.

Most importantly, at the outbreak of World War I, the Americans quickly set their sights on the more lucrative arms industry and a range of other tasks. After the outbreak ――――――of the First World War, many capitalists found that selling arms to the Allies was far more expensive than selling cotton textiles...

It's just that at that time, it was a manufacturer that continued to sell cotton textiles. In fact, there are very few, very little, and it can almost be described as pitiful. Hence this little part. It was simply unable to support Americans' demand for cotton textiles, and in the end, the U.S. government had no choice but to turn this demand abroad...

Among them, China and Japan, which are closest to the United States and have not been invaded by war, have naturally become the largest suppliers to the United States.

As a result, during the First World War, the cotton textile industry in China and Japan can be said to have developed considerably. Even now, when the war has been over for a while, in the final analysis, although the cotton textile industry is already a very simple industry, and it is very easy to convert, there is no way to convert it in such a short time.

The most important thing is that at present, Europe has just ended the war, and it is a time when a lot of resources are needed to rebuild, and at this time, the limited labor force is invested in the cotton textile industry, rather than the more profitable industry, which is definitely something that the capitalists in the United States will not do...

Well, the rest seems to be much simpler...

As in the past, Chinese and Japanese cotton textile products are pouring into the American market in a near-dumping manner, while the United States, together with China and Japan, is producing a piece of the pie needed for the reconstruction of Europe.

Among them, the United States naturally gets the largest share, and China cannot compare with the United States in this regard. However, in second place is China, and in third place is Japan.

Both Japan and China dumped all the excess into the United States after satisfying their own needs with cotton textiles. In fact, in addition to this trade model, many other trade products are also listed in the catalogue of China-US transactions...

At this time, if China, Europe, and the United States fall out, and Europe and the United States take some sanction measures against China, the blow to China will definitely be huge. Naturally, the automobile industry and some other industries in Europe and the United States should not be like this, after all, those are things that hurt others and hurt themselves, but other industries can be ――――――, especially when the UK was once a textile power...

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Next to the car, several gentleman-looking Englishmen apparently agreed with the contents of the newspaper, and one of them even felt a little angry that no troops had been sent to China. This in itself is a dereliction of duty on the part of the current government...

This is not surprising, after all, it is clearly written in the Times that China is not yet a match for Britain. But it only takes a few more years of preparation. It is entirely possible that China will overtake the UK, and it is very likely...

So the most correct way to choose is to prevent problems before they happen...

For example, before China grows up, uproot the country, and then let the country continue to mess around like it did in the lockdown period...

Merely...

While these people were chatting and agreeing with the Times's point of view, another newspaper fell into their hands...

A very different point of view from The Times, although this newspaper is not as well-known as The Times. But in the newspaper article, China was belittled as almost worthless.

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Inside the article, the person who is responsible for writing the article. It is worthless to belittle China almost as worthless.

First of all, from the system of government, as well as national characteristics, and all kinds of other things began to attack, in the eyes of this person. China is a completely good-for-nothing country. There are so many benefits that you get now. It's just because of luck, so there's no need to worry about it...

As for the defeat of Japan? Doesn't this just prove that Japan is just that...

As for the Russo-Japanese War or something, yes, Japan did defeat Russia and got the status of a great power because of this. But in fact, the Japanese were actually very reluctant to get this position, after all, the main force of the Russians at that time was basically in Europe, and there was not much strength in the Far East. Japan, on the other hand, has concentrated almost all of its strength.

And so it goes. The battle between the two countries is equivalent to Russia using its weakest place to fight Japan's strongest place, and if it can still lose in this way, then Japan will be too wasteful. What's more, even if this is the case, Japan has paid a heavy price

Especially considering that during the First World War, Russia's poor performance completely discredited its 'European gendarmerie' and 'steam roller', and the Russo-Japanese War also fell in gold along with it...

So, it doesn't seem to be a big deal that China was able to fight such a country that finally fought Russia, doesn't it?

All in all, this article is almost useless in attacking China, and only in one or two places that it has to be boasted of, did it say a few words lightly.

That being said, because of the high level of writing, this article can actually be watched, at least those middle-aged people can all read it, not only can they read it, but they even have a faint sense of identity...

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Almost at the same time that those gentlemen were reading the articles, similar articles were appearing in the UK and other parts of the world...

The content of the article is very simple, that is, to constantly slander China, to make people feel that China is nothing great at all, and even because of the disadvantages of the system and national characteristics, it may collapse at any time...

One of the most shocking articles in Italy is one of the most shocking, claiming that in less than three years, China will collapse and its vast territory will be divided into seven pieces.

Among them, Siberia and the Outer Northeast are counted as a piece, Central Asia is counted as a piece, and there are many places...

From a certain point of view, it is similar to the famous seven-block theory in later generations...

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Because of the actions of the Kuomintang government during this period, countries around the world have begun to be wary of China.

And the appearance of these articles has a very timely meaning of rain...

Naturally, in a short period of time, these articles will certainly not be able to make foreign people and even governments stop worrying about the so-called China threat. But at least the impact will be there, and as the number of such stories increases, the impact will inevitably grow.

By the time the final stage, when Europe and the United States found out that this was a complete hoax, China had grown into a powerful country that was not afraid of any pressure at all...

Naturally, no one knows how much time it will take...

In any case, Yan Shao still admires the ability of the Special Affairs Bureau very much. After all, there is no way for an ordinary intelligence organization to do so much in such a short period of time...

Of course, all of this was done by the Secret Service...

It can be said that the Special Affairs Bureau has used various means to buy off many people, even informants it has developed in various countries, to publish such articles that criticize and even slander China.

If it weren't for the Special Affairs Bureau, there might have been a few such articles, but there would never be so many of them...

In any case, with the influence of these articles, coupled with the traffic in this era, it is still very inconvenient. It is impossible for foreigners to know much about China, especially those who have always stayed in their own country and have never set foot in it...

And these reports can help them construct the dream that China will collapse soon...

Naturally, this kind of lie cannot be maintained forever, and sooner or later it will be shattered, but Yan Shao is not worried at all. Because by the time this lie is shattered, China will surely have enough strength to face any threat...

At that time, even if the lie is exposed, what can it do?

It is as if many countries in later generations began to suspect that the Chinese government itself made up the theory of China's collapse to fool people. But even if they suspect, there is nothing they can do without evidence, let alone what if there is evidence? This kind of behavior doesn't look like a hostile act at all...

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Lies, after all, also take a certain amount of time to ferment slowly, but now it is another thing to ferment...

Just when the Special Affairs Bureau began to follow Yan Shao's instructions to spread the word that China would soon collapse, or that it was nothing big at all, and that any small country with some strength would be able to solve China, at the same time, Youpeng in Shan County had already figured it out thoroughly...

In mid-December 1919, almost a year had been going on since the war that had begun on the banks of the Yalu River and now engulfed the whole of Korea. The Japanese government has finally officially sent a note that it is willing to seek peace with the Chinese government...

Although these words do not seem to look like a request for peace, those who know the Japanese well know very well that after saying these words, the Japanese have completely bowed their heads.

All it takes is some aftermath work to bring the protracted war to an end... (To be continued......)