Chen Kangjie, who has been concerned about the progress of the situation in the capital, soon received the news that Clinton's personal representative put forward an unswerving condition, that is, China must promise that it will not have a garrison in Bandaqi within 20 years.

Everyone knows that China's efforts to help Bandaqi pay attention to its important strategic geographical location, not entirely from an economic perspective. Although we have repeatedly reiterated that we will not have military bases and garrisons abroad, we have also done this for decades.

However, outsiders, especially Americans who are the main competitors in the future, will not be optimistic that our policies can be maintained forever.

Americans’ thinking and culture are very different from us. One of the biggest differences is that Americans think about problems and do things basically start from the perspective of pragmatic needs. As for us, we often show some idealistic colors from time to time, and sometimes we attach great importance to the so-called justice and dogma.

Because of this, the Americans expressed doubts about our full publicity and oath of propositions and ideas. For example, we don’t know how many times we have said that we will not take the lead in using nuclear weapons. This proposal is said by every generation of leaders, and Chen Kangjie believes that it is definitely not an excuse. However, even so, the Americans did not believe it. In their competition or struggle against us, they always remain alert and plan for the worst.

Although we are not subjectively willing, we have to admit that the Americans’ approach is correct from the perspective of their national interests. A country is always considering its own safety and interests. Only such a country can last for a long time. Our ancients have long had such warning words, such as "forgeting war will lead to danger", "born from distress and dying from happiness", etc.

Objectively speaking, it makes sense that the Americans do not trust us. This does not mean that we are a country of tigers and wolves, a country of war, but that our idealism and innocence are determined by objective conditions.

In modern times, we have been poor and weak, and almost all aspects of our country's development have been backward with world powers, such as economy, culture, military, science and technology, and even law, education, etc.

Since we are behind, we have no strength to make bold statements. Since we are weak, in foreign exchanges, especially in the game of great powers like the United States, we are on the defensive side, because we have no way to attack. Don’t think that the few wars we fought after the founding of the country are our victory. In fact, it is not the case. At most, we can only say that we did not suffer much loss in defense. The Peninsula War is like this, and the heroic souls of hundreds of thousands of volunteers remain in a foreign land, and only maintained a 38th parallel pattern. The Americans still maintain a strong military presence on the Peninsula, and the 62-year self-defense counterattack war was the same. They won the battle, but they still lost 90,000 square kilometers of land. The self-defense counterattack war against Jiaozhi took place at their doorstep. We did not lose, but we did not gain any obvious benefits.

This is all determined by the current national strength and international geopolitical relations.

Since we cannot make a strong move, we should start from the aspect of pursuing the pursuing work. On the one hand, we can win us a good reputation for justice and respecting fairness, and gain some friends from the third world. On the other hand, of course, it is also the need to keep a low profile. In a word, if you are not strong enough, you should cause less trouble. It is best to try not to cause trouble. If you can bear it, you can tolerate it. At worst, you can slap the left and right face. It is no big deal. Of course, these are also related to our belief in "ritual" for thousands of years. It seems that everything must have "ritual", otherwise it will be immoral and evil.

Although such inertia is maintained for a long time, we will really become strong and timid, suffer from chondrome disease, and basically we are "strongly protesting" and "seriously protesting" for all things that harm national interests. In addition, it is almost difficult to see other further measures.

But even so, the Americans are always urging us and warning us that the ways and values ​​we follow in the past and present will not remain unchanged.

When our national strength changes from quantitative to qualitative change, and when our strength develops to be sufficient to exert greater influence on the outside world, we will no longer be timid and no longer be dogmatic and cautious in adhering to the gentleman's way. In sociological terms, the environment will affect people's personality and way of doing things. Even if we are passive, we will change.

The Americans' cautiousness and sense of crisis are objective, and Chen Kangjie does not believe that when we become a real world power, we will only protest in the battle for island sovereignty with the surrounding small countries. We will definitely make more harsh voices and even take more tough measures. In words, strength determines everything.

Although we have not shown or further plans to build military bases and garrisons abroad now, this does not mean that we will always follow that principle in the future. When our overseas interests and national interests need to be protected, and when we need to safeguard national security and peace on a larger scale, overseas garrisons may become the most realistic consideration. Perhaps the current people in power have not considered this, and perhaps they did not expect it. However, from the worst perspective, the Americans have considered it for us.

Through his own consideration, thinking and observation, Chen Kangjie understood the reason why KLD’s private representative put forward such a prerequisite.

This condition seems a bit arrogant and a bit arrogant. According to the usual logic, we should refute such conditions solemnly and argue with reason. Moreover, the initiative of the card is still in our hands. Sometimes things are so helpless. Whether in personal affairs or in major national policies, there will be some necessities. Moreover, international exchanges often end up with mutual compromise. Real negotiations are just a compromise artistic performance, it depends on how I am.

KLD's condition is ultimately to agree to him, otherwise it would be impossible to turn him over.

First, the conditions for KLD are considerable to its own national interests. As long as China does not have a military presence in Bandaqi, it will only maintain friendly exchanges, will not destroy the existence of the United States, and will not weaken its security structure. Anyway, China has close relationships with many countries, as long as it is not an allies. It is no big deal to have an extra place with good relations.

Second, KLD himself needs an excuse to justify himself and ease the pressure on Congress. China will not have a military base in Bandaqi within 20 years, or will not have too close military relations. This is his excuse. There is no such excuse to block it. Although he has agreed that the raw rice is cooked and it is very likely that it will be overturned by Congress.

Third, from an economic and military perspective, as long as China does not have a military base in Bandachi, the Strait of Malacca will still be a normal golden waterway, or a golden waterway controlled by the United States to a certain extent. As long as China is not stationed in Bandachi, the Mid-level base of Digo Garcia will be safe and will not be threatened. This is the only military base of the United States in the Indian Ocean. The US Strategic Air Force and Navy stationed here can achieve attack coverage of various "potential conflict hot spots" in Southeast Asia and the Persian Gulf. Therefore, as long as the security of the US military base in Digo Garcia is guaranteed, the military's opposition will not be so strong. At most, it will be to express dissatisfaction with the Supreme Commander of KLD afterwards.

Fourth, why time is twenty years, not ten years or thirty years? This is what KLD judges the situation from the perspective of reality and its own safety.

Twenty years are almost a generation. From the perspective of KLD's personal opinion, twenty years later, he was already seventy-four years old and had basically faded out of the political stage. To put it bluntly, it was still unknown whether he was still in the world or not. From the political changes in the United States, twenty years later, the United States has experienced at least four elections and had to cross at least three presidents. By then, even if he found that he had exerted great personal influence and opinions on the handling of Bandaqi's affairs, he would basically deal with it coldly. The kind of old debts and old secrets appeared in the history of the United States. Moreover, they did not have the culture and tradition of political persecution. Therefore, twenty years later, even if China has a military base in Bandaqi, he KLD himself was safe.

The reason why time is not ten years is because ten years is not a safe time for him. At that time, it is easy to be pulled out as a target. The reason why it is not thirty years is because China will not agree.

According to the predictions of many economists today, as long as China's economy maintains its current momentum, it can surpass the United States in the earliest 2020 and at the latest 2030.

When the economy is strong, other invisible demands will emerge, and the soft demands in the past will become rigid demands. Their own security and expansion of their sphere of influence are typical manifestations.

No one would have imagined that China would make necessary arrangements until its national strength surpassed the United States. Therefore, in thirty years, he could imagine that China would not agree, and the twenty years of imposition was just right. At that time, it was safe and China had just needed it, which was a killing two birds with one stone.

KLD's request may have already grasped the pulse of China's agreement. Anyway, he just wants to take a step back. For China, having such a place is much better than not having such a place. At least it doesn't take a moment to cram in ten or twenty years. You can use these twenty years to manage it well. For the Mid-level side, the territory is not cut from one's own hands, and there will be no serious loss of his own interests in the short term, and it is no big deal.
Chapter completed!