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Volume 1 Pioneer of the Times Chapter 1254 Cairo Conference (Part 2)

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    Chapter 1254 Cairo Conference (Part 2) Amidst the roar of the engine, the plane was descending, and quickly aligned with the runway, lowered the landing gear, and then landed on the airport runway within a minute, while in the sky  , but there are still several fighter jets circling, protecting the presidential plane.  (Niu Wen Novel ~ Read Novel Online) This is the special plane of the President of China, and the passenger is naturally the President of China. In order to welcome the President, the airport is already bustling with people. Reporters and officials are all looking at the sky and runway at the airport, talking about it.  This international conference has also led to speculation about who is in the Chinese President¡¯s entourage.  The flagpole at the airport also fluttered the national flags of the participating countries. What is surprising is that one of the flags is actually lowered to half. It is the Stars and Stripes of the United States. Why does this happen?  Because U.S. President Roosevelt passed away yesterday, the U.S. government flew flags at half-mast to express condolences. The exile governments of the United Kingdom, France and other countries are also discussing whether to follow suit and fly flags at half-mast to express condolences to their allies.  US President Roosevelt originally planned to attend the Cairo Conference in person, but before he left for South Africa, he suddenly fell ill and was unable to handle state affairs. Vice President Truman immediately took over the presidential power and went to South Africa to attend the conference as the acting president of the United States.  On the day Truman's special plane arrived at Cairo Airport in Egypt, bad news came from the United States that President Roosevelt passed away. From that moment on, Truman became the official president of the United States, and his swearing-in ceremony was also held at the U.S. Consulate in Cairo.  Truman was officially sworn in as President of the United States yesterday morning. He arrived in Cairo one day earlier than Chinese President Zhao Bei. Now, Truman is in a tent at Cairo Airport, meeting with the heads of government from various countries who came to welcome the Chinese President.  Discussing the current war situation in North Africa in a relaxed atmosphere, President Truman told some allied leaders that he was relatively optimistic. In his opinion, this world war might end soon. As for why he was so optimistic, President Truman did not say clearly.  Others cannot guess what the US president is planning. There are rumors that the Nazi German government has made official contact with the British and French governments-in-exile and offered armistice conditions. It is difficult to say whether the US government will again consider negotiating with the British and French governments in exile.  Nazi Germany engages in peace negotiations.  When the heads of government were discussing the war situation in the tent, news came that the Chinese President's special plane had arrived. This made the heads of state present somewhat relieved, because it was once said that the Chinese President was worried about safety on the road.  , may not attend the Cairo Allied Conference in person, but now it seems that this "crazy president" is still very trustworthy. If he says he will arrive today, he will arrive today, and he also plays the most critical role among the heads of all participating countries.  In fact, the heads of Asian countries are still in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. When the special plane of the Chinese President arrives in Cairo from Baghdad, the heads of Asian governments will arrive in Cairo one after another.  Before attending the Cairo Conference, the Chinese President convened a meeting of Asian heads of state in Baghdad. Truman could more or less guess what the purpose was, which was to act by consensus and strive to speak for Asia and the Middle East with one voice at the Cairo Conference.  Moreover, the Israeli president also analyzed it in this way. He and President Truman agreed that the Cairo Conference will definitely have a fierce dispute, and one of the core issues is the Japanese issue and the issue of control of Jerusalem. Now, Jerusalem  It is still controlled by the British army, but the British government no longer wants to take on this hot potato, because the British government has discovered that the Arabs and Jews have begun to brew a war surrounding the issue of control of Jerusalem, and the British government does not want to  The British government is eager to get rid of its role as an "arbiter" that does not deserve the name. It is better to leave this problem to the Asian League and the United States. The United Kingdom does not want to get involved.  No matter what the position of the British government is, the protagonist of this Cairo Allied Conference is not the United Kingdom. There are only two protagonists of this conference, one is the Chinese government and the other is the US government. Moreover, the two governments are not fighting alone. They are both following.  A group of allies, China represents the Asian Alliance, and the United States represents the Pan-American Alliance. The former is committed to consolidating Asian unity, and the latter is committed to protecting the common interests of the Americas. In other words, the era of empires like the British Empire that fought alone has already  In the past, now, with the deepening of international exchanges and the advancement of military science and technology, the era of relying on the power of one country to fight against the whole world is gone forever. The future world will inevitably be a multinational group competing with each other.  The era of seeking necessary compromises may be called the ¡°era of conglomeration.¡±  Just an Asian Alliance and a Pan-American Alliance are enough to determine the future direction of the world, but those countries that are thrown aside cannot bear the possibility of being marginalized. Therefore, the United Kingdom also has high hopes for the Cairo Conference.  , France, Belgium??The governments of many exiled countries in the Americas, such as the Netherlands, Norway, and Denmark, hope to use the Cairo Conference to adopt a joint declaration to strengthen cooperation among the Allied Powers and prevent any country from seeking separate peace with the Axis Powers.  This world war will be carried out to the end in order to restore the sovereign jurisdiction of each country over its own country. On the other hand, the governments of various countries also hope to reach a preliminary intention or consensus at the conference so as to establish a strong world alliance organization after the war.  This organization will completely replace the League of Nations, which has actually existed in name only, and become the authoritative arbiter of future global disputes. This international organization will be a "United States", and its members will include the vast majority of countries in the world.  It will become an international organization to stop global war and promote human cooperation.  Although all countries are striving to become the protagonists of this Cairo International Conference, they are also clearly aware that there are only two countries that will play a key role in this conference, one is China and the other is the United States.  For this reason, when the special plane of US President Truman arrived at Cairo Airport yesterday, the heads of governments of various countries who had already arrived in Cairo went to the airport to greet him. Today, when the special plane of Chinese President Zhao Bei arrived at Cairo Airport, the heads of governments of various countries also gathered at the airport.  Airport, together with the President of the United States, welcome the arrival of the Chinese President.  When Zhao Bei walked down the gangway and got off the plane, he saw U.S. President Truman at first sight. This was not the first time the two met. Zhao Bei had already met Truman during the Central Asia Exercise of the Chinese National Defense Force last year.  , and held several high-level secret meetings. At that time, the main topic discussed by the two sides was the issue of joint operations against the Axis group headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan. When meeting in Cairo today, the two will continue to have in-depth discussions.  Discuss this topic of war, and the problem of Japan will become a very important topic.  During the national mourning in the United States, the expressions of the heads of state were as solemn as possible. Zhao Bei and Truman did not talk much at the airport. The heads of state met, shook hands and exchanged greetings for a while, and then most of them took cars and rushed to their accommodation.  Zhao Bei lives at the Asian Alliance Allied Forces Command in Egypt, while U.S. President Truman lives at the U.S. Consulate in Cairo. Although today is not the official start day of the meeting because the heads of state have not yet arrived, this does not affect it.  Arrangements for the meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States. After leaving the airport, the presidents of China and the United States drove together to a French luxury hotel located between the Asian Alliance Allied Forces Command and the U.S. Consulate in Cairo. In a high-end conference room  , the two presidents exchanged views and opinions on certain issues of respective concern.  The President of the United States is naturally concerned about whether the Chinese government is willing to participate in the war against Japan. If China is unwilling to participate in the war against Japan, is it willing to mediate in the war between the United States and Japan?  Zhao Bei gave a clear answer to this issue that Truman was concerned about.  "Your Excellency, the issue of China's war against Japan is not on the agenda of this Cairo meeting, so I cannot give you a clear answer now. However, regarding the issue of the Chinese government's mediation in the US-Japanese war, I can give you  The government promises that if your government makes a sincere move first, our government will immediately mediate on the U.S-Japanese war issue. "I don't know what kind of action the President refers to by 'sincere move'," Truman said cautiously.  Ask.  "We have tested the Japanese government's intentions. The Japanese government seems to want to maintain its current control over New Zealand and Australia. As long as the U.S. government recognizes Japan's effective control over New Zealand and Australia, the Japanese government can accept peaceful mediation." "This is absolutely  Impossible. Japan has proposed these conditions to the U.S. government through neutral countries, but they have been explicitly rejected by the U.S. government. New Zealand and Australia are independent sovereign countries, and Japan is the aggressor with conclusive evidence. If Japan wants to avoid being destroyed.  If there is a sexual strike, we must first withdraw our troops from New Zealand and Australia, and provide appropriate compensation to the people of the two countries who suffered aggression and enslavement. In any case, it is impossible for Japan to maintain its current armed occupation of the Pacific region.¡± ¡°Your Excellency, President.  , please be calm and face reality. New Zealand and Australia are insignificant to the United States, but to Japan, they are a matter of life and death. If you were the ruler of Japan, how would you choose?  The reason why we firmly oppose Japan's occupation of these two independent and sovereign countries is to safeguard international justice and ensure the security and development of the free world. ""Your words are too idealistic," he said.  , the reality is cruel. Japan has immigrated millions of people to New Zealand and Australia, and Asian countries have also sent the same number of expatriates to New Zealand and Australia through "labor export". Among them, there are also severalThere are 100,000 Chinese expatriates. If the Japanese army withdraws, it is hard to imagine what will happen there. At least I don¡¯t think the white residents of New Zealand and Australia will treat the Asians stranded there politely. Especially the Australian government has always implemented the "White Australia" policy.  policy', their discrimination against Asians is far worse than that of the US government at that time. Under this background, I have to care about the interests of the Asian people from an Asian standpoint, unless the US government can guarantee the Asian rights of New Zealand and Australia.  Immigrants can also enjoy the same political and economic power as local white residents. Otherwise, I will not watch the local ethnic conflicts or even cleansing break out.  Japan's military rule over New Zealand and Australia is indeed cruel, and I do not deny that the Japanese government and military enslaved the local people. But at the same time, we can also see the reality that with the increasing number of Asian economic immigrants  With the influx of foreigners, the military colonialism of New Zealand and Australia is gradually dimming. If the United States allows Japan to retain its local economic interests, I think the Japanese government may not adopt a more moderate governance policy, and may even allow neutral countries to  Peacekeeping troops are stationed, just like the Korean peninsula, and now the Japanese government is discussing with our government the issue of granting independent status to the Korean peninsula.  " "Your Excellency, these words of yours can be accused of racism. I hope this is not what you mean.  " "Racism?  Mr. President, please be careful what you say.  Speaking of racism, as far as I know, in the current U.S. Army, black soldiers and white soldiers form separate formations. Is this a manifestation of racism?  You came from South Africa. I think you must have seen the fact of local racial segregation in South Africa. When it comes to racism, Asians, especially East Asians, are really elementary school students who have not graduated.  Mr. President, I think I must remind your government once again that the war we are fighting now is not a war to divide the spoils of the colonies, but a just war that will bring permanent peace to the world. This is also true against racism.  An important goal of this war, I hope to achieve peaceful coexistence between races around the world through various means.  " Hearing this, Truman finally understood that the "crazy president" in front of him might have come to Cairo to cause trouble. At this point, he had no choice but to show the trump card in his hand. "Your Excellency, the president, I don't care about your government.  Whether it is willing to mediate the war between the United States and Japan, the United States will win this war, and I believe that you will soon see the dawn of the United States winning this war. That is the real dawn.  "Seeing Truman's triumphant expression, Zhao Bei smiled faintly. "I very much hope to see the dawn of victory, and I am also looking forward to the flash of this dawn.  Neither of us is really ready for today's meeting. I hope that we can be more calm in future meetings.  " The first meeting between the two presidents in Cairo ended so unhappily. Truman left the hotel angrily, and Zhao Bei also rushed to his hotel with his entourage. " This Cairo meeting was destined not to be as harmonious as it appeared on the surface, but to cause intrigue.  It had already started from this moment. Standing in the luxurious room prepared for him, Zhao Bei looked out the window and pondered for a long time. He was thinking about the meaning of Truman's words, "the dawn of victory." Zhao Bei asked for a translator, and this sentence was a literal translation.  , what does this mean? Thinking of that scene in "history", Zhao Bei's intuition told him that the United States' "Manhattan Project" may have made breakthrough progress, and it was likely that it also developed the atomic bomb.  North Korea purchases uranium ore stocks around the world through various channels. In addition to collecting raw materials for its own atomic bomb program, it also intends to slow down the development of the U.S. atomic bomb program. This method will make it difficult for the United States to quickly obtain large amounts of nuclear materials.  Now it seems that the industrial base of the United States is indeed not comparable to China's overthrow in just over thirty years. Even with insufficient nuclear materials, the United States may still have made breakthrough progress in atomic bomb research. Although this is just a breakthrough.  Zhao Bei's guess, but he still immediately sent a coded telegram to the country. The content of the telegram was very simple, with only one sentence: "The 'Ferocious Giant' can be awakened.  "
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