Rudlin and Toma arrived, and Westwood pushed the secretary down

Secretary of State Brooklyn needs no introduction, and Tomma, the new director of the CIA, deserves a special mention. [Full text reading]

According to the relevant system in the United States, the CIA director is not a member of the cabinet, and the new president can either nominate a new CIA director to Congress before taking office, or he can continue to use the CIA director, or reappoint the CIA director during his term of office with congressional approval. Normally, a new president appoints a new CIA director before and after his inauguration.

Westwood named George Pierce as CIA director before taking office, which was approved by Congress. Less than one year after the hapless CIA director took office, the "coup crisis" broke out in Japan, and the CIA was implicated and had to resign voluntarily. Later, under Westwood, Tom became the CIA director.

Tom created many "firsts" in the history of the CIA, such as being the first director of the bureau who was not an intelligence officer, and the first director of the CIA who did not have a college degree. Among these "firsts", the most interesting is his status as a "China expert" and his experience of living in China for 25 years.

At the age of 5, Toma went to China with his father and lived in China until he was 30 years old, when he returned to China to work.

In the past 25 years, in addition to allowing Tom Masi to speak first-class Mandarin and Shanghainese, and taking a name with Chinese characteristics, he has also become the most well-known "China expert" in the United States. After returning to China, Tomma's first job was to work as a China researcher at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, specializing in analyzing and dealing with China-related issues for government departments, congressional agencies, and the military. It was this job that allowed Tomma to meet many American political celebrities, including Westwood, before his years of age, and get the opportunity to enter the political arena.

When Toma was CIA director, Westwood said something very important to members of Congress: Only people who think like Chinese can truly understand what Chinese think. While it is uncertain how much of a contribution this sentence played in Congressional approval of Toma's appointment as C.I.A. director, one thing is certain: it affirms the weight of China in the CIA's day-to-day work.

The first thing Tom did after taking office was to quell the "coup d'état incident".

In the past 1 year, Ma has successfully dealt with many intelligence incidents: the force has been affirmed.

In the words of the outside world. Among the members of the Wested Ground Cabinet. Toma's influence is second only to Brooklyn.

"Multiple signs. China's intelligence services have recently stepped up their efforts to gather intelligence on Japan. "Probably living in China for too long. Ma will occasionally use some Chinese words when using words. For example, when it comes to the name of the country, the land is in Chinese. And not English.

Initially. Westwood and Brooklyn are not used to it. In time. The two are also accustomed to it. No more strange feelings. "There are more signs that China has increased its preparedness and vigilance against Japan. Presumably, it is assumed that Japan will make some drastic moves. ”

"Radical moves?" Brooklyn sneered, "When has Japan ever been mild?" ”

"It's not the same thing it used to be. It's a matter of the new earth. "Tomma didn't fight the secretary of state" late last month. The Chinese Yuan used to go to the General Staff at night to listen to the work report. Although the new dollar had a habit of listening to work reports at night, it was before he went to the General Staff. It is likely that the latest intelligence will be obtained from the intelligence services, or more precisely from the director of military intelligence. Subsequently, the General Staff held a multi-service computer-simulated confrontation exercise. The exact content of the exercise is not yet clear. It can only be affirmed that it has something to do with Yuan's sudden listening to a work report. This move shows. It is quite possible that China has started the countdown to war. Preparations for war with Japan are being actively prepared. ”

"Will there be a fight soon?" Westwood asked directly.

"No one can say for sure, in China's strategy, war is often the last resort." Toma shrugged his shoulders. In some ways, he still bears a lot of resemblance to ordinary Americans. "Although the information obtained is very limited, we have to admit that China's relationship with Japan is very delicate. Since the beginning of the Quadrilateral Talks, China has been making a fuss about Japan's nuclear issue, and many high-level leaders have expressed their disgust and disgust at Japan's possession of nuclear weapons on various occasions. Eastern ideas are very different from ours, more subtle, more introverted, and do not like to express feelings and feelings about other people or things in a direct way. In our opinion, 'disgust' and 'disgust' are very common emotions, and we can feel disgust and disgust for everything we are not satisfied with, but in Eastern thought, 'disgust' and 'disgust' are already very strong emotions, and even direct manifestations of serious dissatisfaction. ”

"In other words, we have to raise the threat level of China to war against Japan."

"Not some, but for sure." Toma smiled faintly and said, "The Eastern world, whether it is ruling or being ruled, speaks of the word 'and'. In its literal sense, we can understand it as 'peace', 'harmony', and so on, and more appropriately, 'harmony' is an Eastern thought

It expresses mutual cooperation, mutual trust and peaceful coexistence. In Eastern vocabulary, 'and' and 'war' are a pair of antonyms. From this point of view, when the Chinese leaders express their 'disgust' and 'disgust' towards Japan, war is not far off. ”

Westwood frowned and glanced at the Secretary of State.

"What will China do if it prepares for war against Japan?"

"That's the most critical question." Seeing that the president and the secretary of state began to pay attention to it, Tang Masi came to the spirit, "Since ancient times, China has emphasized 'famous teachers' and not 'unknown teachers'. In fact, China has been doing this all along. Since the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, China has sought sufficient bellits belligerence in every war. In the Eastern world, the key factor in determining the outcome of a war is not strength, but 'Tao'. In layman's terms, it is what we often call 'justice'. In Eastern thought, the righteous side will win the final victory of the war, and the unjust side will inevitably lose. From this, it can be concluded that China's leaders should not only find a reason for the war, but also make China a party of justice. ”

"Justice can be created?" Brooklyn was puzzled.

"In our view, 'right' is an axiom, not created by anyone. However, in the Eastern world, 'justice' is a situation that will change with time, place, enemies, and so on, so 'justice' is not an axiom, but a favorable situation that can be created by taking advantage of favorable conditions. The process of creating 'justice' is the 'strategy' in the Eastern concept. Toma paused a little and said, "Perhaps in our opinion, right is right and wrong is wrong, and in the Eastern world, 'right' and 'wrong' are both positive and negative sides of things, and they are also relative concepts. There is no absolute 'right' or absolute 'wrong', only in a certain period or in a certain situation can there be 'right' and 'wrong'. ”

"What you mean is that China will find ways to push Japan into a corner, making Japan an unjust party."

Tang Masi nodded and said: "This is the fundamental reason why the Chinese leaders would rather spend a few years on the layout, and are willing to take advantage of the favorable situation after winning the war on the peninsula to start a war against Japan." ”

"The point is, what will China do?" Rudlin asked very directly.

"At the moment, there is only one place that can meet all the conditions for China to take the initiative to go to war against Japan." Toma deliberately sold a pass, saying, "If Japan intervenes in China's internal affairs and takes substantial aggressive actions against China, China will be the just side of the war, and the Chinese leaders will also ......"

"Taiwan?" Brudrin interrupted Toma.

Tang nodded, acknowledging Brooklyn's guess.

"Will Japan do that?" Westwood asked in more depth.

"Herein lies the problem." Toma seems to be very pleased with the speed of the president's response, "Although Japan has pursued a policy of Westernization for hundreds of years, in essence, Japan is an Oriental country and is deeply influenced by Chinese ideology and culture. There are enough facts to prove that Murakami is a very shrewd leader who not only made Japan a nuclear power, but also led Japan to avoid crises many times. It is impossible for Murakami to be unaware of the serious consequences of meddling in Taiwan, but it does not mean that Murakami will avoid danger. According to the values of the East, since 'justice' is something that can be transformed, it is possible to make Japan a righteous party. ”

"In other words, Murakami Sadamasa is likely to take risks?" Brooklyn was very disgusted by Thomp's pedagogy.

Tom Masi nodded and said, "Japan has already passed the "Peripheral Situation Law" and included Taiwan in the 'surrounding area'. If there is turmoil in Taiwan, Japan can intervene accordingly. From Murakami's point of view, this is justice. Of course, from China's point of view, no matter what kind of reasons Japan has, as long as Japan sends troops to Taiwan, Japan will be an aggressor and an unjust party. ”

"When both sides think they are on the right side, war breaks out." Westwood summed it up briefly.

Brooklyn glanced at the president and said to the director of the CIA: "According to you, both sides are preparing for war and are actively promoting war ......"

"I can't say that, in the Eastern world, ......" Toma said after a pause, "it is extremely disadvantageous to Japan to start a war now, and it is very likely that Murakami Sadamasa only wants to use Taiwan to contain China, so that China has to give up the idea of war against Japan." In order to achieve this, a prerequisite must be met. ”

"We are involved in a war in the Taiwan Strait." Westwood said what the CIA director had to say, "It seems that we have been underestimating Japan's capabilities. ”

"No matter what, we can't break out into a military conflict with China again."

The president did not say anything, but it was clear what the secretary of state was arguing.

It is true that the United States cannot come into direct conflict with China, and the United States cannot afford the heavy cost of war! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next.) More chapters,! )