For its part, domestic problems have given Westwood a lot of peace of mind. 【】

From an economic point of view, the Korean Peninsula War solved Westwood's most difficult problems. As the economy improves, millions of Americans reap the benefits. For Westwood, Frederick's greatest contribution during his eight years at the time was to fund the successful development of advanced batteries by scientific research institutes, which injected vitality into the American economy.

Although the Republic adjusted its strategy in time and introduced Class 6 and Class 8 composite batteries to the market ahead of schedule, American products have gained a place in the international market by virtue of battery technology ahead of Europe. In terms of the automotive industry, with the acquisition of advanced batteries with independent intellectual property rights, "Ford-Chrysler Automobile Company" (the two automobile companies merged in 20211) not only occupy 58% of the U.S. market, but also gain 27% of the market share in Europe, becoming the second largest in the world after "Shanghai FAW Group" (SAIC Motor and FAW Group merged in 2022) and "Jiqing Dongfeng Changan Group" (2022, Jiqing Automobile Group has successively annexed Dongfeng Motor Group and Changan Automobile Company), the world's third largest automobile manufacturer.

Before Westwood took office, Frederick had put U.S. infrastructure on his agenda.

In order to accelerate the popularization of electric vehicles, the U.S. federal government and the 50 state governments will invest a total of 15,000 yuan before 2030 to fund the construction of 10,000 charging stations in the United States in the form of commercial loans.

Accelerating infrastructure has injected new vitality into the U.S. economy.

After Westwood took office, he proposed a "North American strategy".

In line with the strategy, China has reached agreements with Canada and Mexico to popularize and promote electric equipment within the scope of the "North American Free Trade Area", transform the power network, and jointly build and share power resources.

For Westwood, the real trouble came from across the Pacific.

At the inaugural meeting of the "South China Sea Peripheral Economic Community," Zhao Rundong, then head of state of the Republic of China, proposed the concept of a "China-Indochina Peninsula Regional Economic Infrastructure Network" to the heads of state and heads of state of Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia, to promote exchanges and cooperation in the economic field by unifying the infrastructure standards of various countries.

After Wang Yuan took office, the "China-South Asian Market Community" conference put forward the grand goal of "unimpeded Asia".

Subsequently. Wang Yuanqing is again in the "SCO". Similar ideas and ideas have been put forward by international cooperation organizations such as the ASEAN Organization. It is recommended that countries strengthen cooperation in infrastructure and harmonize basic standards. Inject more positive factors into economic development.

Although there are many restrictions on the republic's local actions, for example, Russia has always advocated a "balanced strategy in Central Asia" and opposes the unilateral dominance of Central Asian affairs by the republic. Japan was active in South and Southeast Asia and tried to weaken the influence of the Republic. But no one can deny it. The Republic's influence in Asia is rapidly expanding. More and more countries want to promote economic development through cooperation with the republics. Don't say anything else. Even Mongolia offered it in 2026. It is hoped that the Republic of China will provide more infrastructure loans to Mongolia to help Mongolia improve its infrastructure in the interior, including roads, power grids, communications, and electricity production. Because cheap electric vehicles have become an essential tool for Mongolian herders to live and produce!

The United States is building its own "clique" and countries are doing the same.

Of course. Russia is no exception, and the League is no exception. Even countries such as Brazil, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Japan, and India are trying to create a neighborhood that can provide greater support for their own development.

The unipolar world has completely collapsed, and a multipolar world is coming to the surface.

In the words of Western scholars: the American era is gone.

Although no one denies that with the development of technology and trade, all countries in the world are closely linked, and the earth in the 211th century is closer to the concept of "global village", but no one denies that with the intensification of the conflict between the major powers, the various regions with the big powers as the core will irretrievably rupture, and the will of the great powers will bring the world to an era of turbulence.

The most striking thing is definitely the confrontation between the United States and the Republic.

In addition to fighting on the battlefield, the two countries are fighting on various fronts. The fierce competition between the "Huaxin Group" and Intel Corporation in the commercial processor market is the epitome of the confrontation between major powers. If there is no national will to back it up, neither "Huaxin Group" nor Intel Corporation will do a loss-making business. In a situation where no one can afford to lose, or no one can afford to afford a war, unless there is no choice, the great powers will often not win or lose on the battlefield, but will use all non-war means to attack and weaken the opponent.

One year ago, there were still people who wondered whether the Republic would fight a massive Cold War with the United States.

After the Peninsular War, no one conceived the world

The country and the country with the least history in the world are going on to die to the death.

The struggle is not only reflected in commercial competition, but also in direct contacts.

I have to admit that Westwood is a good politician.

Before taking office, Westwood got himself off to a good start.

After the end of the Peninsular War, Westwood took advantage of the early withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Korean Peninsula to conduct bilateral post-war negotiations with the Republic, creating a good start for resolving the prisoner of war issue.

Unfortunately, a good start does not equal a good result.

because of the number of officers and soldiers captured on both sides; The distance was huge, so the negotiations were not smooth from the beginning.

According to the documents exchanged between the two sides, the Republic has one American prisoner of war, while the United States has only 86 prisoners of war. If, as is customary, the exchange of prisoners of war is carried out in a "reciprocal exchange", there are still many American prisoners of war who cannot be resolved. Initially, the United States offered to "ransom" the prisoners of war, and the United States government paid a ransom to the Republic at the price negotiated between the two sides. The Republic proposed to settle the issue of prisoners of war in accordance with the method of "war reparations", that is, to determine the losses caused to the Republic by the participation of US troops in the war, and the United States would pay war reparations to the Republic, and the Republic would return the prisoners of war free of charge.

It seems that the return of prisoners of war is money, but in fact it is far from it.

If the prisoners of war are returned in the same way as the United States, the United States does not need to bear responsibility for the war, and the United States Government does not need to bear the responsibility for sending troops to the war. If the prisoners of war are returned in the manner of the Republic, it will be tantamount to a disguised recognition by the United States that sending troops to the war constitutes aggression against the DPRK and that it needs to bear responsibility for the war.

During the negotiations, many contradictions arose between the two sides.

Using the media, the U.S. government accused the Communists of mistreating prisoners of war. The Republic also used the media to report on a large scale the participation of US prisoners of war in sports and recreational activities, and publicized that the Republic gave preferential treatment to prisoners of war, which not only provided humanitarian support for prisoners of war, but also provided them with a rich spiritual and cultural life. In the end, in addition to taking the initiative to invite Western reporters to the prisoner of war camps to conduct interviews, the Republic also reported the news that 5,482 US prisoners of war were unwilling to return to China, were willing to accept the resettlement, and became citizens of the Republic.

In addition to prisoners of war, the United States also had serious differences with the Republic over the stationing of troops on the peninsula and Jeju Island.

In order to gain momentum, Westwood offered to invite Japan to join the negotiations.

In order to facilitate the "trilateral talks," Westwood instructed the CIA to plot an "election fraud case" in Taiwan and force the Republic to "comply" on the Taiwan issue.

Not to be outdone, the Military Intelligence Agency orchestrated a "coup crisis" in Japan, giving the CIA a color back.

In the end, after both the United States and Japan agreed to allow Korea to join, the Republic made concessions and announced that it would negotiate with the United States and Japan to resolve the issue of stationing troops in the form of "quadripartite talks."

In this round of confrontation, it was the United States that lost.

Although the contradictions between the Republic and Japan have been deepened by drawing Japan into the negotiations and allowing Japan to stand in the foreground, allowing the DPRK to participate in the negotiations is tantamount to the United States recognizing the political status of the DPRK in disguise.

What Westwood did not expect was that after the "Quadripartite Talks" negotiations began, the Republic made a fuss about the "Japanese nuclear issue" and said that until the "Japanese nuclear issue" was resolved, it would not make any substantive concessions on the issue of garrisoning troops on the peninsula and Jeju Island, let alone withdraw troops from a large scale. The DPRK also took this opportunity to say that the "Japanese nuclear issue" is a major issue for the DPRK's national security, and if it cannot be resolved, the DPRK must rely on the military protection of the Republic and provide full support to the Republic's troops out of security considerations.

At this point, Westwood's wishful thinking was completely frustrated.

According to the comments of the American news media, Westwood's original intention was to use the issue of garrisoning troops on the peninsula and Jeju Island to get the Republic to make concessions in the negotiations for the return of prisoners of war, but in the end it shot itself in the foot, not only failed to solve the prisoner of war issue, but instead made the situation in the western Pacific tense again.

What exactly is Westwood's purpose? I'm afraid no one can tell.

As a shrewd politician, Westwood had long expected that the Republic wanted to use the "nuclear issue" to clean up Japan, while Japan wanted to rely on the power of the United States to contain the Republic.

Using the "Quadripartite Talks" to exacerbate the contradictions between the Republic and Japan may be Westwood's real purpose.

If that did, Westwood made a risky move, as there was a good chance of setting himself on fire.

Murakami Sadamasa thought of using Taiwan to lead the United States and contain the republic, and it is impossible for Westwood, as the mastermind, not to think of this, and it is impossible not to be wary of Japan. For Westwood, the biggest concern for this step is that the situation in the Taiwan Strait is out of control, and the United States is once again drawn into a war dominated by the Republic.

If Japan is allowed to fan the flames in Taiwan and bring the situation out of control, the United States will certainly be the victim.

As the situation in the Western Pacific heats up, Westwood's fears are becoming a reality.

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