Chapter 1394: Entering the Great Power Game Arena
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In this natural world, human beings are inferior in strength to oxen, not as fast as horses, and inferior to eagles, and the reason why they can stand at the top of the food chain and take the lead in the competition of species is because of the group advantage of mutual cooperation -- military force.
However, the so-called group advantage does not refer to all human beings.
The international system is a sinister and cruel gladiatorial arena in which no country can survive but to compete with each other for rights, and even countries that are content to live in peace are accused of participating in a ruthless competition for rights.
This is also Cai Ruichen's trip to Russia, even if neither side has expressed a common view on the international situation or discussed international issues, but the international community will naturally impose the two sides on the systemic issues in the international field.
There is no way around this, and it is the normal practice of the human mind.
The ********, values, and modes of thinking brought about by this international social system come from ruthless system competition.
When a country is threatened by another country, there is no higher authority to turn to them, and there is no such thing as a night watchman in the international system.
Moreover, States can never be sure that other countries are not hostile to them, so any State must be prepared to deal with danger from all sides.
The ideal outcome is to become a hegemon in the system, because with so many power states, its survival status is almost guaranteed.
On the contrary, weakness will only invite trouble, because the strong will often take advantage of the weak, just like the dark century of China from 1840 to 1949, when weakness was torn apart and bullied by the great powers.
Before the end of the Cold War, no country was able to achieve global hegemony, mainly because it was difficult for the great powers of the time to project power across large areas of water such as the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Even the United States during the Cold War could not dominate the world, and even now, the United States cannot have the right to dominate the world.
However, countries can gain regional hegemony, as the United States has done in the Western Hemisphere, so that the ultimate goal of any great power is to dominate its region and ensure that another part of the world does not become another great power.
At one time, the United States did its best to prevent the German Empire, Nazi Germany, Japan from dominating Asia, and the Soviet Union from dominating Europe.
However, now, with a strong economic development speed, China continues to rise, and continues to maintain an impressive scale of economic growth in the next ten years, and is bound to build up a more powerful military force, like the United States dominates Asia in the Western Hemisphere, and China will seek regional hegemony, because a dominant position is the best guarantee for survival.
The same is true of the Iran-Syria Federation, regional hegemony is also indispensable, to put it simply, China dominates Asia, and Cai Ruichen's goal is to dominate the Middle East and even Africa.
In the same way, if Russia wants to develop safely and not become a peripheral country in the global political system, it also needs to develop a better economy, so as to develop a stronger army.
There is no doubt about this, as long as Russia and NATO are still on the opposite side, and as long as there are still interests between Russia and NATO. rub, then this kind of can't be avoided.
The guarantee of the rise of a great power is similar to the strategic interests of the United States, which prevents any major power from meddling in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere, so whether it is the Iranian-Syrian Federation or China, its core strategic interest, that is, to completely drive the power of the United States out of Asia, and the Middle East is also a part of Asia.
Cai Ruichen never naively thought that because he was a Chinese, the big boss would unconditionally believe in himself, this idea was naΓ―ve and naΓ―ve, if it was not for the need to face the same core interests in the future, then the two sides would rarely come to such a point today.
Of course, this is also because the United States will do its best to prevent any country from gaining regional hegemony, because the United States cannot tolerate the existence of rivals on the world stage.
The result will inevitably be the competition between the rising powers and the great powers, and if the competition for security can be maintained, it will definitely be the convincing of mankind, and once the competition turns into war, it will be the greatest tragedy of mankind.
The competition of interests between major powers has never been benevolent and clean, and is full of dirty means and transactions, and any major country will always follow realism, do not pay attention to means and methods, and take obtaining maximum benefits as the core goal.
At this point, Cai Ruichen did not learn the moderation of Chinese civilization and the way of Confucius and Mencius, but learned the most direct and simple realistic values in the Western world.
Like the United States, which has always acted in the spirit of realism, but often claims to be driven by higher moral goals rather than considerations of the balance of power.
The realist Western mindset binds itself to morality, while portraying its opponents as evil or immoral.
Nowhere is this pattern of behavior more evident than in the United States, which on the world stage often behaves rudely, but always claims that its actions are moral and correct, and that any behavior of its opponents is barbaric and evil.
America's elites, who often talk about international and diplomacy in idealistic terms, act in a realist way, to put it simply, by means of unfinished goals.
At this point, Cai Ruichen has no better choice, because survival is the highest goal, which is exactly what Cai Ruichen has always felt deeply sad for mankind.
From the perspective of human history, there has never been a real time when the river is clear and the sea is peaceful, and even if there is, it is often short-lived.
In the nearly three decades since the end of the Cold War, the United States has waged seven wars.
For many human beings, peace is really a luxury, and the long process of establishing peace may be a ... The night will be gone.
In fact, Cai Ruichen has always believed that there is no superpower in this world that can truly rise peacefully, which is also the sadness of the global political system.
The Iraq-Syria Federation wants to dominate the Middle East and become the hegemon of the Middle East, but the United States is the first to refuse, and Cai Ruichen has no time to take the road of peaceful rise.
The rapid rise of the United States will avoid facing the high-pressure policies of the United States, especially in the Middle East. The probability that the United States will send troops is more than 95 percent.
After the end of the war in Israel, Cai Ruichen determined the development goals for the next stage, and also determined the plan for the next war, the Iran-Syria Federation will inevitably rise, even if a war breaks out with the United States, it will not hesitate.
The attitude of the United States is very clear, so Cai Ruichen will naturally be more clear, instead of letting the United States find a good reason and excuse to make a move, Cai Ruichen chose to do it himself, learn the United States' thinking and code of conduct, and declare war on the United States.
has determined the plan to send troops to the United States, which does not mean that Cai Ruichen must break out a life-and-death war with the United States.
The current Iraq-Syria Federation is not suitable for a super-large-scale war with the United States, and if he can, Cai Ruichen hopes that the two sides will only break out into a proxy war.
And in this war, Cai Ruichen also needs to find an opportunity to end the war quickly.
The scale and intensity of the war with the United States need to be well controlled, so Cai Ruichen embarked on the road to Russia.
Immediately after the welcoming ceremony, the two sides held a bilateral high-level discussion to discuss a number of cooperation plans for which preliminary results have already been exchanged.
Most of these cooperation plans are related to the economic cooperation of the two sides.
At the same time, the two sides have also subcontracted a bilateral tourism agreement, and adopted a visa-free policy for citizens of both sides to travel abroad.
After a three-hour high-level discussion, after the lunch break, Cai Ruichen also formally had one-on-one exchanges with Pu and Beijing.
There were no translators, no third person present, and it was completely unclear what the two were talking about inside.
Before dinner in the evening, Cai Ruichen attended a press conference with Pu and Jing, answering questions from reporters from all over the world about the progress made in cooperation between the two countries on the first day and the exchange of views between the two on international topics.
At the press conference, whether it was Pu, Jing or Cai Ruichen, the tone of the voice was exactly the same when answering reporters' questions.
are all very official answers, so that the outside world can't completely figure out what the result of the two talks is.
"May I ask Mr. Cai Ruichen, what do you think of the Iran war?"
"War is a tragedy no matter what. I just hope that the war can end as soon as possible, so that this tragedy can find an end. Cai Ruichen replied.
As soon as Cai Ruichen's voice fell, another reporter asked: "Isn't Mr. Cai Ruichen worried that the United States will completely control Iran and then comprehensively encircle the Iran-Syria Federal Journey?" β
Cai Ruichen glanced at the nationality of the new reporter, and then said: "Although the Iraq-Syria Federation loves peace, it has never been afraid of war, and if the country's security situation is seriously threatened, our army has the confidence and ability to maintain the security of the Federation, protect the rights and interests of its citizens, and the safety of life and property." β
"Mr. Pu and Jing, what do you think of the Iran war?"
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After a brief rest at the end of the press conference, Cai Ruichen also attended the welcome dinner at the invitation of Pu and Jing.
At the dinner table, only Cai Ruichen sat opposite Pu and Jing.
There is no third person on the side, and Cai Ruichen is somewhat surprised by such an arrangement as Pu and Jing.
"Chinese people like to talk about things at the wine table, and I am no exception." After Cai Ruichen sat down, Pu and Jing took the lead in opening the chatterbox.
When Cai Ruichen heard this, he nodded as if he understood, at the end of the day today, in fact, neither of them had a so-called in-depth exchange.
They were only talking about some things in the field of cooperation, and they didn't talk about those international political topics, but simply expounded their own opinions.
Cai Ruichen is calm, looking at the situation, Pu and Jing are a little anxious.
In fact, since getting the news that Cai Ruichen is coming to Russia three days ago, Pu and Beijing have been thinking about the real purpose of Cai Ruichen's trip.
Of course, it is not difficult to imagine that although Cai Ruichen came to Russia with a large number of bilateral cooperation plans, in the eyes of Putina and Beijing, the real purpose of Cai Ruichen's trip is definitely only one, that is, the Iranian issue.
Putin and Beijing absolutely do not believe that Cai Ruichen, the supreme leader of the Iran-Syria Federation, is willing to see an Iran completely controlled by the United States appear by their side.
After all, the side of the couch allows others to sleep soundly, not to mention that once Iran falls under the control of the United States, the Iran-Syria Federation will never be at peace.
The future development prospects of an Iran-Syria federation that is completely surrounded by American forces will become more bumpy, and Pu and Beijing believe that Cai Ruichen is absolutely clear about the stakes.
Therefore, Pu and Jing are also very curious about how Cai Ruichen will crack the strategic encirclement plan of the United States.
At the same time, Pu and Jing also have a little bit of a difficult brother and sister for Cai Ruichen.
Raising the wine glass, Cai Ruichen did not immediately answer Pu and Jing's words, in fact, he had no intention of talking to Pu and Jing about this question from the beginning.
There are some things that don't need to be said at all, and he doesn't need to speak, but when the time comes, Pu and Jing will naturally take action.
"Actually, I also like the current chat atmosphere, we are just two friends who have been separated for a long time, and finally get together, chat and drink, and don't talk about politics." Cai Ruichen raised his wine glass, lightly touched Pu and Jing's wine glasses, and said.
The vodka was lowered, and Cai Ruichen enjoyed the feeling of this strong liquor flowing through his throat, and praised: "Good wine." β
Pu and Jing also had a glass of wine in their stomachs, and when they saw Cai Ruichen's very fond look, they said: "This is a good wine that I have treasured for fifteen years, and I have always been reluctant to drink it." β
"It is an honor to be so grandly entertained by Mr. Pu and Jing." Cai Ruichen said.
"Mr. Cai is so polite, there are not many people in this world who can make me sincerely admire, and Mr. Cai is definitely the best among them." Looking at Cai Ruichen's young face, Pu and Jing said with heartfelt emotion.
As one of the four most powerful people in the world, the people who can make Pu and Jing say such things are indeed rare.
"But in my opinion, it's more about responsibility, you and I are not easy, behind the scenery, there are a few people who can understand our difficulties." Cai Ruichen said.
"Just like Iran, Mr. Cai is not very embarrassed now." Pu and Jing said tentatively.
"In my opinion, Iran is not much different from the problem of Ukraine, and the strategic choices it faces are the same, but I should be more relaxed than Mr. Putin and Mr. Jing, because I am more determined to realize my inner thoughts." Cai Ruichen said pointedly.
Although they didn't talk about politics from the beginning, the two sat together, and there was nothing else to talk about.
As soon as the conversation box is opened, it will inevitably be linked to politics.
It's just that Cai Ruichen's words made Pu and Jing a little incomprehensible, or in other words, a little difficult to understand thoroughly.
"Mr. Cai, you're a bit unfathomable." Pu and Jing said.
"I believe that Mr. Pu and Mr. Jing will soon know that there are some things that need to be fought for with all their might, and the political contest and the exchange of interests are, in my opinion, more like a meaningless bargain."
(To be continued.) )