Republic of China game

Luo Yaoguo waved his hands with great confidence: "Hey! What else can they do? Will Hitler change his anti-Semitism and racism? If not, who would dare to put money in Germany except those blond Aryan capitalists? As for the United States... After this world war, it is almost a defeated country! And her most prosperous east coast is always under the threat of German atomic weapons. Where can I put my money in New York and put it in Shanghai and Hong Kong? "

After listening to Luo Yaoguo's analysis, the room full of Kuomintang reactionaries all looked open-eyed. Among the few here, who hasn't bought a large amount of real estate in Shanghai and Hong Kong?Who doesn't have millions of bank stocks?If China really seizes the world currency and financial hegemony, they will all be the beneficiaries.

"Everyone, but our currency reform plan is not very well received by the outside world. The leftist party alliance and the so-called national capitalists seem to be quite disgusted..." Vice President Sun Ke suddenly raised an objection at this time. He is now the Kuomintang general election As the commander-in-chief, the starting point for considering issues is naturally the ticket box first.

Luo Yaoguo sneered, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said indifferently: "Then connect the reform of the currency system with infrastructure construction! Now that we have such a large land, of course we need to build it, but the money for the construction Where does it come from? Currency system reform is the best way. We can use the currency system reform to hand over the gold, silver, gold mines and foreign exchange in the hands of the government to the central bank, plus the reserves in the hands of the central bank , and the total amount of legal currency base currency currently on the market, it is always no problem to issue 1000 billion Chinese coins... Just exchange 100 Chinese coins for 1 tael of gold to link with gold, and the gold and silver in the hands of the government can be exchanged for 150 billion. The mine is also converted into 150 billion, how can foreign exchange be exchanged into billions, and the central bank will give a few percent of the premium, and the government will always get 500 billion in cash. In this way, the government will not have money to carry out large-scale construction Yet?"

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"Hehe, it's another money-printing trick! These KMTs don't seem to be able to come up with any new tricks."

Zhou Enlai threw a copy of the latest "Five-Year Construction Outline" of the Kuomintang that he had just received on the table.He took Zhang Xueliang's private plane from Beiping to Wuhan this morning to attend the opening ceremony of the campaign headquarters of the Leftist Political Party Alliance.The ceremony was very lively. Celebrities from all walks of life in Wuhan, democrats, national capitalists, and diplomats from the United States and the Free United Kingdom were all invited to attend.After the ceremony, while holding a tea party with the democratic parties and democrats, the comrades of the Wuhan Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China sent up the Kuomintang’s "Construction Outline". Obviously, this was a political offensive by the Kuomintang against the alliance of leftist parties.

Zhou Enlai scoffed at the ideas put forward in this "Construction Outline". He tapped the document thrown on the table with his fingers, and said with a sneer: "The basic currency issuance of the current legal currency is only more than 500 billion... If It’s not a fluke that won the world war, I’m afraid it’s depreciated long ago! Now they still want to increase the supply of base currency to 1000 billion by issuing a gold standard currency! It’s crazy to the extreme, and they are not afraid to sell their Chinese currency Turned into waste paper?"

Zhang Naiqi, a national capitalist who had just joined the Revolutionary Revolution, also had such a copy of the "Construction Outline" in his hand. He read it carefully page by page, and finally let out a laugh: "Wishful thinking, really wishful thinking, I thought there was something wrong in my hand. Gold, silver, and some looted gold mines can turn the Chinese currency into a global reserve currency... I don’t even think about how much China’s annual trade deficit is now! Hehe, since the Kuomintang came to power, our country’s trade seems to have been going all the way. Is it a deficit? How can there be a country with a trade deficit that can become a reserve currency? Thanks to this Luo Yaoguo who figured it out!"

"But after so many years of trade deficits, why hasn't the KMT's economy collapsed?" The question was asked by Situ Meitang, chairman of the Zhigong Party. He returned to China from the United States to settle down with his family and all his property at the end of 1939. of.To be honest, of course he hates the corruption of the Kuomintang!But China's economic prosperity surprised him.He vaguely remembered that the news that came out of the country earlier seemed to say how many crises the Chinese economy was facing, how the national government's response was ineffective, and how the economic collapse was imminent.Moreover, many of the articles predicting the imminent collapse of China's economy were written by the gentleman in front of him.

Zhang Naiqi glanced at the suspicious old man Situ, and said indifferently: "Boss (referring to Situ Meitang), the current economic prosperity is completely superficial. On the one hand, it is maintained by plundering the colonial people; It is related to the international situation, especially the anti-Semitic policy adopted by the Hitler authorities in Germany, which frightened the Jewish capital in the whole of Europe to come to China... With a large amount of capital inflow, it will naturally be able to make up for the outflow of funds caused by the trade deficit , so that China's false prosperity can be maintained. But this kind of prosperity is doomed to be unsustainable. As long as the German monopoly capitalists realize that Hitler's policies are not good for them, a few phone calls can make this anti-communist and anti-Semitic come to power. If the lunatics are replaced, then Chinese Jewish capital should return to Europe!"

Old man Situ was startled when he heard the words, and thought that Mr. Zhang was really a bit whimsical. If the monopoly capitalists really have this kind of power, then why is this alliance of leftist political parties so fussy?The old man opened his mouth and was about to say something when the owner of the campaign headquarters, Madam Sun Song Qingling, spoke first.

"Mr. Zhang is right. In our future propaganda work, we must fully emphasize the huge impact of foreign capital inflows and outflows on China's economy, and fully expose the right wing of the KMT as the biggest beneficiary of foreign capital inflows and false economic prosperity. Let the common people know that everything the KMT is doing is for their own benefit, for their own and their family’s wealth and interests, not for the sake of the people at all, but for the people to realize their ambitions and greed Including the early termination of political training in the northern provinces, in fact, it is not really to return power to the people, but to make the most of the current domestic and foreign situation that is relatively favorable to the Kuomintang, so as to achieve their conspiracy to suppress dissidents and manipulate the regime. "

Hearing Soong Ching Ling's words, Situ Meitang secretly admired them in his heart. The propaganda strategy proposed by Mrs. Sun is undoubtedly very clever. The biggest weakness of the Kuomintang is not its poor political performance or dictatorship, but the selfishness of these people. Heavy... almost every high-ranking member of the Kuomintang has made a lot of money during the rapid expansion of China's economy and national power in these years!Although these people are clever and good at taking advantage of the legal loopholes (in fact, the laws are also set by themselves), it is difficult to define their actions as crimes.But morally, they still have to be condemned and reviled by the world!In contrast, almost all the senior officials of the CCP and the Kuomintang are saints and gentlemen.Most of them do not save private wealth, live a simple life, and are dedicated to serving the country and the people. In contrast, it is natural to have opinions on high and low.

"In addition, we have to come up with our own policy agenda!" Zhou Enlai smiled, and then went on with Soong Ching Ling's topic: "We must tell voters that our leftists are not only far superior to their rightists in terms of moral character, even if Compared with the level of governance, we are far ahead of them! Because we truly serve the people wholeheartedly, if we lead the country, the real benefit will not only be China's monopoly bourgeoisie, but all people living in China's land The working people of all ethnic groups in Shanghai and the territory... The China we lead will be a democratic socialist China that the working people of the world yearn for and love! It will not be a country that will only bring war and destruction to people all over the world, including the Chinese people. imperialist country!"

Chapter 1014 Finale ([-]) People's Choice (final)

"Arise, slaves suffering from hunger and cold! Arise, suffering people all over the world! The blood is boiling, fight for the truth! The old world is smashed, slaves rise, rise up! Don't say we have nothing, we want to be the world Master! This is the final struggle, unite until tomorrow, and Internaxonel must achieve it..."

"The Three People's Principles, the foundation of our party, is to build the Republic of China and to promote great harmony. The counselors are pioneers for the people, and the bandits are relentless, and the principles are obedience. If you are diligent and brave, you must be faithful and loyal; with one heart and one morality, you will always implement it ..."

Maybach limousines were driving on the streets of Wuhan, with swastika flags flying in the wind. On the streets on both sides, a large number of supporters of the Kuomintang or the leftist party alliance were waving various flags and singing excitedly. The faction's "battle song".

The impassioned "Internationale" or the brisk "Song of the Three People's Principles" resounded through the streets and alleys.This was the first nationwide general election in Chinese history, and the Chinese who had just won the world war and became citizens of imperialism were obviously more enthusiastic about participating in the political life of the country.And the major political parties in China have also invested extremely high enthusiasm and a lot of resources in this general election.In the capital Wuhan and its surrounding areas alone, there have been five election campaigns in the past month that mobilized more than 10 people!

And these five election campaigns were all initiated by the Kuomintang and the leftist political party alliance. Among them, the Kuomintang held it twice and the leftist political party alliance three times!Today, the two campaign camps even launched massive campaigns to aid the election on the same day.The two factions even met at several intersections in Wuhan. If the military and police in Wuhan hadn't been dispatched in time to isolate the two factions, there might have been an all-out street brawl!

Rudolf Hess sat calmly in the rear seat of the Maybach car, hearing the familiar melody of "Internationale", his gaze inadvertently swept across the parade crowd waving the Communist Party flag on the sidewalk on the left.Most of those people were wearing overalls made of denim, and at first glance they were members of the working class. A few young people in Chinese robes walked in the front of the line, waving the large party flags in their hands vigorously, and took the lead in singing "The Internationale".This scene suddenly reminded the Deputy Head of State of the Third Reich of the scene when the Nazi Party participated in the German parliamentary elections more than ten years ago...Now Germany has no such multi-party elections. I don't know if those Chinese communists will be elected?

"Mr. Sheng, when will the official voting start?" Hess turned his head and looked at Sheng Shicai, the Chinese ambassador to Germany who accompanied him on his visit to China.

Sheng Shicai hadn't returned to China for many years, and he was really surprised when he suddenly saw the red flags waving all over the street!Hearing Hess's question, he didn't react for a moment. After a while, he murmured: "Oh, there are still several months. The voting date for the presidential election is March 3 next year. The two houses and the Local elections are earlier, on December 1 this year, less than two months away."

"Oh," Hess nodded slightly, and said lightly, "I hope that when I come to China next time, I won't meet a Chinese president of the Communist Party."

"That's impossible. The Communist Party did not propose a presidential candidate this time. They joined forces with the Democratic Revolutionary Party, the Democratic National Construction Association and other small and medium-sized parties to elect Mr. Sun Yat-sen's widow, Ms. Soong Ching Ling, as the presidential candidate. General Zhang Xueliang of the Communist Party of China was the vice presidential candidate. .”

Hess smiled faintly, looked at the Chinese working class outside the car window singing "The Internationale", shook his head slightly, and did not speak again.The question of who will be elected president of China has nothing to do with him. He came back to China to participate in the sixth round of negotiations at the Wuhan Peace Conference—negotiating an armistice with US Secretary of State Hull and Free British Foreign Secretary Sir Halifax!After four, five, six months of successive wars, the situation in the Caribbean and Central America has temporarily stabilized.The United States regained the island of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands after paying a high price, but Germany won the Battle of Panama, pushed the American forces into Costa Rica, and completely controlled the Panama Canal (which was completely destroyed by the United States).After this round of war, Hitler believed that Germany had controlled the entire South America, and the Aryan race had gained enough living space, basically winning the war.Therefore, the attitude towards peace negotiations has become more positive, and representatives of Hess' level have been sent.However, the United States is still not giving up. During this period of time, it is gathering heavy troops in Costa Rica and seems to be preparing to launch a new offensive. It seems that this round of negotiations is still difficult to succeed...

However, Sheng Shicai's thoughts were completely attracted by the pre-election activities in front of him.Is China's democratic politics really coming?Isn't Luo Yaoguo worried that these communists will seize power through democratic elections, and then turn China into a socialist country like the Soviet Union?

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The Sun Yat-Sen Square in the East Lake District of Wuhan is the place where figures from various parties participating in the election give speeches and expound their political views and governance ideas these days.It is Song Qingling, the presidential candidate and Zhang Xueliang, the vice-presidential candidate elected by the alliance of left-wing political parties who occupy the speech today. Mao Zedong, who once served as the president of the Republic of China, and Zhou Enlai, the chairman of the Communist International, also traveled thousands of miles from Beiping to Wuhan. Assisted in the election of Soong Ching Ling and Zhang Xueliang.When the four of them appeared together on the improvised high platform, they were greeted with waves of cheers. More than [-] supporters of the Kuomintang or the Communist Party in the audience waved their flags and shouted for revolution. Slogans, some even simply "Down with the Kuomintang reactionaries", the whole scene was not at all inferior to the one-million-man campaign of the Kuomintang candidates Luo Yiqun and Sun Ke two days ago.

The first one to give a speech was Ms. Soong Ching Ling, who was honored as the mother of the nation by the Alliance of Left Political Parties. She stood in front of the loudspeaker with a smile and waved frequently to the supporters.

"Compatriots, our Republic of China started from here, Wuchang! The gunshot of the Wuchang Uprising sounded the death knell for the decadent Qing Dynasty, and made the most populous country in the world embark on the road of a democratic republic. However, the Wuchang Uprising The victory of the Communist Party of China and the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty are only the starting point of China's democratic republic! And the democratic republic is not the ultimate goal pursued by Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the father of the country, and the thousands of martyrs who shed blood for the nation. It is a society where the world is for the public. The world is for the public is what the father of the country has always said, but what is this world for the public? The world is for the public. An ideal society in which people are equal to the public, this society is a real communist society! So communism is the ideal of the founding father, and it is the goal for us who have inherited the legacy of the founding father to strive for!"

Most of the people below were left-leaning working class or low-level people in the three towns of Wuhan. Soong Ching Ling's speech immediately pushed the atmosphere to its climax.Shocking cheers broke out in the square, and the majestic "Internationale" was also sung by the excited crowd.

Soong Ching Ling took a breath, and the smile on her face became even brighter. She raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and began to speak again: "Of course, the goal of realizing communism cannot be achieved in a short period of time. Even if Zhang Xueliang and I Mr. won the election and entered the Moshan Presidential Palace. It is impossible to announce that China has entered communism the next day, because our economic and social development have not met the conditions for realizing communism. Communism is a long-term goal , may require each of us to fight for it for the rest of our lives!"

When she said this, she paused for a while, and the crowd below burst into cheers again. She raised her hand again, and the expression on her face became extremely solemn. He lowered his voice again.Soong Ching Ling was silent for a while, and then said again: "Compatriots, our ideal certainly represents the well-being of the whole people, but the road to realize this ideal is bound to be tortuous. The powerful country on the road to communism - the Soviet Union.

But this country no longer exists, the decadent Romanov dynasty has been restored, and everything won by the blood and sweat of countless Russian revolutionary martyrs has been lost!But what does the failure of the communist road in this country show?Could it be that this road of making the world public is simply not feasible? " Soong Ching Ling waved her hand heavily, and said loudly: "No!not like this!The failure of the communist Soviet Union only shows that the communist road of centralized dictatorship of the Soviet model is unworkable... Everyone knows that before the demise of the Soviet Union, this country had the largest and cruelest prison system in the world, imprisoning the upper class. There are tens of millions of innocent people, and there is no democracy in the political life of the entire country. It is completely Stalin's personal dictatorship!This kind of doctrine is not communism at all, nor is it what our alliance of leftist political parties is pursuing!

What we want to pursue is a road of communism that truly represents the interests of hundreds of millions of working people, truly puts the people first, uses power for the people, and seeks benefits for the people!Our road to communism is first and foremost democratic!The final decision on when and how to enter communism is in the hands of you, millions of Chinese people!The future of the country is determined by the sacred votes in the hands of all the people!Believe in your choice, you can win a better tomorrow for the country, yourself and your children and grandchildren! "

Speaking of this, Soong Ching Ling bowed slightly and bowed to the audience. Suddenly there was loud cheers from the audience, and the leaders of the CCP and the leaders of various democratic parties who were helping the election on the stage also applauded vigorously.Soong Ching Ling's speech was really successful. She cleverly combined Sun Yat-sen's ideas with the ideal of communism, and integrated democratic elections into the road to communism, completely ignoring the Soviet model and the real The difference in the path of communism... With the acceleration of China's industrialization, the proletariat will inevitably become the mainstream, and they are natural supporters of communism!If the Kuomintang dares to continue on the road of democratic constitutionalism, why would the Chinese communists be reluctant to do so?Could it be said that the Chinese people will not support communism?This is obviously impossible...

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Luo Yaoguo's current position is the Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese National Defense Forces. He is a professional soldier. In the political system of a democratic country, soldiers are of course not suitable for interfering in politics. In order to set an example for future generations, Luo Yaoguo has intensified the election campaign between the left and the right At the same time, he simply disappeared from the Chinese political arena temporarily. He neither issued any statement or speech, nor came forward to support the Kuomintang as a "national hero" and "war hero".Instead, together with the Russian Empress Anastasinia, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the great cause of peace for the world... although it seems that he single-handedly provoked this world war.

In the afternoon when the leaders of the leftist political alliance were giving speeches at Sun Yat-Sen Square, Luo Yaoguo and the Russian Empress were sitting on chairs in the living room of the Anas Palace, drinking tea leisurely, waiting for the German Deputy Head of State, Hess, to appear.Anastasinia just visited the United States and Free Britain (Canada) a few days ago, and signed the armistice agreement with President Roosevelt of the United States and Churchill, Prime Minister of Free Britain in Washington and Ottawa.So far, Russia has really got rid of its status as a participating country in the World War, and it has also cleared the obstacles for American capital to flow into Russia, so the mood is really great.While chatting casually with Luo Yaoguo on some somewhat ambiguous topics, he saw Natalie walking in with a cold face.

"Fuwen, Your Majesty, the convoy of Mr. Rudolf Hess, Deputy Head of the Third Reich, will arrive in five minutes at most. Do you want to meet him?"

Luo Yaoguo and Anas smiled at each other. The "special relationship" between the two of them was really too public, so it's no wonder that Natalie was unhappy watching it.Luo Yaoguo moved his body away from Anas's side, and nodded to Natalie with a smile: "Mr. Hess, please come in."

Natalie did not leave immediately, but handed a copy of Soong Ching Ling's speech to Luo Yaoguo: "This was sent by Zeng Muhan. In this speech, Soong Ching Ling officially set the realization of communism as their goal. The overall goal of the coalition of left-wing parties."

"Oh?" Luo Yaoguo took the document and looked at it at a glance, then nodded slightly: "It is natural for leftist parties to position communism as the ultimate goal... In fact, the Three People's Principles of the late President (Sun Yat-sen) itself included some social issues. As for the content of democracy, the Kuomintang’s line is originally center-left, but it has gradually shifted to the right in recent years.”

"What? Are you not worried at all about them gaining power through elections?" Anastasinia frowned and said worriedly.She, the Russian empress, is of course anti-communist in her bones, and she doesn't have a dime of affection for Chinese communists.

Luo Yaoguo just smiled and didn't answer this question, but asked Natalie: "Have the latest poll results come out?"

"Come out, according to the survey conducted by "Ta Kung Pao", in Wuhan, the support rate of the Kuomintang is 55%, the support rate of the leftist party alliance is 28%, and the support rate of several small rightist parties is 10.5%. It is a voter who has not expressed their attitude. The survey results of "Shenbao" and "Lianhe Wanbao" are similar. The survey results of "Red Star Daily" and "Xinmin Daily" show that the support rate of the KMT is 53%, and the support rate of the leftist party alliance is 30%. , the support rate of several small rightist parties is only 7%. The results of public opinion surveys in southern cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Chongqing, and Chengdu are roughly the same. In large northern cities such as Peiping, Tianjin, and Shenyang, our support rate is still low It should be higher. As for the public opinion in the countryside, except for Liaoning and Jilin, where we are evenly matched with the leftist party alliance, we have a clear advantage in the rest of the places. In the new territories and colonies, our support rate is also very high. However, in the colonies Most of the non-Chinese residents tend to be leftist party alliances.” Natalie’s answer was very detailed, and she seemed to be keeping an eye on changes in public opinion all the time.

Hearing this result, Luo Yaoguo looked indifferent, shrugged his shoulders, and said with a light smile: "Since our country has embarked on the road of democratic constitutionalism, of course we cannot be afraid of political parties other than the Kuomintang taking power through elections. In this world, there is no party that is in power forever, and the Kuomintang is no exception... As for the alliance of leftist parties, as long as they continue to adjust their course and correct their views according to public opinion, they may be elected as the The ruling party. As Soong Ching Ling said in her speech, the final decision rests in the hands of all the Chinese people, so what should I worry about?"

As he said that, he stood up and said to Queen Anastasinia beside him: "We don't need to worry about the Chinese election, but the peace of this world still needs the two of us to mediate. We still hurry to meet Let’s talk about the deputy head of the German Third Reich. Just now I thought of a new peace plan, which may be acceptable to Germany and the United States. If not, then we will organize the seventh and eighth peace talks Well, anyway, we both have plenty of time..."

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Beginning in late November 1940, China's general election has finally entered the final sprint stage.In fact, neither Soong Ching Ling nor Zhang Xueliang, the presidential candidates of the Alliance of Leftist Parties, believed that they could win the presidential elections that began in March 11.After all their opponents have led the Republic of China to win the world war in the past few years and become a super imperialist!The status of such a character in Chinese history is destined to be ranked No. 1941 in China before Qin Huang Han Wu, Tang Zong Song Zu!Even in the world, they are hailed as the great men who combined Napoleon and Washington... The target set by Song Qingling and Zhang Xueliang for themselves was only 3% of the votes, and the rightist Youth Party, National Socialist Party, Fascist Party, etc. Yes, I simply appealed to my supporters to vote for the "great men" Luo Yiqun and Sun Ke.

In fact the real target of the coalition of leftist parties was the parliamentary and local elections which began in December 1940.Except for a few provinces such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, and Guizhou that entered the constitutional period in 12 and 1939, as well as the six northern provinces where the CCP trained the government, and Tibet, where the social system was still in serfdom, the whole of China All provincial administrative regions, including new territories like East and West Australia, will hold parliamentary and local government elections!Before this, the political power of these twenty-odd provincial-level administrative regions was completely controlled by the Kuomintang, and most of the more than 1940 legislators and more than 1000 supervisory members representing these provinces were from the Kuomintang... These two More than a dozen provincial governments, hundreds of central-level councilors, more than 10 county governments, tens of thousands of provincial council members, and tens of thousands of county councilors are also huge political resources!Even if they can win [-]% of them, it will greatly expand the voice of leftist parties on the Chinese political stage. Therefore, for them, this nationwide democratic election is definitely a rare political feast!

The arrangements for the early termination of political training and the holding of parliamentary and local elections in the northern provinces and new territories were suddenly announced on October 1940, 10, the anniversary of the 10 Revolution, less than two months before the voting date.Although there was suspicion of a surprise attack, the Left Party Alliance welcomed it, and then threw itself into the national election campaign with the greatest enthusiasm.Tens of thousands of cadres from the CCP and various leftist parties were urgently dispatched to conduct "pre-election training" in the shortest possible time, hastily arranged their constituencies, distributed a small amount of election funds, and then were sent to Candidates everywhere.

Of course, in addition to the Kuomintang, the leftist party alliance, and several small rightist parties, a large number of local celebrities and gentry also participated in this election feast with great enthusiasm.They either directly participate in elections as independent candidates, or use their political resources as capital to make front- and back-stage deals with various factions.The heads of the local party departments of various parties also made wishes to these local powerful figures and tried their best to express their closeness.

As for the election bribery and falsification scandals, the violence caused by the election, and all kinds of political rumors, they all made their debut in this first national democratic election in China.For this reason, President Luo Yiqun had to instruct the Ministry of the Interior to send additional police forces to maintain the order of the general election. In some areas, the National Defense Forces could even be dispatched to ensure security during the general election.

The National Election Commission, which is under the joint responsibility of the Supreme Court and the Legislative and Supervisory Houses, even sent thousands of vote-watching and counting members to the provinces, who, together with celebrities and local court judges from all over the country, were responsible for the vote-watching and counting of the general election. Counting work.In addition, China's major news media have also participated in the reporting and monitoring of the election with great enthusiasm...

As later historians and politicians would say.China's first real general election started in such a hasty, immature, and even unjust atmosphere, but the era when the people voted to choose the country's development direction has indeed begun irreversibly!

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