Soviet Union 1991

(Due to some complicated reasons, yesterday's third update is only out now, please forgive me.)

The news that the neighbor in the south wanted to buy the Soviet Union's 10,000-ton hydraulic press was quickly reported and presented to Yanaev's desk. This kind of thing that is closely related to the country's heavy industrial base was originally a secret that should not be sold to the outside world, but Yanaev directly signaled to Rezhkov that as long as the price they offered was reasonable, we would reach this mutually agreeable deal.

After the armored forces in the Far East were disbanded, the southern neighbors also put down their inner fears and began to communicate with each other. The Soviet Union began to attract people from other countries to the north to develop agriculture with a large number of preferential policies, and the governments of other countries also encouraged their people to go abroad to the northern countries to earn foreign exchange and increase income.

The current Soviet Union is like a fierce gold-eating monster. Whether it is a way of drinking poison to quench thirst or a long-term way, it chooses to swallow all the benefits that can be converted into money without hesitation to make up for the long-term abnormal development and imbalance of the body.

The generosity of the Soviet Union gave the neighbor to the south a vague illusion, as if the enemy sitting opposite was no longer the enemy who was trying to push him down with a torrent of steel. Instead, it became the Soviet big brother who was willing to help him in his most difficult time.

However, the country that has gradually matured on the international political stage is no longer the regime that did not ask for anything in return and tightened its belt to support its allies. After experiencing the betrayal of a group of ungrateful people, he is more calculating and skilled in conspiracy than others. When faced with Yanaev's generosity, they still paid the Soviet Union a considerable amount of money in accordance with regulations and procedures. The only difference from the previous transaction was that this time they did not choose to bargain with the Soviet Union, but agreed to the price proposed by the Soviet Union, which was still quite conscientious.

But everyone knew that they only had a cooperative relationship of interests. The pure revolutionary class friendship had disappeared many years ago with the dissipation of the honeymoon period of Sino-Soviet relations.

Yanaev looked at the yellowed Sino-Soviet friendship poster in his hand, and felt a little mixed. This picture album, which was scattered among the people, passed through many hands before it reached Yanaev's hands. They experienced a period of friendship in the 1950s, and then the relationship became hostile. Now the relationship has begun to normalize again.

He remembered that at the previous meeting, when some people opposed the Soviet Union's sale of 10,000-ton hydraulic presses, Yanaev refuted them with a plausible argument, "Perhaps in this world. It is our last ally. Are you going to watch the Soviet Union alone in the end, surrounded by countries around the world like Hitler?"

These people are not unable to see the current situation clearly, but they have been exaggerated by dogmatism for a long time and think that they do not need to make friends with southern countries in this way, but only Yanaev can see clearly that the Soviet Union is desperately trying to win over. It is bound to arouse the vigilance of another country outside the Atlantic. They all have their eyes on this potential great power and his future position in the world political situation.

Yanayev continued, "We have changed from the offensive to the defensive in the European battlefield. Our sphere of influence has been gradually eroded by the West. Every day when we turn on the news, we can see which country has joined the European Community and which country has received economic assistance from the West. These countries that are hostile to the Soviet Union will not hesitate to be a pawn and serve the Western dignitaries."

"The internal troubles that are desperately trying to push down the wall, and the external troubles that are holding battering rams and ready to break in at any time. Is all this what you comrades want to see?"

Although politics emphasizes national interests, there are only eternal interests and no eternal friends. However, the relationship between China and the Soviet Union is too subtle and complicated. Although they have fought against each other in history, at the last moment of the disintegration of the Soviet Union, only China stood quietly in the birch forest where they once met, and regretted the lost red empire that guided them forward in front of the incomplete sickle and hammer tombstone.

Yanayev finally convinced everyone and provided the southern neighbors with the 10,000-ton hydraulic press they urgently needed to solve the most urgent problem in industrial manufacturing.

This incident was called an ice-breaking journey by China and the Soviet Union.

When the United States, which had just ended its honeymoon period with China, saw this news, its first reaction was whether Sino-Soviet relations were warming up again. After experiencing the upheaval in Eastern Europe in 1989. The honeymoon period between the two countries that began in the late 1970s ended completely due to political events. Since then, Sino-US relations have become normal and are no longer as close as before.

There are two choices before President Bush, who has not yet stepped down. One is to continue to win over China and disrupt the normalization of Sino-Soviet relations. The other is to include China in the list of targets for sanctions and suppression, and to impose economic and military blockades in order to make China surrender and cut off the opportunity to rekindle friendship with the Soviet Union.

One is an ambitious rising country, and the other is an empire that is declining but still has its foundation. The ability of the two countries to join forces is enough to compete with a group of old industrial countries in Western Europe and the United States.

Igorberg put his opinions before the US President, "We advocate that EU countries impose an economic blockade and arms embargo on China to prevent the rise of another red country. Western European countries that have been deeply tortured by the shadow of communism will certainly strongly support this. Then we only support the arms embargo, but still maintain a good economic cooperation relationship with China."

"In fact, it is not entirely an arms embargo. We can sell some weapons that are not confidential but they lack to their country through Israel. In fact, the Republic still needs to import a large number of Black Hawk helicopter parts from our country, so we can also consider this aspect." Although the honeymoon relationship was severed after 1989, Igorberg never wanted the East Asian country to completely turn to its old rival.

The only thing they can do is to keep that country in an impartial direction and stand by and watch.

The thawing and normalization of Sino-Soviet relations have made it possible for the United States to increase arms sales to retain East Asian countries. After all, Sikorsky once hoped to sell about 100 Black Hawk helicopters to East Asian countries, but it fell through after the honeymoon relationship ended in 1989.

Igorberg knows the importance of economic cooperation with emerging countries. With a huge market of 1.3 billion people, only those fools in Europe who have not been able to turn around from the Cold War mentality are still thinking about how to curb the expansion of a new round of redism.

"As for the specific situation, I hope Minister Igorberg can come up with a reliable plan for reference. If possible, I hope to use some channels to let the people of Sikorsky know so that they can avoid the European arms embargo and export those weapons to East Asian countries through Israel privately."

"Okay." Igorberg nodded. This time they are going to trick their European allies. On December 10, 1991, the European Community Summit passed the Treaty on European Union and decided to change the name of the European Community to the European Union. The treaty stipulates that by January 1, 1999 at the latest, if more than 7 member states meet the "convergence criteria" confirmed by the European Council, the single currency can be implemented. This is not a good thing for the United States, which is determined to maintain its position as the world's financial hegemony.

"Also, we can spread the word that we are preparing to propose a new round of arms sales to the island chain countries to curb the naval development of East Asian countries and lock them on the continental shelf. In this way, even if they can really get the weapons they lack from the Soviet Union, they will carefully consider it when their national interests are damaged."

"This is my plan. We will also use internal and external troubles to force them and exert diplomatic pressure, President Bush." ​​Secretary of State Igorberg pushed his glasses, and the light reflected by the lenses made it difficult to see his eyes.

"Very good." After listening to Igorberg's plan, Bush nodded with satisfaction. Now there are still five months before the next presidential election. He hopes to lay out a chess game to curb the development of China, the Soviet Union and the European Union during this period to maintain his status as a world power. In short, if everything goes well, except for the Americans, everyone else, including the European Union, will be the loser in this game.

"Submit the detailed plan steps to me before next week, Igorberg. I think this time, our allies will temporarily make a small sacrifice to curb the development of the red tide." President Bush said very shamelessly. (To be continued.)