"Nippon is discussing joining the Earth Defense Alliance."
A report was placed on Hill's desk. Secretary of State Kerry walked to the sofa in the office, sat down, picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, moistened his throat, and continued, "The trouble is that not only Nippon, but Australia and New Zealand are also wavering."
"This ungrateful bastard." The chief of staff standing next to Hill couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
"What about our nuclear power assistance project?" Opening the document that Kerry threw on his desk, Hill glanced at the report on the Nippon political scene and asked in a deep voice.
Kerry shook his head and said, "It's useless. At present, our nuclear power project is not attractive to Nippon at all. Two months ago, Exelon Nuclear Power Company and Nippon East Power Company discussed the nuclear power project for more than half a year, but it was canceled. At this time, it is meaningless to talk about nuclear power."
"You're right." Hill pinched her sore brows and said with a headache, "Why is Australia joining in? When did they become interested in outer space resources?"
Australia itself was a large mining country. They couldn't even develop their own mines, so they naturally didn't need to go to outer space to mine. Logically speaking, the defense tax introduced by the Earth Defense Alliance pushed up the average price of the global commodity market, which was only good for them. Why would they, who were the least interested in outer space resources, begin to hesitate about joining the alliance?
"Because of the Global Grid Plan." Kerry put the coffee cup on the coffee table, walked to Hill's desk, and said with a gloomy expression, "Just half a month ago, the Australian Federal Parliament was discussing expanding the power import quota to replace all thermal power stations in Victoria and New South Wales in order to achieve a carbon emission reduction plan in 2019."
"We must immediately put pressure on Nippon and do everything possible to prevent them from joining the Earth Defense Alliance." The chief of staff immediately said to Hilary, "I propose to immediately launch the 2019 Asia-Pacific joint military exercise, and at the same time send two aircraft carrier battle groups and two divisions of Marine Corps to Guam and Okinawa to contain Celestial Trade's influence in the region with the 'presence fleet'."
"This will provoke Hua," Hill said in a deep voice.
"The situation is no longer the same! Xin – or Celestial Trade, they have replaced Hua and become the primary threat that may shake our position as the global hegemon! If we can't stop them from expanding their influence in the region, they might overturn all the achievements we've accumulated since the Vietnam War! "The chief of staff said agitatedly.
"If this triggers a new Cold War," Hill looked sharply at her chief of staff, "who will bear the responsibility?"
The chief of staff opened his mouth and was about to say something, but after meeting Hill's eyes, he quickly closed his mouth.
Just now, he saw a hint of caution in the president's eyes that shouldn't have been there.
He was not cautious about the fate of the country, but cautious about his own political career.
The United States was already standing at the crossroads of fate. The pressure from the outside was unprecedented. If she was not careful and made the wrong choice, she might become a sinner and be nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
Hill closed her eyes and thought for a long time before she slowly said, "We must take back the leadership from the Earth Defense Alliance and let the issue of extraterrestrial civilization return to the framework of the United Nations."
"Contact our allies in Asia and inform them that the 2019 Asia-Pacific joint military exercise will be held next month. In addition, in the name of participating in the military exercise, send a Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to Guam. " Hill looked at Kerry. "Finally, please take a trip to Xin. We must have a good talk with Celestial Trade."
"It's no use." Kerry shook his head. "It's not the first time I've dealt with that man. He's not the kind of person who compromises. From the first time I saw him, I had a hunch that this guy would become a threat to the United States. "
"How do you know if you don't try? Since they are a company, then I believe there's nothing that can't be solved by profit, "Hill said emotionlessly.
"Of course, there's nothing that can't be solved by profit." Kerry laughed out of anger and spread his hands exaggeratedly. "It's just that what they want is the crown on our heads, and we can't afford it!"
After saying this, Kerry quickly left the president's office.
He returned to his office and slammed the door. Kerry walked next to the map.
With a gloomy face, he looked up at the red lines drawn all over Asia and even began to spread to South America. The red lines were like a spider web, spreading from Coro Island to the surrounding areas, and eventually fattening the fat spider known as Celestial Trade.
"It's all because of those damn wires." Kerry squeezed this sentence from his teeth, then he gritted his teeth and said to himself, "Their hands even reached South America! To our back garden. And our president … "
Our president …
Just then, a crazy idea suddenly came to Kerry's mind.
This idea had appeared in his mind before, but ever since he lost to Bush in the 2004 election, he had never mentioned it again.
Once ambition was born, it grew uncontrollably.
No.
This was not ambition.
This was for the UA.
In his hesitation, his eyes fell on the phone at the corner of his desk.
He suddenly remembered a phone number.
That phone number belonged to an entrepreneur who had invested in him in 2004. That person had many titles, such as a well-known investor on Wall Street, such as the president of the Morgan Consortium …
If nothing unexpected happened, Wall Street should be the party that suffered the most from the "defense tax".
As he thought about it, he reached out for the phone.
…
In the mansion on Coro Island, Jiang Chen leaned against the recliner on the balcony, put his phone on the beach table, and a smile appeared on his face.
"The 2019 Asia-Pacific Joint Military Exercise? At this point in time. It seems that they are starting to force their allies to take sides. "
Just now, he received a message from the Ghost Agents.
The UA had issued the document for the 2019 Asia-Pacific Joint Military Exercise to its brothers in Asia, and it was confirmed to be held next month. At the same time, the UA's new generation of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the "Ford", would arrive at the military base in Guam this month and participate in the exercise next month.
It was worth noting that Guam was in the northeast of Xin.
The silk swimsuit was tied in front of her chest and waist, showing off her petite but voluptuous beauty. She walked to Jiang Chen with a tray of iced orange juice and gently placed it on the beach table. Ayesha gently combed her brown hair with golden edges under the sun, looked at Jiang Chen with her sapphire-like eyes, and said softly, "Do you need me to do anything?"
"Just massage my shoulders." Jiang Chen smiled.
Ayesha's mouth curved up, and she put her hand on Jiang Chen's shoulder.
She knew very well that whenever this expression appeared on his face, it meant that he was confident …
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