According to normal diplomatic procedures, when there is a change in the highest leader of a sovereign country, such as a change in the position of the president or prime minister, there is a change in personnel.
The country would usually submit detailed written documents to the countries that had diplomatic relations with them and other countries that had diplomatic relations with them, informing them that the country had undergone a new round of power changes and replacements.
This was because in modern society, diplomatic affairs were the most important matter in the daily affairs of every country. In today's globalized world, no country dared to say that it was an independent existence. Most of the time, it's a codependent relationship. I need you, and you need me.
It was this interdependence, or even dependence, that promoted the delicate balance between the major powers. Especially for a superpower or even just a regional power, the change of regime would attract the attention of the whole world.
This was because the new leader would bring about different policies, and what kind of impact it would have on the economic life and security of the international community. These were all things that the leaders of various countries and many businessmen needed to consider.
For example, in big countries like China, the United States, Britain, France, and Russia, whenever a new leader comes to power, there will be a new leadership team or cabinet. The first thing the big bosses needed to do was to start a foreign affairs visit.
He would announce his attitude to the various countries, especially those that were more important to him. Even if he didn't send a leader like the president, he would send important foreign affairs ministers such as the foreign minister or the secretary of state to handle it.
Of course, the social circle in modern society was actually very clear. Big countries had their own social circles, such as the G20 summit and the G8 summit. These high-end clubs made policies that affected the direction of the world, but they would not greet any countries outside of the circle.
If you don't enter the social circle of the big countries, you can only let the big countries make whatever policies they want, regardless of whether it's good for your country or even bad for it. You either take it or die. The choice was that simple and crude.
Of course, the ones who were busy with foreign affairs were the big, powerful, and superpowers. Just look at how many countries in West Africa care about the change of the leader of a small emirate.
To Tuvalu, they couldn't even be compared to a backward country in West Africa! Because at least these countries could still receive tens of billions of dollars in aid from the United Nations every year. The United Nations had never given Tuvalu a single cent.
However, regardless of the diplomatic form, diplomatic rhetoric still needed to be done. This was because only after you had submitted the letter of credence and the other party had returned the diplomatic letter of credence, then your regime change would be considered legal and globally recognized.
Why had Cathy gone to so much trouble to make such a small country? It was because Tuvalu was a globally recognized sovereign country, and the country was so small that it had no sense of existence.
Katie silently prayed that everything would go well. Now that the entire plan had progressed to the final critical step, as long as this stage was passed, then the establishment of the Mutants' nation would be set in stone!
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Downing Street was the most famous street in England. This was because this was the center of British political power, especially No. 10 Downing Street, which was the official residence of the British Prime Minister.
As the leader of a large country, the British Prime Minister was very busy. There were countless things waiting to be dealt with every day. No matter how the outside world judged the United Kingdom as Europe's sh * t-stirrer, the British Prime Minister never thought so.
The European Union was already on the verge of resolution because of the European debt crisis, and the subsequent Brexit made things worse for the European Union. Recently, the United Kingdom got France and Germany to bypass the European Space Agency. The three countries joined forces to set up a new space agency for the helium-3 mining plan on the Moon.
At this point, the European Union had actually begun to disintegrate internally, and the process of European integration was declared a failure. The current European Union was barely holding on. When France and Germany, the two most important members of the European Union, began to alienate the European Union, what future did one expect the Union to have? Especially within the European Union, there was a group of lazy guys who relied on the European Union's benefits, such as Greece.
Now the British Prime Minister was busy holding a conference call with the leaders of France and Germany. This was because the new Eastern European Union with Latvia as the main body began to rise. This made the three countries began to feel a sense of urgency. The British Prime Minister proposed that the United Kingdom, France, and Germany form a strategic alliance.
At this time, Tuvalu's diplomatic documents were officially sent to the British Foreign Office. Normally, the Prime Minister should personally review such a major event like the change of a country's leader. However, the Commissioner of the Foreign Office just glanced at the name of Tuvalu and said, "Tuvalu? What is this place? Did they change their president? "
Well, even the professional diplomats couldn't remember the existence of this country. Another Commissioner flipped through the documents before replying, "A small country with a population of less than 12,000 in the Pacific Ocean. It will sink in about 2030."
Hearing such an answer, the Commissioner in charge of handling this diplomatic letter rolled his eyes, "Submit it to the Department of Foreign Affairs and congratulate the country on electing an excellent president in accordance with the official language. Our country will sincerely believe that Tuvalu will usher in a brilliant future under the leadership of the new president."
Well, this Commissioner didn't even want to look at the president's name before throwing him to the Department of Foreign Affairs, which specialized in dealing with such matters. He only needed to file this matter and then hand it to the Foreign Affairs Minister to have a look.
Why would such a trivial matter be sent to Downing Street? Was he waiting for the Prime Minister to scold him?
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In the United States, the assistants in the Secretary of State's office also received the same document. One of the new assistants to the Deputy Secretary of State was a college student who had just graduated from Yale University. It was easy for him to work in the White House for the first job in his life.
For other students, this was a good job that they were envious of. Therefore, this young man named Bob worked very seriously. For example, he solemnly knocked on the door of the Deputy Secretary of State's office with Tuvalu's letter of credence.
"Please come in." The Deputy Secretary of State's tone had always been very polite, whether it was to his subordinates or his superiors. This was his personal self-restraint. The Deputy Secretary of State was almost 60 years old. This was probably the highest position he could climb in his life. He was satisfied now. People shouldn't be too greedy.
Now he didn't care too much about some small gains and losses in power. Instead, he began to think about training the next generation in his family. For example, this young man in front of him. Bob was his cousin. He saw this young man at a family gathering. He was young and outstanding in Yale University.
The Deputy Secretary of State had the idea of training him. This old man also wanted to build his family into a political family. He would not be stingy with training young people with potential. Therefore, Bob could become one of the Deputy Secretary of State's assistants after graduating from college.
It was a rare opportunity for him to learn politics from other assistants and secretaries.
"Mr. Secretary of State, here is a diplomatic letter of credence. It's a diplomatic note about the change of Tuvalu's regime. " When the Secretary of State was not present, Bob would never call the Deputy Secretary of State by his title. He would always carefully remove the word 'Deputy'.
The Secretary of State took the document from Bob and frowned. He seemed to be thinking about what kind of place Tuvalu was. Then, he suddenly remembered. The previous president of this country had scolded the American representative at the United Nations General Assembly and was asked to leave the meeting.
Looking at the document on the table, the Secretary of State had no desire to read it. He just smiled and said to Bob, "Do you know how big Tuvalu is?"
"26 square kilometers, sir." It seemed that Bob had done his homework.
"What about the population?"
"More than 11,000 people, sir."
Hearing Bob's smooth answers, the Secretary of State felt helpless. This young man was very smart, but sometimes he was not flexible enough. This was also the part that he needed to train.
"A small country with a population of 11,000 and a land area of less than 26 square kilometers. Do you think it's worth it for a Secretary of State or even the President of the United States to spend ten minutes or even half an hour to read through their diplomatic documents and then give them a handwritten reply?"
Bob seemed a little hesitant, "But sir, this is a sovereign country."
The Secretary of State shook his head, "This is not important, Bob, unless he is Monaco or the Vatican. Otherwise, this kind of small country is not important at all. Remember Bob, in work, an assistant helps the boss to share the workload, not increase the workload. "
Bob immediately remembered this sentence. The Secretary of State's words and actions were more important than any knowledge learned in a university book.
"So, we don't need to inform the President and others about this?" Bob asked.
The Deputy Secretary of State shook his head, "No need. Find a standard diplomatic statement and send it back. It's similar to the United States congratulating the new generation of the country on the smooth completion of the transition of power, hoping that the new leader will lead Tuvalu to new glory. " A diplomatic statement like that would be nice. "Why was this diplomatic statement so similar to the British one?
The Deputy Secretary of State stood up and adjusted his attire. "Bob, you still have a lot to learn. Can you help me arrange transportation for the afternoon? The president and I are going to attend the Boy Scouts' cookie sale in Washington. When this is settled, you can take care of the Tuvalu issue. "
From beginning to end, the Deputy Secretary of State did not even glance at Tuvalu's diplomatic documents. This was because the diplomatic documents of these small countries were all the same and had no value. At most, they could only complain about being poor and ask for foreign exchange aid from the big countries. He had seen too many of these things, and now he didn't even have the mood to look at it.
Compared to Tuvalu, Washington's Boy Scouts biscuit sale was much more important!
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Not only the US and the UK, but also France, China, and Russia. Almost all the countries that received diplomatic notes from Tuvalu didn't even spare a glance at the diplomatic rhetoric of this country. They completely treated this country as if it didn't exist.
I feel like vomiting if I see too much of it.
But for Katie and the others, this was the best result! Because at this moment, it was equivalent to these countries that received diplomatic notes recognizing the legitimacy of the new Tuvalu regime. Perhaps they didn't even notice that Tuvalu's new president was a seventeen-year-old girl named Katie.
Remy, who was watching everything coldly from the side, smiled silently: "Charles, you and Magneto are always so big-hearted. Always thinking of changing the world in one go. And every time, there are too many things to think about and too many concerns. "
"Have the two of you ever thought of starting from the smallest details like this girl and doing something really practical? This time, this group of hotheaded children actually realized the idea they came up with. "Ace Emperor Remy also shook his head helplessly.
He felt it was time to call Charles. These children might be able to deal with these things in the early stages. But Remy knew that the real difficulty of building a country was yet to come.
Without a smart enough brain and someone with real strength and charisma behind them, relying only on a group of hot-blooded young people was likely to hit their heads badly.
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In New York, it was already three o 'clock in the morning when Li Jie received a message from Charles. He complained, "Is the quality of sleep so bad for older people?"
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