The State Department must conduct any diplomatic contact." However, such a request encountered resistance from the French and Russians, and the United States' attitude was also very ambiguous. The reason is very simple. Russia needs China's supplies, which requires coordination from the State Department, and France needs China to send troops.

, this also requires the cooperation of the State Council. By bypassing the State Council, neither country can achieve its own wishes. For the United States, they value commercial interests in China more, which also requires them to maintain a good relationship with the State Council.

But what does the UK need? What the UK needs is to maintain the status quo. China does not seek any changes. This is obviously not in Li Zicheng’s interests. If the UK wants to maintain the status quo, the only feasible way is to borrow the "government powers and responsibilities".

Through "diplomatic non-contact", the State Council's attempts to change are avoided. The non-contact policy can effectively prevent their enterprises, and it can also create an impression that "the great powers only deal with Yuan Shikai". In this way,

This not only protected Britain's interests, but also protected Yuan Shikai's interests.

However, various countries had different ideas, so this proposal was shelved. When Zhu Erdian was about to further lobby the ministers of various countries, Rui Enshi took the initiative to extend an olive branch to Li Zicheng. What will happen next? With the United States

As a model, Russia and France will take the initiative to contact them to seek their support on material exports and troop dispatch issues. For Li Zicheng, his biggest gain is not "diplomatic recognition", but his

It took almost no effort to break the "unity of the great powers" that had been maintained for fourteen years. Although it only opened a gap, this gap could be broken into a gate at any time.

If now, without the full support of all countries on the China issue, Britain would have to face... Taking a puff of cigarette, Zhu Erdian frowned while exhaling the smoke. Through the analysis of Li Zicheng's speeches, he

We can clearly realize that in the next few years, at least before Britain withdraws from the European battlefield and re-enters Asia and China, the challenges that Britain will face and the damage that Britain's interests in China will suffer in the process are...

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"This is absolutely unacceptable!"
Chapter completed!