215: Chapter 215 On National Policy! When poor, cultivate your own virtue; when successful, benefit all under heaven!
A group of Dragon Army high-ranking officials had very solemn expressions after hearing what Chief Designer Bai Yannian had to say.
Everyone had received intelligence beforehand that the suddenly erupted armed conflict in the Camel Countries was indeed closely related to China.
Last Double Eleven, China hosted the first International Defense Industry Equipment Expo.
The Camel Countries spent huge sums of money purchasing many new synthetic combat equipment from China, which greatly enhanced their army's armed forces and also gave the Camels a lot more courage.
After the military equipment arrived, the complacent Camel Countries began to confront the Camel bully, the Hoopoe, from a distance, no longer acting as timidly as before.
This angered the Hoopoe, who publicly accused China of dumping weapons and equipment, exacerbating tensions in the Camel region.
If it were just that, China wouldn't need to pay it any mind.
But not long ago, a ridiculous scene occurred.
Because corruption in the Camel Countries was too severe, after China's synthetic combat equipment was officially delivered, only two months passed before a large quantity of army equipment ended up on the black market!
And the weapons and equipment on the black market, under the deliberate guidance of a certain beautiful country's intelligence agency, were all bought by the Camel Countries' greatest hostile force, the armed organization located in the fierce Camel region.
Faced with this situation, the slow-to-react officials of the Camel Countries were stunned.
In response, the militarily capable Arabia certainly wouldn't sit and wait for death.
Defense Minister Crown Prince Salman took thunderous action, first taking the lead in eliminating all corrupt officials domestically, then taking several Camel Countries to take the initiative and officially launching a military strike against the fierce Camel armed organization.
Counting it up, the armed conflict had already been raging for a full 3 days.
"Everyone!"
"Although international media previously praised China, because of this suddenly erupted armed conflict in the Camel region, international voices unfavorable to China have emerged in the last few days!" Chief Designer Bai Yannian looked at the group, his expression solemn.
"Many countries are publicly criticizing China, saying we are hypocritical and selfish, claiming on the surface to be pacifists, while actually developing military industry and expanding military strength on a large scale!"
"Not only did we increase military spending hundreds of times last year, but we also publicly dumped weapons and equipment abroad, deliberately aggravating tensions in the Camel region!"
"Some military experts from the Eagle are even reversing the blame!"
"Saying that those weapons and equipment that ended up on the black market were done so intentionally by China!"
"The goal is to provoke war!"
"And using this as a fuse, they intend to overthrow the Eagle's hegemony and even unify the world..."
Before Chief Designer Bai Yannian could finish his sentence, General Yun Feijie laughed directly.
"The Eagle really thinks that?"
"Then that is a promise, a double blessing!"
Chief Designer Bai Yannian looked at him helplessly.
"We are in a meeting!"
"Comrade Feijie, please be serious!"
General Yun Feijie laughed out loud and said nothing more.
Since transferring from Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force to Commander-in-Chief of the Space Force, possessing countless sci-fi-like aerospace combat weapons and equipment, the restlessness in General Yun Feijie's heart had reached its peak.
If there were still conservatives in China now, General Yun Feijie would definitely be the most conservative one!
"Regarding this Camel armed conflict, China must shoulder international responsibilities!" Chief Designer Bai Yannian set the tone for the meeting.
"There are two key points for discussion!"
"First!"
"Evacuating citizens!"
"With the assistance of local Chinese diplomatic missions, we have already helped over 1,200 Chinese citizens escape the armed conflict zone!"
"But according to intelligence reports, there are still over 200 Chinese citizens and overseas compatriots trapped in the core area of the armed conflict!"
"Because the conflict situation has escalated rapidly, road traffic in the area has been completely cut off, and these civilians cannot be transferred in time!"
"Ensuring these Chinese citizens are out of life-threatening danger is our top priority right now!"
After finishing the first point, Chief Designer Bai Yannian paused and continued.
"Second!"
"Intervention!"
"This conflict was caused by China, and countries across the Blue Star are waiting for China's next move!"
"In the past, China has had no precedent for unilaterally intervening in other countries' conflicts!"
"We generally participate in regional peacekeeping under the leadership of the United Nations!"
"Now China faces a choice: should we conduct peacekeeping intervention in this armed conflict?"
"If we are to intervene, to what extent should we intervene?"
After Chief Designer Bai Yannian finished speaking, the Chinese high-ranking officials fell into discussion.
First, evacuation is a must, and it must be done quickly.
Second, the United Nations, that giant ornament, is definitely unreliable. Not to mention that the Eagle would definitely interfere, even if peacekeeping troops were sent, by the time countries were done passing the buck and arguing, the conflict would probably be over.
A few minutes later, as the discussion faded, Long Jianjun, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, summarized.
"Armed evacuation!"
"Military intervention!"
"But we must consider the international impact!"
Long Jianjun's words made many Dragon Army high-ranking officials nod in agreement.
Just then, General Yun Feijie, who hadn't participated in the discussion, spoke up.
"International impact?"
"Whose impact?"
"Who else can influence us?"
As soon as General Yun Feijie spoke, Long Jianjun knew what he wanted to express.
"Comrade Feijie!"
"The impact I'm talking about is not the impact of other countries on China!"
"Today's China is not influenced by any country or force!" Long Jianjun said helplessly.
"But you have to know!"
"We, China, have our own path of development!"
"Independence, peaceful development, respecting the sovereignty and integrity of other countries, and unswervingly pursuing a defensive national defense policy!"
"These are China's basic national policies and self-positioning!"
"If it weren't for the fact that this conflict is closely related to China!"
"I wouldn't even suggest military intervention!" General Yun Feijie retorted with a cold snort.
"Comrade Jianjun!"
"Times have changed!"
"This is China's new era!"
"The Eagle and the Western Alliance countries have built hundreds of military bases in the Camel region!"
"Facing this conflict, what are they doing?"
"Sitting on the mountain watching the tigers fight, watching the fire from the other side!"
"Since they can't handle it, then China will handle it!"
"This conflict started because of China, and the civilians in the fierce Camel region are suffering. China must intervene with all our might!"
"Talking about international impact is all bullshit in the face of absolute strength!"
Hearing this, Long Jianjun's expression turned cold.
"Do you mean that China should also build military bases overseas?"
Long Jianjun's questioning made General Yun Feijie's anger flare up.
"You really know how to twist my words!"
"Fine!"
"Even if we, China, build peacekeeping bases overseas, what's wrong with that?"
General Yun Feijie's words instantly ignited the meeting. The radicals and the "conservatives" began to argue.
"Commander-in-Chief Yun, we must intervene, and we must intervene vigorously, but what you're suggesting is truly too exaggerated!"
"China surpassing the Eagle is not so we can become the Eagle!"
"China's interests lie with the Chinese people. The life and death of other countries have nothing to do with China!"
"China is not the Eagle's military-industrial complex; forcibly interfering in other countries' wars does not align with our interests!"
"This conflict is resolved, but what about the future?"
"If other countries rely on China for all their security issues, won't we be dragged to death by others?"
"That's right! We should just follow our own path!"
"If you ask me, let's just finish the armed evacuation and ignore everything else!"
Facing the radicals' arguments, the "conservatives" also spoke up.
"When poor, stay to yourself; when successful, help the world!"
"Today's China is no longer the China of many years ago!"
"The conflict has only been happening for 3 days, and there have already been over 2,000 casualties in the region. The humanitarian disaster is constantly expanding!"
"We Chinese, who have suffered so much, can empathize with the suffering of ordinary people in war!"
"When the country prospers, the people suffer; when the country falls, the people suffer!"
"With the Space Force, it is easy to quell an armed conflict, so why let the tension continue to spread?"
"Right!"
"Defining China's national policy as self-defense is too narrow!"
"We are a country where the people are the masters!"
"Our independent defense policy should be understood as fighting for all the unarmed common people in the world!"
"Including the original Red Bear Union, that was the case!"
"Through this direct intervention, China can also show the entire Blue Star a brand new posture and establish the foundation of China's people-oriented nature in the world!"