78: Chapter 78 The most outrageous bet terms ever! China actually agreed?! (Major revision)

He could tell that China's response this time was quite clever; at the very least, it avoided the outbreak of war on Chinese soil.

78: Chapter 78 The most outrageous bet terms ever! China actually agreed?! (Major revision)

He could tell that China's response this time was quite clever; at the very least, it avoided the outbreak of war on Chinese soil.

However, had the top leadership of China underestimated Eagle Country a bit too much? Just because you say you want to invite us, we have to accept?

If I don't make you bleed heavily, how can I vent the hatred in my heart!

"Tell China that a live-fire naval exercise is acceptable!"

"However, we must set some betting terms!"

"If China fails the live-fire exercise,"

"First, China must offer a formal apology to Eagle Country and then compensate us for the economic losses of 8,000 satellites in total!"

The Black Palace staff member who was recording the minutes froze, doubting if they had misheard!

Secretary of Defense Charles, standing to the side, was also stunned. Only 300 were destroyed this time, yet you want China to compensate for 8,000? What the f***?

"You heard me right! Over the last ten years, all satellites accidentally damaged belonging to Eagle Country and the Western Alliance member states must be compensated for by China!"

"And that is only the first term!" Trump continued viciously:

"Second, the exchange standard for all supporting technologies of the Individual Exoskeleton Armor must be lowered to one-tenth of what they previously requested. At the same time, they must dispatch the core technical members of the Exoskeleton Armor project team to reside in Eagle Country and guide our technical breakthroughs!"

"Third, China's rare metals must be included in the foreign trade list, and the Chinese authorities cannot set any obstacles. At the same time, they must allow Sino-Eagle joint ventures to jointly develop rare metal resources, and Chinese state-owned funds must not enter these joint ventures!"

"Fourth, within this year, China must purchase at least another 300 billion in Eagle Country currency worth of Eagle Country government bonds, and must also purchase a certain amount of government bonds from other Western Alliance member states!"

"Fifth, China must establish a missile information sharing mechanism with Eagle Country, mutually reporting the number of nukes (the term 'mutually' is just a pretext; it is a unilateral demand for China to report to Eagle Country), and arrange for Eagle Country officials to participate in quantity verification every year!"

"Sixth, China must divest its high-end technology industrial chain and hand it over to the Western Alliance countries to complete. As for which industries belong to the high-end technology sector, the right of interpretation belongs to the Western Alliance countries!"

Trump listed over a dozen absurd betting terms in one breath. The staff member recording the minutes had hands that were trembling slightly.

These betting terms could simply be called a modern version of the "Unequal Treaty"! Is this just making China bleed a little? This is completely slicing open China's main artery and letting it bleed out!

A fierce look shone in Trump's eyes. "Go handle it quickly, inform the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs today!" "I want to see whether they agree or not this time!"

In the face of their military deterrence, I don't know who in China came up with such a ridiculous countermeasure this time, actually taking the initiative to propose this live-fire confrontation that is completely impossible to win!

The goal is obvious: to avoid accidental conflict, sacrificing national face and dignity to compromise! But the foolish China doesn't stop to think—this is like livestock handing a knife to a butcher; how the knife falls depends entirely on the butcher's mood!

Trump gave a cold, sinister smile. Since you, China, want to use this self-destructive method to resolve the situation, then honestly wait to be slaughtered by us!

Soon, half a day later, when the White Palace of Eagle Country informed China of those absurd conditions, what Eagle Country did not expect was that China gave a clear response within an hour!

"Eagle Country and Western Alliance countries, we, China, accept all the conditions for this bet you have proposed!"

"If China wins this live-fire exercise, we only have three conditions!"

"First, the naval military forces of Eagle Country and all Western Alliance countries must not enter Chinese territorial waters within one year, and any military exercises conducted must not block international general trade shipping routes!"

"Second, lift all previous suppression measures against China, and do not adopt any other suppression measures against China in any way!"

"Third, immediately repay all Eagle Country government bonds held by China in cash using Eagle Country currency!"

Upon receiving this reply, even Trump felt it was extremely absurd! Was this agreement not too prompt?

Moreover, these betting terms were all defensive; the nature was completely unequal! Had the top Chinese leadership made the painful decision to cut off an arm to survive, or were they secretly brewing some big move?

But at this point, since China had accepted such absurd betting terms in one breath, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired; it was not easy to refuse anymore!

Thus, Eagle Country gathered the other seven countries to hold an emergency video conference to discuss countermeasures.

"Fellow allies, China agreed too readily. What do you think they are really up to?" Trump asked with a frown.

Japan smirked: "China is simply an idiot!"

"Our great joint carrier fleet is a multi-carrier battle group composed of 5 aircraft carriers and over 200 modern naval warships. The Chinese don't even have a single aircraft carrier. Even if they brought all their little sampans over, they would be crushed by us in minutes!"

Australia echoed: "Prime Minister Meima is right!"

"Across the entire Blue Planet, there is absolutely no country that can withstand such great military power! No matter what schemes or tricks China plays, it is like an egg hitting a rock!"

The United Kingdom smiled and speculated, "If I were to guess, China's goal is obviously not to actually conduct some live-fire exercise, but to appease our anger. They are intentionally playing the clown to humiliate themselves, taking the initiative to lose face in front of the whole world, just so we, the Western Alliance countries, will calm down!"

South Korea said excitedly: "Accept the bet, Boss Eagle Country, we are definitely going to win!"

The various countries chimed in one after another, seemingly holding victory in their hands. Trump of Eagle Country had originally been a bit worried, but seeing the other countries looking as if they couldn't wait to start the fight, the weight in his heart was lifted.

Even if China really had some schemes or tricks, so what? In the face of the most powerful military strength on the Blue Planet, all schemes are a waste of effort, merely adding to the joke!

Trump said with a smile: "Then contact China; we agree to the live-fire naval exercise!"

Soon, the eight Western Alliance countries and China formally confirmed that they would jointly conduct a live-fire naval exercise in the East Sea of China three days later!

Both sides dispatched high-ranking military officials to jointly negotiate the details of the naval exercise.

China was the Red side, and the eight countries were the Blue defensive side. China was not allowed to launch any land-based missiles or other weapons of mass destruction (specifically referring to nukes), and could only use conventional sea, land, and air military forces.

The conditions for the Red side to win were very harsh; it required the Red side to effectively annihilate the Blue side's naval armed forces, or destroy the Blue side's general combat command headquarters, causing the Blue side to lose its ability to continue fighting, only then could the Red side win!

The conditions for the Blue side to win were very simple: as long as the Red side could not organize an effective offensive for more than thirty minutes, the Blue side could be declared the winner!

During the live-fire exercise, well-known media from various countries would be invited, including CCTV of China, CNN of Eagle Country, and the BBC of the United Kingdom, to conduct a unified global live broadcast!

At the same time, the contents of the betting terms between the two sides were officially exposed to the global public. Countries across the Blue Planet quickly began to discuss it heatedly.

(Don't flame me. This chapter and the subsequent plot have been heavily revised. It was too aggressive before and got banned, so just bear with this version.)