Chapter 459: The First United Nations Summit Thirteen
"In this meeting of the 17 countries, I hope that Tsar Nicholas II will understand the current situation clearly and stop continuing to think that peace will be achieved through peace talks. There is an old Chinese saying that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be rewarded with evil.
It’s not that the time has not come yet! The Tsarist Empire must bear the consequences of launching an aggressive war. At this time, it should take the initiative to surrender and strive for the initiative. Otherwise, the Far East Army will never recommend using the most severe measures to punish the culprits who launched the aggressive war.
, and what Far East Representative Huang Song just said about conquering St. Petersburg by the end of the year is not an empty talk!"
After saying these harsh words, Li Ningyu slowly returned to his seat on the podium.
The positions of the representatives of various countries at this meeting are different from those of some heads of state. When Li Ningyu left the Palace of Sanssouci last night, only Edward VII, William II, and American representative Smith knew about it.
Naturally, the three of them would not tell anyone.
But those who are interested can see something now, because after returning to his seat, Li Ningyu began to close his eyes and meditate.
It can be said that as soon as today's meeting began, the whole scene began to boil. First, Huang Song, the representative of the Far East, made some conclusive words, and then Li Ningyu's sharp words.
The constant stream of low-pitched discussions in the venue made the originally solemn venue look a bit like a market. This made the European heads of state on the podium unable to sit still a little bit. Looking at Li Ningyu's posture, Edward VII
After King Edward VII and William II looked at each other, King Edward VII stood up and delivered his speech, while Queen Helena of the Netherlands, who was also on the podium, was like a joyful deer, constantly bumping into each other, because
Just now, the majestic momentum and upright masculinity that emerged from Li Ningyu made her unable to control her emotions anymore.
Some adjustments have obviously been made to King Edward VII's speech, because it can be seen from many places that some of the original words have been deleted and replaced with some simply overwritten words.
Although Li Ningyu was closing his eyes and concentrating, his ears were still concentrating on listening. At the same time, he came to his own judgment based on his word analysis. As expected, after Edward VII talked about it for a while, he finally had to speak.
The topic led to today's issue, but it strangely mentioned domestic affairs in an insinuating way.
Hearing this, Li Ningyu smiled, and his smile was no longer a slight smile, nor a kind smile, nor a domineering smile, but a contemptuous smile, which made those who had been paying attention to him feel
There was an unprecedented chill, even for William II who had been beside him and Edward VII who was giving a speech.
Since the Far East Group broke the stagnant water in Asia, the domestic interests and rights of various countries have been continuously reduced. Among them, France and Tsarist Russia have lost all domestic leased areas.
Concession refers to two countries that, after negotiating a lease or concession agreement, have their own administrative autonomy and extraterritoriality on the territory of the other country, and establish a legal residence for foreigners in the other country. Within a century,
Over time, Western imperialist powers have forcibly acquired leased land in port cities through unequal treaties time and again. There are too many.
It can be said that the concession is a symbol of a country being colonized and semi-colonized.
At present, the United Kingdom has 6 concessions in China, namely: British Concession in Tianjin, British Concession in Hankou, British Concession in Guangzhou, British Concession in Jiujiang, British Concession in Xiamen, British Concession in Zhenjiang, and British Concession in Shanghai.
Germany has 5 German Concessions, namely: German Concession in Tianjin, German Concession in Hankou, German Concession in Suzhou, German Concession in Hangzhou, and German Concession in Chongqing.
The United States has 5, namely: Tianjin American Concession, Hankou American Concession, Suzhou American Concession, Hangzhou American Concession, and Shanghai American Concession.
There are 3 Italian Concessions, namely: Italian Concession in Tianjin, Italian Concession in Hankou, and Italian Concession in Guangzhou.
There are 3 Austrian Concessions in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, namely: Tianjin Austrian Concession, Shanghai Austrian Concession, and Hankou Austrian Concession. There are 2 Belgian Concessions: Tianjin Concession and Hankou Concession.
There are 2 multinational public settlements: the Shanghai Public Settlement, which was formed by the merger of the British and American concessions, and the Gulangyu Public Settlement, which was formed by the British, American, German, French, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, and Norwegian concessions.
Of course, in addition to the concession, there are other forms of land occupation by foreign powers, including leased land: mainly obtained by Western powers through treaties. However, unlike the management form of the Ministry of Industry and Bureau of Autonomy implemented in the concession, the leasing country has ownership in the leased land during the lease period.
They also exercised exclusive sovereignty, so the leased areas had colonial properties, such as Dalian, Qingdao, Weihaiwei, and Guangzhou Bay.
The legal status of the concession allowed the British to lease land, build houses and live permanently in the treaty ports. Countries soon enjoyed the right to operate in the treaty ports and continued to expand this right. There were legal negotiations.
The only constant thing about force coercion is that concessions only exist in treaty ports, while leased areas such as the New Territories, Lushun, and Jiaozhou Bay have longer lease times than ordinary concessions. Moreover, these areas not only allow foreign troops to be stationed, but also allow foreigners to fully control the local administrative power.
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Therefore, after eliminating domestic warlords, the first thing Li Ningyu had to do was to take back all concessions and leased lands, because concessions were one of the main factors affecting the political situation in modern history.
It is also a symbol of foreign interference in internal affairs, a loss of sovereignty, a serious violation of the integrity of territorial sovereignty, a disguised colonial rule, and various privileges for foreigners in the concession. These are things that Li Ningyu firmly cannot accept.
Starting from the resistance against the Eight-Power Allied Forces in 1900, the Far East Group took back 6 French concessions and 2 leased areas in the country. At the same time, after the end of the First Northeast War, the Tsarist Empire announced that it would abandon all its original concessions and leased areas in China.
As well as the management and operation rights of railways, mining and other industries.
Only later did the revolutionary rebel army successfully take back the British Concession in Jiujiang.
But Li Ningyu made a big move this time. In his dictionary, he has never been sloppy.
Edward VII's speech seemed to be a notice to the Far East Group on behalf of Western countries. It mainly said that no matter what the political environment in the country is in the future, the interests of all countries will not be infringed. It is hoped that the Far East Group will come up with its own rights as soon as possible.
Countermeasures, otherwise all countries will be in danger, and at the same time they may take the initiative to stand against the Far East, or join forces with the Tsarist Russian Empire, etc.
Of course, Edward VII's words were very tactful and insinuating, but this was because as the King of England, he had to consider his country and take a clear stand.
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