CHAPTER 636: CHAPTER 306: SUPERPOWERS FALLING INTO PITFALLS ONE AFTER ANOTHER

Of course.

Perhaps they also knew the result over there, but they had already clung to a big power, completely offending the Republic.

Thinking that since they’ve already completely offended them.

They might as well take the opportunity to lean on the big power... what if they could really bring down the Republic?

Although the probability of this is almost nonexistent,

as long as there is a thought,

action will follow.

The people in the Asian Region have a long history, always pondering one thought, which is... what if?

Although the chances are negligible.

But... what if?

After all, their Vietnam Federation’s backer is stronger than the Republic.

Unfortunately.

The Vietnam Federation and the backer are separated by a vast distance, while the Republic is right in front of them; if you don’t understand human words, they’ll beat you until you do.

After all, the Republic didn’t fail to give chances.

They gave them.

But they didn’t want them.

Yu Feng was flipping through documents, continuing to say:

"Then it was 1980."

"In this year."

"The Republic continued to develop itself, with grain production reaching 320 million tons for the first time."

"At the same time, many students were sent to Europe and the United States for studies."

"Overall, it was a relatively stable year."

The bullet comments floated across the live stream.

Seeing the Republic’s substantial grain production, some were puzzled as to why the Soviet Union wouldn’t approach the Republic, as after all, weren’t they part of the same camp?

Seeing this.

Yu Feng organized his thoughts and highlighted the bullet comment:

"I just saw some viewers with questions."

"Let’s offer a simple analysis and explanation here."

"First is the Soviet Union’s grain crisis. Since they were already trading gold with the United States for grain, why not seek out the Republic?"

"Gold circulating within our own camp is better than it being taken away by the United States, right?"

"In fact."

"Since the events of 1969."

"Relations between the two sides had essentially come to an end."

"In 1979."

"The Soviet Union attempted to dialogue with the Republic, and their relations eased considerably."

"But because the Republic had already established diplomatic relations with the United States at that time."

"So even though relations had eased."

"They remained wary of the Republic."

"At the same time."

"During this period, the Republic also didn’t have enough grain to eat."

"Don’t be fooled by the 320 million tons; divided evenly, it was an annual supply just barely enough for self-sufficiency at 327 kilograms per person."

"The Republic even needed to import grain in 1980 to alleviate the pressure of insufficient grain."

"So it’s not that the Republic didn’t want to make money."

"There was just no way to make it."

"On one hand, although relations had eased, there was still suspicion."

"On the other hand, when domestic grain isn’t enough, requiring imports, how could they possibly sell it externally?"

"Of course."

"There was also the issue of the Soviet Union’s reluctant pride."

"You all just learned what the Vietnam Federation did in 1979, right?"

"Just as relations with the Republic were easing, wariness was still present."

"Then the Vietnam Federation provoked the Republic."

"This...."

Upon hearing this.

The Blue Star netizens in the live stream were also speechless.

Indeed.

In this situation, it’s better to go buy grain from the West.

After all, the Republic didn’t have enough either.

What’s more, over there, support was given to the Vietnam Federation, and the Vietnam Federation turned around to provoke the Republic.

No matter how good-natured the Republic is, it can’t stand this.

So it’s better just to buy from elsewhere.

Yu Feng continued:

"Speaking of."

"There’s another interesting point."

"The United States and the Soviet Union, the leaders of their respective camps, were almost brought down by war."

"It’s just that the United States managed to pull back from the edge."

"The Soviet Union...."

"Let’s take a look at the previous timeline."

As he spoke.

Yu Feng brought up the previous timeline.

Pointing to the United States’ camp, he began to speak:

"Let’s just look at the first five years of the Vietnam War as it began for the United States."

"In 1961, the Vietnam War escalated, and the United States began large-scale support of Vietnam Federation forces, although at this point, they hadn’t yet involved United States troops on a large scale."

"In 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States and the Soviet Union almost started a nuclear war that would’ve blown up the Earth, fortunately, it didn’t happen."

"In 1963, the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and other federations spearheaded the ’Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,’ attempting to monopolize nuclear weapons."

"In 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident occurred, and the United States expanded the Vietnam War on a full scale."

"In 1965, the United States sent troops, officially getting heavily involved in the Vietnam Federation’s war."

"It was in this year that the Republic also sent troops in a concealed manner, wearing Vietnam Federation uniforms, etc."

"At this point, after the United States became involved in the Vietnam Federation’s war, they started experiencing bad luck."

"In 1966, the Vietnam Federation war reached a stalemate, the United States increased troops to 380,000 but still had no strategic breakthroughs, the war stalemated, and domestic anti-war sentiment erupted."

"The same year, the French Federation withdrew from NATO, forcing the United States to remove military bases from the French Federation, revealing fractures within the camp."

"In 1967, there was a million-person anti-war incident within the United States."

"In 1968, United States troops suffered heavy losses in the Vietnam Federation and were forced to start ceasefire negotiations."

"By 1970, the economic crisis began to surface."

"In 1971, the US dollar was decoupled from gold, the Vietnam War quagmire...."

"..."

"..."

As Yu Feng narrated.

Many Blue Star netizens gasped.

Without looking, you wouldn’t know, but once you did, it was startling.

Looking through it all.

The United States really had a tough streak of bad luck.

In the first five years of entering the Vietnam Federation war, they were still dominant.