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Chapter 935 The political and international changes behind the six summits

On June 10, 1881, the 13-nation South American Summit and the Balkan Peninsula Summit were launched; on June 9, the German Empire and Austria-Hungary officially announced the formation of the German-Austrian Alliance in Vienna; on June 14, the Netherlands, the Russian Empire, and The Mutual Defense Assistance Treaty on the Balkan Peninsula formed by Serbia and Greece became a quasi-alliance relationship between the four countries in the Balkan Peninsula; Portugal and Spain formed an alliance in Lisbon on July 2; the United Kingdom and Argentina formally formed an alliance in London on July 5.

Several international-level summits were held almost simultaneously within a month, demonstrating that the international political landscape is increasingly evolving towards a multi-polar focus on Togo.

The G13 summit came to an end in Kiel, the capital of Ecuador, a small South American country. From the perspective of newspapers and media attention from various countries, this was undoubtedly a "grand event": the flashpoint appearances of the speakers of Sweden, Denmark, the Kingdom of Siam and Tsarist Russia Western medicine has attracted global attention to the fact that in addition to the expansion of the Group of Thirteen, there are also powerful partner countries. This also proves the strong status of this alliance organization with the largest territory in the world and the most participation of countries. At the same time, these member states have expressed their support for the Netherlands. This approach also showed the determination to resist the British to the end and the unity of the organization.

The Balkan Peninsula Summit held on the same day was a way to test the bottom line of all parties on the Balkan Peninsula issue. To put it bluntly, the summit was used by the Netherlands to make soy sauce for various countries to perform on stage.

The Thirteen-nation Summit is led by the Netherlands and takes "Peace Center for Development" as its theme. This is in the new context of many uncertainties in major power relations and geopolitics. Countries in western South America have formed regional organizations to deeply reflect on their own successes. Important strategic judgments made based on experience and historical challenges.

As the leading country of the Netherlands, Baron Caslen pointed out at the summit that the world is not very peaceful. The Balkan Peninsula must maintain a peaceful development surrounding environment so that the members of the Group of Thirteen can develop their economies. Members of the South American Group of Thirteen must take advantage of their population and vastness. The area and current advantages of security and stability further promote economic integration.

He said that many people have speculated about the source of the development of the Thirteen South American Nations in recent years. It is precisely because of the joint construction and mutual trust of the Thirteen-nation South American Group of Nations that it has maintained regional stability and development, and through active multilateral diplomacy, the Netherlands' leading role in it has been recognized by all members. As a leader, the Netherlands has lived up to expectations. , leading each member on the road to rise. At present, the economic development of Ecuador and Chile is no less than that of the Kingdom of Switzerland and Italy in Europe.

Baron Caslen said that the organization is willing to maintain stable relations with all major countries. Whether the Thirteen South American Nations will continue to succeed will ultimately depend on the willfulness of the region and respond to the uncertainty of the international environment through high-quality development. It can be said that the Thirteen South American Countries will continue to succeed. It fully reflects the strategic determination of the Three Kingdoms Group.

In addition, a dissatisfied analysis by the British revealed that the reason why the seven South American countries accepted Mexico and the five Central American federations this time is because after more than ten years of development, the South American organization has consolidated its strength and ability to compete with Brazil and Argentina in South America. status.

At the same time, the Netherlands also consolidated its hegemony in the South Pacific with the help of this organization.

So now that the Netherlands is in a diplomatic struggle with the United Kingdom, the Netherlands is not satisfied with being limited to South America, so it took advantage of the German-Austrian Alliance to express interest in South America, especially the Yucatan Peninsula occupied by Austria-Hungary in Mexico, making Latin America scared. , the Netherlands became the target of the Central American Federation and Mexico, and was easily pulled into their own formation, and the Group of 13 was finally formed.

Therefore, what caused the Netherlands to expand its power now was the German Empire, which Britain tried its best to win over.

Many British people even directly claimed that the German Empire was the main culprit for damaging British interests in Latin America.

However, many people in Germany are unwilling to take the blame. Many people in Berlin believe that this is because the Netherlands has controlled the local situation in the South American Union and has not been harmed by arm-wrestling with the United Kingdom. Therefore, Mexico and other countries no longer hesitate to join. , Britain is also an accomplice.

Experts in Berlin also accused the British of failing to see the avalanche of British diplomatic progress around the world.

These German Empire experts directly reported in the newspaper that in the past six months, Dutch investment in the Americas has increased by more than 20%, and the number of South American students studying in the Netherlands has reached 50,000.

In March, the Netherlands surprised European countries by signing commercial port call agreements with Colombia and Venezuela, which gave the Netherlands additional powers to use ports in Colombia and Venezuela. The Dutch presence has increased significantly.

After that, the three major parties in the Netherlands formed intertwined alliances with the ruling or opposition parties in South American countries, making the Dutch political parties even more entrenched in South American countries.

In the past, when European countries caused mischief, they only targeted the Netherlands, the Dutch ambassadors to various countries and the local governments.

But now the Netherlands has become multi-faceted. The Dutch political parties have contacted various forces in various countries, including the United Kingdom, which has always been a veteran of balanced diplomacy.

The Christian Party, the Socialist Party, the Liberal Party, and the three major capital consortiums of the Netherlands, the East India Company, the Far East Group and the United Dutch Group, are allies of the three major parties. In addition to them, there are also some smaller forces. They are all causing trouble in each member country except the Netherlands.

Coupled with the diplomatic success of the Netherlands in mediating the Panama dispute between the Five Central American Federations and Colombia in April, countries such as the Commonwealth of the United States and the United Kingdom that originally wanted to take the opportunity to intervene there were stunned. think

The Netherlands took advantage of the situation after the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, and France evacuated there, and succeeded.

However, the British did not think it was their fault. Many British experts also published clarifications in newspapers and pointed out that in fact, this was first caused by the South American countries breaking away from Spanish colonial rule in the 1810s, and after years of war and interference from external powers. Realizing that peace must rely on reconciliation among regional countries, on this basis, Central America, which is the junction of North America and South America, naturally has the consciousness of a small country. Coupled with the overwhelming power of the Thirteen-nation Group, the Netherlands has gone through more than ten or twenty years. It has become a reliable political and economic partner of the Union of South America for many years.

In the end, Europe, Central America and Colombia succeeded in reconciliation with the Dutch's hard and soft approach, and the Netherlands achieved mediation.

However, the Group of 13 was established, but although the partner countries Sweden, Denmark, Tsarist Russia, and the Kingdom of Siam participated as partner countries, in the end the group continued to be limited to both sides of the South Pacific.

However, whether it is Germany, the United Kingdom, or so-called experts from other countries, they have to admit that the rise of the Netherlands is inevitable.

William IV was neither happy nor sad about this in Melbourne, because he knew that the great power game is a long-lasting process. To establish a first-mover advantage and a united camp, it is necessary to establish the Dutch-led elite leadership on both sides of the Pacific to the greatest extent. At the same level, the "Group of Thirteen" was brewed under the guidance of his concept. The final result of the great power game not only depends on the first-mover advantage, but also pays more attention to the supplement of reserve forces and the expansion of the camp. "Group of Thirteen+" "This serves as a platform for aggregation and expansion to achieve system expansion and integration of legitimacy. This is why he is increasingly looking forward to the Group of Thirteen.