Chapter 444 Touching America(2/2)
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Washington, White House drawing room.
Facing U.S. President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hull, Stilwell was speaking eloquently: "I will not comment further on the National Government. I have made it clear in the two previous reports submitted to the Department of Defense.
Everything, what I want to focus on right now is the person Yue Weihan."
"Obviously, Yue Weihan is a typical Oriental. He is loyal to the Confucian civilization of the East, but he also agrees with the Western *** civilization. At least he does not reject the *** civilization. He especially appreciates the American democracy.
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Roosevelt couldn't help interrupting Stilwell and said: "I'm sorry, General Stilwell, are you saying that Yue Weihan admires our American democratic system? That is to say, if, I mean if, if one day Yue Weihan replaces Chiang Kai-shek
If he becomes the supreme leader of the National Government, will it be possible for the National Government to implement an American-style democratic system?"
"Oh no, Mr. President, I think you misunderstood me." Stilwell shrugged and said with a wry smile, "Yue Weihan does appreciate American-style democracy, but he does not think that this system is suitable for China, because
China has experienced more than two thousand years of imperial rule, and it is difficult to transition from a dictatorship to an American-style democratic system in a short period of time."
"Oh, so that's it." Roosevelt shrugged and said, "That's a pity."
After that, Roosevelt asked very seriously: "So General Stilwell, do you think the U.S. government should support Yue Weihan?"
"I think we should support it," Stilwell said without hesitation. "First of all, public opinion cannot be violated. Yue Weihan and his Chinese Expeditionary Force have moved the entire United States. If the U.S. government does not support it, it will definitely suffer a crisis of confidence! Secondly, today's
The world is facing an unprecedented threat from the Axis of Evil Alliance. In order to thwart the Axis of Evil Alliance's attempt to subvert the world order, the United States should unite all forces that can be united, and the Chinese Expeditionary Force is the only ally that the United States can rely on on the Asian battlefield!
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President Roosevelt changed slightly when he heard this. After all, public opinion is just a cloud. If necessary, President Roosevelt can easily use the guidance of public opinion to shift the direction of public opinion. However, the second reason stated by Stilwell made Roosevelt have to take it seriously.
Chapter completed!