readytorunbook Chapter 779 The World Has Changed
Chapter 779 The World Has Changed
The entire conference hall fell into silence.
Liu Shuang's move of "cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron" completely negated the basis of the Eagle Sauce's accusation from a legal perspective.
Since Pennsylvania has already become "independent", the dispatch of troops by the Dragon Kingdom is not interference in the internal affairs of the United States, but normal interaction between two sovereign states.
"second,"
Liu Shuang didn't give anyone time to react and continued his counterattack with surgical precision.
"Since our Dragon Army has never entered Eagle Sauce territory, Ambassador Sullivan's so-called 'compensation' is nonsense and pure extortion!"
"We didn't cause any damage to the Eagle Sauce, but it was the Eagle Sauce's army that did."
"In the brazen invasion of the nascent Republic of Pennsylvania, inflicted immeasurable and devastating damage on its people, cities, and infrastructure!"
The image on the display switched again, and began to play a series of shocking video materials.
That was the scene when the federal army attacked Pennsylvania, with artillery fire destroying houses, tanks rolling over farmland, and innocent civilians displaced in the war.
"Everyone, please look," Liu Shuang's voice was filled with just the right amount of grief and indignation. "These are the real invaders! These are the real war crimes!"
"So, it's not us, the Dragon Nation, who need to pay compensation, but you, Eagle-chan!"
"I am here, on behalf of all peace-loving countries and peoples, to formally present our demands to Ambassador Sullivan and the illegal Washington regime!"
His voice suddenly rose, filled with a righteous aura.
"You must immediately cease your aggression against the Republic of Pennsylvania! You must apologize to the people of Pennsylvania for your war crimes! You must make full and complete compensation for the enormous losses you have caused!"
"Otherwise, we will reserve the right to take all necessary measures, including pushing the Blue Star United Congress to impose comprehensive sanctions on you!"
These words were like returning Sullivan's previous accusation exactly as it was, and doubly so.
In the conference hall, many representatives from third world countries couldn't help but applaud.
For decades, they have been fed up with the double standards and hegemonic logic of the Eagle Sauce. Today, someone finally said what they wanted to say but dared not say.
Sullivan's face had turned from pale to liver color.
He opened his mouth to retort, but found that he couldn't utter a word.
Because every word Liu Shuang said was based on the premise that "Pennsylvania has become independent."
As long as this premise is true, all his accusations will become pale and powerless.
"Third," Liu Shuang's tone became calm again, but the power contained in it was heavier than before, "Regarding Ambassador Sullivan's request for us to release the captured officers and soldiers of the 3rd Marine Division."
"First, let me correct one thing," he said with a smile. "Those soldiers were not captured by us. They surrendered to the legal armed forces of Pennsylvania on the soil of the Republic of Pennsylvania."
"So, legally speaking, they are prisoners of war of the Republic of Pennsylvania. Their fate should be decided by the Pennsylvania government."
"But," he changed the subject, a hint of humanitarian sympathy flashing in his eyes, "considering that these young soldiers are merely victims of their superiors' erroneous orders, our Dragon Nation, as a great country that loves peace and values humanity, is willing to mediate."
"We have had friendly negotiations with the Pennsylvania Republican government."
"They agreed to release all prisoners immediately if Washington met a few very reasonable small conditions."
"What conditions?" Sullivan asked subconsciously.
Liu Shuang's face once again showed that signature, harmless smile.
"The conditions are simple," he said slowly. "First, Washington must formally recognize the independent sovereign status of the Republic of Pennsylvania."
"Second, Washington must bring to justice the perpetrators of the murders of state representatives at Camp David, including the so-called 'ghost' general, before an international tribunal."
"Third, Washington must take responsibility for the 'White House Massacre,' disband the existing National Guard, and accept the deployment of Blue Star United Congress peacekeeping forces to ensure that similar humanitarian disasters do not occur again in the country."
These three conditions are more vicious and heartbreaking than each other.
Recognize Pennsylvania's independence? That's killing the Americans.
Hand over the "ghost" general and others? This is forcing the Eagle Sauce government to fight among itself.
Accepting the deployment of peacekeeping forces? This is the most thorough humiliation to a sovereign country.
When Sullivan heard these conditions, he was so angry that he trembled all over and almost fainted on the spot.
He knew that Washington would never agree to any of these conditions.
This means that the captured soldiers of the 3rd Marine Division will never be able to return home.
Liu Shuang's counterattack was flawless and well-planned.
He first gained the legal upper hand by recognizing Pennsylvania's independence; then he turned the tables and put all the blame for war crimes and compensation on the Americans; finally, he used the release of prisoners of war as bait and put forward extremely humiliating political conditions that the Americans could not accept.
Throughout the whole process, he always had a smile on his face and spoke in a calm tone, but like a sharp scalpel, he peeled off the disguise and dignity of the Eagle Sauce layer by layer, and displayed it bloodyly in front of the whole world.
When Liu Shuang finished his speech, bowed, and walked down the podium calmly, the conference hall erupted in prolonged applause.
The applause mainly came from third world countries that have long been oppressed by the US.
For them, Liu Shuang's speech was not only a successful diplomatic counterattack, but also a public verdict on the old world hegemonic order.
Representatives from Western countries that were once staunch allies of the Eagle Sauce mostly remained silent.
Their expressions were complicated, their eyes filled with shock, worry and a hint of imperceptible confusion.
They knew that what Liu Shuang said today was not only for the Americans, but also for them.
The world has really changed.
Sullivan sat in his seat in a daze, feeling as if he had been abandoned by the whole world.
He recalled how decades ago, his predecessor, the Eagle Sauce Ambassador to the United Nations of Blue Star, had launched a war against a sovereign country from the same podium, waving a small bottle of "washing powder".
How high-spirited and arrogant the Eagle Sauce was at that time.
And now, as a representative of the same country, he can only stand here, enduring the ruthless ridicule and humiliation from an Eastern country, without being able to utter even a forceful rebuttal.
The strong contrast and huge gap made him feel dizzy.
He knew that the golden age of the Eagle Sauce, where they could "beat whoever they wanted," was gone forever...