1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

In the long run, Sukarno was not a good collaborator at all. The evaluation that he was "an experienced person in destroying the system and a complete novice in building the country" is very appropriate.

In fact, Springfield's initial target of support was the Indonesian Communist Party, which led the "Indonesian National Uprising" in 1927. However, the other party has now gone underground due to the failure of the uprising and is not easy to contact.

However, since Sukarno jumped out in advance, since she, President Springfield, was here to establish a colonial system, it would not be a bad thing for her to express her stance, support the Indonesian people's anti-Dutch movement, and utilize the Indonesian nationalist power.

Chuntian's attitude softened a bit:

"Well, I admire your heroic movement against colonial rule. We have supported Philippine independence and will encourage your independence."

“The Philippines is independent???”

Since it was not long after that speech, news spreads slowly in Southeast Asia, and Sukarno was recently busy with the "Seven Provinces" issue, he was not aware of it for a while.

He was ecstatic upon hearing the news.

The Philippines was a colony of the United States. If the United States is willing to let go, then if Indonesia wants independence, at least the United States should definitely not hinder them!

Thinking of this, Sukarno immediately planned to "surrender" to Haruta and try to negotiate terms in exchange for some aid, but the other party seemed to realize what he would say and waved his hand:

"Alright, regarding the Dutch Air Force's malicious attack on our fleet today, I will protest to the Dutch government. I will also send someone to protect you as you return to Indonesia. As for what happens next, it's up to you."

The rejection in these words was too obvious. Sukarno was a little disappointed for a moment, but not too depressed.

He knew that he and Indonesia had not yet demonstrated enough value, so it was normal that they were ignored.

However, Sukarno was too shameless to miss the opportunity to have such close contact with the US President.

"Ms. Field, Indonesia and I will always be your and the United States' most loyal friends."

"Whether we are friends or not is not important. I just hope that in the days ahead, you will remember the suffering that colonialism brought to Indonesia and not inflict it on other countries."

Sukarno had no idea what Haruta meant by this, nor did he know that it was actually a hidden warning. Seeing that the other party had no intention of communicating further, he could only withdraw in disappointment.

Subsequently, Springfield did three things:

1. Immediately send a telegram to the world, strongly condemning the Dutch Navy's blatant attack on the American fleet and expressing full sympathy and understanding for the actions of the mutinous sailors;

2. A warship was dispatched to escort Sukarno and his companions to their destination. Meanwhile, a fierce protest was expressed to the Dutch colonial authorities, and they stated that "the use of force to resolve the issue would not be ruled out";

3. On the pretext that “I have to continue my global tour and cannot carry an enemy warship around with me”, he left the captured “Seven Provinces” in Singapore and sailed away.

Once these three moves were made, both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were paralyzed.

Needless to say, the Netherlands, once the "Horse Driver of the Sea", has long lost its former glory and has lost almost all of its colonies, leaving only Indonesia, which is barely surviving and on the verge of collapse;

Now, the saintly president of the United States, a rising power, has caught them in a trap. The overwhelming political pressure has thrown the entire Netherlands into chaos. It is hard enough to deal with the United States, so how can they have time to care about anything else?

Sukarno and the Indonesian Communist Party seized this opportunity and, inspired by the independence of the Philippines, once again launched the "All-Indonesian People's Uprising," which achieved considerable success for a time.

But that’s a story for another day.

As for the UK, which was inexplicably dragged into this, it is also having a headache.

They couldn't return the Dutch warship to the Dutch, nor could they not return it. Because Springfield hadn't said how he planned to "punish" the Dutch.

Give it to her. What if Springfield later demands compensation from the Netherlands for the attack and offense against her? Wouldn't that just be asking for blame?

If you don't give it to the Dutch, they will break a piece of bread into two halves to share. Keeping it will only make you hate them.

Moreover, in fact, the British who were in charge of the reception also had a lot of responsibility for the mess caused by the Dutch this time!

Who told you not to be wary of Indonesia?

Most people still think that the British are still the British Empire that is at its peak, but the British themselves and the United States know very well what "the empire is declining" means.

The British are not afraid of the Americans, but they are afraid of direct conflict with the United States because that will inevitably lead to the loss of their hegemony.

Even if Springfield stirs up trouble, as long as it does not touch their core interests (such as India), or even as long as it is not touched directly, the British would not dare to jump out and make a fuss easily.

After a speech that unleashed unrest in two countries and a region, Springfield's fleet continued on its way.

When the fleet passed through the Great Strait, a fierce struggle broke out in Siam between the constitutionalists and the royalists. Prime Minister Phraya Manupakorn joined forces with the military to attack the royalists.

When the fleet passed through Sri Lanka, a hunger strike led by Gandhi broke out in India, and the "jewel in the queen's crown" also lost some of its luster;

Problems arose in four consecutive "colonial countries" when the US President's visiting fleet passed by, which greatly encouraged the people in other colonies.

The Southeast Asian colonies began to fall into chaos from then on.

502 Opposition to India's independence and liberation

"...Last year, the military was furious when King Rama VII began drastically cutting military salaries and spending. Rebels seized the Grand Palace in Bangkok and forced King Rama VII to implement a constitutional monarchy..."

"...The civil unrest in Siam shows no signs of abating, but reports indicate that the constitutionalists are very strong, and the chances of the royalists winning are slim..."

"...The royalist rebellion was primarily fueled by anger at the slightly socialist economic policies advocated by left-wing MPs like Pritchard Phanomrong, which harmed their own interests..."

"...At present, Pritchard Phanomrong has been expelled, all officials with socialist tendencies have been expelled, and the People's Party has been dissolved..."

"...Okay, that's enough about Siam. Let's talk about another country, India↓..."

On the fleet flagship, a group of young American officials, attendants, officers and a small number of "outsiders" sat on chairs, listening attentively to General Springfield on the stage explaining the situation in Southeast Asian countries to them, and they were fascinated.

At that time, the United States did not have organizations like the CIA and the FBI, and its intelligence capabilities were extremely poor. In addition, it had just begun to challenge British hegemony and did not pay enough attention to Southeast Asia. Many people did not even know what Siam was.

Compared to Siam, which has a low presence, the situation in India, which is well-known because of the existence of the British Empire, has attracted more attention from Americans.

When they heard that Gandhi was on a hunger strike to protest against British tyranny, they were all puzzled, especially the several "exchange students" sent to Springfield by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

ha?

Hunger strike?

Non-violence? Non-cooperation?

Are you messing around?

Do you think you can liberate all of India by relying on the mercy of the British?

What, you have a mace and I have a skull?

See if your mace breaks before our skulls are all made into bowls.

What kind of weird brain circuit is this?

Even Americans who had done the same as the British could not understand Gandhi's actions, and the Chinese, who have always believed in "Are there any kings, princes, generals or ministers born with different blood", could not understand it even more.

A young man in his twenties raised his hand and, after receiving approval, stood up. "Ms. Field, why do you say Gandhi's approach has a chance of success? It's clearly causing trouble for Britain, so why do you say someone like Gandhi would be welcomed by the British?"

Everyone turned their attention to this young man who was previously unknown, but has recently become famous and will shine in the future. In the future, many people will call him the "only true god":

Qian Xuesen.

I won’t tell you how awesome this guy is.

In this world, Qian Xuesen, who was studying railway mechanical engineering at the School of Mechanical Engineering at Shanghai National Jiaotong University, took advantage of the summer vacation to go to Nanchang to watch the great victories of the Communist Party of China last year.

Having already been exposed to theories related to the enlightenment of the people, education to save the nation, and scientific socialism, I was now exposed to the more powerful and advanced Marxism-Leninism.

And then, naturally, nothing happened.

In today's CCP, whether it's Wu Hao, Li Desheng, or any other leader, none of them are blind or mentally deficient. How could they possibly let go of a prodigy like Qian Xuesen?

If the CCP had not considered that this person is too young, his thoughts have not yet been formed, he is still learning, his investigation has not yet ended, and he still has very important tasks, he would have been directly recruited into the party long ago.

In short, Qian Xuesen also accompanied Springfield on this visit to China. After the Chinese Communist Party and the United States reached an "exchange student" cooperation project, he was selected by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to accompany Ms. Field on a global tour to broaden her horizons, and then study in the United States.

There is no way. At this stage, China is gradually unable to provide this big guy with what he needs. It is better to send him to the United States as soon as possible and let the god become a god sooner.

Haruta glanced at this top talent who had been sent under the orders of a certain Japanese prince, nominated by the President of the United States, and approved by the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"These are actually two questions. Let's discuss them one by one."

"First, Gandhi's non-violent non-cooperation movement was essentially a moral and political game. Its success or failure had little to do with Gandhi's own methods, or even nothing to do with them at all."

"Whether India can be liberated depends mainly on America's determination to liberate the world, or in other words, on whether Britain's interests have changed."

Qian Xuesen frowned slightly, obviously not quite understanding the answer, but he did not speak, but continued to listen patiently.

“Gandhi’s movement was able to attract widespread attention and even to some extent shake the British rule. Ultimately, this was because Britain’s own power was declining;”

“After the last European war, Britain’s global hegemony faced unprecedented challenges, especially from the rise of the United States. Gandhi’s movement took full advantage of this;”

"As long as the United States continues to challenge Britain, Britain will be forced to relax its control in certain areas and fields, and India may gain independence, just like the Philippines;"

"On the other hand, if the United States or some other country had not stood up and raised the banner and had sufficient strength to resist the British, Gandhi's non-violent non-resistance would have been of no use at all."

This was easy to understand. Qian Xuesen and others nodded in agreement. Chuntian then continued to explain the second question:

"As for why Britain condoned and even secretly supported Gandhi's actions, this is actually easy to understand, as long as you think from Britain's perspective;"

"The reason why Britain was tolerant of Gandhi was not because of its benevolence, but because after weighing the pros and cons, they found that although Gandhi's actions threatened British rule on the surface, they did not actually cause a fatal blow to Britain's fundamental interests;"

"Because, compared to India's independence, Britain is more worried about a large-scale civil unrest breaking out in India, which would be a fatal blow to Britain;"

"The fundamental logic of British rule in India was to severely suppress India's violent revolutionaries on the one hand, and to support Gandhi's non-violent faction on the other, in order to maintain India's general stability so that they could continue to exploit it."

"Gandhi was promoted because, compared to violent movements, non-violent non-cooperation was easier to manage and suppress, helping to eliminate the Indian people's resistance consciousness and reduce the cost of British rule;"

"I am sure that if Gandhi had not been there, the British would not have hesitated to buy off and suppress violent resistance, and if there had not been violent resistance, they would not have hesitated to suppress Gandhi either."

"But when these two forces appear at the same time, it becomes clear who to support, who to suppress, and who to promote, and it's easy to make a choice;"

"So, at a time when the global anti-colonial movement was already underway, Gandhi's actions helped Britain maintain stability in India to a certain extent and avoided the violent conflicts that the British did not want to see;"

"In short, being tolerant of Gandhi would help prolong Britain's rule in India. Even if India did achieve so-called 'independence' in the future, it would still be able to maintain close ties with Britain and would not have a significant impact on British interests."

The group of people suddenly understood.

This is the internal logic.

Many of them had always thought that the British government was really afraid of Gandhi or had suddenly become kind and civilized, so it made concessions again and again!

Although the British's intentions were understood, the people still did not quite understand the underlying logic behind Gandhi and his followers' actions:

"But why did Gandhi do this? Was it simply because India didn't have a strong enough armed force? Or was it because he was weak and incompetent?"

This is the majority view:

Gandhi was a piece of crap.

Trying to persuade the person who bullied him to stop bullying him, what kind of weird logic is this?

The Indians who followed Gandhi were also a weak race and did not understand the meaning of struggle.

When someone asked such questions and made such conclusions, even thinking that Gandhi was actually a dog raised by the British, Qian Xuesen frowned.

The Americans' doubts were also his doubts, but he did not think Gandhi was a weak and incompetent person.

A weak person cannot persevere in repeated hunger strikes. Starvation is not a fun thing. Qian Xuesen witnessed with his own eyes the painful struggles of those who collapsed from starvation in Shanghai.

Moreover, weak people usually act as spies or lackeys of the enemy, but Gandhi has always led the Indian people to fight, even if the way of resistance is so ridiculous.

Haruta glanced at the people who were showing mockery and disdain, and slowly spoke:

"Gandhi's choice of strategy was not due to his stupidity or weakness, but rather a choice based on his full understanding of India's national conditions... We must first clarify the question: what is India?"

"Uh...."

Most people are a little confused. India, isn't it?

Only a very small number of people who had been taken on global tours by their parents or had worked in the Asia-Pacific region had their eyes light up and seemed to understand something.

"India is just a general term used by the British or Europeans to refer to this region. In reality, India has never been a unified country. Instead, it is a combination of princely states with different cultures, religions, beliefs, and ethnicities."

"Unlike China, India has never achieved any degree of unity at any level, from ancient times to the present. Multicultural, multi-ethnic, multi-religious... If it weren't for the British, the concept of India might not have been so deeply rooted in people's minds;"

"It is no exaggeration to say that throughout India there are thousands of princely states of varying sizes, with hundreds of languages ​​and scripts, none of which are subordinate to each other and even hostile to each other. Each state has its own armed forces."

"Based on this situation, what would happen if someone stood up and called on everyone to join in an armed resistance against the British?"

Haruta's question got everyone thinking, and someone raised their hand: "Will it cause the resistance to disperse?"

"Yes, and this fragmented situation will not only make it difficult for any armed uprising to gather sufficient strength, but will also cause the armed uprising to eventually degenerate into internal friction and conflict among the various princely states;"

"If Gandhi had resorted to violence and attempted to overthrow British colonial rule through armed uprising, India would most likely...no, would definitely have fallen into civil war;"

"The various princely states will inevitably attack each other for leadership, and the British can use this opportunity to further weaken India's power, profit from it and prolong their rule;"

"Just imagine, Gandhi is calling for armed independence, and all places start recruiting soldiers. By then, I am a Rajput, you are a Deccanese, and he is a Sikh. I am a Hindu, but my religion is different from yours. You are heretics..."

"For a region without any national, religious or cultural identity, and one that did not recognize itself as a unified country before or after the arrival of the colonizers, fragmentation is inevitable;"

"Gandhi knew that violent resistance would not only be ineffective against the British, but would also lead to the disintegration of Indian society as a whole. Therefore, he chose to resist through non-violent non-cooperation;"

"From this, it's clear that Gandhi was ambitious. If he didn't have the ambition to unify Greater India, wouldn't it have been easier for him, a local noble, to just gather a group and declare independence?"

"Gandhi may have had compassion for the world and religious and cultural considerations, but his policy was not only to resist British rule, but also to shape the Indian people's national consciousness and self-identity, and to unify India;"