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【1237 Asia Declaration】

When Princess Katrina Kaif came back, Emperor Hua lay on the bed thinking about his thoughts.

"Your Majesty, go to bed." Princess Katrina Kaif reminded her softly.

Emperor Hua asked, "Have you arranged it all?"

"Well, according to His Majesty's order, everything has been arranged. A statement has been made clearly to oppose the British's interference in China's affairs, take a tough attitude, and generate electricity to Yekazelina Krimova and the country, so that Yekazelina Krimova can quickly intervene in the Afghanistan issue, and China takes medicine as the pioneer." Princess Katrina Kaf replied.

"There are also food, medicines and food that no one can refuse, especially for warring countries." President Meng said confidently, "China's pharmaceutical industry is now at least first-class in the world!"

"Okay, I will arrange it, but, Your Majesty, our population is growing too fast, and the food added to China is also very difficult." Princess Katrina Kaif reminded.

"I'm taking out some food now so that we can get more food in the future. Do you understand? Central Asia, Afghanistan, and these places cannot develop anything except agriculture. Once you get it, all the resources will belong to us." Emperor Hua looked forward to this wonderful day.

Princess Katrina Kaif felt a little nervous, thinking that his Majesty had been under too much pressure recently, and it seemed that he was much more radical than the previous policy route, but he still nodded and agreed.

Emperor Hua nodded, "Issue a statement tomorrow to propose Asianism! China will be responsible for declaring Asian affairs!"

"Asianism?" Princess Katrina Kaif wondered, "Is it the same as the Monroeism proposed by the Americans decades ago?"

Emperor Hua nodded, "That's about it. The strategic cloak that Americans have long worn is Monroeism, which determines the rise of the United States."

"Is it so powerful?" Princess Katrina Kaif lay beside His Majesty.

The Holy Alliance was a loose political organization that most European countries participated in after the collapse of the Napoleonic Empire.

Shortly after the Vienna Conference ended in 1815, it was initiated by Russian Tsar Alexander I. It was approved by Austrian Emperor Franz I and Prussian King Frederick William III. On September 26 of the same year, it signed the "Declaration of the Holy Alliance" in Paris, proclaiming that it deals with mutual relations based on Christian doctrines and declared that the three kings belonged to the "three branches of the same family" under God's rule, and the monarchs of the three kings "rescue each other" with "brothers and feet".

Guide subjects and soldiers to "defend religion, peace and justice", and require the people to abide by their doctrines and perform their duties.

The alliance stipulates that the monarchs of the contracting countries must "provide mutual economic, military and other assistance" "whenever and wherever" to maintain the redrawn borders at the Vienna Conference and to suppress the revolutions of various countries.

In the same year, Russia, Britain, Pub and Austria signed the "Four-Nation Alliance", and three years later, France also joined. This organization is actually a supplement to the "Sacred Alliance".

In the end, in addition to the British Regent, the Ottoman Sultan and the Pope, monarchs from various European countries also joined (the UK also expressed its agreement and supported).

In the 1820s, the Holy Alliance successively suppressed the Italian Revolution and the Spanish Revolution, and also attempted to interfere with the independence movement in Latin America, which aroused opposition from the United States to throw out "Monroeism".

Monroeism was published in 1823, indicating the view of the United States of America at that time that European powers should no longer colonize America, or engage in sovereignty related affairs of American countries such as the United States and Mexico. However, the United States remains neutral in disputes between European countries or wars between countries and their American colonies. If the relevant war occurs in the Americas, the United States will regard it as a hostile act.

This view was published by President James Monroe in his seventh speech to Congress. The speech began with hesitation and then turned into full enthusiasm.

This is a turning point in the US's foreign affairs.

Emperor Hua believes that this foreign policy has decisive significance for the development of American history, and its positioning is very accurate. It declares to the world, especially to the European powers, that I must defend America and not compete with you for world hegemony.

This also made the United States not involved in the world battlefield until the end of the 19th century. The first one to start the operation was Spain, which was just a tiger skin.

While Latin American countries are in independence, the United States has already regarded Latin America as its sphere of influence.

From 1822 to 1823, when the European "Sacred Alliance" attempted to interfere with the independence movement in Latin America, the United States actively implemented the policy of "American affairs are American affairs."

In 1823, US President Monroe submitted a speech to Congress, declaring: "In the future, no European power shall regard the country that has been independent and free on the American continent as the target of future colonization."

He also said that the United States does not interfere in the internal affairs of European powers, nor does it allow European powers to interfere in the affairs of the Americas.

This consultation is what is commonly known as the "Monroe Declaration".

The principle it contains is what is commonly known as "Monroeism".

There are three main meanings of Monroeism:

(1) Require European countries not to colonize in the Western Hemisphere. This principle not only expresses opposition to Western European countries' expansion of Latin America, but also to Russia's expansion on the west coast of North America;

(2) Request that Europe not interfere in the affairs of independent American countries;

(3) Ensure that the United States does not interfere in European affairs, including existing European colonies in the Americas.

Monroeism did not have much impact at that time, because Britain's influence in Latin America was much greater than that of the United States.

After the 1840s, the United States re-recommended Monroeism.

The proximate cause of the formation of Monroeism was Russia's struggle to seize the northwestern coastal areas of the North American continent and Central Latin American countries for independence.

The Spanish Empire's power on the New World collapsed with the end of the Napoleonic War in 1815.

Between 1815 and 1820, José de Saint-Martin led Argentina, Chile, and Peru to independence; while Simon Bolivar, the Greater Colombian Republic, led his country out of colonialism. These newly formed republics expected to be recognized by the United States, and many people in the United States also recognized this idea.

But President James Monroe and his Secretary of State John Quincy Adams were unwilling to risk international wars in the uncertainty. Some people believe that, in terms of their actions, the US government would let Spain separate the colonies from the various uprisings without interfering with each other; others insisted that the two had legally recognized these new countries by the government's recognition of these wars and maintaining a neutral attitude. This statement was verified by the United States' sale of naval ships to these uprisings at the time.

Britain is swaying between maintaining the monarchy and craving for a new market.

For the UK, the entire Latin America is a larger market than the United States.

When France and Russia proposed to work with the British Empire to help Spain recover its colony in the New World, it was rejected by Britain.

The United States was negotiating with Spain on the Treaty of Adams-Onis.

After the treaty came into force, the Monroe government began to expand recognition of these new republics located in Latin America.

Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Colombia were recognized by the United States in 1822.

In 1823, France asked Spain to re-support the Bourbon dynasty. There were rumors and warnings in both countries that the Holy Alliance (i.e. Russia, Prussia, and Austria) supported these emerging republics behind their backs.

The news of the friendship between the two countries caused the British government at that time (cooperated by James Woolf, William Peter and other politicians) to expel France from the New World.

France will gain momentum again on the American continent.

British Foreign Minister George Canning proposed that Britain and the United States join forces to guard against the intervention of Farsi and Spain.

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison encouraged Monroe to accept the proposal, but John Quincy Adams was skeptical.

Adams was also concerned at the time that Russia and Mexico intervened in the Oregon, which Britain and the United States claimed to be their territory.

At the cabinet meeting held on November 7, 1823, Adams opposed Canning's proposal and declared that "we understand and express our policy to Russia and France, which is more frank and dignified than to act as a lifeboat on the stern of the British warship."

Adams fought all parties during the meeting and finally convinced the entire cabinet to adopt an independent policy.

The view explained in Monroe's State of the Union address issued by Congress on December 2, 1823 is what later generations call Monroeism.

In essence, the United States of America warned the great powers on the old continent that America would no longer open to Europe to establish colonies, and any actions that extend European powers to the new continent would be regarded as "endangering our peace and security."

The United States will not intervene in wars between European countries, and also requires European countries not to interfere in American affairs.

This public declaration was contrary to the cooperation between the United States and European powers at that time in many colonies near Hispaniola Island.

Hispaniola Island has been occupied many times and is now the location of Santo Domingo and Haiti.

Both France and Spain are interested in this place, attempting to regain benefits in the place or exert their original influence again.

In the 19th century, Spain was more successful in these actions. Judging from the subsequent factual developments, the United States used Monroeism to support either side in disputes across the Caribbean to safeguard short-term economic interests rather than establishing barriers to block European interferenceism.

On December 2, 1823, the 5th President of the United States, J. Monroe, proposed the principles of American foreign policy in his State of the Union address, is known in history as "Monroeism".

It is an important symbol of the US's foreign expansion policy. It is proposed to "Don't interfere."

Since T. Jefferson's rule, the United States has entered a period of large-scale territorial expansion.

Its expansion policy has a sharp conflict with the UK.

During the US-British War (1812), the United States' attempt to expand north was frustrated, and thus pointed the finger of expansion at Latin America.

However, Europe's "Sacred Alliance" attempted to interfere with the independence movement in Latin America; Britain also took the opportunity to expand into Latin America.

In August 1823, British Foreign Secretary G. Canning invited the United States to jointly oppose the "sacred alliance" of Russia, Prussia and Austria's "sacred alliance" in Latin America, and prohibited the colonization of Latin America again, which was approved by Monroe.

On December 2, 1823, President Monroe declared in his speech to Congress that the United States will not interfere in the internal affairs of the European powers or the war between them; the United States recognizes and does not interfere in the colonies and protectors of the European powers in Latin America; the European powers shall no longer open colonies in South and North America; any attempt by any European power to control or oppress North and South American countries will be regarded as hostile to the United States. He put forward the slogan "America is the America of the Americans."

In fact, it was declared that Latin America belonged to the sphere of influence of the United States.

In a sense, Monroeism objectively played a role in preventing the independent Latin American countries from becoming colonies of European powers.

In the subsequent history, Monroeism became an important foundation for American diplomacy.

At that time, the international environment in the Americas and the weak American strength made decision makers of American diplomacy face severe tests when dealing with the issue of independence of Latin America. Monroeism declared in a peaceful language that the United States began to play its role as a major power in the international stage independence, and its revelation to national strategies was thought-provoking.

This policy was first implemented in 1836 and was not yet famous for the Monroeism.

The United States then exercised this policy to oppose Texas' alliance with Britain.

On December 2, 1845, President James Polk announced to Congress that Monroeism must be strictly implemented and that the United States of America should actively expand the west.

In 1852, several politicians quoted Monroeism as a theory to forcibly expel the Spaniards from Cuba.

Under the conditions of weak national strength and complex international environment in the Americas, Monroeism was publicly announced to the world, and the American diplomatic decision-makers made a bold and visionary decision.

It is a capstone of the American foreign policy structure built from the half-century of independence and foreign relations. It establishes a universal norm for US foreign policy and firmly roots it in national consciousness.

Monroeism did not have a direct effect for a long time after its publication.

Emperor Hua believed that "the reason why Monroeism is important is not what it does, but the result of its development."

The United States' policy toward Latin America has always been based on this. From the perspective of national strategy, Monroeism has laid the foundation for the rising United States in diplomacy, and its strategic significance is thought-provoking.

After listening to Emperor Hua’s statement to Monroe’s declaration, Princess Katrina Kaif suddenly realized, “Yes, your Majesty doesn’t say it, I haven’t thought so much before, Americans are quite smart.”
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