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Chapter 113 Chapter [-] The Confrontation at the Conference
According to Article [-] of the Covenant of the League of Nations, "Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Covenant or this Treaty, the resolutions of any meeting of the General Assembly or the Council shall require the consent of all the member states of the League present at the meeting."

On many resolutions, the General Assembly of the League of Nations needs to follow this seemingly "respect and equality" rule-it must be unanimously agreed by all member states to take effect, otherwise, if any member state vetoes the resolution, it will be invalid.

In this way, the efficiency can be imagined.

Naturally, the resolution on Ethiopia was not passed and once again fell through.

Next, the second important agenda is about the border war between Ming and Britain.

After the reading by the rotating chairman of the council, Ryan, the representative of the United Kingdom, stood up to speak.

Perhaps because of his pride as a representative of the empire on which the sun never sets, he looked extremely confident, and then reiterated his request, "China's shameful offensive and ambition to provoke conflict must be curbed, and the British Empire cannot tolerate such behavior... ...I demand that this conflict be characterized as an act of aggression."

Is this gone?

It's like two people fighting, and when they are finally asked to express their appeals, they don't ask for compensation, and they don't ask for an apology, but only let the other party admit that he deliberately provoked them first.

The young diplomat whispered with a little joy: "Senior, as expected, the British don't mention any practical measures except for lip service."

Wei Jingyun smiled, but did not reply.

He tapped the table lightly, then stood up slowly, looked around at the representatives of various countries, and then said:

"If the disputed border is unanimous, the two countries should negotiate and demarcate the border, but the British and Indian sides openly build fortifications and fortifications, deliberately occupying it, what is the intention?"

"The same is true in Myanmar, which can be said to have a lot of bad records. It should be noted that there is no room for loss in the borders of the Celestial Dynasty. Our country will notify and warn in advance, and it will be benevolent and righteous."

"In the end, fighting with each other is the last resort. The emperor and all the subjects are very sorry. Your country's so-called aggression is really nonsense."

After briefly expressing his attitude, the calm Wei Jingyun sat down.In this case, those who are anxious and jump first are either lacking confidence or strength.

The later voting session was also a formality as always, with some opposing, some in favor and some abstaining.

But unexpectedly, the French representative actually voted against it clearly?

The two British representatives present looked sideways at the three French representatives next to them—are you trying to sell your teammates?Didn't let you know beforehand?
The high-spirited French commissioner said flatly: "Sorry, the French Republic respects the facts. At least in this matter, the Chinese have basically followed international principles."

The scene was a little chaotic for a while, but order was quickly restored.

In the final analysis, Britain, France, China, and Italy did not take the League of Nations Conference too seriously, so they were somewhat contemptuous.

Of course, on the surface it was very serious, which is why people tend to refer to the League of Nations as a bitch institution.

Ever since, after some dry and unnutritious speeches, the dispute between you and me was also stopped.

The resolution to characterize aggression proposed by the British delegation ultimately came to nothing.

Subsequently, the resolution was shelved and the conference moved on to the next agenda item.

Regarding the Spanish Civil War, Britain and France signed a non-intervention agreement last month, and at the same time they tried to dominate the members of the League of Nations to follow it.

"... In order to maintain peace and ensure the political independence of all countries, we have no reason to interfere in the conflicts in Spain. The British Empire hopes that all member states will also follow this principle."

Ryan is still speaking in these hundreds of words of statements and appeals.

After the French representative followed in favor, dissent soon followed.

The representative of Italy spoke in a high-sounding tone, "However, in some cases, it is still necessary to give necessary support to one of the parties. The harm of industrial wars is very great. In order to reduce civilian casualties and collateral losses, Italy believes that Iberia should be restored as soon as possible. Peace in the Asian peninsula, no matter through any means."

The young official beside Wei Jingyun murmured in a low voice, "It's shameless to speak out loud."

"Let's talk about it next." Wei Jingyun did not change his face, and found a copy from the stack of manuscripts on the desk in front of him.

The drafts for possible situations are prepared in advance, and the speaker only needs to follow these drafts and add a little improvisation.

"Senior, isn't this very good?" The young diplomat surnamed Jiang Mingchen hesitated.

"What's wrong? There should always be a first time, just be more confident."

"Yes."

Although the big powers don't take the League of Nations seriously, this is an international occasion after all, and I am speaking on behalf of Ming Dynasty.

The anxious Jiang Chen took several deep breaths, tried to calm down his mood, and quickly browsed through the manuscript.

After a while, he stood up.

"We are firmly opposed to Italy's attitude." His eyes fell on the Italian Commissioner, "What do you mean by 'unscrupulous'? According to public information, for example, just nine days ago, the interventionist sent by Italy Army planes bombed civilian areas of Madrid, causing more than [-] casualties."

"Because there are hostile personnel attacking the air, the pilot's approach is reasonable. Our intervention and efforts are to end the war as soon as possible, so as to reduce collateral losses." The Italian commissioner replied indifferently.

"Your country's despicable acts are countless, and we are sure that the purpose of your country's actions is malicious." Jiang Chen said coldly: "During the aggression against Egypt, your country blatantly violated the Geneva Convention and used poison gas. Now it is justified here, it can be said Shameless."

The rotating chairman of the council asked calmly: "Representative Ming, may I ask if China's attitude should not interfere with Spain?"

Jiang Chen immediately replied: "No, we think that we should provide appropriate help so that the Spanish authorities can end the rebellion as soon as possible."

"This is the exact opposite of what the UK and France have proposed."

"Why not the other way around?"

Ryan got up and said lightly: "But this is an interference in Spain's internal affairs, and such behavior is unreasonable."

"There are many similar interference acts in your country." The expressionless Jiang Chen met his gaze and said tit-for-tat: "Whether reasonable or not depends on your country's one-sided words. The purpose of the League of Nations is to resolve international disputes, safeguard Peace, the brutality of the Spanish rebels must be punished."

Such a war of words lasted for a long time, and there was still no result in the subsequent voting session, because Italy and Ming Dynasty agreed not to interfere.

Although what Jiang Chen said was righteous and Wei Jingyun was very satisfied with his performance, but is it really that righteous?
Wei Jingyun knew very well that what the imperial court wanted was to take the opportunity to make a fortune, examine the form of warfare, test some domestic weapons, and increase Ming's actual influence in Europe by the way.

Strip away the high-sounding rhetoric, and the rest are just benefits.

(End of this chapter)