[Regarding the pre-plan for establishing the Great Xia Economic Circle.]
This pre-plan.
Strangely, it was not issued by any authoritative department of the Great Xia nation.
Instead, it mysteriously became popular online overnight.
One must know.
Such major decisions involving the national level, given Great Xia's low-profile approach, would never be leaked until the day they were fully accomplished.
As a result.
Just as "military exercises and conflict" with the Western Alliance led by the United States were about to occur in the waters around Australia, news emerged of Great Xia establishing an economic pre-plan for surrounding countries.
This news, whether true or false, was already very telling since it managed to surface.
What was even stranger was.
The Great Xia nation did not issue any denials regarding this matter.
Instead, they chose silence.
This proved.
That this news indeed had a certain degree of truth to it.
The twin-carrier fleet, being obstructed by a military exercise led by the US and other countries near Australia...
Great Xia was establishing an economic circle with neighboring countries...
If these two pieces of news were considered together, they would explain a great deal.
The United States.
Was not only continuing to blockade Great Xia militarily, preventing it from breaking through the maritime blockade,
but also aimed to obstruct Great Xia in the financial realm, preventing it from challenging the US dollar's hegemony.
The United States' actions.
Were a two-pronged approach, their intentions were truly sinister.
Soon.
Posts related to these two pieces of news began to rapidly surge to the top of various social media platforms.
And these messages, initially from the United States... especially from the naval forces arranged by Lieutenant General Tommy, were transmitted to Great Xia, and then quickly spread abroad again.
Before long.
Netizens from major countries around the world noticed these two pieces of news, and a sense of panic began to spread online.
Western Alliance Nations—
"Damn it, weren't we told we were a democracy? Why don't we even know about joint military exercises? Aligning with the US to confront Great Xia at this time is completely unwise..."
"Damn it, what is the US trying to do? Challenging Great Xia at this time, even obstructing their financial circle, are they trying to start World War III..."
"It must be a coincidence, right? It's just a simple military exercise, and there's no news to prove that this military exercise is related to obstructing Great Xia's financial circle..."
"Hey, are you new to this world? The US has been plotting for a long time. What is our government thinking? The US did the same thing to our Western Yuan region before, and now they're doing it again, starting to obstruct Great Xia's economic circle..."
"Damn it, I don't have much knowledge of finance and politics. I just want to know if it will actually trigger World War III, and if we will all perish..."
Countries and Regions Primarily Great Xia—
"Damn it, what is the US up to again? We already suspect that Meng Hao was abducted by the US..."
"Why are they making a fuss with military exercises at this time? If they say it's not aimed at Great Xia, even the ghosts wouldn't believe it..."
"Could it be that we've wronged the US, and things are not as outrageous and terrifying as we imagined?..."
"Hey, I suspect you're a spy infiltrated among the masses. The situation is already so obvious, and you still have a sliver of doubt..."
Instantly, all sorts of comments began to surge.
The most boastful,
naturally, were from the United States—
"Hey, to put it nicely, it's defending our US's global dominance in finance and military... To put it bluntly, we US bullies you, so what?"
"In terms of military, economy, and scientific research strength, we US are the global number one..."
"Oh, right, a while ago, Meng Hao, hailed as a national scholar of your Great Xia, he didn't also join our US?"
"I advise the Great Xia side to not be too smug, not too arrogant. At this moment, quickly recall your twin-carrier fleet, and cancel your so-called financial circle, isn't it better to be the eternal second place..."
In the face of the US netizens' remarks.
Many of the Western Alliance netizens who had been complaining began to shift their stance.
"Well, I think the US side has a point..."
"Indeed, going head-to-head with the US is like smashing a rock against a hard object..."
"Why don't you, Great Xia, just admit defeat? Even if Meng Hao was detained by the US, you should just accept it..."
"If you hadn't challenged US authority, how could you have attracted so much targeted attention..."
Good heavens.
This logic.
Is the same as saying that the reason you were robbed is because your house was too wealthy.
Or that a pretty girl was molested because she didn't wear a veil.
It's simply the logic of a bandit.
In response.
The anger of the Great Xia netizens was completely ignited.
"Heh, I always thought only our country had traitors, but it turns out the Western Alliance countries do too..."
"If you like kneeling, then kneel. Our Great Xia's knees are always too stiff to bend..."
"US, we were able to drive you out of the peninsula back then, and we can still defeat you now..."
"War is war, who is afraid of whom..."
"It seems you're not pretending anymore, right? You've already admitted on a civilian level that Meng Hao was abducted by you, right..."
...
It was evident.
The public outrage of the Great Xia nation had been fully aroused.
This united and indignant stance truly frightened those Western Alliance citizens who spoke without consequence.
One must know.
If the government of Great Xia truly couldn't suppress public anger and the military exercise escalated into World War III.
This would be a major problem.
One must know.
The first and second world wars.
Both involved nuclear weapons.
Moreover, the number of nuclear weapons possessed by both countries was enough to bomb the Earth ten or even eight times over.
Of course.
These nuclear bombings would be insignificant to the Earth.
However, for humanity on Earth, especially for the Western Alliance and US people who lived in luxury by exploiting others, they were a fatal threat.
...
In Ouyang's office.
As the highest-ranking official in Great Xia's military sector.
This elder had aged considerably recently.
Both the disappearance of Meng Hao, the potential escalation of the military exercise into conflict, and the now-revealed Great Xia financial circle had consumed his energy.
"Elder, should we withdraw the twin-carrier fleet?... The situation suggests that the US is not just talking big."
"Currently, the US does hold the advantage of time, geography, and popular support."
"After all, it was us who mobilized the twin-carrier fleet first, and the original intention of establishing the Great Xia financial circle was indeed to target the US dollar's hegemony."
One of the participants in the meeting spoke hastily.