The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 602 - 460: Diplomatic Means and Checks and Balances_3

Prime Minister Kent nodded internally, but showed no reaction on the surface, waiting for President Wilson’s next statement.

Regardless of how big the Americans’ appetite is, even if Australasia and the United States join forces to establish a new order, they will not be able to withstand the united force of Britain and France.

To put it bluntly, Australasia is still lagging behind in terms of population and economy, and the United States is still far behind in military aspects, not even close to the likes of Britain and France which are globally leading powers.

Furthermore, it would be crazy for Australasia to let go of Britain, a powerful ally, and seek to work with the Americans, who also have their own flaws.

Newly emerging countries like Australasia will inevitably have their own contradictions. Even if Australasia and the United States can develop, they will eventually have conflicts due to the Pacific Ocean.

The relationship between Australasia and the United States is far less stable compared to that with the British, and the benefits that Australasia gains from the United States are also far less attractive than those from Britain.

As Prime Minister Kent expected, President Wilson’s following words were all about establishing a new order, and how Britain and France are lagging behind while Australasia and the United States are advanced and powerful.

Prime Minister Kent scoffed at President Wilson’s speech. The United States might have certain advantages over Britain and France, but they are still far from being as powerful as them.

The current world order can only be established based on the Four Great Powers: Britain, France, Russia, and Australasia. Other countries do not have the strength to change the status of these powers.

After a casual chat, Prime Minister Kent sent off President Wilson, ending the pointless meeting.

Nevertheless, Prime Minister Kent was still deeply pondering President Wilson’s true intentions for visiting.

There is still a huge gap in strength between the United States and Britain and France, and the Americans should be able to see that.

In theory, the United States would not be foolish enough to challenge the status of Britain and France at this point, something even an Austronesian alliance would not be able to accomplish.

If that’s the case, it proves that the motives of the Americans are not what they seem. It seems that they intend to establish a new world order by uniting with emerging countries like Australasia.

In reality, they might be trying to rally some allies, seeking more diplomatic support, and avoiding being excluded from the core of the new world order.

Looking at it this way, there is even less need for Australasia to cooperate with the United States. Australasia is already one of the core members of the new world order, although the weakest among the Four Great Powers, but its status is far superior to countries like Italy and the United States (within the Allies).

If the United States were to join the core of the Allies, Australasia’s status would inevitably decline even further.

Wouldn’t that be like lifting a rock only to drop it on one’s own foot? Prime Minister Kent cursed inwardly, seeing the Americans as trying to trick Australasia into stabbing itself in the back, and his impression of them dropped dramatically.

With this in mind, Prime Minister Kent immediately called British Prime Minister Asquith, subtly mentioning President Wilson’s words and adding, "Some people are getting restless."

He believed the British would take action. Even if they had not thought about excluding the United States from the core of the Allies before, they would definitely change their minds after hearing Prime Minister Kent’s words.

After all, nobody likes restless countries, especially potential adversaries and challengers to their national interests.

The United States must be attempting to approach more countries than just Australasia, but they could have never imagined that Prime Minister Kent would immediately contact British Prime Minister Asquith as soon as President Wilson had left, exposing their real plan.

And how could the Brits, who had considered supporting Australasia against the United States before the war and were well-versed in playing the balancing game, miss such an opportunity?