When Xiaobin arrived, Li Cunxun was preparing for a day's work.

"Didn't go back to sleep last night?"

"I'm dealing with several technical issues, and I don't have time to rest." Liu Xiaobin handed the portable reader that stored intelligence to Li Cunxun. "The news I just received, Murakami ordered the National Security Bureau to launch a secret event in Taiwan, and all the units and personal information involved in the operation. The "Sunflower" got it very comprehensively."

Li Cunxun frowned slightly, placed the reader on the shelf of the desk, and tore open the breakfast wrapping paper.

Liu Xiaobin sat down on the chair opposite Li Cunxun and picked up the cigarette on the desk.

"Have you had breakfast?"

"I have had midnight snacks in the early morning, but I'm not hungry yet."

Li Cunxun nodded and used some time to read the information.

When Li Cunxun threw away the breakfast wrapping paper and wiped his mouth, Liu Xiaobin handed over a cigarette. Anyway, it was Li Cunxun's cigarette, so he was generous and didn't have to pay out of his own pocket.

“No mention of when to take action, just deployment.”

"It is indeed just an advance deployment. But the report sent back mentioned that after the deployment is completed, Murakami Sasaki may allow the National Security Agency to take action at any time."

Li Cunxun lit a cigarette and took several sips on the chair. He said, "We don't need to make a fuss. Murakami Satoshi is doing the prevention work. It is very likely that he is testing our depths, or testing the American depths, and wants to find out whether we and the United States are taking action in Taiwan."

"There is this possibility. But it is not ruled out that Sadashi Murakami takes the risk."

Li Cunxun nodded and said, "What do you think we should do?"

"Action to action, deployment to deployment. It neither proactively provokes conflicts nor is it too tolerant."

Li Cunxun thought for a while and said, "You can deploy our operations as soon as possible to prepare. If Japan takes action in Taiwan, we will also take action. But don't intensify the conflict. It's not time for us to come forward.

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"Do you need to report to the Head of State?"

"There is no need for this for the time being." Li Cunxun shook his head and said, "Japan has not taken substantial actions, so there is no need for us to make a fuss."

Liu Xiaobin didn't say much, and left the director's office while Li Cunxun was handling his daily work.

Li Cunxun had the most contact with Wang Yuanqing and knew the idea of ​​the head of state best. The relationship between the Republic and Japan was very delicate. At this moment, any turmoil could lead to the situation losing control and developing to an uncontrollable level. Li Cunxun was not opposed to dealing with Japan, but felt that there was no need to be overly nervous. The favorable conditions were all in the hands of the Republic, and dealing with Japan was only a matter of time and means.

On July 1, the Republic, North Korea, the United States and Japan announced that they would hold the sixth round of negotiations as soon as possible.

It seems that the predictions of Western media have come true again. When the United States does not explicitly require Japan to destroy its nuclear weapons immediately and give up its right to develop nuclear weapons, and put forward a clear timetable for this purpose, the Republic will not risk going to war with Japan alone, but just hopes to use its tough attitude to force Japan to make major concessions in the "quad-party negotiations".

Not many people are optimistic about whether the negotiations can achieve results.

Japan will not give up its nuclear weapons and the country will not tolerate Japan's possession of nuclear weapons.

According to the speculation of Western media, the negotiations will continue like the North Korean nuclear negotiations that year, dragging on for several years, or even decades. In the end, the Republic will become a fait accompli in the Korean Peninsula and Jeju Island, and Japan's nuclear weapons will also become a fait accompli. After Japan has the strength to completely destroy the Republic, the Republic will maintain a military threat to Japan in a manner that will block Japan's pace of westward advance. Without absolute guarantees of its own security, Japan will not rashly be hostile to the Republic and will seek breakthroughs in other directions. In the end, the Republic and Japan form a "destructive balance", and neither side can withstand the destruction of the war. After no hope of moving westward, Japan will be forced to move south and eastward, the United States will become a competitor of Japan, and the Western Pacific region will eventually form a three-legged situation.

The analysis of Western media is not unreasonable, but it ignores several very important factors.

The prerequisite for Japan's expansion is to climb the Asian continent, or the first step for Japan's expansion is to climb the Asian continent. Without obtaining mainland resources, Japan, which relies entirely on imports of raw materials, is not qualified to become a world power on par with the Republic and the United States. If Japan chooses to go south or east before advancing west, it will be hostile to the United States without strategic depth and strategic resources and will be jointly encircled and suppressed by the United States and the Republic.

Will Japan do such a stupid thing?

Japan has no choice. Before challenging the United States, it must defeat the western republic. The republic has no choice. Even if it becomes a world power, the republic must still regard surrounding security as the country's top priority. Therefore, the contradiction between the Republic and Japan is irreconcilable. Even if Japan makes appropriate concessions in the negotiations, the republic will not relax its vigilance against Japan, and Japan will not take the initiative to improve relations with the republic.

Soon, this situation occurred.

On July 17, the sixth round of negotiations of the "Four-party Negotiation" was held in Jeju

On the same day, Prime Minister Zong Yingren of the Republic, collaborated with 9 ministerial officials including Minister of Defense Ye Zhisheng and Foreign Minister Yan Shanglong, and representatives of more than 30 companies to visit Seoul (on December 12, 2025, the Democratic Republic of Korea was officially established and Seoul was renamed Seoul).

Although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic claimed that Prime Minister Zong Yingren was conducting a follow-up visit to North Korea at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the North Korean government when he visited China last year, according to outside speculation, Zong Yingren will reach a package of agreements with the North Korean government during his visit to Seoul, including the intention to lease military bases, laying the foundation for the Republic to legalize its troops in North Korea, promote bilateral exchanges between the two countries, and help North Korea develop its economy.

Because Zong Yingren visited North Korea, the first meeting, which was originally planned to be held for one week, was only held.

On July 23, on the third day after the first talks of the sixth negotiations, the Republic and North Korea signed dozens of cooperation agreements in Seoul.

As speculated by the outside world, the military base lease agreement became the highlight.

According to the agreement signed by the two parties (because the "quad-party negotiation" sets the Republic's garrison on the Peninsula and Jeju Island as the main content, the Republic promises that it will not rent a military base in North Korea during the negotiation period, so the two sides signed an agreement of intention, not a formal agreement). North Korea "borrowed" the Republic to the Republic (the port area and the airport in total about 25 square kilometers), Busan Port (the port area, the airport in total about sq. km.), Incheon Port (the port area, the airport in total about 30 square kilometers and the reservoir area in total), and Jeju (the newly built port area and the suburbs are about 70 square kilometers). The Republic is responsible for the control and related construction. Because the Republic does not need to pay fees to North Korea, it does not constitute a condition of lease.

Western news media are not concerned about military bases, but the "land exchange agreement" between the Republic and North Korea.

Surprisingly, the media in Heguo did not report on this matter in detail.

According to the signing of Zong Yingren and the Prime Minister of North Korea, the Republic used the Chiang Island at the mouth of the Yalu River to exchange land in the west-shuiluo area of ​​the Tumen River Bay east of the Yangtze River.

Although the two pieces of land together are less than 200 square kilometers, they are of extraordinary significance.

After obtaining land at the Tumen River Estuary, the Republic became a coastal country along the Sea of ​​Japan (which North Korea calls the East China Sea). Not only did it obtain about 2,500 square kilometers of marine land (about 300 square kilometers of marine land was lost in the Yellow Sea), and obtained an estuary in the Sea of ​​Japan, but it could also put pressure on Japan as a "coast state along the Sea of ​​Japan". In terms of military terms, the Republic obtained the reason for deploying permanent fleets in the Sea of ​​Japan.

This incident was not only affected by Japan.

On July 23, Wang Yuanqing spoke with Russian President Nev.

According to Russian TV reports, Wang Yuanqing promised not to target Russia. The Republic and Russia are friendly neighbors that can stand the test and have friends with common interests. The Republic will not make any actions that harm Russia's interests, nor will it pose any threat to Russia.

On July 27, Xiang Yinghui took advantage of the opportunity of "SCO Peace 2027~ Joint Military Exercise" to meet with Russian Chief of Staff Zhuolinsky in Gongqingcheng. In addition to discussing the arrangements for the joint military exercise, Xiang Yinghui and Zhuolinsky discussed related issues in promoting mutual trust in the two affairs and deepening exchanges between the two militaries.

A few days later, the Republic and Russia reached an "advance notification agreement on related military deployments."

According to this agreement, when conducting military deployments related to the other party’s national defense security, the relevant situation shall be reported 24 to hours in advance.

This round of diplomatic actions by the Republic is seen by the outside world as a key step in the "strategic encirclement and suppression of Japan".

Western news media believe that the Republic will establish naval bases on the land obtained by the Tumen River Estuary and deploy permanent fleets, forcing Japan to deploy more warships in the Sea of ​​Japan and weaken the Japanese naval combat capabilities.

Is the Republic ready to go to war against Japan?

There are more and more signs that the Republic is indeed preparing for war and the pace of strategic encirclement and suppression of Japan is getting faster and faster.

For a time, the public opinion trend changed again, and war once again became the "mantra" of the news media.

Surprisingly, the Republic did not make any substantial measures to send permanent fleets to the Sea of ​​Japan, nor did Japan react violently to the issue of the Republic becoming a coastal state on the Sea of ​​Japan.

The calmer the more likely it is to cause war.

If the Republic and Japan have diplomatic disputes, it means that both sides hope to resolve the problem through diplomacy. When both sides put diplomacy aside, war becomes the only means to resolve the contradiction.

Perhaps, the "quad-party negotiations" are just a means for the Republic and Japan to fight for war preparation time.

On August 8, when the whole world was paying attention to whether the "four-party negotiations" could achieve substantial results, the week-long "2027 Electronics Industry Expo" opened in Taipei.

Wang Yuanshan, who has long become a world-renowned figure, once again threw a "bomb" at a press conference held that day.
Chapter completed!