Not to mention the future Far East Empire—even the current Nanjing government was at least a nominally official government, recognized by warlords and local forces from all sides. Europe could not even establish such a nominally unified government.
Therefore, the Far East Empire was bound to become the leader of future affairs in the East Asian region. With the Soviet Union and the United States serving as counterweights, East Africa had no possibility of playing a leading role in this region.
Throughout the entire Pacific region, East Africa's strategic foothold was Nanyang. This region was also the main embodiment of East Africa's interests in the East: energy, mineral resources, colonies, markets, and so on—all of them were controllable.
Although the Far East Empire's market was enormous and enticing, entering it required heavy investment and the assumption of immense risks. The Russo-Japanese War at the start of the twentieth century was an important example. Russia suffered a crushing defeat in Northeast Asia, its prestige swept into the dust, and ultimately became an international laughingstock. This also accelerated the later growth and expansion of the Soviet Labor Party.
At the same time, even successfully breaking into the Far East Empire's market could only have a temporary effect. Britain, once at the height of its power in the Far East Empire, had seen its influence continually shrink. No other country had any possibility of subduing the Far East Empire for the long term.
After all, the people of the Far East Empire were not Indians; their spirit of resistance was far stronger. By the logic of history, if imperialist powers had not colluded together, the Far East Empire would very likely have changed dynasties in the nineteenth century.
The Indian Ocean ranked second in East Africa's global strategy mainly because controlling it