Why did the East African government intervene in fundraising activities among Far East Empire overseas Chinese in East Africa? The reason was not difficult to understand. On one hand, it needed to regulate these social organizations; on the other, it sought to prevent "illegal fundraising" from becoming a means for some people to seek ill-gotten wealth. Beyond that, it had to ensure that the donated funds were actually put to use.
To the East African government, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in East Africa clearly could not be considered one of "their own." It also possessed a strong independent national and cultural identity.
East Africa happened to be a country where German and Far East Empire immigrants had blended together, so it was necessary to remain guarded against these social organizations.
This was not aimed solely at the Far East Empire. East Africa adopted the same attitude toward Germany and the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. All three countries could be regarded as East Africa's "mother countries."
Just as East Africa still harshly cracked down on the infiltration of German extreme nationalist organizations, these organizations were the tentacles the German National Party led by Adolf had stretched into East Africa.
Germany had exploited East Africa's own ethnic character, hoping to lash East Africa to its war chariot and even use this method to manipulate East African politics.
Not only in a "German state" like East Africa—even in American countries with large German immigrant populations, Germany had used this method and achieved quite a few results.
Countries such as Argentina, Chile, and Brazil had all cultivated batches of fanatical Germanophiles. In the previous life, South American Countries had become havens for many war criminals after Germany's defeat.
Even now, many South American countries were colluding with Germany because of this, and their relations