Sanctions and Backing Down

The Chinese Exclusion Act did not affect only the Far East Empire. In fact, once the news reached Europe, it would affect East Africa as well. Half of East Africa's population consisted of Chinese immigrants, and many of those working and studying in Europe had Chinese blood.

Because the American Chinese Exclusion Act stipulated that it applied to all Chinese, including Chinese who had already obtained third-country nationality, the United States had automatically classified Chinese immigrants with East African nationality as "Chinese." Thus, from the very beginning, this was not something East Africa could stay out of.

Ernst, who was visiting Germany, looked grim. He did not know the specific contents of the Chinese Exclusion Act. In his previous life, he had merely heard of it. Only after East African ethnic Chinese personnel in the United States were restricted did Ernst realize that "America's blade wants to cut off East Africa's head too." Wasn't this a nineteenth-century version of long-arm jurisdiction?

If East Africa did not respond, it would plainly be an insult to East African citizens. East Africa still had a little patience for Britain, the world hegemon, but it had not the slightest "respect" for the United States.

"Have our media release the full facts of this matter. We cannot allow rumors to flourish across the European continent. At the same time, let Europeans see the true faces of these upstarts, thieves, and descendants of bandits more clearly." After summoning Thomas, the man in charge in Germany, Ernst said this.

This matter actually had little to do with Europe, but the center of world public opinion lay in Europe. Therefore, the vicious nature of America's Chinese Exclusion Act absolutely could not be allowed to spread through Europe.

Although Americans were seen by Europeans as upstarts, they were white