Chapter 178:
"International trade..."
Adlai pondered seriously for a moment, then shook his head. He knew more than anyone else in the room.
At present, the Baylor Federation did not possess the basic conditions for international trade. Other countries were already quite dissatisfied with the Federation's neutral stance during the war, and there were deeper reasons behind this dissatisfaction.
During the world war, as a neutral country, the Baylor naturally became a haven for much capital fleeing the conflict, which inevitably accelerated the Federation's economic development.
While various countries were devastated by the war, their populations dwindling and their lands desolate, the Baylor Federation's neutrality only made it richer and stronger.
This made many of the warring countries feel a hard-to-describe discomfort. Even the victorious countries felt that neutral countries like the Baylor Federation had stolen the fruits of their victory, and thus, they showed no kindness towards the Baylor Federation.
These victorious countries, confident in their triumph over half the world during the war, had no regard for a neutral nation. They refused to honor bonds, deliberately making things difficult for the Baylor Federation.
As for those defeated countries, they half-heartedly honored their obligations in various ways, making their compliance meaningless.
In such a diplomatic predicament, the idea of expanding international trade could only remain just that—an idea.