The Americans had moved beyond the Philippines, sinking their claws into China. The consortium was resisting but was clearly losing ground.
Roosevelt had been preparing for this for years, even pausing his corporate breakup campaigns to rally businesses under his banner.
The message was clear: "Dominate the Asian market. Do whatever it takes, even if it means monopolizing the region."
The largest corporations, especially those desperate to maintain their standing, couldn't afford to defy him. Roosevelt's reelection guaranteed his control for the next four years. If Rockefeller couldn't withstand him, who could?
"And Asia is lucrative," Carnegie admitted grimly. "With the president and the Republic's vice president backing them, entry into the market was seamless."
