At nine in the morning, the conference officially commenced.
The main controversy at this London naval conference is not in Europe, but rather the intense game between the United Kingdom and East Africa, the United States, and Japan.
In terms of Europe, Germany and Austria-Hungary are less focused on their navies due to their poor naval performance in World War I.
After all, the development of the German Navy before the war was deeply influenced by William II's personal views. Before William II, Germany was never a nation that valued naval power, and during World War I, even as the world's second-largest navy, it could not overcome geographical limitations. Hence, even if William II still lacked insight, he would no longer blindly pursue dreams of a grand navy—it's a matter of cost-effectiveness.
