Volume 20 Looking at the World with Cold Eyes
Lu Weimin's tone of words is very gentle and tactful, but the meaning revealed is very clear. The situation in China is different from that in Africa. The political systems of African countries basically follow the example of European and American countries and adopt a multi-party system. Perhaps their political systems may not be suitable for national conditions, but this is their own choice, which means the existence of opposition parties and opposition parties. These opposition parties and opposition parties may even oppose for the sake of opposition parties. Therefore, as China, which wants to deal with these African countries, must consider this factor. At least it is necessary to maintain a smooth communication channel with these opposition parties and opposition parties to avoid being listed as targets for attack by these opposition parties and opposition parties.
The trade unions/farmers’ associations, news media and other departments, which are also strict in the government control, appear to be relatively relaxed and free in African countries due to the influence of the European and American systems. They may also make their voices unscrupulously due to local interests and industry factors, and they can even seize some attacks regardless of the facts. At this point, Chinese companies suffer particularly prominently. They do not pay attention to the usual contacts and coordination with these group organizations. When something really happens, they will find a way to contact them. It seems a bit too late. The impact has been caused. If you want to recover it again, it often takes several times of energy to achieve satisfactory results.
The General Secretary's eyes were gentle and quiet. He nodded slightly when he listened to Lu Weimin talking about his own ideas. Until Lu Weimin finished the situation, he put down his pen, looked around, and smiled: "Comrade Weimin has made a profound and thorough analysis. Our country has invested a lot in African countries over the years, and we have also many state-owned enterprises and private enterprises that have entered Africa to develop. Now, roughly calculate that more than 1.5 million people are engaged in various work in Africa, which means
Our China is getting bigger and bigger in Africa, and our China and Africa will become closer and closer. How to maximize our national interests in the long term? How to maintain the good image of our country in Africa? This requires us to carefully summarize our experience and find a path that suits us. On this point, comrades for the people have done a good job. Our diplomatic department and the Ministry of the CPC Central Committee should carefully summarize. The Political Research Office should also explore our next adjustment of African policies in a targeted manner...."
The State Councilor and Zhao Jiahuai exchanged views in a low voice, as if they were consulting on the words of the General Secretary.
"Comrades for the people, please continue." The General Secretary picked up the pen again and nodded.
Lu Weimin didn't expect the General Secretary to say this, which really made him a little flattered, but now he can't think too much. "Our second stop is Djibouti. The situation in Djibouti is quite special among the eight African countries. It is said that it is special on the one hand, which means that the geographical location is special and no one can replace it, and on the other hand, it means that the national conditions are special and resources are poor. The land/population and market advantages are lacking. The investment environment is average, far less than other African countries, but for us, these two specialities must be integrated, because only in this way can we win the recognition of Djibouti with the highest efficiency and obtain what we need. For now, Essay
The cargo channel for Russia to go to sea is still mainly Djibouti Port, but due to backward infrastructure, the transportation conditions between the two countries are not good. However, with the development of Ethiopia's economy, the advantages of Djibouti Port will gradually develop. If infrastructure construction between Gjibouti countries can be completed as soon as possible, it will promote the development of both sides. If China can play an important role in this regard, it will inevitably further expand China's influence on the region, and at the same time, it will also give our country a rare opportunity in national defense strategy, that is, to establish a naval and air military base in Djibouti... "
Lu Weimin introduced the situation where the Tuoda Group intends to invest in the construction of power plants and cement plants in Djibouti. At the same time, he also introduced that the Navy consulted with the Djibouti side on the idea of China's naval and air military bases in Djibouti Airport and Djibouti Port on the name of the Military Science Society. The Djibouti side expressed its understanding and support and welcomed the Chinese side to send officials of relevant levels to visit Djibouti and finalize the construction of the naval and air military base this morning.
This should have been the greatest good news, but it did not attract much attention from everyone here. It is obvious that they have learned the most prominent results of this visit through various channels, which is indeed a remarkable achievement. They have basically achieved the military's goals. Now it is time to promote implementation and sign the agreement as soon as possible.
Starting from Djibouti, Lu Weimin also introduced one by one the achievements made by the delegation when visiting and exchanging countries, with each focus, basically the main focus of economic and trade, and cultural exchanges as the link, and the exchange objects are both important, highlighting Lu Weimin's proposal to include all parties, civil society groups and news media people. This is done particularly well, and the effects reflected are particularly outstanding.
The original time to listen to the report was one hour, no more than one and a half hours, but Lu Weimin started to play it out, and it was basically an hour and a half after introducing what he saw, heard, felt and learned, and learned. The General Secretary was obviously still unsatisfied and did not care about the reminder of the office director beside him. He waved his hand and signaled to continue.
"I also have a lot of feelings about this visit, that is, the rapid growth of our country's economic strength and the continuous improvement of international status have made African countries increasingly consider the development of relations with China as the top priority. However, how can we grasp the current situation, how can we better communicate with African countries and push China-Africa relations to a new level? I think we still have many things to improve and improve. This may be my personal opinion, and it may not be accurate, but during this contact, I felt very profound, and I didn't say it well,..."
Lu Weimin knew that such an opportunity was once a lifetime. Although there were risks in it, whether it was for public or private, he needed to express his inner thoughts as he could.
The General Secretary is obviously a person who can speak out. He can understand Lu Weimin's slightly excited emotions. He uses his eyes to signal Lu Weimin to adjust his emotions and explain his thoughts in the best state.
"I feel that we still have some deviations in the implementation of foreign policies. Although many staff members are proficient in diplomatic language, they lack a overall macro-intuitive understanding of the strategic interests and strategic needs of our country. They are busy engaging in some procedural affairs work, but they ignore the main line and essence of diplomatic work, which is to maximize the fight and safeguard national interests, what is the purpose and purpose of developing foreign relations, which is to fight for the interests of the country and safeguard national interests. However, many people seem to lack this understanding in their minds, mediocre and do nothing. I think this may have something to do with the quality of cadres we are engaged in this work,..."
Except for the General Secretary's face, the others here changed slightly, especially Zhao Jiahuai. He knew that Lu Weimin would fire a cannon, but he did not expect that Lu Weimin would fire such a cannon, targeting some key points of the current diplomatic department. This is to infringe on the public, not to make many officials in the diplomatic department hate it for the rest of their lives? However, Lu Weimin had already spoken, and Zhao Jiahuai was powerless, especially when he saw the touching expression of the General Secretary's slightly serious expression, Zhao Jiahuai's heart moved slightly again.
"Economics and politics are never separated. My feeling is that in foreign work, whether it is international exchanges or inter-party exchanges, choosing some cadres who have been engaged in substantive political and economic work in various aspects to join the diplomatic team to engage in diplomatic initiative work may be more creative, because only by deeply understanding the needs of our domestic political, economic and cultural undertakings can we understand what our country's diplomatic strategy should do, rather than simply being tired of dealing with various business work... At present, we are still lacking in these work of actively creating opportunities, actively looking for opportunities, and actively discovering opportunities. We are used to relying on the weather to make a living, waiting for visits, accustomed to following steps, and obeying arrangements..."
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Until he returned, Lu Weimin was still immersed in the mood of the cannon he had just set off and could not calm down for a long time. Even Zhao Jiahuai sighed and reminded him that he could not calm him down.
"For the people, do you know what the cannon you set off today means?"
"I know, I know that when my cannon is released, it will offend too many people." Lu Weimin seemed to be mentally prepared, "It's nothing more than being pointed out by thousands of people. It can't be done without success? I don't vomit, I don't want to do anything about the corpse position. Since I can't stand it, and since I feel that there is a problem that needs to be corrected, I will say it, in front of the General Secretary, and in front of the Prime Minister, I will say it too."
Zhao Jiahuai shook his head and sighed, but he was also admiring in his heart. No wonder this guy was able to get to this point. Without this kind of character, he would not be appreciated by the top leaders.
Chapter completed!