Chapter 295 Work alone!

As Zeng Lingfeng said, this time is indeed a good opportunity. When Singapore openly reveals its face, if it focuses on public opinion, it will immediately make them regret it. If they take the opportunity to pass several project proposals that cannot be passed smoothly, the effect will be very good.

After all, at this time, even if someone wants to jump out and act as a lobbyist, he still needs to worry about the condemnation of the whole nation.

After listening to his son's advice, Lao Zeng was quite moved. After all, the other party did too much this time. He did not care about the feelings of the Chinese people at all, and this must be taught a lesson.

"I'd better discuss this matter with them first. After all, the relationship between this matter is serious and you must be treated with caution." Lao Zeng said at last.

Zeng Lingfeng was a little discouraged. The possibility of this being discussed at the Standing Committee or even the Politburo meeting was very small. Those old guys were all good people and were unwilling to offend people, especially foreigners.

However, Zeng Lingfeng also understood his father's situation. He was just the prime minister of the government and was only the third person in China. He did not dare or could not make arbitrary decisions in such major issues related to the transformation of national policies.

So, in the end, Zeng Lingfeng had to pray that those old guys could have a bloody life and show some courage.

The country needs to truly rise, but it is not enough to have strong economic strength and strong military strength. It also needs a strong leadership group that can stand up when facing external pressure.

This does not conflict with peace-loving.

A true love of peace is not to be a good husband, treat any problems in a low-key manner, or even compromise. Sometimes, the use of tougher means is to better maintain world peace.

Zeng Lingfeng did not pay attention to how the Standing Committee discussed this matter. Although he has a huge influence now, he does not want to influence the Standing Committee. If he does this, the impact on these people will definitely be bad.

In fact, after thinking about building the Kra Isthmus Canal, Zeng Lingfeng did not think about whether the country would fight back on this matter. The country made such a decision, and Zeng Lingfeng welcomed it with both hands; if the country was unwilling to offend Singapore to death and ultimately did not make any decisions in cooperation with Thailand to build a canal, then he planned to work alone and cooperate with Thailand to build such a canal.

The reason why Zeng Lingfeng is so determined is due to many considerations.

First, Singapore took the lead in attacking China in this matter. On the surface, it was not as good as China, but in reality it was not as good as Hanyu Mimon Group. Because China's plan to build a fusion-powered aircraft carrier was suggested to the country, and Hanyu Mimon Group is also the most important partner in this plan.

The second is to consider it simply from the perspective of economic interests.

Hanyu Mimeng Group is the largest company in the world today, with a large amount of mineral development rights in Africa. In recent years, Hanyu Mimeng Group transported nearly 100 million tons of iron ore, copper ore, and tungsten ore back to China from Africa every year. This number will definitely continue to increase with the further development of China.

In addition, every year, Hanyu Mimon Group will transport tens of millions of tons of oil and natural gas resources from the Middle East and Africa. In recent years, although this number has not increased much due to the development and utilization of controlled nuclear fusion, it has not decreased.

Then there are other goods transported back to China from Europe, America, Africa and the Middle East, as well as goods transported from China to the West, which are also calculated in tens of millions of tons.

With such a huge transportation volume, the funds spent on transportation every year in Hanyu Mimeng Group are calculated in 10 billion. Of course, this is because Hanyu Mimeng Group has its own ocean transportation company and its own huge transportation fleet, which has greatly reduced this expenditure.

If the Kara Isthmus canal is built, ships do not need to pass through the Strait of Malacca and can indirectly enter the Gulf of Thailand in the Pacific from the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean. The voyage between the Pacific and the Indian Ocean is shortened by at least about 1,200 kilometers. Large ships can save 2 to 5 days, and each voyage is estimated to save nearly 300,000 US dollars. For the Cold Rain Mimon Group alone, it will save tens of billions of RMB of expenditure every year.

Even in terms of safer transportation, it is necessary to dig this canal.

As a narrow waterway connecting the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Strait of Malacca is now one of the busiest waterways in the world, with about 80,000 ships passing through each year. At present, the Strait of Malacca is facing increasingly greater safety risks. First, the piracy is rampant, which severely threatens the safety of passing merchant ships. The waters near Indonesia are even more dangerous due to insufficient patrol police force. Second, the congestion of the waterway and the chaos of traffic order. Counter-terrorism officials in some Asian and Western countries are now worried that terrorists may try to imitate the pirates' methods of committing crimes and launch attacks on the international maritime transportation line. The issue of excessive reliance on this "throat waterway" has attracted the attention of relevant countries.

In fact, the Japanese are the most active in digging and building this canal because the Japanese are increasingly dependent on maritime transportation. It can be said that the Strait of Malacca is Japan's maritime lifeline.

In the early years, in order to get rid of this unfavorable situation, Japan worked with some Thai institutions to study the feasibility of digging this canal, and even came up with ten plans.

However, in the end, this plan was left unresolved. The reasons for this are many. Of course, the most important thing is the opposition of the Americans. It can be said that the shipping business of Europe, Africa, Asian countries and regions north of the 10th degree north latitude through the Southeast Asian waters will benefit from the Kra Canal. The digging of the Kra isthmus will not only drive shipping, but also trade, tourism, and even influence the strategic deployment of the navy, and thus affect regional politics.

Singapore happens to be the most important military base for Americans in Southeast Asia. If this canal is built, then Singapore's status will become insignificant, and Americans' decades of operation will be gone. Americans obviously don't want to see such a result.

Japan is a dog of the United States. When this master opposes, they naturally dare not insist. Moreover, the United States and Singapore also gave the Japanese some preferential conditions. In this way, the importance of building this canal has decreased to the Japanese.

Three days later, Lao Zeng brought an echo to Zeng Lingfeng. The government would not take the lead in doing this, but if Hanyu Mimon Group intends to cooperate with Thailand.

As soon as Zeng Lingfeng learned this answer, he saw clearly what those old guys were thinking. In this way, no matter how things develop, the government will be the beneficiaries.

Zeng Lingfeng couldn't help but curse: "A few old foxes"

In fact, the government is also very distressed when digging and building the Kara Canal.

The main purpose of digging the Kara Canal is to solve the "Malacca dilemma", that is, to deal with the security issue that more than 80 yuan of China's oil imports must be transported back to China through the Strait of Malacca. The most critical reason for the "Malacca dilemma" is the threat from the United States.

At present, the US Navy controls the entire Pacific and Indian Oceans, of course, including the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. In addition, the United States also has troops stationed in Sothaiway, Utabao, and Bangkok, Thailand. Therefore, in terms of security, whether it is digging the Kara Canal or building the Kara Isthmus oil pipeline, it has not completely escaped from the US military threat. Because Thailand and the United States have a relatively close military cooperation relationship with the New and United States, the United States also has troops stationed in Thailand. Therefore, once a military conflict occurs between China and the United States due to the Taiwan issue, the US military can also easily block the Kara Canal or forcibly terminate the transportation of the Kara Isthmus oil pipeline.

The investment in digging the Kara Canal is too large and the construction period is too long. China is already worried about being trapped by the Strait of Malacca. If it invests huge amounts of money to dig the Kara Canal in a region that is neither its own defense capabilities nor its security guaranteed, it is undoubtedly a "wedding dress" for others.

A naturally formed "Malacca dilemma" has caused us a big headache. It would be unwise to create a "Kra Isthmus dilemma" artificially. In the next 10 to 15 years, it is difficult to predict what changes will happen to international politics, military and the surrounding areas of China in the next 10 to 15 years. Moreover, the surrounding areas of China are not peaceful, and there are hot issues that are very likely to cause war, such as the Taiwan issue, the North Korean nuclear issue, and the South China Sea dispute. Some major powers are very likely to intervene and impose sanctions and blockades on China.

In the short-term, medium-term and long-term perspective, the biggest beneficiaries of the excavation of the Kra Canal are Thailand and Japan. Thailand and Japan are both non-NATO allies of the United States in Asia. After this canal is opened, there is no risk of shutting down rivers and shutting down navigation; for Japan, there is no problem of interrupting its offshore oil supply line. Thailand and Japan can freely enjoy the benefits and benefits brought by the Kra Canal. This is not the case for China. Once a military conflict occurs between China and the United States for various reasons, the dilemma of China's investment in huge investments will not be used. Even if China and the Thai government sign an agreement to ensure that China uses the Kra Canal, then it is very likely that Thailand itself has no final say in the use of the Kra Canal and cannot make a decision.

The excavation of the Kra Canal may be a huge economic trap for China, which will restrain China's huge energy and bind China's hands and feet, making it impossible for China to calmly implement a series of severe strategic decisions in military, economic development and other oil strategic choices.

The completion and use of the Kra Canal will have a severe impact on the port business, oil refining industry and other economic incomes along the Strait of Malacca. Once China joins the ranks of digging the Kra Canal, it will inevitably offend these three countries. Offending the three countries, which are also major Southeast Asian countries, and please Thailand, is unwise and not worth the loss under the current complex international political situation.

But if the Hanyu Mimeng Group does this, these concerns will no longer exist, and the benefits will be indispensable. At most, it is because the indirect benefits brought by the canal are not. But that amount of money is only tens of billions per year, which is really insignificant.

The most important thing is that the top government officials have calculated correctly. Even if the government does not come forward to do this, Zeng Lingfeng will do it himself.

These people who have reached such a high position probably lack some courage, but their vision of things is still very accurate.

Chapter 295 Work alone!
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