It's normal to develop some black technology in the future, right?

Chapter 440 Art
Politics is the art of compromise and the art of deal.

Geopolitical masters who have come all the way from the Cold War have completed countless deals in their lifetime.

Many of these transactions have completely changed the world situation.

At the moment, the price offered by Samad is quite generous. He flexes his muscles to prove that he is a tough nut to crack, and then offers chips that the Elephant Party cannot refuse.

What is the art of trading? This is the art of trading. These words flashed through Peter Thiel’s mind.

And obviously, speaking to Peter Thiel rather than the White House envoy who will arrive later, proves that this is an under-the-surface operation.

Although Susie Wells has served as the White House Chief of Staff for more than two years and is a core member of this White House, she is one of the few core members who has not been fired since she entered the list from the beginning.

It has never been easy for this White House from beginning to end.

Musk relies on his wealth, influence and control over several giant companies, while Suzy Wells undoubtedly relies on her insight into human nature and the balance of power.

Peter didn't ask why it was me and not Susie. As a very smart man, he could guess the reason behind it.

Because unless a world-class war breaks out, the current White House will have to be replaced after its term expires next year. As a confidant of this White House, the results of the negotiations with Susi may not be guaranteed to last for the next four years.

As the shadow godfather of the deputy commander, he came to make an under-the-surface deal to protect the greatest interests of Samad and Alpha Technology behind it.

What's more, if Samad can really provide explosive black material as he said, it will not be four years, but eight years.

It was a perfect move to reach an open cooperation with Susie and an underground deal with Peter.

Peter even felt that it was not so much that this group of Silicon Valley upstarts wanted to come to Lion City, but rather that Samad took the initiative to bring them to Lion City.

He vaguely felt that even if China's nuclear bomb had not changed its trajectory, the other party would be able to create other accidents, so that he would be the one who came to Lion City to complete the deal.

As soon as this thought came up, it occupied his mind and made Peter feel a little scared. This meant that the other party also had absolute control over America, and this control was simply astonishing.

If you know anything about history, this level of control is not surprising.

During the Cold War, it was clear that Russia had better intelligence on America than the White House in some ways.

Just five days after the Federation's successful atomic bomb test, the Kremlin received detailed and complete information.

There is no saying that the Kremlin knew the news earlier than the White House, but the difference of only five days is also very exaggerated.

What surprised Peter was that, you said that Russia, like America, is a white country with sufficient overall strength and could obtain a lot of information, but when would a Malaysian technology company be able to infiltrate America like a sieve?

"So what do you want, Mr. Samad?" Peter asked.

“I don’t ask for much, I just want America not to interfere with my actions in Malaysia and Singapore.

I just want autonomy for these two places, that's all.

I will not hinder trade between these two places and America. America can still invest in these two places, and we can still have a large amount of trade between us. We will not turn to China.

But Singapore and Malaysia cannot be controlled by America.”

It’s not an exaggeration to say that the stakes are excessive.

"I forgot to mention that all American bases in Singapore must be withdrawn from Singapore within this year, including Changi, Sembawang and Paya Lebar. I don't want to see American soldiers in Singapore anymore."

The latter is quite excessive.

The Strait of Malacca is still very important.

When this force cannot be connected, America's position in Southeast Asia, East Asia and even the entire Asia will be affected.

The Strait of Malacca is located at a strategic throat. Among the three bases, the most important one is the Changi base, which will lead to a significant decline in America's military presence and strategic influence in the entire Southeast Asia, and in turn affect its strategic layout in the Asia-Pacific region and its deterrence against potential opponents.

To put it bluntly, America's forward deployment is restricted, and the scope and flexibility of both aircraft carrier battle groups and ship formations in Southeast Asia will be reduced.

Originally, I completed the supply directly from the Changi base, but now I need to deploy troops and resources from bases farther away, which directly increases America's response time and cost.

Secondly, the entire supply route will be lengthened. Currently, the Changi base mainly serves the 7th Fleet and other passing ships. After losing this base, America's supply route in Southeast Asia will be lengthened and it will need to rely on more distant bases for supplies, such as Guam and Yokosuka.

It is obvious that America's naval chain has been cut off here in Lion City. In the past, it was connected in a line, but now there is a gap.

This means live subspace in Go.

If Lion City has other ideas, we can cut them off here. For example, if it cooperates with China's actions to catch Japan and Korea in a trap, America will not even be able to provide effective assistance to East Asia in a short period of time.

Originally, America's influence in the Asia-Pacific region was 10, but it dropped to 4 after the complete loss of the 8v outer islands. If the Lion City base disappears again, the influence will drop directly to 5 or even lower.

Of course, there are many other miscellaneous reasons.

For example, the Changi base has the most advanced automatic storage warehouses, automatic surveillance systems and fully automatic underground ammunition depots in the entire Asia-Pacific region.

If we want to rely on ports in other Southeast Asian countries for supplies, we will have to sign a new agreement. Secondly, this temporary arrangement lacks stability and reliability.

"That's impossible." Peter retorted subconsciously.

No matter how ignorant he was about military affairs, he knew how important Lion City was to America.

"America can withdraw from Afghanistan and close its base in Kenya. Lion City can also be a bargaining chip for you."

"No, no, no, the two are completely different in importance," Peter explained.

“Peter, this is to inform you, not to negotiate.

I will do it whether America agrees or not.

If America does not agree, Singapore and Malaysia may completely turn to China and achieve this strategic goal through cooperation with China.

Please convey my words to the White House verbatim." Peter felt the pressure. It was fine for Singapore to be independent, but if Singapore and Malaysia completely turned to China, then for America, its influence in the Asia-Pacific region would be reduced to 2.

Not to mention East Asia, even the two most loyal countries in East Asia, Japan and Korea, are at risk of turning against us.

Instead of the world being a great place, I was alone and isolated on the American continent.

At this time, the disadvantage in intelligence is clearly revealed.

They didn’t even know who Samad was. Both Singapore and Malaysia were completely dark to them.

How to play without opening the map? Just fill in the gaps with kills?

The local area has been infiltrated like a sieve, and the other side is like having a X-ray vision.

No matter how strong America is, with such information asymmetry, it may not be able to exert 100% of its strength.

"Mr. Samad, turning to China does not mean independence. China is definitely not a better choice for Singapore and Malaysia than America." Peter still wanted to struggle.

The robot that was already sitting in front of Peter Thiel looked directly at him and said, "Compared with Britain and the United States, China's modern tribute system is more acceptable to us.

If you don’t know what I mean, you can look up Malaysian history from the 1950s.”

"In the 1950s, England's colonial rule in Malaysia left behind a lot of problems. England had long been exploiting Malaysia economically and plundering resources. A large amount of natural resources such as rubber, tin, and forests were plundered by British colonists in a cruel way. The local economic development was seriously distorted and the people lived in poverty. By the 1950s, the irrationality of this economic structure became increasingly prominent. Malaysians had long been in an oppressed position economically, with a huge gap between the rich and the poor, and most people found it difficult to get rid of poverty.

During its colonial rule, England implemented a divide-and-rule strategy, deliberately creating conflicts and divisions between different races in order to achieve the purpose of divided rule.

"In the early 1950s, England declared a state of emergency because Malaysia launched an armed struggle against England. This conflict lasted for more than ten years and brought great disaster to Malaysians."

"During this period, England adopted a series of strategies, including concentration camps and curfews, and the people lived in fear for a long time."

After the negotiation with Samad, Peter was still in Lion City. He urgently found some books to read. This time, the other party in the negotiation once again verified his identity as a Malaysian, and his national consciousness as a Malaysian was particularly strong.

As an American, he urgently needed to know what happened in Malaysia in the 1950s.

You don't know until you see it, and it's shocking. The evil consequences sown by the English's brutal colonization in the past, now it's America's turn to suffer, right?
It’s no wonder that the other side is so disgusted with the American base. Britain, the United States, Britain, the United States, this can be considered as following in the father’s footsteps in a sense.

As an absolute Malaysianist, isn’t it normal for the other party to make such a decision?
“This is an opportunity, a rare opportunity, but I don’t know how he can prove he has the ability to do it.

Although Alpha Tech has proven its intelligence gathering capabilities in the past, this is after all related to the American election.

We need to be foolproof.

Well, Peter, you go back to Washington first and we can discuss this.

But before you come back, you have to find a reason to travel back and forth to Lion City frequently.

If it were a video, it would be too easy for Samad to overhear the content of our conversation.

We need an interview.

So, Peter, would you be willing to serve as America's ambassador in Lion City?
I will try to convince the president to let you be the ambassador to Singapore.

We can use the reason of building a new American-Lion City relationship as a pretext to find a suitable reason for possible strategic retreat in the future and make you the negotiating representative at this special time point. "

What is a new relationship?

America has withdrawn all its bases. Isn’t that new enough?

The American retreat in Afghanistan was a complete disaster.

The American retreat from Lion City was peaceful, which was very new to the American people.

Obviously, when the other party heard that Samad could push him to the throne of the White House, he could no longer conceal his excitement.

Peter felt that both the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party embodied one point, which was to put their own interests above the interests of the entire America.

But then he thought, the other party could be so frank on the phone and did not hide his desire for the White House at all. Doesn't this just show that the other party trusts him?

Thinking from this perspective, he felt a little comforted.

“I have no objection.

However, I still want to remind you that Samad is so skilled in geopolitical manipulation that it is no exaggeration to describe it as an art.

All past speculations by the American side about Samad's true identity had to start all over again.

Another more important point is whether we really want to reach a deal with Samad and give Singapore and Malaysia to him.

With the strength shown by Samad and Alpha Technology, I have no doubt that Samad will be the final winner in these two regions.

It would not be surprising to see Lion City return to Malaysia within five years.

Are we ready for this?"

The other party was not overwhelmed by the good news. It was obvious that through Peter's narration just now, he also understood who Samad was.

He is different from other trendsetters who have been swept up in turbulent regions in recent years. He is able to keenly perceive that only the Elephant Party would be willing to communicate with the party and would be the one who could offer a suitable price, and he is able to seize such a time point for negotiation.

There is no doubt that this is definitely the work of a top trader.

“We believe in isolationism. Over time and in a larger space, perhaps giving Singapore and Malaysia to Samad would be the right decision for the Federation.

I believe that under Alpha's control, MzzJ's Singapore and Malaysia will cause great trouble to China."

(End of this chapter)