The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 980 Cooperation with Somalia

African issues are also a hot topic discussed in meetings during this period.

Up to now, war has broken out in twelve countries in Africa, and social order has completely collapsed.

All the contradictions are constantly being detonated.

Conflicts between tribes, between political parties, between warlords, and between religions were constantly triggered.

Although there are no advanced weapons and equipment in the wars among African countries, some of the countries where the wars broke out do not even have an air force. Those that have an air force even use first-generation jet aircraft, and second-generation fighter jets are extremely rare.

However, in the wars in African countries, every citizen is a soldier and the weapons are from all over the world. Even weapons from World War I and World War II appeared in African countries.

Weapons such as the Type 38 rifle, Hanyang rifle, Type 99 rifle, and Zhongzheng rifle are not uncommon in wars in African countries.

After all, although these weapons are backward, they can still kill people.

In the war-torn countries in Africa today, a war may break out over water resources, or even over a mine.

Here, the forces are complicated, the contradictions are numerous, and war can easily start.

Somalia is the only country that has ended the war and achieved unification. Seres led the coalition forces, defeated various warlords and finally unified Somalia.

At this time, Qin Huasun was eating and chatting with the Somali representative 'Riyar'.

The channels of communication between the two sides have always been smooth.

Riyal was sent here this year to help Somalia gain international support.

Although Rial was only appointed this year, he actually started working here three years ago. He had been working here since 1990 until he was recalled to Somalia three years ago.

Riyal can speak English, French, Arabic and Chinese, and is a very rare diplomatic talent in Somalia.

It is also because of this that, although the camps are different, Riyal is still valued.

Riyal speaks fluent Mandarin. Somalia has just completed its unification. The war has destroyed everything in Somalia. Now Somalia is in ruins and needs to be rebuilt.

The horror of war can only be understood by those who have experienced it.

The newly unified Somalia had a population of only about 500 million, which was even less than the population of Somalia in 1980.

To build Somalia, funds are needed, and Somalia needs to find a way to raise funds for post-war reconstruction.

And China is undoubtedly the best choice.

There is a lot of room for cooperation between the two sides in politics, economy, military and culture.

Somalia needs funds for post-war reconstruction, international support, further military construction and improvement of its combat effectiveness to resist possible military threats from Europe and the United States, and it also needs to send students abroad to study.

In Seris, all Somali warlords were eliminated, the unification of Somalia was completed, and the Somali Republic was established.

Ceres stressed that only socialism can save Somalia and only socialism can develop Somalia. If he is given 30 years, he will make Somalia a strong country.

But Ceres also knows that without external support and funding, Somalia will still face great difficulties.

Qin Huasun listened carefully, and naturally he also understood the situation in Somalia.

Somalia, which has just ended its war and completed its unification, has once again added a socialist country to Africa. But now Somalia, like other countries that have just ended their wars, is in ruins and needs to rebuild its homeland from the ruins of war.

If we only rely on internal efforts, economic development will actually be slow.

Qin Huasun did not give a clear answer to Somalia's request for a low-interest loan of US$10 billion or RMB 40 billion, or even an interest-free loan. However, Qin Huasun agreed to Somalia's request to give them some places to study abroad.

In fact, it was not only Qin Huasun who was communicating with Riyal. Liu Tao, who was far away in Hong Kong, was also entertaining Celis.

This time, Celis led a delegation on a foreign visit, and chose China as the first stop.

The delegation will take the high-speed rail from Xiangjiang and arrive in Beijing along the Beijing-Kowloon Line.

Compared with Qin Huasun and Rial's exchanges, which discussed friendly relations between the two sides, socialist brother countries, and the socialist international spirit, Liu Tao and his friends talked about real interests.

Liu Tao entertained Ceres and others in a rooftop restaurant of a building. The building is called "Global Building" and is currently the tallest building in Hong Kong. It is located on the Kowloon Peninsula. It is a comprehensive building with a total height of 484 meters and a total of 118 floors.

From this rooftop restaurant, you can see the bustling Victoria Harbour, the prosperous Central district of Hong Kong Island across Victoria, and the bustling Kowloon Peninsula.

This is a high-end restaurant, and there are always many people coming here to dine and enjoy the bustling Hong Kong view.

Although the financial crisis has just passed, Hong Kong has recovered at an astonishing speed and there is no trace of the economic crisis now.

No one cares about the bankrupt families, and the people who jumped off the buildings have long been forgotten.

Those who are still alive will continue to trade stocks, dance and ride horses.

No one noticed that a number of Hong Kong's wealthy people had changed and a number of financial institutions had disappeared.

Some bosses and tycoons who were once famous in Hong Kong are now silent.

And the assets controlled by Liu Tao in Hong Kong increased again.

While eating, Seres was shocked by the prosperous Hong Kong.

It was his first time in Hong Kong, and he was shocked by its prosperity.

He finally understood why Hong Kong was known as an international financial center and why it was hailed as the most developed city in Asia.

This profusion of flowers shocked and astonished him.

I originally thought that Hong Kong would appear to be in decline as it was attacked by international speculators, but now it seems that there is no sign of decline at all.

This time he requested to meet Liu Tao because he wanted to get support from Panshan Group.

Somalia is very poor, and the only things it can offer now are ports and natural resources.

In addition, Somalia has 820 million hectares of arable land, where sorghum, corn, wheat, cassava and rice can be grown, as well as cotton, sugarcane, bananas, coconuts, sesame, mangoes, myrrh, frankincense, etc.

Somalia can also develop animal husbandry and raise camels, cattle, sheep, etc.

Somalia could also develop some industry!
But all of these are inseparable from external support, and this support is not just financial!

Because although Somalia still has a population of 500 million, most of them are illiterate and have no technical skills at all.

This time, SERES came to China to seek help.

Funds, technology, medical care, etc. are all what Somalia needs.

For example, he knew that Chinese fishermen were fishing in Somali waters. He did not prohibit fishing, but hoped to be able to resupply and process fish in Somali ports, thereby bringing jobs and some tax revenue to Somalia.

After all, there are no big fishing boats in Somalia, and fishing is very primitive, so not much fish can be caught.

(End of this chapter)