Chapter 1339 Mutual flattery
Supporting Chile’s reasonable interests does not mean supporting Chile’s interests. After all, Chile is not yet considered “one of its own” in the eyes of the East African government.
This is very important because Chile almost always has conflicts with its neighboring countries. Peru, Bolivia and Chile once fought fiercely, and Chile and Argentina also had territorial disputes.
Unless Chile is willing to become a political and military ally of East Africa, East Africa will definitely not clearly stand for the Chilean government.
Even if the Chilean government fails to understand current affairs, the East African government will certainly not mind supporting Chile's enemies, thus triggering a new round of regional conflicts.
Of course, judging from the current relationship between East Africa and Chile, the probability of this happening is extremely small, unless the next Chilean government completely becomes a puppet supported by the Americans, and its foreign policy turns 180 degrees.
If this happens, it only shows that the East African government is not capable. After all, the United States can support its own puppets, and East Africa can do the same. In the overall competitive environment, East Africa even has the advantage. Over here.
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The conversation between Reni and Garrigal represents to a certain extent the thoughts of the East African central government and the Chilean government, but diplomacy is not trivial, so it is relatively conservative and rigorous. many.
The negotiations between the lower-level regional governments of the two countries, namely the city of Luanda and the city of Punta Arenas, are much more active and proactive. , their main task is to promote the city's economic development, with relatively little consideration.
Luanda Mayor Horngren is drawing the pie for Punta Arenas Mayor Baltivideja.
“Mayor Baltividja, the two of us are considered colleagues. I believe you have also seen the strength of our city of Luanda. It is no exaggeration to say that Luanda is relatively famous in the world. Of the cities on the entire South Atlantic coast, there are only Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, and the capital of Argentina. Buenos Aires and our own city of Cabinda can be compared.”
What Mayor Horngren said is not an exaggeration. Cabinda, Luanda in East Africa and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Buenos Aires in Argentina is now the four most developed city in the South Pacific.
Among them, Buenos Aires in Argentina has a population of more than 1.5 million, making it the largest city on the entire South Pacific coast. In comparison, the other three cities are all in the hundreds of thousands. , in 1910, Rio de Janeiro's population was only slightly larger than that of Cabinda and Luanda.
However, the size of the population does not indicate the degree of development of the city. Although Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro have large populations, Cabinda and Luanda in East Africa have their own advantages in industry, education, medical care, etc. Advantages.
Furthermore, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro are Argentina and Brazil, respectively, the capitals of two major American countries, so it speaks volumes that Cabinda and Luanda can compete on the same stage as the two capitals.
Moreover, the economic development model of East Africa is very different from that of Brazil and Argentina. The economies of Brazil and Argentina used to be concentrated in the capital or surrounding areas, while the economy of East Africa is relatively balanced, with basically both inland and east and west coasts. There are cities that can take the lead.
In other words, the capitals of Brazil and Argentina developed by concentrating a large amount of their own resources. Of course, this is somewhat one-sided.
Because Brazil and Argentina are countries of immigrants, immigrants will give priority to the most developed areas of the two countries as their immigration destinations, such as Buenos Aires, which brings together Africans, Spaniards, and Italians. , British, Polish, Russian and other immigrants.
The governments of Argentina and Brazil have not formulated relevant policies for immigrants, which has caused the populations in the capitals of the two countries to gather more and more, and the development of other areas has been relatively slow.
Therefore, on the South Pacific coast, in terms of economic strength, except for Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, the next five cities are all cities on the west coast of East Africa, and other west coast cities in East Africa are also developing very rapidly.
As the third largest city in the South Atlantic, Luanda has strong industrial strength, comfortable climate, convenient transportation and other characteristics, which naturally makes the mayor of Balti Videja in Chile very envious. He followed Horngren's words and said: "Mayor Horngren, the development of Luanda can be said to be a model for the entire South Atlantic country, and even for all our cities in Chile."
"I feel ashamed to say it. The construction time of our city of Punta Arenas is almost the same as yours, but it has only been more than ten years. Within a year, you have left us far behind. Regardless of population, economy, industry and many other fields, Luanda is worthy of the title of the Pearl of the South Atlantic Coast."
"If I can become this city. As a member of a beautiful and developed city, I guess the dreams you have at night are the sweetest.”
Baltividja's compliment made Horngren feel a little elated. Of course, this did not affect his sanity. As the mayor of Luanda, he had long been immune to flattery from his subordinates.
Horngren, under the influence of alcohol, put his hand on Baldividiha's shoulder, as if the two were familiar old friends, and said to Mayor Baldividiha: "Baldividiha Brother Vidja, you don’t need to belittle yourselves. In fact, compared to Luanda, I think you The development of the city of Punta Arenas is truly a remarkable achievement.”
“You must know that Punta Arenas is almost close to the Antarctic. Many surrounding areas are covered with ice and snow, and the terrain is also very difficult. Complex, you Chile can build a city there, it is a Miracle.”
“Although Luanda has become a big city in the world through urban construction in recent years, this is because of the dividends of the general environment. There are many cities in our country that can rival Luanda in terms of development. There are many people who are faster than Luanda, let alone Luanda. Policy, climate, or geographical location all have their own advantages.”
“So in my opinion, Luanda’s development is not something to be proud of. Instead, we must learn from you to be able to survive in such difficult times. Create a city in an environment ”
Baltivija waved his hand and said: "This brother is too complimentary to us. We still know very well how capable we are. We have no competitors on the Strait of Magellan route, so the city of Punta Arenas can As we developed, we also enjoyed the favorable geographical location. Advantages. ”
“And, to be honest, the size of our Punta Arenas is really inconspicuous. In your country, it is just a medium-sized town, and in the West Coast Province where you are alone. , there are many towns smaller than Punta Arenas. "
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Horngren said to Baldiveda: "That is also the result of your own efforts. After all, from In terms of natural conditions, Punta Arenas has no urban construction at all. "
"Of course, all this is false. For our two cities, economic development is the most important. Luanda is the gateway to the western part of the empire, and Punta. Arenas is the gateway to eastern Chile ”
"In other words, we are door-to-door neighbors. As long as our two cities work together to build a trade route from East Africa-Luanda-Punta Arenas-Chile, then we can both benefit from it."
“Trade between Chile and East Africa The volume is not small and is showing a growing trend every year. At the same time, Punta Arenas is not only the gateway for Chile to reach East Africa, but to a certain extent, you can be an important gateway for the entire west coast of America.”
< br>"If you say this, you and I will know How great is the potential of this trade route, so for the future of our two cities, economically and industrially, Luanda and Punta Arenas must establish and deepen cooperation, which will further enhance the competitiveness of our two cities in their own countries and The importance of the region for the future of both of us It will lay another layer of insurance for the local economic development.”
As the mayor of Luanda, Horngren is naturally very keen on the markets in Chile and the west coast of South America. After all, compared to these areas, Luanda is nothing. There is no doubt that it is an industrially and economically developed area.
And Luanda is not without competitors. Domestic Cabinda, Kinshasa, Lobito, Benguela, and Walvis Bay are all competitors of Luanda, so Luanda attaches great importance to this event. Cooperate with the city of Punta Arenas to try to seize market opportunities.
(End of this chapter)