Chapter 52 A Different Kind of Africa
Now that she talked about the issue that Tang Yunyang had to think about, Anne Taylor had to act as a "wistling stone". In this case, she boredly picked up the "Ethiopian Development Report" thrown on the coffee table by Tang Yunyang and started to read it.
If she didn't look at it, she couldn't believe that Ethiopia, as a semi-civilized poor country in Africa, had so many and such huge changes in just a few years.
Ethiopia, an ally of the Chinese Federation in Africa, does have such problems at present. In addition to the agricultural development we introduced earlier, the manufacturing of its light industrial products has also developed due to the thermal power plants built by the Chinese Federation.
Especially near the capital Addis Abema and other medium and large cities, they are developing systematic industries such as food, textiles, leather, papermaking, daily chemicals, culture, education, arts and sports goods. Although these are just light industrial products, they still have strong export capabilities in other nearby countries.
In addition, the whole country has begun to develop the medical system in accordance with the model of the Chinese Federation, especially "Angel International" has begun pilot work on the African system here.
Although Ethiopia is known as the "Northeast African Water Tower", its territory is mainly mountain plateaus, and most of it belongs to the Ethiopian Plateau. The central and western regions are the main body of the plateau, accounting for 2/3 of the entire territory. The Great Rift Valley of East Africa runs across the entire territory, with an average altitude of nearly 3,000 meters, and is known as the "roof of Africa". The annual precipitation decreases from 1,500 mm of the western plateau to the northeast and southeast to 100 mm. Deserts and semi-deserts account for about one-quarter of the total area.
Therefore, with the help of the Chinese Federation, the development of arid agriculture has received support from the Ethiopian state. In addition, due to its location on the plateau and its wind power is extremely abundant, wind turbines with the state as the main investment have begun to be laid, and water pumps are supplied to nearby "collective farms" to pump water from the river for residents to use.
In order to cooperate with this development model, Ethiopia sent about 8,000 international students from the age of 7 to 18 to the Chinese Federation in batches, using "Angel International" to provide low-interest loans to Ethiopia for poverty alleviation" as payment for tuition fees.
As four years passed, the first batch of about 2,000 graduates have returned to Ethiopia. In addition, Thunder International has also sent about 2,000 soldiers and hundreds of technicians from military industry to this country.
The former became an officer or a member of the special forces in the Ethiopian national army. He cleaned up opposing armed factions, robbers and bandits for the male Duke of Makang. The latter provided qualified teachers and coaches for the country's technical schools.
In addition, investors from the Chinese Federation have established mining activities here including gold, platinum, nickel, copper, iron, coal, tantalum, silicon, potassium salt, phosphate, marble, limestone, oil and natural gas and other minerals. Their arrival has also added more vitality to the development of Ethiopia.
Black Africa, such a word obviously has some derogatory meaning. Although it is not clearly stated, the prejudice against people of color has been deeply rooted in the hearts of Europeans with the pace of the industrial revolution.
There is no need to argue about this. Whether it is black, popular or yellow people who once glorious, it is not a problem for Europeans who have occupied the world's reliance position.
The only thing to be excluded is the Chinese Federation, which is a group that can be killed by a card that "Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter", and the slaughtering has already made Europeans a little afraid.
"Crazy Chinese!"
No one dares to say such words again. Even before Europe has a certain skin color bias, if there is a yellow person present, the speaker will ask the other party first.
"Are you from the Chinese Federation?"
As Europeans who want to express prejudice, if they accidentally say such words in front of the people of the Chinese Federation at this time, they may be subject to verbal counterattack from the other party. Then, the best way at this time is to avoid their sharp edge.
Otherwise, the local Chinese Association will definitely make you lose your job and all your income, and will eventually put you in the lowest class of the city to truly experience the pain of being looked down upon. Really experience what it is like to be looked down upon.
All this was just the eyes of Ma Kang's male duke, the future Emperor Haile Selasi, and naturally had a unique taste. As a poor and weak African country, no superpower in the world is willing to deal with them more. The feeling of not being respected by others often hurts the heart of this future monarch who revenges and is lofty.
"Anyway, I want to make our country stand up and set the best example for us in this regard!"
Ethiopia, which absorbed the indigenous peoples of the former Jibdhi (now Butterfly City), is an ally of the Chinese Federation in Africa. With their territory, it built a huge supply base near Butterfly City (formerly Gibdhi). It is a confrontation base for Butterfly City to deal with nearby British and French colonies.
This slender base on the border between the Chinese Federation and Ethiopia can be said to be unable to be attacked. Because of the intentional blurring of the border, any attempt to attack it will become an attack on Ethiopia and the Chinese Federation.
With this supply base, the Chinese Federation's air force, navy, and marines here can give Wicher to nearby British and French colonies, including other African countries. Of course, now, except for the Spanish Civil War, the whole world is almost a peaceful world. Even the Americans have returned to the isolationist complex because of the election of the new president, Calvin Coolidge.
Then, this time Tang Yunyang went to the United States to visit his friend Franklin Roosevelt. Due to the assassination, he withdrew from the campaign, which made his opponent win easily. Then this time Tang Yunyang went to the United States without formal contact with the US government is undoubtedly a protest against the US government.
However, when he arrived over Ethiopia, Tang Yunyang had already thrown aside his visit to the United States. Now he is here to see the development of African allies, and also discuss the future armed issues of the Ethiopian army.
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"Anyway, they are not yet able to start a war. They have no strongest yearning for development than the Chinese Federation. They are afraid that apart from some elite figures, there are probably not many people who understand these things. So after 10 to 15 years, their urbanization, industrialization and modernization development can achieve considerable results, they can only talk about having disputes with neighboring countries! If they do not have such a vision, then Ma Kangnan is just a short-sighted person, and we will not have to give them any low-interest loan assistance!"
"Cancel the loan? Aren't you worried that they are dissatisfied or turn into enemies?"
Tang Yunyang grinned at this "dissatisfied and turned into an enemy". Perhaps as a businessman from a military background, he could use another person without hesitation to replace the disobedient person in front of him.
"Will it turn into an enemy? My dear Anne Taylor, if I hadn't helped them, they would have been in a situation where they would have been exploited by those colonial states at any time. If he was not someone who could understand this thoroughly, then..."
Tang Yunyang did not continue because the airport was getting bigger and bigger in the sight of their couple. I believe that the Duke Ma Kangnan who had long been respectfully greeted here can prove that his eyes could see things very thoroughly.
"Welcome to you, General, my friend, your arrival is something I have been looking forward to for a long time!"
Tang Yunyang had just walked off the gangway, and Ma Kangnan welcomed him warmly with his arms open. The warmth of the airport was definitely greater than that of any other head of state.
After the seemingly things, it was already the time when night fell. At this time, it was the season when heavy rain often occurred in Ethiopia, so their conversation began as heavy rain began.
"Mr. Duke..."
"General, you are a double jazz who has both the throne of Germany and Russia. Does this call us seem a bit strange? If you allow it, please call me Tafari (Tafari Maconnan was the name used before Emperor Haier Selasi). If I can call you brother, it would be my lifelong honor!"
"Of course, this is the best Tafari. Did you know that there is something that has often made me uneasy about the situation in Ethiopia. I heard that your country intends to fight the surrounding countries..."
The male duke of Tafari Ma Kang pursed his lips, and finally there was a decisive look in his eyebrows, and then he said the following words.
Chapter completed!