Chapter 1298: Mingpai

There is no fool who can occupy high positions.
Tan Zhenhua wanted to take Gwadar Port. When the Xingjiapo people first learned of this plan, they immediately perceived the threat to themselves.
From the real-time monitoring data of PSA on transit ships, it can be seen that since the opening of Huaxia, there have been more and more ships passing through the Strait of Malacca. This is an extremely fast-growing curve, showing that Huaxia is gradually taking steps. The giant of China is playing an increasingly important role in international trade. If it continues to develop according to this curve, then in another ten years, at most twenty years, China may surpass the Japanese country and become the largest international trading country in Asia!
This is undoubtedly good news for the shipping industry, which acts as the main logistics channel in the international trade chain, and it is even more positive for Xingjiapo, who guards the Strait of Malacca, which is the throat that connects Asia to the world.
More transit ships means more income. This is the simplest truth. For the small country of Xingjiapo, this income is the foundation of the country!
And because of its geographical location, Xingjiapo guards the south entrance of the Malacca Strait, which means that if there is any international political turmoil, this is an important hole card that can be used to bargain with the overlords of various roads!
This is a bright card, and it is so plainly spread out on the table. All those interested in operating the ocean can see clearly. No one can deny the role of this card, and no one can ignore it. The power of cards.
But when facing this card, the players at the table obviously have their own plans.
The American people’s approach is always simple and rude. They believe in "mine is mine, and yours is mine." Therefore, the card is in Xingjiapo's hand on the surface, but the Americans did not hesitate to insert it. With a kick, garrisoned at Changi Base, Shengsheng grabbed half of this card and held it in his hand.
Where are Waguk and South Korea? Well, since Dad has already taken hold of this card, there is nothing to worry about, right?
It is the Dai people who hope to find another way. They are constantly looking for partners who can jointly build the "Kara Canal". Once this project is completed, it means that they will also hold a card of the same size in their hands and collect tolls on weekdays. Once the situation arises, wouldn’t it be a good thing to bargain with all forces.
Huaxia took another approach.
After studying and judging, PSA believes that no matter how much influence and assets Tan Zhenhua has, since he has moved his mind on Gwadar Port, he must have won the support of the state behind it, and it can also give a glimpse of China’s attitude towards the Strait of Malacca — obviously No one would feel comfortable being choked by the traffic throat. Huaxia is also trying to find a way to break the situation. Obtaining the development and operation rights of Gwadar Port is probably only the first step of Huaxia’s overall plan. It is also possible to promote the construction of the main railway line between the north and the south of the Pakistan Railway.
Once these projects are completed, even if the card in Xingjiapo's hand cannot be said to be completely abolished, its value and effect will undoubtedly be greatly reduced.
At that time, the only thing that can be taken as an example is the natural cost advantage of sea transportation compared with land transportation.
Therefore, they will hit it off with the "U.S. California United Petroleum Company" who came to the door.
The two parties joined forces to win the Gwadar Port. Unocal is responsible for the storage and transportation of the largest cargo of oil in the sea, and PSA is responsible for the operation of the entire port. These are the two companies' skills and there is no difficulty in doing it.
Once realized, it will block China's attempt to open a second strategic channel.
Occupying this port for 40 years, the Strait of Malacca will be able to securely collect 40 years of tolls, which is really flowing gold and silver. In comparison, whether operating Gwadar Port can obtain good economic benefits depends It's not that important anymore, just save the cost.
Although 70% of the promised $460 million investment is actually painful...
However, doing business in partnership with Americans is doing this kind of business with obvious political purposes. It is already uncle Mi's favor and cannot ask for more.
The implementation of the plan started relatively smoothly. The Americans mobilized their propaganda machines and used their large number of "fans" in the Pakistan Railway to quickly occupy the high ground of public opinion. The public relations operations of the "consortium" seemed to be smooth and short. In a short period of time, the "consortium" has become a hot bidding for the Gwadar project. Compared with the silent and silent of competitor Tan Zhenhua, the "consortium" has formed an overwhelming advantage, and it seems that the winner is in hand.
But it's just "seems"...
The sudden arrival of "Black Monday" caused Unocal to suffer a heavy blow. The deployment of the entire fund was completely disrupted. At that time, they tried to temporarily suspend the advancement of the plan, that is, because the PSA has a solid foundation and can hold it, and there is more real economy. With cash as support, after promising more obligations, we finally coordinated the positions of the two parties and decided to lengthen the entire negotiation process to take a breath and wait for the financial crisis to pass. The adjustment, but unexpectedly, that "memorandum" was exposed!
This is going to die!
The domestic public opinion of Pakistan Railways took a 180-degree turn in an instant. The "community" was denounced as "bad intentions", while the officials on the side of the line were "traitable to the country and seek glory". They either took the blame and resigned or kept silent. , No one dare to say even one word for "community" at this time-this is also normal, everyone loves to do it, and how many people give charcoal in the snow? What's more, the "Consortium" now has a reputation in Pakistan like a rat crossing the street, and everyone can't wait to step on it.
Unocal has adopted the classic American style for this-seeing the situation is not good, slipping away, and seeing that things are irreversible, they patted their and ran away. In their eyes, allies have always been a rag. It’s time to wipe it, and wash it when it’s used up... Think too much, throwing away when it’s used up is their usual style, leaving only a large amount of advances for investigating the feasibility of the project, paying for benefits, and mobilizing public opinion. The PSA alone is messy in the wind.
It wasn't until this time that PSA woke up. Tan Zhenhua, who seemed to have been doing nothing, might have been waiting for such an opportunity.
Or, the current situation was originally planned by this person!
If it's the former, it means that this person has daunting insight and foresight, and if it's the latter, then his thoughts and methods are...
No matter which kind it is, now, maybe it is time to have a good talk with that Tan Zhenhua, so they soon discovered a certain "special" relationship between He Jing and Tan Zhenhua.
Tan Zhenhua was pleased to be invited and came to the Lion City. Where will the wheel of history turn?