"It seems like something rather troublesome has happened..." Seeing Ye Kai going upstairs with a frown, Tian Qing said to his sister-in-law Xu Zhitong.
"As the mayor of a city, there will definitely be a lot of trivial matters at work." Xu Zhitong replied subconsciously. She was now very interested in whether she could go to Pearl TV Station for an internship.
Although Ye Kai just said that there was nothing wrong with this matter, Xu Zhitong always felt that it was almost like a dream and did not know whether he would be able to get his wish until he was notified officially.
After all, entering a heavyweight TV station like Pearl TV is of great significance to a newcomer like her.
Tian Qing was a little curious about what happened to Ye Kai, but it seemed to be a relatively sensitive matter. Otherwise, Ye Kai would not have avoided them and went upstairs.
"Sister-in-law, if I went to Pearl Terrace for an internship, you wouldn't have to work so hard and come here to accompany me every day." Xu Zhitong suddenly said to Tian Qing.
"Oh, yes." Tian Qing nodded, feeling a little lost in his heart.
Why did he suddenly feel like this? Tian Qing felt that something was wrong. This kind of thinking should be killed in time... Ye Kai went upstairs and listened to Zhong Liyu's explanation of the situation on the phone.
Understand what's going on.
The business scope of East China Shen Yun Base has expanded a lot, and now it has many small companies registered under it. Among them, there are also some overseas subsidiaries to carry out the operation of various projects.
The freighter involved in the accident this time was the "Enterprise", a freighter belonging to Fengyun Ocean Freight Company, a subsidiary of the East China Shen Yun Base. The tonnage was about 10,000 tons, but its registration place was in Singapore.
Ten days ago, the "Enterprise" left the port to transport a batch of hardware components and daily necessities to the Middle East. Unexpectedly, news came back today that it was intercepted by the Americans in the Persian Gulf and anchored at sea.
Ships anchor at sea. The daily consumption of fresh water and oil is very large. If this problem cannot be solved in a short period of time, it may be dangerous.
And looking at the attitude of the Americans, I am afraid that this problem will not be solved in the short term.
For those at the East China Shen Yun Base, it is impossible not to think carefully about their subordinates, so they hope to get the "Enterprise" out of American control as soon as possible, smoothly go to the port to unload the cargo, and then return home.
"Are Americans crazy?" Ye Kai felt a little surprised.
"The Americans said that our ship was suspected of transporting prohibited weapons and would not allow us to enter the target port through the Persian Gulf." Zhong Liyu explained on the phone.
"Then are there such things on our ship?" Ye Kai was very concerned about this issue.
"If screws are also considered prohibited weapons, then it's hard to say." Zhong Liyu replied.
Americans have always been relatively arrogant, especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union. As the only superpower in the world, they are naturally arrogant and dare to deal with whoever they want, without any scruples.
Considering that the Middle East is basically under containment by Americans, Ye Kai couldn't think of any good way to solve the problem for a while.
However, this matter must always be resolved, otherwise, people's hearts will be unstable and it will not be conducive to team building.
Ye Kai scratched his head and suddenly remembered something, so he said, "Wait a minute, I'll understand the situation first."
He hung up the phone and called Uncle Li.
Vaguely, he seemed to remember something. At this time, something with a far-reaching impact seemed to have happened internationally, the Galaxy incident.
"Uncle Li, is there a cargo ship called the Galaxy that was blocked by Americans in the Middle East recently?" Ye Kai asked Uncle Li straightforwardly as soon as he came up.
"How do you know?" Uncle Li asked in surprise after hearing this.
"As expected!" Ye Kai understood what was going on after hearing this.
In fact, it was not just the "Galaxy" and "Enterprise" that were blocked at this time. Basically, all large cargo ships from the mainland were blocked at sea.
The "Yinhe" was originally a full-container freighter owned by COSCO, carrying more than 600 containers in total, sailing to the Middle East. It is expected to arrive at the Port of Dubai in the Persian Gulf in early August to unload, and then go to the Port of Dammam in Saudi Arabia and the Port of Kuwait.
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However, the Americans obtained intelligence the day before yesterday and accused the freighter "Galaxy" of carrying thiodiglycol and thionyl chloride, two raw materials for making chemical weapons, and was sailing to Iran's Bandar Abbas Port.
U.S. officials also claimed that the U.S. government required the mainland to take immediate measures to stop this export behavior and threatened to impose sanctions on the mainland.
"In their negotiations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Americans actually asked the freighter Galaxy to return to the place of departure, or for the Americans to board the ship to inspect the cargo, or simply stay at a certain place and wait for the consequences." Uncle Li said, "The most outrageous thing is
What is more, the United States also spread its false information to the countries where the cargo ship planned to dock, and accordingly asked these countries to prevent the cargo ship from entering the port to unload cargo as planned."
"How is the progress so far?" Ye Kai asked.
"We are in a stalemate, and the Galaxy is drifting at sea." Uncle Li replied, "How did you suddenly know about this? At present, the country has not reported this matter, and the media does not know about it."
"Oh, one of our ships also suffered a disaster..." Ye Kai said, and then sighed, "It seems that this time the Americans want to completely cut off our waterway to the Middle East.
If this were not the case, such a thing would not have happened.”
In January this year, Clinton took office as President of the United States.
After he came to power, he publicly announced that he would make promoting human rights on the mainland and limiting the proliferation of weapons the center of his China policy, using most-favored-nation status as a means to put pressure on the mainland, and implementing a policy of using pressure to promote change against China.
To this end, the Clinton administration established an arms non-proliferation center, composed of officials from the CIA, military intelligence agencies and the State Department. As the world's largest weapons proliferator, Americans are free to sell offensive weapons, but other countries are not allowed to export any
Weapons, and even fabricated lies to attack other countries for selling weapons. Against this background, the "Galaxy" incident occurred.
Ye Kai is not worried about how the "Yinhe" incident will be resolved.
In the minds of senior leaders, it can be said that they are very comfortable dealing with this kind of thing. They naturally know how to use such opportunities to embarrass the Americans, so Ye Kai does not need to worry.
If we do not take advantage of this opportunity to make the Americans look embarrassed in front of the whole world and then become honest, the route to the Middle East will not be easy to navigate in the future.
Therefore, if the Americans want to verify, they can agree to it. The ultimate goal is to resolve the matter once and for all.
After all, the current domestic navy is far from being able to compete with the Americans for hegemony on the oceans. A strong conflict will not be of any benefit to the mainland.
After Ye Kai hung up the phone, he began to think about this matter. He remembered that the "Yinhe" incident lasted for almost two months before it was finally resolved smoothly. The impact of such a long period of time was really too great, Ye Kai
Kai can't afford to wait.
"What should we do?" After Ye Kai sat down, he thought about it but couldn't find any solution.
He had no choice but to call back first to ask Zhong Liyu to calm down, "There is a reason for this. Before China and the United States start talks, let's observe it first. If the situation does not change significantly after a week, then let the freighter come back temporarily.
alright."
"You mean, this matter has become very troublesome?" Zhong Liyu couldn't be happy after hearing the news.
"It has risen to the level of a struggle between countries. It is naturally very troublesome..." Ye Kai replied with a wry smile.
After comforting Zhong Liyu for a few more words, Ye Kai felt more depressed.
If the country is not strong, it will not have the confidence to speak.
If the navy is strong enough and can send several aircraft carriers to the Persian Gulf, then all problems will disappear.
In this day and age, everyone has nuclear weapons, but they dare not use them. What they fight for is conventional weapons.
Without strong naval and air force, international competitiveness would still be sluggish!
Thinking that although he had obtained many good things from the former Soviet Union, these things have still not been able to form combat effectiveness until now, Ye Kai couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart.
He also knows that the current domestic economic strength is indeed not enough to support the comprehensive construction of the navy and air force. Without money, what is the point of fighting a war?
Although many people in the country are clamoring to give the Americans some color and say that they can say no to the United States, from a deeper analysis, such clamor is actually very weak. Everyone can speak, but they have to fight.
If so, it depends entirely on strength.
Without strong national defense construction, no powerful navy and air force with huge investment, no aircraft carriers, and no money-burning missiles, what can we do to confront the only superpower, the United States?
As far as the current national defense force is concerned, it is basically possible to fight a local war at close range. However, when it comes to long-distance beyond visual range combat, it is indeed beyond the capabilities. Naval power is especially for offshore defense.
The system cannot go abroad at all.
Even if they go out, they don't have the combat power to respond, let alone fight against other people's aircraft carrier formations. They will only be crushed.
Thinking about these headaches, Ye Kai felt very uncomfortable. Alas, he was still too weak after all!
Now Ye Kai is full of thoughts about lack of money. If he has more money, he can do more things. He can build aircraft carrier formations, cutting-edge weapons, and even large-scale attacks at long range.
In terms of weapons, it can also compete with the United States.
Unfortunately, all of this takes time to accumulate.
As for now, when we are weak, the only way to deal with a rogue country like the United States is to pretend to be a grandson.!~!
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