Seeing that his son finally understood, Abdul nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Our Arab world has been ruled by the Western world for more than a hundred years. Although Saudi Arabia has been established as a country, this is only in name.
In fact, many things are controlled by Britain and the United States behind the scenes. For example, when the Chinese fleet visited this time, although the British kept saying that they wanted to stop the Chinese, in fact anyone with a little bit of wisdom knew that the British still wanted to win over the Chinese.
How dare they really stop the arrival of the Chinese? This is just because the British government was anxious when they saw that the Chinese were going to insert their hands in the Middle East, and they wanted to bargain with the Chinese and take the opportunity to gain some benefits."
"Father, even so, if the Chinese continue to interfere in our country's affairs, wouldn't it make things more complicated?" Khalid, the first heir, was still confused.
"Khalid, you are too young after all." Abdul sighed and shook his head: "Silly son, if you think about it carefully, the situation in the Middle East is bad enough now. Even if the Chinese interfere in the affairs of the Middle East, will it be possible?
Can it get worse than now? In my opinion, if the Chinese come, it may not be a bad thing for us."
Khalid felt that his brain was a little insufficient. He patted his head and said doubtfully: "Father, I still don't understand something. Can you explain it in more detail?"
Abdul has been dealing with the British and American countries all his life, and his knowledge is naturally beyond what Khalid can match. When he saw his son humbly asking for advice, he took the opportunity to give advice to his son: "On the surface, the Chinese have had a hand in it."
The entry has indeed made the situation in our country more complicated and confusing. But as long as you analyze it carefully, you will know that once the Chinese get involved, our space for activities will become wider. The United States, Britain and other countries both belong to Western civilization, and their values and religious beliefs are exactly the same.
Once there is any conflict with us, they always vent their anger through one nostril, but the Chinese people are different. China belongs to the East, and the difference between Eastern civilization and Western civilization is quite big. They are destined not to be integrated together. Once they conflict,
Then our importance as the host will be highlighted. Both of them need our support, so won't our importance be highlighted?"
"Oh" Khalid suddenly realized and slapped his thigh, "By the way, in Chinese terms, this is called "having both sides"
"Yes, I didn't expect you, Khalid, to have studied Chinese culture." Abdul gave his son an appreciative look, pointed to the sofa next to him and motioned for his son to sit down. Khalid said with some pride:
"When I learned last week that the Chinese fleet was coming to visit our country, I specially hired a teacher to teach me about the history of that country. It doesn't look too bad now."
"Then do you understand the differences between the Chinese and the British?" Abdul asked with great interest: "You must know that there is a big difference in the thinking of Easterners and Westerners."
Khalid thought for a while and said: "Compared to Westerners, Easterners' thinking is softer. They don't pay as much attention to immediate interests as Westerners. In contrast, Easterners pay more attention to rationality and not as much as Westerners.
Full of aggression."
After hearing this, Abdul asked noncommittally: "Is there any more?"
"That's all for now." Khalid scratched his head, he really couldn't think of anything.
Abdul smiled, "It's rare for you to learn so much in one week. But what is the difference between the Chinese and the British? You have to come into contact with them to know, because they will arrive tomorrow.
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On May 18, 1942, members of the visiting delegation from China and a company of Marines arrived in twenty "Junkers" and escorted by more than twenty "Hellcat" fighter planes.
At the airport of the Saudi capital, located in the Hanifa Valley plain in the center of the Arabian Peninsula, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia came to the airport with all members of the royal family to greet him, and held a grand welcome banquet at the palace that night.
At the welcome banquet that night, officials from the United Kingdom and the United States stationed in Riyadh were also invited to the banquet. Zhou Tiecheng conquered the entire venue with his oriental humor, wit and elegant demeanor.
"Hello, this is Lord Edie, the British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia."
"This is Mr. Ian Blake, the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia."
"This is"
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia introduced the important personnel attending the meeting to Zhou Tiecheng and Zheng Xin one by one.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou, welcome to your arrival." Ian Blake, the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, just smiled and greeted Zhou Tiecheng in a formal manner. His attitude could not be called warm or cold, but the British Ambassador followed
His words seemed a bit sour.
"Mr. Zhou, this is the first time for your country's fleet to make such a long voyage. It must be very hard on the road. The wind and waves on the sea are very strong during this time. You must be careful."
These words sounded very ordinary at first, but Zheng Xin, who was standing behind Zhou Tiecheng, heard a different flavor. The words of the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia were secretly mocking the Chinese fleet as a rookie navy.
Some winds and waves are unbearable.
Zheng Xin raised her brows and was about to say something, but she was blocked in front by Zhou Tiecheng, who was next to her. Zhou Tiecheng said with a smile: "Thank you, Ambassador Yi Di, for your concern. We did meet him when we came here."
The wind and waves caused us some troubles. But in my opinion, this is a good thing. It is also necessary for the growth of a fleet, especially a new navy. If a fleet cannot even conquer the wind and waves, what is the point?
Conquer our enemies and defeat those veteran navies."
Although Zhou Tiecheng frankly admitted the trouble caused by the wind and waves, he also bluntly expressed his determination to defeat the world's established navy. This hidden answer made Lord Idi feel unhappy.
A trace of anger flashed in Idi's eyes. Zhou Tiecheng's words clearly did not take the British Empire seriously. Did he think that just with a newly established fleet, he wanted to defeat the pride of the British Empire for more than two hundred years?
Keeping emotions in check is the basic requirement for a diplomat. Although Lord Eddy was secretly angry in his heart, he still said with a professional smile on his face: "Oh, is that so? Then I hope you can achieve your wish as soon as possible."
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Although Lord Edie looked calm, the people behind him may not have such deep self-cultivation. An officer wearing a British navy uniform with the rank of colonel on his shoulder stood up and said proudly: "Mr. Zhou, please forgive me.
To put it bluntly, there is a famous saying in the international military circles: "Ten years of army and one hundred years of navy". A truly powerful navy cannot be boasted, nor can it be called powerful just by building a few new warships. A real navy needs
What is important is the precipitation and accumulation of time, otherwise a navy without fine traditions will only be ridiculed no matter how loud you brag."
After seeing his officers jump out in a hurry and say what he wanted to say but was inconvenient to say, Lord Edie pretended to be displeased and shouted: "Colonel Burt, how can you talk to our guests like this?
Why don’t you apologize to Mr. Zhou quickly?”
"Lord Edie, did I say something wrong? Why should I apologize?" Colonel Burt asked arrogantly.
"You." Lord Idi smiled bitterly and shook his head at Zhou Tiecheng, "Mr. Zhou, I'm really sorry. He is Colonel Burt from my martial arts school. Although his surname is straight, he is a good person."
Seeing the British singing along, Abdul and the dozen or so royal members behind him just watched quietly, observing with cold eyes how these delegations from the East would deal with the British provocation. The Americans, on the other hand,
Looking at this scene with a smile while holding red wine, no matter what happens to the Americans, it has nothing to do with them. They are just here to make soy sauce tonight.
At this time, a cold voice sounded in the venue: "Mr. Colonel, you are right. A navy with fine traditions is certainly something to be proud of, but it is not a reason for people to indulge. The world is constantly changing.
With the development of the country, military changes are also deepening. But please forgive me, your country has been obsessed with its previous glory but failed to keep up with the development of the times. This is not a good thing. For example, your country was the first to invent the tank, but it is not a good thing to carry it forward.
And it was not your country that led it to glory, otherwise there would not have been such a tragic scene in Dunkirk, right?" Zheng Xin finally couldn't help but stand up and fight back.
The venue suddenly fell silent. It was a slap in the face. This was definitely a slap in the face. Everyone on earth knows that the scene in Dunkirk is an eternal pain in the hearts of the British. Right there, more than 200,000 British Expeditionary Forces lined up.
The team walked into the German prisoner of war camp, where countless British rescue ships were sent to the bottom of the sea by the Germans. Churchill's "Generator Project" that he spent a lot of effort on finally rescued less than 100,000 expeditionary troops.
Soldier, this has also greatly weakened the British morale.
"You, you" This time it was Colonel Burt's turn to be so angry that he was speechless.
Seeing the embarrassment of his military attache, Lord Eddy frowned and said: "General Zheng, although the Dunkirk incident is a misfortune for the United Kingdom, it is also a misfortune for the entire free world. Don't you think that is a bit too much?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything against your country." Zheng Xin smiled slyly. As a senior naval general, he naturally knew how to take it easy. He lowered his head slightly and said, "I am sorry for the misfortune of your country's expeditionary force."
Both the government of our country and I personally sympathize deeply with the situation. Otherwise, we would not have provided military assistance to your country since last year. What do you think?"
When "you" saw this hateful Chinese general using the magic weapon of military assistance, Lord Edie was like a fuse that had been hit by a little boy's urine, and his anger was extinguished.