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The Minister of Commerce responded: "Ms. Zhang, your Bentley Island is the same as Bermuda. In addition to diplomacy, your government affairs, justice, and defense are all independent, so I am afraid you still need to think of your own solutions for military expenditures. I believe that for you
, even doubling the military would not be a problem.
How about you station twelve fighter planes in Kenya to maintain Kenya's airspace, which will also provide you with an additional training venue, what do you think, Miss Zhang?"
The British do not want to send troops here now. They are now considering reducing budget investment in national defense. Many warships will also be decommissioned. The cost of new warships is getting more and more expensive. In addition, there are a lot of things going on in Eastern Europe. At this time, it is not easy for them to station troops in East Africa.
The main reason why he is willing is that he is not a member of the military. Instead of spending domestic finance here, he would rather use the money to develop the domestic economy.
Moreover, Bentley Island was given to the Lee Consortium to act as a troublemaker around the Indian Ocean and to safeguard the interests of the United Kingdom on behalf of the British.
The reason why the British government supports Bentley Island in developing its own armed forces is because it considers situations like the Gulf War and East Africa, at which time Bentley Island can play a role.
The British side is not worried that Bentley Island will not participate. The interests of these places are enough to make the Li Consortium excited. The Li Consortium will definitely go back to do profitable things, because no matter how the Li Consortium changes, its essence has not changed.
That is profit-seeking.
The same is true for the relationships between countries around the world. No matter how nice the words are, or how strong the relationship is, the essence is still interests. No country will selflessly give its resources to others. Even if it is a donation, it is just for fame or profit. What generation?
Being friendly means just fooling some brainwashed people.
For example, they themselves began to speed up their cooperation with France, Germany, etc. this time, not because of the United States, because the Soviet Union was in decline. If they did not unite, the United States would dominate the country, and national interests forced them to speed up cooperation with Western European countries.
Cooperation process.
The same is true for their relationship with the Li's Consortium. Both parties are still interested. And as the Li's Consortium continues to develop, the Li's Consortium is becoming more and more tightly tied to them, and both parties have more and more common interests. The Li's Consortium only has
By cooperating with them, British England will gain more confidence and strength.
It is absolutely impossible for the northern country to allow the Li Consortium to have such a huge military, but they can do so with the British. Moreover, the British and Western European countries are further releasing the hidden ambitions and desires of the Li Consortium and allowing it to expand its military again.
And pull them under the EU military framework.
The Li Consortium, or Li Guangyu, was destined to be unable to move all the way to the north from the day it was established. The British handing over of Bentley Island to the Li Consortium completely blocked this path.
If the Lee Consortium wants to protect its own assets and safeguard its own interests, it must develop its own power. Otherwise, if all countries close the door to the market, the Lee Consortium will have no future for development.
The Li Group is also aware of the situation in this regard, so it began to make plans ten years ago in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Western Europe, Latin America, the Commonwealth, Eastern Europe, East Africa and other places. There are pro-Li Group forces in many areas. This is why Li Group
Many products of the consortium are not suppressed in various countries.
The establishment of Bentley Island and the development of the armed forces have made all pro-Lee consortium forces see the strength of the Lee consortium. This consortium not only has capital, but also has a sharp sword to protect its own capital.
Wealth without power to protect is just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. The Li Group is obviously not willing to leave its fate to the hands of others. At this time, the Li Group can only develop within the scope given by the British.
As for Bentley Island becoming an independent country, as long as the Lee Group is not a fool, they will not do that. Once it becomes an independent country, all parties will definitely eat it up. After all, as it is now, whoever has trouble with Bentley Island will be with the United Kingdom.
Don’t go in the past.
Without the United Kingdom behind it, Bentley Island is just a tiny place. Not to mention the British military, neighboring India, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. can directly crush Bentley Island.
Zhang Ziyu responded: "Sir, Mr. Mussad, our Bentley Island naturally hopes that Kenya can be peaceful and stable, and we are also willing to make our own contributions to Kenya. However, our Bentley Island has limited strength and a serious lack of training and implementation capabilities. Only the British Royal Family
Only when the Air Force, Royal Army and Royal Navy come to garrison can it serve as a deterrent to Somalia."
Kenyan Vice President Mussad is very clear that the reason why the two sides are pushing the envelope is that, firstly, Kenya is not a strategically important place, and secondly, it is not only useless for them to station troops here, but even the military expenses are paid by these two parties, and Kenya itself does not have the extra finances.
Additional military expenses.
The reason why Kenya wants the British to station troops again this time is because of the changes in the world situation. East Africa, West Asia and Eastern Europe are all changing now. The threat of Somalia is very close at hand. Their military strength in Kenya is not much better than that of Somalia. Internally,
The problem is also not small, but it is not as serious as Somalia.
Once the British garrison comes in, it will be a deterrent to local forces and other countries in East Africa. In addition, with the garrison relationship, whether it is the Li Group or British capital, they will definitely invest more in Kenya and drive them
Economic development in Kenya.
The Kenyan government wants to be pragmatic. Small countries must know how to accept their fate. Before they have no strength to become a big country, it doesn't hurt to be a little brother. Let them build a military base. It may be a shame in the eyes of big countries, but it is safe for them.
Only in this way can they reduce the risk of being invaded by neighboring countries.
Mussad said: "Miss Zhang, Sir, Kenya is currently facing many threats from the surrounding areas. Our government hopes that you can have an army regiment to help us maintain the Somali border. At the same time, we hope to have an air force regiment to station at the Kenyan border to protect Kenya's air security.
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Only in this way can we have a peaceful and stable development environment in Kenya. After our government's financial resources increase, we will strengthen our own military to maintain peace and stability in Kenya."
Zhang Ziyu is not willing to get involved in this matter. Kenya's military strength is currently weak, and there is endless fighting in Somalia, so they invited their military strength to enter.
Once Kenya develops and its military strength is sufficient to safeguard its own national security, their military presence may be a thorn in Kenya's heart. When Kenya has strength and no surrounding threats, no one is willing to let other countries' troops establish bases in their country.
This is a typical thankless effort. Zhang Ziyu is not willing to engage in loss-making business. The British side can do it. After all, the return of the garrison to Kenya can be considered a good political achievement. As for the funding of the garrison, anyway, the British family has a big business.
Don't mind paying a little more.
It is now unthinkable to ask Kenya to contribute military expenses. Kenya's current finances are basically as heavy as four bags, and it is difficult to maintain the current operation of the government. It simply does not have the strength to support such an army.
After all, the costs of the British troops, Bentley Island troops and Kenya's own troops are different. To raise a British and Bentley Island regiment, they may have five, or even ten regiments.