After Li Songyang's wedding, Li Guangyu and Cao Weiqing went to Bentley Island together to learn about the development of Bentley Island while on vacation.
In the blink of an eye, it has been more than 13 years since Bentley Island came into the hands of the Lee Consortium in 1987. The Lee Consortium did not hesitate to invest huge sums of money, and now it has finally achieved some results.
The original plan to complete the 50 square kilometers of land reclamation project in 2003 has now been completed ahead of schedule. This time Li Guangyu came to participate in the project completion ceremony and the celebration ceremony for the land connection between Bentley Island and Zhuque Island.
When it was taken over, Bentley Island was only 13 square kilometers and Suzaku Island was only two square kilometers. This large-scale reclamation project cost more than 50 billion U.S. dollars. Now the two islands are connected, and the entire area has reached about 65 square kilometers, which is enough to satisfy Bentley Island.
developments in the coming decades.
You must know that the area of Lisboa is only about 32 square kilometers. The territory of Bentley Island is now Bentley Island + Suzaku Island and the reclamation area is twice the area of Lisboa.
After more than ten years of development, Bentley Island’s registered population has exceeded 1.3 million, and its permanent population has exceeded 400,000.
Moreover, the registered population is still rising rapidly every year, but the permanent population is growing relatively slowly.
Currently, Bentley Island Territory is already a tourist destination in the Indian Ocean. Last year, Bentley Island Territory’s tourism revenue exceeded US$500 million, which is a very gratifying achievement for Bentley Island.
Especially on Phoenix Island (formerly Tianyu Island, the original Phoenix Island was renamed Tianyu Island), it has now become a honeymoon holy place for newlyweds. Some newlyweds from well-off families even put their weddings on Phoenix Island, which is Bentley Island.
The territory brought in very considerable income.
This is only a few years after Phoenix Island was developed. As its reputation continues to grow, Li Guangyu believes that tourism revenue here will be higher in the future.
At the same time, the exchange on Bentley Island was also established last year. Because it is far away from the land, the Bentley Island Exchange mainly trades online. For the development of the Bentley Island Exchange, the Phoenix Group, Zhuque Group, Oriental Semiconductor Group, Fengming Group, and
Group, Zhuhe Group and other elites have specially developed a system for online transactions, and at the same time, security protection has been strengthened.
The Lee Consortium has one of the world's top hacker teams and one of the most secure firewall software in the world. Even if some countries want to cyberattack the companies under the Lee Consortium, they can only fail.
After more than a year of operation, there are currently more than 30 listed companies on Bentley Island, mainly companies from the mainland. Of course, the vast majority of these companies are registered in Bentley Island.
For example, Xinyang Group is registered in Bentley Island and headquartered in Xiangjiang. It develops in the mainland, with its focus on Guangdong Province, Sichuan-Sichuan Province and Shuangqing City.
Bentley Island officially launched its own currency in 1997, issued by Tianyu Bank. One Bentley dollar is equivalent to one U.S. dollar. Currently, Bentley Island has three common currencies, the U.S. dollar, Hong Kong dollar, and Bentley dollar. These three currencies can be purchased in Bentley Island.
It can be used directly in the island territory, and other currencies need to be converted into Bentley coins before they can be used.
Bentley Island is also doing very well in terms of military affairs. It has now become the Bentley Island Defense Force. The air force already has two flying regiments with a total number of 5,250 people.
It has 48 fighters, including 24 Mirage 2000c and 24 Mirage 2000-5 fighters.
There are also four electronic reconnaissance patrol aircraft, two large transport aircraft, and two aerial tankers.
In the Army, a brigade has eight battalions, three mechanized battalions, one tank battalion, one artillery battalion, one army aviation battalion, one engineer battalion, and one logistics battalion.
In terms of the navy, Bentley Island has 8 British 23 frigates, 4 conventional submarines, and a medical rescue ship.
One of the electronic reconnaissance aircraft and 12 Mirage 2000c are stationed at the British military base in Wajir, Kenya.
An electronic reconnaissance aircraft, 12 Mirage 2000-5 and a mechanized battalion are stationed on the outskirts of Kismayo in southwestern Somalia to maintain peace and stability in Somalia.
It also includes an electronic reconnaissance and patrol aircraft 12 Mirage 2000c, a mechanized battalion, a land aviation company of 12 armed helicopters, a tank company of 12 tanks, an artillery company, a logistics company, and an engineer company stationed in central Mozambique.
Malinge City, while protecting the security of Mozambique, safeguards the interests of the Li Group in Mozambique.
Currently, East Africa is the largest source of minerals for the Lee Consortium, especially the non-ferrous metal mines and coal mining industries. Therefore, the Lee Consortium has invested heavily here. It is not only investment in mining, but also basic investment. Many industries are here.
We will establish some production bases on the side and develop together with East Africa.
The situation in East Africa has forced the Lee Consortium to strengthen its presence there to ensure that its own interests are not violated, and the garrison on Bentley Island is the most beneficial deterrent.
Another wish is that Bentley Island is more willing to station troops in East Africa than in Eastern Europe. In Eastern Europe, let the EU and NATO take care of their own affairs. After all, they are not easy to mess with.
After years of investment by the Li Group (including the Xiangjiang Bank Group and the Hsinchu Bank Group) and capital within the Commonwealth in East Africa, the economies of Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia, and Mozambique have developed quite well. Although various countries
They are still relatively poor, but the people of various countries have hope in their hearts.
At least in the past ten years, there has been no further turmoil in several countries, and they have a good foundation for development. In addition, many capitals have come to invest, bringing funds, technology and jobs, allowing them to make good profits.
Even Somalia, which is relatively chaotic, has returned to peace because of Li Guangyu's alliance with many Western European countries, and is now developing rapidly.
Many countries in East Africa are quite rich in resources. Unfortunately, the stability at home and around them, coupled with backward technology, makes it very difficult for them to even have enough food and clothing.
The entry of the Li Group and Commonwealth Capital has put them on the road to rapid development. In addition, the East African students at Xiangjiang No. 9 School, Bentley University, and Hsinchu University in recent years have not been just dawdling. Some have real talents and knowledge.
The elites who are willing to come back to lead the development of the villagers have injected new vitality into East Africa.
With the economic development in recent years, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique are discussing the economic integration of East Africa. If nothing unexpected happens, it is expected to be reached by the end of this year.
In the past ten years, the development of Africa, West Africa and East Africa has been very dazzling. The countries in these two regions have welcomed a large amount of capital and technology, and also brought a large number of jobs. The domestic politics are also quite stable, and the surrounding environment is also quite stable.
Yes, this allows them to devote themselves wholeheartedly to nation building.
Although the economic development rate in recent years cannot be compared with that of some Asian countries, it is still relatively dazzling in the world.
The Li Group is spending money to build railways connecting the major countries in East Africa. Capital from Japan and South Korea is also spending money to build railways connecting the countries in West Africa within their sphere of influence. While helping the development of West African countries, it also allows them to gain more.
interests.
Regardless of the large investment in railway investment, the rate of return is quite slow, but compared with their other income within their own borders, this investment is nothing. The Lee Group, Japan, South Korea and other groups are all profit-seeking. If there is no high return,
They won't be stupid enough to build any kind of railway.