A list of the first releases of new AIDS drugs has caused uproar in many countries. No one expected that the uproar would be so severe that it would even cause governance crises in many countries.
When those countries saw this situation, they urgently sent people to China, hoping to solve this problem.
As for the result, it depends on the negotiations between the two parties. Anyway, no matter how the negotiations are carried out, it is impossible for them to be included in the first batch of lists, and they will have to wait for the second batch of lists.
In the first batch of lists, there were actually dozens of African countries. This made these African countries very happy. You must know that the area where AIDS is most prevalent is Africa.
Longteng Group now has dozens of African countries on its first list, and it has stated that it will make this new AIDS drug available to all African countries for free in the shortest possible time.
This news makes the African people very happy. Although Africa is poor, they also know how terrible this disease is. Everyone cherishes their own life. Who would want to die if they can live.
Mauritania is a North African country. It covers an area of 1.037 million square kilometers, which is very large, but its population is only five million.
The land is vast and sparsely populated, and two-thirds of the area is desert. The economy of Mauritania is extremely underdeveloped and it is a poor country, with a GDP of only US$5 billion.
AIDS is not a serious problem in Mauritania, and there are only about 20,000 AIDS patients. The proportion of the population is relatively small.
But what is strange is that Mauritania is included in the first batch of lists. This news makes the people of Mauritania very happy.
The Mauritanian government is also very happy because this time it is not just AIDS vaccines, but also investments from China.
Chinese investors, led by Longteng Group, are coming to Mauritania to invest. The first investment project is steel.
A Chinese steel company is preparing to build a large-scale steel company here in Mauritania.
Mauritania has useful iron ore resources, with reserves of up to 8.7 billion tons. Mauritania's annual exports mainly consist of iron ore.
The profits from exporting iron ore are very thin, and even African countries know that exporting mineral resources is the most uneconomical.
But they have no way, no funds, no technology, no way to refine iron ore, and no way to make these things into industrial products.
Now there is hope that Chinese investors will build steel companies here.
Not only are we going to make iron and steel here, we are also planning to invest in factories to further make the steel we make into industrial products.
Moreover, Chinese companies are also preparing to build a huge industrial zone in Mauritania. This industrial zone is open to the world.
Africa has a large amount of mineral resources, which are very rich here. The plan of Chinese enterprises is to use these mineral resources to build factories in Africa to manufacture products and then export them to the world.
Such news is like a golden pie falling from the sky to Mauritania. The scale of the entire industrial zone is very large, with initial investment reaching tens of billions of dollars, and the overall investment in the future will even reach hundreds of billions of dollars.
At the same time, after the construction here is completed, it will bring millions or even more jobs. It can directly stimulate Mauritania's economic growth.
"Mr. Archie, we want to buy all the desert here. You also know that our Longteng Group has very advanced technology in desert management. We want to manage this desert. After it is managed, we can do it inside
Agricultural planting, by then the food we produce can directly meet the needs of your country, and at the same time, it can also meet the needs of the industrial zone..."
Arriving at the edge of the desert area, the person in charge of Longteng Group said seriously.
Archie is the president of Mauri. This time the representatives of Longteng Group were also welcomed by Archie.
"No problem, we are willing to sell this desert."
Archie said with a smile. This desert is deserted and useless. Now that there are people buying it, they are naturally willing to sell it.
Besides, if this place is well managed, Maoli will be the biggest beneficiary.
Archie is aware of Longteng Group's ability to control deserts. If his country's deserts can be managed well and food can be grown in them, then his country will not need to import food from outside.
In Maoli, there are still many people who cannot afford to eat. The reason why they cannot afford to eat is partly because of the bad climate here, but the main reason is actually that the people here are lazy.
If it were the Chinese, let alone two-thirds of the desert, even if the desert occupied nine-tenths, the Chinese would be able to grow enough food here to feed their people.
After all, Maoli has a large area and a very small population. The population of five million is not as large as that of a city in China.
The purchase of deserts and the selection of sites for industrial zones are proceeding in an orderly manner. And the process is very fast. Now Zhang Fan has sufficient funds and a large amount of cash in his hand.
So there is no problem of arrears of money at all. Besides, the desert in Maoli is very cheap, only 10,000 square kilometers can be sold for 100 million US dollars.
Seven billion U.S. dollars were spent to purchase nearly 700,000 square kilometers of desert. This transaction made both parties happy.
The location of the industrial zone was chosen in the northwest of Mauri. The entire industrial zone is located in the desert area, and the entire industrial zone is only 20 kilometers away from the border of Western Sahara.
The entire industrial zone is very large, covering an area of 20,000 square kilometers. Once completed, it will become a famous heavy industry base in Africa.
Especially in the steel industry, China has begun to adjust its industrial scale. Within China, the steel industry is in a surplus stage.
In addition, the steel industry is seriously polluting, and the country is now determined to move the steel industry overseas. This time, Longteng Group brought several steel companies to come here.
Zhang Fan is willing to build a heavy industry base here for only one purpose. That is to prepare for the future of Western Sahara.
Western Sahara is small and resource-poor. Even if a private sector is established, it will still require a lot of resources. In the future, Western Sahara’s manufacturing industry will be high-end manufacturing.
In limited places, such raw material refining enterprises will not be established. But raw material refining is an indispensable foundation.
Now building such an industrial base in Mauri will directly support the private sector in the future.
Although the upper echelons of China have not yet made a decision, Zhang Fan has already begun to make arrangements.
Mauritania, Algeria, and Morocco are the three countries that Longteng Group focuses on.
If we manage these three countries well, this will be the buffer zone of private territory and the external protection zone of private territory.
It is also a raw material production area for the private sector, and some auxiliary bases will also be here. Managing these three countries well is crucial for the private sector.