African Entrepreneurship Records

Chapter 1339 Praising each other

Supporting Chile's legitimate interests does not mean supporting Chile's interests. After all, Chile is not yet considered "one of its own" in the eyes of the East African government.

This is important because Chile almost always has conflicts with its neighboring countries. Peru, Bolivia and Chile once fought fiercely, and Chile and Argentina also had territorial disputes.

Unless Chile is willing to become a political and military ally of East Africa, East Africa will certainly not explicitly support the Chilean government.

Even if the Chilean government fails to understand current affairs, the East African government will certainly not mind supporting Chile's enemies, thus triggering a new round of regional conflicts.

Of course, judging from the current relationship between East Africa and Chile, the probability of this happening is extremely small, unless the next Chilean government completely becomes a puppet supported by the Americans, and its foreign policy turns 180 degrees.

And if this happens, it only shows that the East African government is not capable. After all, the United States can support its own puppets, and East Africa can do the same. In the overall competitive environment, the advantage is even with East Africa.

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The conversations between Reni and Garrigal represented to a certain extent the thoughts of the East African central government and the Chilean government, but diplomacy is no small matter, so it is relatively conservative and rigorous.

The lower-level regional governments of the two countries, namely the cities of Luanda and Punta Arenas, have been much more active and proactive in their negotiations. For the cities of Luanda and Punta Arenas, their main tasks are Relatively little consideration is given to promoting the city's economic development.

Luanda Mayor Horngren is drawing the pie for Punta Arenas Mayor Baltivideja.

"Mayor Balti Videja, we are both colleagues. I believe you have also seen the strength of our city of Luanda. It is no exaggeration to say that Luanda is a relatively famous city in the world. In the entire South On the Atlantic coast, only Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, and our own city of Cabinda can compare.”

What Mayor Horngren said is not an exaggeration at all. Cabinda, Luanda in East Africa, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, and Buenos Aires in Argentina are now the four most developed cities in the South Pacific.

Among them, Buenos Aires in Argentina has a population of more than 1.5 million, making it the largest city on the entire South Pacific coast. In comparison, the other three cities are in the hundreds of thousands. In 1910, Rio de Janeiro has a slightly larger population than Cabinda and Luanda.

However, the size of the population does not indicate the degree of development of the city. Although Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro have large populations, Cabinda and Luanda in East Africa have their own advantages in industry, education, medical care, etc.

Furthermore, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro are Argentina and Brazil, respectively, the capitals of two major American countries, so it speaks volumes that Cabinda and Luanda can compete on the same stage as the two capitals.

Moreover, the economic development model of East Africa is very different from that of Brazil and Argentina. The economies of Brazil and Argentina used to be concentrated in the capital or surrounding areas, while the economy of East Africa is relatively balanced. There are basically cities in the inland or on the east and west coasts that can play a leading role.

In other words, the capitals of Brazil and Argentina developed by concentrating a large amount of their own resources. Of course, this is somewhat one-sided.

Because Brazil and Argentina are immigrant countries, immigrants will give priority to the most developed areas of the two countries as their immigration destinations, such as Buenos Aires, which brings together Africans, Spanish, Italians, British, and Polish people. , Russians and other immigrants.

The governments of Argentina and Brazil have not formulated relevant policies for immigrants, which has caused the population in the capitals of the two countries to gather more and more, and the development of other areas has been relatively slow.

Therefore, on the South Pacific coast, in terms of economic strength, except for Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, the next five cities are all cities on the west coast of East Africa, and other west coast cities in East Africa are also developing very rapidly.

As the third largest city in the South Atlantic, Luanda has strong industrial strength, comfortable climate, convenient transportation and other characteristics, which naturally makes the mayor of Balti Videja in Chile very envious. He followed Horngren's words and said: "Mayor Horngren, the development of Luanda can be said to be a model for the entire South Atlantic country, and even for all our cities in Chile."

"I feel ashamed to say that our city of Punta Arenas was built in almost the same time as you, but in just a dozen years, you have left us far behind, regardless of population, economy, industry and many other fields. Luanda deserves to be called the Pearl of the South Atlantic Coast.”

"If I could become a member of this beautiful and developed city, I would probably have the sweetest dreams at night."

Baltividja's compliment made Horngren feel a little elated. Of course, this did not affect his sanity. As the mayor of Luanda, he had long been immune to flattery from his subordinates.

Horngren, under the influence of alcohol, put his hand on Baldivideha's shoulder, as if the two were familiar old friends, and said to Mayor Baldivideha: "Brother Baltivideha, You don’t need to belittle yourselves. In fact, compared to Luanda, I think the development of your city of Punta Arenas is a truly remarkable achievement.”

"You must know that Punta Arenas is almost close to the Antarctic. Many surrounding areas are covered with ice and snow, and the terrain is also very complex. It is a miracle that Chile can build a city there."

"Although Luanda has become a big city in the world through urban construction in recent years, it has benefited from the dividends of the general environment. There are many cities in our country that can match Luanda, and there are also many cities that have developed faster than Luanda. Not to mention that Luanda has its own advantages in terms of policies, climate, and geographical location.”

"So in my opinion, Luanda's development is not something to be proud of. Instead, we must learn from you and be able to create a city in such a difficult environment."

Baltivija waved his hand and said: "This brother is too complimentary to us. We still know very well how capable we are. We have no competitors on the Strait of Magellan route, so the city of Punta Arenas can As we develop, we also enjoy the advantages of geographical location.”

"Furthermore, to be honest, the size of our Punta Arenas is really not impressive. In your country, it is just a medium-sized town. And in your West Coast Province alone, there are many towns the size of Punta Arenas. Above the city of Ta Arenas.”

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Horngren said to Balti Vidja: "That is also the result of your own efforts. After all, in terms of natural conditions, Punta Arenas has no foundation for urban construction at all."

"Of course, all this is false. For our two cities, economic development is the most important. Luanda is the gateway to the west of the empire, and you, Punta Arenas, are the gateway to eastern Chile."

"In other words, we are door-to-door neighbors. As long as our two cities work together to build a trade route from East Africa-Luanda-Punta Arenas-Chile, then we can both benefit from it."

"The trade volume between Chile and East Africa is not small, and it is showing a growing trend every year. At the same time, Punta Arenas is not only the gateway for Chile to reach East Africa, but to a certain extent, you can be an important gateway for the entire west coast of the Americas. "

"Put it this way, you and I know how much potential this trade route has, so for the future of our two cities, economically and industrially, Luanda and Punta Arenas must establish and deepen cooperation that will further Increase the importance of our two cities in the country and region and lay another layer of insurance for the future economic development of our two places.”

As the mayor of Luanda, Horngren is naturally very keen on the markets in Chile and the west coast of South America. After all, compared to these areas, Luanda is undoubtedly an industrially and economically developed area.

Moreover, Luanda City is not without competitors. Domestic Cabinda, Kinshasa, Lobito, Benguela, and Walvis Bay are all competitors of Luanda City. Therefore, Luanda City attaches great importance to this time and Punta Arenal With the cooperation of Sri Lanka and the city, we are trying to seize market opportunities.

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