Chapter 1156: An Windfall in South America VII

Guyana is a small country in the southeastern corner of Venezuela, with a total population of less than 700,000 and an area of more than 210,000 square kilometers, which is less than half the size of the current Golden Triangle Federation.

It is best known for bauxite, gold and timber, as well as diamond mines. Forest resources occupy 80% of the land, among which purple core wood and green core wood belong to the more precious tree species, and the furniture and flooring manufactured are very sought after in Europe and the United States.

During their four-day stay in Venezuela, Wu Chen and President Chávez had an in-depth discussion on the country's economic development and the new global situation, and they unified their understanding of the Second Falklands War, and the two sides were full of confidence in future cooperation.

President Chávez fully supported Wu Chen's request to allow Atlantis International Commercial Bank to enter Venezuela, and asked all banks in Venezuela to start the exchange of Chinese currency.

He really wants the country to gradually become prosperous and powerful, and he also hopes that he can do something practical for the people.

Wu Chen's warning made President Chavez feel a little chill down his back, but he had nothing to do about the current situation, and everything he created with his own hands was not so easy to change, so he agreed with Wu Chen's response measures.

After the end of the trip to Venezuela, Wu Chen took a special plane to the international airport in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana.

This unofficial visit to the countries of South America, after Chile, he was carried out as the new chairman of the Strategic Committee of the Golden Triangle Federation, and the leaders of various governments know this very well, this is the highest strategic decision-making body of the Golden Triangle Federation, including the military, all major affairs are reviewed and approved here, and Wu Chen is the spiritual leader of the mercenary corps, and his status is the absolute boss.

Starting from Peru, Wu Chen's treatment was treated according to the level of head of state, and although it was hindered by international rules, each country sent a presidential envoy to the airport to greet him. Of course, there will be no grand welcome ceremony at the airport, after all, Wu Chen is an unofficial visit, and everyone who knows knows it, and those who don't know don't need to know.

"The Federation of the Golden Triangle attaches great importance to its relationship with Guyana and is grateful to the Government of Guyana for voting in favour of the Federal Government's accession to the General Assembly. Our two countries are far apart, there is no direct conflict of interest, on the contrary, there is more and more cooperation in business, and federal enterprises have several projects in your country, involving bauxite, gold, diamonds and timber, which have provided more than 3,000 jobs in Guyana, and there ......are many places to cooperate in the future," Wu Chen said with a smile.

"The Government of Guyana values its friendship with the Federal Government of the Golden Triangle, and you have a number of companies in Guyana that bring advanced technology and business ideas, and have provided up to $20 million in education and medical assistance over a period of four years, laying a good foundation for cooperation......," said the President of Guyana.

This is all unnutritious rhetoric and diplomatic rhetoric, from the airport directly to the presidential palace of Guyana, the two sides held a simple meeting, the time is only an hour, and then the president of Guyana held a dinner to welcome Wu Chen's arrival, and thanked the Federal Government of the Golden Triangle for providing 10 million US dollars in livelihood assistance again.

Wu Chen did not expect to sell weapons and equipment to this country, and the total armed force of the army was only more than 1,600 people, at most the establishment of two battalions, not only that, but for the sake of future relations between the two sides, he also paid 10 million US dollars as aid this time.

The next stop is Suriname in the southeast of Guyana, which has a population of just over 400,000 and an area of more than 160,000 square kilometers, with a large amount of bauxite reserves, accounting for 2.4 percent of the world's total, about 600 million tons, and a small amount of gold.

Wu Chen agreed to give Suriname an annual aid of 10 million US dollars, and also to aid a Perry-class frigate, as a gift from the Golden Triangle federal government to the government of Suriname, this country has a navy, although it is very weak, but it also needs a warship, right?

The Surinamese government has promised the Golden Triangle Federal Aluminium the most preferential policy for the mining of bauxite and the construction of aluminium smelters in the area, with full government assistance and priority exploration and mining rights.

There is also a special reason why Wu Chen wants to look at Suriname differently, BHP Billiton has built a number of large-scale mines and an aluminum smelter here, and it will inevitably conflict with the Golden Triangle Federal Aluminum Group in the future.

As the second largest predator in the world's mineral resources, the capitalist is not as generous as Wu Chen, and he is not an opponent of the same magnitude, so the Surinamese government naturally leans towards the Golden Triangle Federal Aluminum Group.

The most powerful and richest country in South America is Brazil, which is also one of the most important goals of Wu Chen's trip to South America, which covers an area of more than 8.54 million square kilometers, ranks fifth in the world in terms of land area, and has a population of more than 200 million, and is one of the founding countries of the Rio Group. It has a relatively complete industrial system, agriculture and animal husbandry are very developed, and mineral resources rank among the top in the world.

Wu Chen's special plane arrived directly at the airport of the Mercenary Corps Naval Base in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is the largest military base of the mercenary corps in South America, where a battle group headed by the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Independence is stationed.

The base is located on the island of Cobras in Guanabara Bay, which was originally the base of the Brazilian Navy, but later due to the signing of a military cooperation agreement between the two sides, the Brazilian Navy was relocated to another location, and the entire island belonged to mercenaries.

This naval base houses a military police battalion combat team directly under the command, a rapid reaction brigade combat team of the Marine Corps, two armored battalions and an anti-aircraft missile battalion of the Army, two squadrons of Shield Defender-1 roadbed fighters of the Air Force, a squadron of C-141 tactical transport aircraft, a squadron of B-52 strategic bombers and a battalion of transport helicopters, as well as an early warning radar station and a satellite ground station.

The two countries are now in a strategic partnership, with a dedicated training base at the naval base to help the Brazilian army train modern officers and technical arms, especially air force and navy operators, all at the expense of the Brazilian government.

He was greeted at the airport by the Ambassador of the Federal Government to Brazil, the officers of the Navy's Atlantic Theater Command and the Naval Base Command in Rio de Janeiro, and the special envoy of the President of Brazil, the Minister of Defense, the Commander of the Air Force, the Commander of the Navy and the Commander of the Army.