Chapter 647: The Battle of the Islands II
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"The territorial issue of the South Kuril Islands is a matter for the Japanese and Russian governments, and Atlantis Mineral Resources is only a developer to exploit the minerals of these islands and the aquatic resources of the surrounding seas, and will not be involved in such international affairs. Your Excellency Fukuda, if the two sides of you negotiate well, we will certainly have no reason to stop it. Wu Chen looked indifferent, and didn't seem to take it seriously at all.
"The Japanese government is willing to abide by the commercial agreement between the Russian government and you, and to retain your mineral exploitation and fishing rights in the four northern islands, but not exclusively, and Japanese companies will also participate in the development and construction. In addition, the Japanese Government hopes that you will withdraw all the armed forces dispatched to the four northern islands, which will be conducive to regional stability. Fukuda said.
The armed forces of the mercenary regiments on the four northern islands or the South Kuril Islands are a sword of Damocles that the Japanese Government cannot eat and sleep at night, and the strength of the Navy's two aircraft carrier battle groups alone is enough to defeat the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.
The four northern islands are too close to the Japanese mainland, and the use of rocket artillery and howitzers from Kunashir Island can actually directly hit coastal cities.
The mercenary corps has hundreds of strategic bombers, which is a point that the Japanese government is very afraid of, think about the power of those joint direct attack munitions, air-to-ground missiles, and conventional aerial bombs, which really provoke the other side and tear their faces to start a war, they don't care, Japan's construction achievements after World War II will come to naught in a short time. Destruction is always much faster than construction, everyone understands this.
First of all, the four northern islands are of great political significance to Japan, and they are a magic weapon for the government to unite people's minds and divert attention.
Moreover, everyone knows very well that the mercenary corps has mobilized such a strong navy, land, and air force to defend the four northern islands, built a large number of military facilities in the localities, invested a large amount of money in infrastructure construction, and held a military exercise on Kunashir Island that shocked the world, with the purpose of naturally monopolizing resources.
Although the specific mineral data is not available, the Japanese government has sent experts to explore the surrounding area, and the oil and gas resources are quite amazing, judging by the importance of the mercenary corps, the mineral resources of the four northern islands must be very rich, which is very important to the Japanese government, a country with few resources.
All in all, the barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, not to mention that the Japanese government does not dare to fight, even if it really fights, the mercenaries can leave with a pat on the ass if they lose the battle, and they are very relaxed and chic, but the Japanese government will shout at the mess every day, and the ground will not work.
"I still say that it is still too early to negotiate these issues after you and the Russian government have formally signed the legal documents. Your Excellency Fukuda, I would like to make you a friend, and by the way, I would like to remind you that this matter is not as optimistic as you see. ”
"The prime minister's strategy seems very good to me, what I get is my own, I will get it first and then talk about the next step, if I want to eat a fat man in one bite, I can only kill myself. But there is no market for his routine in Japan, and he is good at behind-the-scenes politics, and coming to the front of the stage is not his strong point, and he can't calm down the turmoil in the face of questions from parliamentarians and radicals. Wu Chen smiled and said.
"Maybe what Mr. Wu Chen said is right, but you must also know that from the former Soviet Union to the first president, none of the leaders understood the economy, the former Soviet Union was a planned economy and military priority, leaving a mess for Russia, heavy industry or military industry is very strong, but light industry, which can transfuse blood for the national finance, is extremely backward, to put it mildly, even toilet paper has to be imported."
"Now Russia's economic situation is very bleak, since the Asian financial crisis, investors from various countries have withdrawn a large number of funds, Russia maintains fiscal expenditures on oil and natural gas, the international market prices have continued to fall, in order to repay foreign debts, hollowed out a small number of family funds, if this situation continues, the Russian government will have to go bankrupt."
"Revitalizing Russia is the government's primary task, but it is useless in words, funds are the biggest problem facing the Russian government, although Japan has also suffered from the impact of the financial crisis, but we have not only survived, but also the economy is developing very rapidly, foreign exchange reserves are a step every year, if you want to get help from the Japanese government, the issue of the four northern islands is the key."
"Even if the Russian government is unwilling to return the four northern islands, they have no other way in the face of the current predicament, and the Western countries have only given sanctions, blockades and boycotts, and Russia has few friends in this world. China is busy with reform and opening up, and there is no extra capital to help Russia, although the Golden Triangle Federation has a lot of cooperation with the Russian military industry, with all due respect, you have not even established the most basic industrial base, the economy is just starting, and your own finances are stretched, let alone taking care of others. Fukuda said with a smile.
It is worthy of being a person who can become prime minister in the future, Fukuda's words Wu Chen agreed very much, and hit the nail on the head to say Russia's shortcomings and problems, but he didn't know that in another three or four years, crude oil prices would turn their heads up, and Russia's financial crisis would be alleviated to a great extent.
"Russia attaches great importance to the land, and everyone on the earth knows that the Japanese government has repeatedly coerced and exerted pressure to take back the territorial rights of the four northern islands, isn't it afraid that the Russian government will turn against you?"
"You must know that the more than 20,000 nuclear warheads of the former Soviet Union were inherited by Russia, and there are even more conventional weapons that are innumerable, and in terms of force, no matter how strong Japan is, it will not be able to withstand Russia, and if you take the initiative to provoke, it will be difficult for the US government to intervene, after all, it is impossible to start a war with a big country." Wu Chen said with a smile.
"Mr. Wu Chen, this is just the opinion of ordinary people, although you do not interfere in the political affairs of the Golden Triangle Federation, but you hold the highest power of the government, and you are also a politician, we actually know very well in our hearts that it is impossible for a nuclear war to break out again, especially between the two superpowers of the United States and Russia, the probability is almost zero! There are American GIs stationed on the territory of Japan, and this is our protective umbrella, and even if the United States does not interfere in the affairs of the four northern islands, Russia will not dare to launch a nuclear war against us. ”
"In the 21st century, the confrontation between countries is only the last resort, and economic warfare is the best strategy. I admit that the Russian army can defeat the Japanese Self-Defense Forces tenfold and hundredfold, but the Russian economy is not one-tenth of that of the Japanese economy! ”
"If Russia's economic situation deteriorates again, the foundation of the government's rule will be shaken, and President Park Kim will be under domestic pressure to exceed the critical point, and he will have to agree to the Japanese government's conditions and return the territory to the Japanese investment, which is nothing more than a matter of time." Fukuda said lightly.