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After the end of the Indian delegation's arms sales visit, the Soviet Union began the so-called "Far East Development Project", which was probably the last major thing that Yanayev had to accomplish in his position as general secretary. Rather than international political struggles www.biquge.info the total amount of gas, oil and coal stored in the Far East is the most important link in the future profits of the Soviet Union. This is the last plan that Yanayev needs to complete in his two years in office, as long as the economic foundation of this huge empire is laid, then they will follow the path of history according to inertia, even if it is a change of leadership, as long as the basic state policy is not changed, the Soviet Union will always maintain a high momentum all the way.

Although Yanayev's tenure may not have seen a flood of steel return to Europe, he was able to meet the rise of a red empire transformed from an old shell, which was undoubtedly a nightmare for the West. So Yanayev's Far Eastern development project received the attention of other countries from the very beginning. In particular, the European countries that hoped to trap the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe could not wait to make a stumbling block on the road to the rise of the Soviet Union.

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's plan for the development of the Far East was first brought to the attention of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and since the Soviet Union's cooperation with Japan on military projects has opened up a previous diplomatic dilemma. Moreover, the concession of the USSR on the issue of the South Kuril Islands was the greatest political interest for Japan. When Matsushita Nakayo, director of the Special Committee on Northern Issues, met with the Soviet delegation, he stressed the cooperative relationship between the two countries, and it was also because of that ice-breaking trip that established the friendly development between the Soviet Union and Japan.

With this relationship, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto naturally noticed Yanayev's proposal for the development of the Far East, and then naturally smelled business opportunities from this project.

Ryutaro Hashimoto saw this as an opportunity for the Soviet Union to reinvigorate itself, and the Far East development project meant that the Soviet Union was renovating the backward infrastructure in the Far East, and that Japanese companies could take advantage of the opportunity to transport oil from the Far East to Japan. After all, Japan had a time when it traded oil with the Soviet Union, but it had been importing crude oil from Saudi Arabia because of the international situation. When the price of crude oil is rising, the increase in transportation costs has also led to Japan having to look for new oil countries.

Yanayev, on the other hand, is considering another move, about the plan for oil transportation between Japan and China.

As early as the beginning of 1997, the Chinese government and the Japanese government sent delegations to Moscow to discuss oil project plans, and they deeply realized the importance of cooperation with the Soviet Union, a major oil-producing country. As the Middle East has begun to war, unstable sources of oil will be a constraint for developing countries. And this is even more of a constraint for a resource-poor country like Japan.

At this time, the Soviet Union's Far East development project and Japan's predicament came together, for Japan, the Soviet Union's abundant oil and various minerals could just meet the needs of Japan's production and development, and the exploitation was cheaper. Moreover, Yanayev believed that Ryutaro Hashimoto had the idea of building a pipeline from the Far East to Japan.

The battle for the oil pipelines in the Far East was finally settled in 2005. At that time, the Russian government abandoned the Ontario Line and the Anna Line, which were contested by China and Japan, and decided to build an oil transportation pipeline from Tesshet to Nakhodka by the Russian-run oil transportation company, which is commonly known as the Tyna Line.

Of course, Yanayev will take the lead in building the Tana line this time, relying on oil sources from West Siberia, Irkutsk Oblast, and the Yakutia Autonomous Republic to supply oil to the Asia-Pacific region. The Soviet Union was the biggest winner in the construction of this oil pipeline.

The proposed Ontario line from the Chinese side can only supply oil to China, while the Tana line supplies oil to Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea and China at the same time, and can also cross the Pacific Ocean and reach the west coast of the United States. This will not only help the Soviet Union obtain more lucrative oil profits from it, but also help the Soviet Union use the energy card to maximize its international interests in the diplomacy of major powers.

In a word, the current deployment of oil pipelines is completely in the hands of the Soviet Union. What Yanayev needed to consider was the maximization of the political interests of the Soviet Union, and on this point, Yanayev also needed to consult with Comrade Ryzhkov.

"Maximizing strategic benefits?" Ryzhkov coughed, having been sitting in the chair of the Council of Ministers for a long time, he had realized that his position was at this point. There was Pavlov pressing on him, and he couldn't climb up.

"General Secretary Yanayev, what you need to consider now is not your relationship with Japan, but your relationship with China. Although the Soviet Union and China are now cooperating together because of Japan's relations, this friendship is fragile at present, stemming from mutual wariness and distrust between the two sides. ”

"What do you mean?" Yanayev asked.

"If the Soviet Union really wants to cheat China, it means that it is very likely that China will be pushed to the side of the United States because of the oil problem. Yanayev should think clearly about one thing: In the current international situation, whoever can win over China and form an alliance will have the advantage of dominating the world. The United States no longer has this opportunity because of its own relationship policy. ”

"We need to use an oil pipeline to tie China and the Soviet Union on the same line, even if it is attacked by the United States, it will be a bitter relationship, not watching the other side fall into the ground," Ryzhkov said. ”

"So what?" Yanayev said with a wry smile, he did not expect that the Soviet Union, which carried a big banner alone, would eventually fall to the point of forming a political bloc with its former enemy.

"The Ontario line cannot be canceled, but we need to compromise this plan because nearly a third of the Ontario line is laid in other countries," Ryzhkov said. All in all, it is necessary to take care of the sentiments of the Chinese side and ensure that our interests are maximized. ”

"It's a really difficult choice." Yanayev scratched his head, if according to Ryzhkov, then the next negotiations will be an uphill tug-of-war, and there is even a possibility of a stalemate.

"Believe me, General Secretary Yanayev, this is the most prudent thing to do," Ryzhkov said. But we don't have to worry too much, the Soviet oil company will take care of this problem. (To be continued.) )