National interests are an eternal topic between countries.

In the foreign policy of OUCC, Yang Weiping has always adhered to the principle of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, and has never worn any colored glasses. As a result, OUCC can move between the socialist camp and the capitalist camp with ease.

Whether it is the Kra Canal or the Syria Canal, when it will be opened for operation is not a matter of concern to Yang Weiping. Yang Weiping is interested in the two strategically important new canals of Tongguò to leverage the current world pattern and enable it to develop in a direction that is beneficial to the Eastern Union.

As to whether Israel will follow the will of the United States to prevent the implementation of the Syria-Iraq Canal plan, Yang Weiping weighed it all long before throwing this strategic plan to the Soviet Union.

If the Soviet Union had not taken the lead in digging the Syrian-Iraqi Canal, the United States and Israel would certainly have joined forces to put pressure on Syria to prevent the project from harming the interests of the Suez Canal. However, with the Soviet Union at the front, it is highly unlikely that the United States and Israel will use military pressure to influence the Syrian government's decision-making.

After all, the Soviet Union's investment in digging a canal in Syria and the deployment of a missile base in Cuba by the Soviet Union are completely different concepts. All European countries, led by Britain and France, have welcomed the Syrian-Iraq Canal plan, and the United States cannot find any positive reason to stop it.

Therefore, as long as the Syrian government borrows the Soviet Union's momentum slightly, Yang Weiping believes that the Israeli government will definitely take advantage of the situation to go downhill, and then vent its bitterness on its American boss and kick the ball back to the United States.

No, on the second day of Yang Weiping's visit to Germany, he received the good news that the Israeli army had taken the initiative to retreat 10 kilometers along the Israeli-Syrian border.

For this reason, Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl had an in-depth discussion with Yang Weiping at the Chancellery about this news.

Today, the Federal Republic of Germany has established an all-weather strategic partnership with Huaxia and OUCC. The complete replacement of Japan's interests in China, which had historically belonged to Japan, and the comprehensive technical cooperation with the Eastern Union Union, have made West Germany have a faint tendency to become the most economically developed country in Europe. This also led West German Chancellor Kohl to have more confidence and courage in the grand plan of reunifying Germany.

However, Yang Weiping obviously did not want to promote the early reunification of East Germany and West Germany. In Yang Weiping's view, a divided Germany is more in the interests of the Eastern Union. Besides. As long as the Soviet Union remains stable for the time being, it is almost impossible for Germany to reunify without the Soviet Union's nod.

Kohl is indeed a very skillful and courageous national leader, but the West German chancellor's too kneeling style towards the Jews made Yang Weiping a little disdainful.

Although the reason why the economy of West Germany was able to develop so rapidly was inseparable from the support of the Jewish consortium. But a completely pro-Jewish Germany is not what Yang wants to see.

Listening to Chancellor Kohl's endless review of the origin and friendship between West Germany, Tiangong Group and the Eastern Union, Yang Weiping also secretly sighed in his heart with a flick of his fingers. Eight years have passed in a hurry.

Yang Weiping did not like his overly pro-Jewish style, but he still deeply admired his ability to govern.

On the issue of German reunification, Kohl has always insisted that East and West Germany are one nation and that each other is not a foreign country. He strongly advocated the reunification of Germany through self-determination on the premise of European unity. It can be said that Kohl played a key role in the process of German reunification, and at the same time made a great contribution to the process of EU integration.

Gradually, Cole turned the conversation to Israel's foreign affairs.

"The cooperative relationship between your country and Israel. In a certain way, it is not inferior to the deep friendship that our country has always maintained with your country. Cole picked up a toasted Havana cigar and handed it to Yang Weiping, and smiled enthusiastically: "For the contradictions between Israel and the surrounding Arab countries." I don't know what Yuan Xiansheng thinks?"

"It doesn't matter what our country thinks about it. Yang Weiping shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "The key is the Palestinian issue, how the Israeli government intends to solve it." If this issue is not properly resolved, peace in the true sense of the word will never be achieved in the Middle East. ”

"I think the attitude of the Syrian government is very important if the Palestinian issue is to be completely resolved. Cole's face turned stern and solemnly said: "Syria, as one of the socialist countries, now has the strategic support of the Soviet Union. I am deeply concerned that Syria's diplomatic stance towards Israel is bound to become increasingly tough. ”

"As long as Israel does not make small moves on the Syria-Iraq Canal plan, I don't think it will be a big problem for Syria and Israel to maintain the existing state border. Yang Weiping said very seriously: "Any country's economy wants to develop. Ensuring social stability and peace is the fundamental premise. What Syria needs now is to develop its economy and improve the living standards of its people, not to ponder how to reclaim the Golan Heights, which have been seized by Israel. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, Yuan Xiansheng, can I think that your country actually has the ability to influence Syria's foreign policy through the Soviet Union?" Cole stared at Yang Weiping's eyes solemnly, and the tentative meaning was obvious.

"The Syrian-Iranian Canal project was first proposed by me to Andropov. Yang Weiping smiled noncommittally and said indifferently: "The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is very optimistic about the great prospects of the Syria-Iraq Canal project. ”

"If, I mean if. Kohl asked with great seriousness: "What is your country's position if there is another border war between Syria and Israel?"

"Mr. Prime Minister, the national strength of the Eastern Union is not enough to intervene in the political pattern of the Middle East. Yang Weiping smiled indifferently: "However, in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the Syria-Iraq Canal plan, the Soviet Union will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Israeli government bully the weak." As far as I know, Andropov is planning to reorganize the Soviet Union's Mediterranean Fleet, which will feature all new advanced warships, including a nuclear-powered heavy aircraft carrier. ”

"Didn't the Soviets calculate the withdrawal of their troops from Europe?" Cole asked, his face slightly changed, "how could you think of reorganizing its Fifth Fleet?"

"To protect the Syrian-Iraqi Canal from destruction. Yang Weiping said: "Mr. Prime Minister, do you think that for a grand project with an investment of more than $30 billion, who would dare to make such an investment decision lightly without strong military support?"

Cole nodded thoughtfully, shoved his cigar into his mouth and took several puffs, not knowing what he was thinking.

Yang Weiping's thinking at this moment was brought by Cole to the Fifth Fleet of the Soviet Navy stationed in the Mediterranean, pondering whether it was possible for the Eastern Union Navy and the Fifth Fleet of the Soviet Navy to conduct a joint exercise in the Mediterranean, so as to announce to the outside world the importance that the Soviet Union and the Eastern Union attached to the Syrian-Iraqi Grand Canal plan.

During the Cold War, in order to strengthen its influence and control over the Mediterranean region, the Soviet Union established the Fifth Squadron, the first combat corps in the history of the Soviet Navy, in 1967. The fleet remained in the Mediterranean for 25 years, until the collapse of the Soviet Union.

On June 14, 1967, in accordance with Order No. 0195 of the Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy, the Fifth Detachment began to be deployed in the Mediterranean Sea as a combat corps with a permanent commander and headquarters. The first commander of the 5th Detachment was Vice Admiral Boris Petrov, and the chief of staff was Rear Admiral Vitaly Platonov. The fleet was directly under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Navy and the Naval Headquarters, and its command was carried out through the Central Command of the USSR Navy.

The ships under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Detachment were dispatched by the Soviet Union's Northern Fleet, the Baltic Fleet, and the Black Sea Fleet in rotational order, with the Baltic Fleet and the Black Sea Fleet sending only surface ships, while the Northern Fleet, in addition to surface ships, also sent a regular submarine detachment and several multipurpose nuclear submarines.

That is, the Mediterranean detachment of the USSR Navy did not have permanent ships.

Yang Weiping discussed this issue with Andropov during his visit to the Soviet Union. Andropov's original intention was to further reduce the size of the Fifth Squadron in order to save military spending, but Yang Weiping encouraged him to dispel this idea. Because Yang Weiping told Andropov that the competition in the future world pattern will mainly be the competition of the seas, and the Soviet Continental Army can be appropriately reduced, but the Soviet navy must be reorganized according to the development of a modern navy.

It is no secret that the Navy of the USSR was not high in the world ranking of the Navy. Its surface ships are simply not comparable to those of the US Navy.

However, since the development of the aircraft carrier steam catapult device in cooperation with the Eastern Union Navy, the new types of ships of the Soviet Navy have also received strong technical support from the Eastern Union Navy in terms of upgrading.

The joint construction of the "Ulyanovsk" nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is undoubtedly a milestone in the cooperation between the Eastern Union and the Soviet Navy. The Soviet Union will simultaneously build three Ulyanovsk-class nuclear-powered heavy aircraft carriers, one of which will be deployed to the Fifth Squadron in the Mediterranean.

As for the "Kiev" and "Minsk" aircraft carriers currently in service in the Soviet Navy, they were encouraged by Yang Weiping to let the Soviet Union cash out at a low price, and the funds obtained were used for the construction of the "Ulyanovsk" class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

According to Yang Weiping's suggestion at that time, the Soviet Ministry of Defense intended to sell the "Kiev" to Syria and the "Minsk" to Iraq. In the past, it fully showed that the Soviet Union attached great importance to the Syrian-Iraqi Grand Canal project.

Soviet Defense Minister Yazov visited Syria and Iraq this time, and Yang Weiping estimated that Yazov had an important task to finalize the transfer agreement between the "Kiev" and "Minsk".

Using the "F22" to leverage the influence of the Eastern Union Air Force in Europe, and then using the Mediterranean Detachment of the Soviet Navy to allow the Eastern Union Navy to intervene in the Mediterranean, is undoubtedly a bold attempt by Yang Weiping to the strategic limits of the Eastern Union countries. (To be continued......)