Chapter 391: Economic Blockade?
It was beyond Jiang Chen's expectations.
The sky was clear on the other side of the wasteland, but when he returned to the present world, it was pouring rain.
Raindrops the size of beans fell on the glass windows, making a grinning sound in the storm. The palm fronds outside the window were blown to one side, and the sea not far away was also raging, and there was no boat in sight.
Perhaps because she heard the noise in the bedroom, Aisha appeared in Jiang Chen's room quietly like a cat.
I have to say that her outfit at the moment is very eye-catching, or when she is at home, her outfit has always been so eye-catching, with a loose white shirt hem that lightly hides two slender and toned legs. From an academic point of view, this style of dressing not only arouses the husband's curiosity about whether his wife is "wearing" only one shirt, but also provokes the husband's visual senses with the corners of the clothes that sway at the base of the thighs.
Coupled with that cold face and fiery gaze
Well, Jiang Chen admits that if it weren't for the fact that the bullets had already run out, he might have pounced on her right now.
Getting up and walking to her side, Jiang Chen smiled and reached out to button the open neckline for her.
"Come out with me in a moment. Uh, why don't you go change your clothes first? β
"There's a typhoon outside." Kissing Jiang Chen's lips, Aisha buried her gaze slightly and said softly.
From her voice, Jiang Chen could feel the fiery hint.
"Typhoon? Is it serious? β
"It's just a transit typhoon, I heard that it is 300 kilometers away from Koro Island, and the wind force in the center is 13, but the news still recommends reducing travel."
Transit typhoon? That shouldn't be very serious.
Seeing that Jiang Chen didn't speak, Aisha whispered, "It's been almost a month." β
At this point, Jiang Chen still didn't understand what she was referring to. So he smiled and put his forehead on her forehead.
"How about waiting for the evening?"
Her cheeks were slightly red, and the corners of Aisha's mouth hooked up with a smile, and she shyly hid her forehead in Jiang Chen's shoulder socket
Changing into a fairly formal outfit, Jiang Chen came to the garage and opened the door of the black Santana. In this kind of ghost weather, he is naturally reluctant to sit in that Lamborghini.
Seeing Jiang Chen sitting in the co-pilot's seat. Aisha, who had been waiting in the driver's seat, skillfully started the car and drove towards the pouring rain.
Because of the heavy rain, the car drove very slowly, and after half an hour, it finally arrived at the presidential palace and entered the underground garage under the guidance of the guards. After verifying his identity, the guards respectfully let him go.
When Jiang Chen came to the door of the president's office, Zhang Yaping was discussing something fiercely with his chief of staff and vice president. Seeing Jiang Chen appear at the door, Zhang Yaping was obviously stunned, and then greeted him with a smile.
"Welcome. Mr. Jiang, I don't know what kind of wind blew you here? β
The backer behind the president, the mysterious shareholder of Transwarp Trading Company, the vice president and the chief of staff of the same party, all had heard of it, so they were not dissatisfied with the president's interruption of the conversation, but just looked at Jiang Chen a few times quietly.
Shaking hands with Zhang Yaping, Jiang Chen asked.
"Busy right now?"
"Diplomatic issues. Haha, gentlemen. It's already lunchtime, so we might as well wait until 2 o'clock to continue the discussion? β
The chief of staff and the vice president looked at each other. Then he nodded.
"No problem." "Agreed."
The two left one after another, and only Zhang Yaping and Jiang Chen were left in the office. Zhang Yaping walked to the coffee machine, poured two cups of hot coffee for himself and Jiang Chen, and then sat down in front of the sofa for resting, and made a gesture of invitation to Jiang Chen, who was sitting opposite him.
"Blue Mountain Coffee."
"Thank you." Smiling, Jiang Chen picked up the porcelain cup and took a sip. Leaned back on the couch.
"Say, I'm guessing you're not here for my coffee." Perhaps because he has been very busy these days, Zhang Yaping speaks very quickly.
After months of training, the young president finally has the appearance of a politician. Although Jiang Chen hadn't spoken yet, he could tell at a glance that Jiang Chen must have something to look for him.
Seeing Zhang Yaping, he said directly. Jiang Chen no longer greeted, "Marine resources development license, mining license, you can help me get these two certificates." β
"You're going to go into mining? But I remember that there was only one copper mine in the Panu Islands with very low reserves. Zhang Yaping frowned.
Jiang Chen shook his head, "It's not at sea level, it's below sea level." β
"Seabed mining?"
"That's right. The location is near the southern waters of Anga Island and will not affect the local ecological environment. β
"Okay, I'll help you with that." Although he was very skeptical that Jiang Chen had the ability to mine, Zhang Yaping still nodded and agreed, "Is there anything else?" β
"I'm fine," Jiang Chen shook his head and looked at Zhang Yaping with a smile, "But you seem to have something to do." β
Hearing this, Zhang Yaping smiled bitterly, picked up the coffee and took a sip.
"The Philippine government is trying to use diplomatic means to win over neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia to impose economic sanctions on China on the pretext of destabilizing the regional situation and illegally taking hostages. For example, the increase in export tariffs to new countries will greatly increase the cost of living for ordinary people in new countries. Another exampleβ"
"What was the reaction of the countries?" Because he didn't understand, Jiang Chen interrupted him and asked straight to the point.
Illegal hostage-taking? Grass? How cheeky it must be to say such a thing. Jiang Chen cursed in his heart.
"The countries in the South China Sea are basically on the side of the Philippines because of their stance on the China issue, and New Guinea is neutral, but these are not problems, and our trade volume with those countries is not very large."
"The problem is in Australia?" Jiang Chen asked thoughtfully.
"That's right." Zhang Yaping nodded.
Australia is a major trading partner of the new country, and 80% of the goods in the new country's supermarkets come from Australian ports. Once Australia falls to the Philippines, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the economy of the new country.
"According to the latest arms sales agreement between Australia and the Philippines, the Philippines will purchase a retired frigate with a displacement of 3,600 tons from the Australian Navy. For this reason, although Australia has not yet expressed its position on this, considering that the Philippine side may attach it as an additional condition to the negotiations, it is very likely that the Australian side will favor the Philippine side. β
Jiang Chen cocked Erlang's legs and fell into deep thought.
Zhang Yaping's expression looked very helpless, after all, a small country like Xiang Xinguo really has no weight in the international community. Even if Australia wants to favor the Philippines, they have nothing to do.
"What is the Philippine side's request?"
"The interrogation in mid-July was cancelled and the 41 Filipino soldiers who were detained were unconditionally released, but this is simply impossible, and we have announced the interrogation date to the national media, and many media outlets in Singapore and abroad have submitted applications for interviews to our court." Zhang Yaping pinched his sour brows and said.
Things have developed to this point, and there is basically no room for manoeuvre. Once the 41 people are tried in public and sentenced to prison, the Philippines will lose face in the international community, and Aquino's painstakingly managed "tough image" will become a joke completely.
A "small projectile country" dares to slap you in the face, who is your toughness for? The last invasion was scandalous enough, and if the issue wasn't handled properly, Aquino would have to face questions from angry military families and the people of his country.
However, Jiang Chen still felt a little surprised by the Philippine side's measures, it seems that the mercenary incident more than a month ago still did not make these monkeys have a long memory.
"Which is the ruling party in Australia?" Jiang Chen asked in a deep voice.
"Liberals."
"What about the opposition?"
"Is there anything wrong with the Labour Party?" Zhang Yaping asked.
"Very well, just leave this matter to me." A smile suddenly appeared on Jiang Chen's face and he stood up from the sofa.
"Over to you?" Zhang Yaping was puzzled.
"Problems that cannot be solved through diplomatic means can be solved through political means. Don't forget, I'm a businessman, and businessmen don't have borders. β
After drinking all the coffee on the coffee table in one gulp, Jiang Chen left Zhang Yaping with a blank face, and the meteor strode towards the door. (To be continued.) )