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As Raul Alphonsin finished speaking, the secretary pushed the door and walked in: "Mr. President, Minister Perris has something important to see you. ”

"Let him in. ”

Perris was the foreign minister, and he happened to have something to ask him.

After the secretary went out for a moment, Perris walked in, and without waiting for the other party to speak, he asked, "What is the answer from the Spanish side?"

Instead, he sought Spain's help and support.

Because most of the Argentines are descendants of the Spanish colonization of South America, the two countries share a common blood and culture.

During the Falklands War, Spain was also the only European country to stand in solidarity with Argentina.

If Spain is willing to continue to stand up for Argentina's sovereignty claim this time, it will undoubtedly bring a lot of diplomatic pressure to Britain.

Perris looked solemn.

"Spain can only give us some diplomatic support at most, more than impossible, and Spain does not want to offend Britain. ”

"It's not in their national interest. ”

After a pause, he continued: "US Secretary of State Michael and I had a phone call just now, and he hopes that we can calm down and not escalate the situation. ”

"Bang-"

Raul Alphonsin slapped his palm on the desk and said angrily: "It's obvious that Britain provoked the trouble first, but it actually calmed us down?"

"Have they forgotten what they promised us? ”

The United States is acting in a blatant bias toward Britain, but Argentina has no choice but to listen carefully to the voice of the United States.

"Does he have anything else to say?"

Clenched his fists in silence for a few moments, Raul Alphonsin tried to calm himself down, and now he should be more sane.

Michael also said that if we don't expand the situation. ”

"The United States is willing to persuade European countries to lift economic sanctions against Argentina and is also willing to work on the normalization of relations between Britain and Argentina. ”

Diplomatic relations between Britain and Argentina were severed during the Falklands War, and diplomatic relations have not been re-established.

However, the UK is one of the most important countries in the West and plays a very important role in global politics, economy and culture.

The severance of diplomatic relations with Britain will undoubtedly have a huge impact on Argentina's economy and foreign relations.

It is therefore very important for Argentina to normalize its diplomacy, especially the lifting of the economic sanctions that have been on it for several years.

He, the president, knows best how bad the Argentine economy is right now.

If European countries led by Britain can really lift economic sanctions against Argentina, they can at least improve this economic situation to a certain extent.

"Anything else?"

Perris hesitated.

He also said that if we continue to escalate the situation, the United States will have to reconsider its commitment to us for the sake of stability on the American continent. ”

"Hmph. ”

Raul snorted coldly, his eyes flashed with a cold light, and his hand on the table was clenched tightly, the United States was a naked threat.

When the war broke out, and later when Britain imposed economic sanctions on Argentina.

The United States has pledged to remain neutral.

Now that this gesture is repeated, it is clear that the newly inaugurated Bush administration will not affect its foreign policy just because the United States is located in the Americas.

"What do we do now?"

After a while, Perris asked.

Now Argentina is at a crossroads, whether to go to the right or to the left, as foreign minister, he must have a clear answer.

He was responded to by silence, which is not an easy question to answer.

……

The Falkland Islands, which were almost forgotten by the world, have once again become the focus of global attention due to the discovery of huge oil reserves.

With Britain's tough diplomatic statements and the stationing of warships in the Falkland Islands,

Relations between Britain and Argentina have become tense in vain, just as international public opinion is worried about whether there will be greater diplomatic friction between the two countries, or even lead to a military conflict.

In vain, the attitude of the Argentine government has undergone a subtle change.

Plans to refer the Falkland Islands issue to the United Nations General Assembly had not gone ahead and the solidarity of South American countries had disappeared.

Although the protests of the Argentine government have not stopped, the momentum has weakened considerably.

Many people don't know why.

You must know that it is oil resources with reserves of tens of billions of barrels, is Argentina willing to give up to Britain? The mystery was solved before it was hidden for long.

From mid-August,

France, the Netherlands, Italy and other European countries that imposed economic sanctions on Argentina during the Anglo-Argentine Falklands War have lifted economic sanctions against Argentina one after another.

By early September, the United Kingdom was the only country left to impose economic sanctions.

Not only that, since mid-September, diplomats from the United Kingdom and Argentina have been in frequent contact to discuss the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Only then did the outside world finally understand why Argentina's attitude had suddenly changed.

In the final analysis, this is a forced decision made by the Argentine government after weighing the pros and cons under pressure from home and abroad.

They are left with too little choice.

Because even Argentine President Raul Alfonsin himself knows that if Britain really does not back down, Argentina will have nothing to do with Britain.

And Mrs. Thatcher's toughness made it so easy to make Britain back down.

Rather than end up getting worse and worse with Britain and getting nothing, it is better to use this as an opportunity for Europe to lift economic sanctions against Argentina,

Reap tangible benefits.

As for the Falklands issue, we will find a way to solve it when we have the opportunity and strength in the future.

This cannot be strictly said to be right or wrong, it can only be said to be a forced and helpless choice, a compromise to reality.

Because what Argentina needs most now is stability and development.

During the diplomatic game between Britain and Argentina, Kelon's oil exploration platform had set sail for the waters of the Falkland Islands.

According to the plan submitted to Weixiong by Derek Fisher, president of Kelon Petroleum.

Kelon Petroleum's exploitation of Falkland Islands oil will be carried out in three steps: the first step is to erect two oil platforms in one of the three proven oil fields.

This is mainly because Kelon Petroleum Company has no experience in offshore oil extraction, and the initial focus is mainly on accumulating experience and training employees.

At the same time, expand the company's engineering team and recruit more experienced workers and engineers;

In the second step, 13 production platforms will be erected on three oil fields in proven locations to bring oil extraction in the Falkland Islands into normal condition;

The third step is to drill new oil fields.

Some of the newly drilled fields are immediately exploited, and some are temporarily mothballed, and the timing of exploitation depends on the international form and the price of crude oil.

This is a common practice among governments and oil companies.

This plan is gradual, which can provide Kelon with more time to grow, after all, Kelon's technical reserves are still too weak.

In addition, Kelon is preparing an oil refinery.

The refinery is located in a seaside harbour in the northern Tai Po district of the New Territories, which is mountainous and hilly, with few people living and looks desolate.

Although the construction is difficult due to the terrain, there is no way.

At the same time, national oil companies such as BP Oil, Shell Oil, and ConocoPhillips quickly reached an agreement with the British government.

The remaining oil drilling rights in the eastern, southeastern, and southern waters of the Falkland Islands were divided.

Although it has been established that there are abundant oil resources under the seabed in the waters around the Falkland Islands, this is only theoretical.

In order to exploit the oilfield, it is necessary to determine the specific location of the oil field and explore the geological structure of the seabed to find the best drilling location.

Several companies' rigs also began their own drilling activities when they drilled their first wells on Kelon's production platform.

The action is not unpleasant.

It seems that the British Government is trying to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an established fact about the exploitation of oil in the waters off the Falkland Islands.

In the future, even if Argentina recovers and talks about the Falkland Islands again, Britain will be able to take the full initiative.

At this point, the tension in the Falkland Islands caused by oil should be said to have gradually eased, and will eventually subside over time.

Although Argentina will not give up the Falkland Islands, it will be at least a few years before the dispute erupts again.

In this incident, in addition to the two countries of the time, Britain and Argentina, there was another person who received special attention from public opinion.

That's Wei Xiong.

He was the first to drill for oil in the waters around the Falkland Islands and was the controlling shareholder of Kelon Petroleum, which had signed an extraction agreement with the United Kingdom.

This has to be eye-catching.

In the office, Wei Xiong sat opposite Fox, a reporter for Time magazine, and this was the second time Wei Xiong was interviewed by Time magazine.

Fox is the beautiful reporter I interviewed last time.

"It's a pleasure to interview you again, and if I'm not mistaken, it's been exactly a year since the last interview. ”

"During the year, you've made a lot of moves. ”

For example, Jaguar sold more than 260,000 vehicles in the second quarter, surpassing Japan's Toyota to become the world's second largest automaker. ”

Wei Xiong smiled and said: "To be honest, I am not surprised by this data. ”

"The UK has a very complete automotive industry system and advanced technology, and the reason why it has been sluggish in the past is multifaceted. ”

"For example, conservative thinking, wrong marketing strategies, lagging after-sales service, and so on. ”

"But these are not immutable, and as you can see, this has fundamentally changed since I started the Jaguar Group. ”

"Today, Jaguar not only has the best looks, but also the best performance. ”

"It has also adopted the method of direct sales and franchise merger, and has established a perfect sales system and the best after-sales service in the industry on a global scale. ”

"These are the guarantees of Jaguar's success. ”

"I have a Jaguar XF, and the other day there was something wrong with the engine, so I called the Jaguar after-sales service number across the United States," Fox said. ”

"It was indeed resolved very quickly. ”

"Do you think Jaguar will surpass Volkswagen to become the world's largest car manufacturer in the future? and if so, when?"

Volkswagen sold 387,000 units in the second quarter of this year.

It's almost half as tall as Jaguar, don't underestimate this half, sometimes even a small 10% can be a difficult gap to overcome.

"It's impossible for nothing in the world, but I don't have a timetable. ”

Wei Xiong sighed slightly and said: "Volkswagen occupies a leading position in sales, and a big reason is that it mainly focuses on low-end models. ”

"As far as I know, it's 68 percent. ”

"This is the next phase of Jaguar Group's work, and we are currently looking at low- and mid-range brands in the global automotive industry. ”

"If there's a suitable one, we'll take action. ”

"The development of low-end models will help us increase our market share, and I believe this will also be the trend of the automotive manufacturing industry. ”

Fawkes' eyes lit up.

"Can you be more specific? For example, is there a specific goal?"

"There are a few targets, but I can't reveal them for now, maybe you'll hear about them in a while. Wei Xiong said with a smile.

Seeing this, Fox didn't ask any more questions.

Before the interview began, Fox's question script had already been reviewed, and she knew exactly what questions to ask and what not to ask.

"Well, let's ask a question that has been of great international concern lately. ”

"As for the dispute between the UK and Argentina over sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, I think you should be aware that it has been making headlines lately. ”

The dispute over sovereignty was sparked by the abundance of oil in the waters off the Falkland Islands. ”

"As far as I know, Kelon Petroleum has officially extracted oil in the Falkland Sea, can you tell us more about the specifics?"

Wei Xiong smiled slightly: "Of course you can." ”

"Under the agreement, Kelon will be granted mining rights over 10,000 square kilometres in the north and north-east of the Falkland Islands over the next 30 years. ”

"Three oil fields have now been identified in the area. ”

"The E-03-01 oil field is being exploited, which has reserves of about 350 million to 600 million barrels, and the extraction process is going very well.

"In the future, we will gradually increase our mining efforts and strive to reach a production capacity of 800,000 barrels per day within five years. ”

Fawkes nodded.

"You said that an agreement was reached with the British government, can I understand your preference for Britain on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands?"

"You can't say that. ”

Wei Xiong immediately shook his head and denied: "I am just a businessman, not a politician, and the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands is a matter left over from history." ”

"Whether it belongs to Britain or Argentina is up to the two governments. ”

"As a businessman I only care about practical issues, and it is obvious that the Falkland Islands are now under the de facto control of the British. ”

"If I wanted to exploit the natural resources of the region, I had to work with the British government. ”

Fox shrugged his shoulders: "It's a very real problem. ”

"About a month ago, the construction of the oil refinery you invested in Hong Kong officially started, and I went to the construction site in the morning to take some photos. ”

"As far as I know, the refinery of the future will not only refine oil, but also have a reserve capacity of 3 million cubic meters of oil. ”

"Why would you put a refinery and such a large reserve capacity in Hong Kong? Maybe it would be easier to buy a refinery outright. ”

"You're right, it would save a lot of trouble if I bought a refinery outright. ”

"But the problem is that there are no refineries in Hong Kong, and I value the location, not the refinery itself, which are two different concepts. ”

"In the future, Asia will become a major global energy consumption region. ”

"A large proportion of the crude oil extracted from the Falkland Islands will be processed at Hong Kong refineries and sold to countries such as Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and China. ”

"You might say that China is still a net exporter of oil. ”

"But don't forget that China has a population of more than 1 billion people, and it's undergoing economic reforms, and it's already getting some results. ”

"With the development of the economy, more and more Chinese will buy cars. ”

"There will also be more and more factories, and the operation of cars and factory machines cannot be separated from oil, and I believe this is an irreversible trend. ”

"You can record my words. ”

"I estimate that within five years, China's oil consumption will exceed its capacity to produce oil and become a net importer of oil. ”

"And the number of imports will skyrocket. ”

Wei Xiong did not say that China will overtake the United States to become the world's largest oil consumer in the future, because even if he did, few people would believe it.

But he remembers that China became a net importer of oil in 1993.

It's only been four years now, and we'll see it soon.

……

After the interview, it was almost time to get off work, and Fox invited Wei Xiong to dinner, and Wei Xiong readily agreed, but it was just a pure dinner.

Although Fox clearly had a different purpose.

At dinner, Qiu Bo was also frequently secretly sent, but Wei Xiong behaved very gentlemanly, you must know that his desire for prey is very high now.

And Fox is clearly not up to the mark.

The reason why he agreed to have dinner together was more out of politeness, after all, Fox is also a well-known figure in the American media industry.

After dinner, Wei Xiong sent Fox back to the hotel and left.

But he didn't go back to the villa.

……

"Ding-dong......"

Lin Qingxia came out of the bedroom in her pajamas, planning to pour a glass of water, seeing that her hair was still a little wet, she should have just finished taking a shower, and at this moment the doorbell rang.

The servant hurried over and opened the door.

"Who is it?" Coming out of the kitchen with water, Lin Qingxia looked towards the door, and the next moment her brows furrowed: "What are you doing here?"

But when the servant opened the door, he found a man standing outside.

This man looked quite familiar, but the maid couldn't remember who it was for a while, and was about to ask Lin Qingxia when he walked out of the kitchen.

"Why didn't you answer my call. ”

Qin Xianglin pushed away the servant and walked into the living room, the servant saw that the master seemed to know this man, and it was not to stop it, nor was it to stop it.