Ghana History 2 - Politics

readx; Chen Wenqi's demeanor is elegant, and he can't see that he is a martial arts practitioner, and the story about him and the king of Ghana is quite low-key, and no one knows about it. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"Hello Chen Dong. My name is Zhang Xiaosheng, I am honored to have dinner with you, I wish you a happy new year first! I raised my glass.

"Haha, thank you, Zhang Xiaosheng! I know you. I knew you the last time I came, the young man is honest and smart! Chen Wenqi also raised his glass.

"You don't know! Last time at the dock, you helped us solve a problem! Hou Xiyang explained to me, who was confused.

"The docks? I don't think I've seen you before! "I mobilize my memory bank to recall.

"It's not me, I wasn't there at the time, it's another of our translators, her name is Wang Ting, do you still have an impression?" Hou Xiyang continued.

"Not impressed!" I can't remember who Wang Ting is.

"It's that we put some seeds in the cabinet, and they were seized and seized by the customs, Wang Ting couldn't deal with it there, you and Bai Ying helped." Hou Xiyang reminded me.

"Oh, it's a bit impressive, it seems like a long time ago." That time was when I was helping her director clear the excavator with Bai Ying, saying that it was helping, but in fact, it wasn't at all, because they had 10 kilograms of seeds in the cabinet, and the customs threatened to seize and confiscate it was actually just an excuse, the purpose was nothing more than to ask for a tip, I just asked Bai Ying to say a few words to the customs, and I can't remember what that Wang Ting looks like.

"Thank you, Zhang Xiaosheng and Bai Yan, now these seeds have been planted on one hectare, and they will mature in another 2 months! The first time I met you was in Dubai, though, at that drink shop. I didn't bring cash that day, and the store couldn't use the card, so the money was still paid for nothing! Remembered? Chen Wenqi looked at me and Bai Yan slowly.

"Oh, it seems to be!" Bai Ying remembered and replied.

"Originally, I wanted to ask Bai Xi for your help this time! We Chen Dong are looking for the embassy to recommend a good freight forwarder, the customs quarantine is more familiar, and the embassy directly recommends you. Other business friends also say that you are the most reliable! We Dong Chen want not to bother you during the Spring Festival, and go to the dock office in person after you go to work! This is not a mistake and I have encountered it again! I don't know you on the side of the road, but Chen Dong already recognizes the two of you in the car! Hou Xiyang poured wine for everyone, and said as he poured. dudu1;

"It's fate!" Bai Yan raised his wine glass, "Chen Dong, we toast you!" ”

"Okay, come on, come on, there are no outsiders anyway, don't be restrained, let's drink together. I, Chen, have no education and no culture, a rough person, in ancient times, he was a martial artist, I can know you, it's really my fate, my blessing. Chen Wenqi was particularly polite.

"Chen Dong is modest, you are not called a skill, your story can be made into a movie, it is definitely a legendary story! We're nothing compared to you. I said to Chen Wenqi after drinking.

"Where, my story is not worth mentioning, it is just some kind of coincidence. I'm sure you'll be able to make movies in the future. My old man, it's amazing that you came to Africa at a young age! When I was young, I only went out to see because of the war, and I just went to Hong Kong. At that time, a friend encouraged me to go to Nanyang for development, but I didn't dare to go! Then again, that friend of mine, Bai Ying, you also know! Chen Wenqi stood up and said slowly as he picked up vegetables for me and Bai Ying.

"I know? I haven't been there, Chen Dong, the South Seas you said are Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia in Southeast Asia, right? Bai Bai looked at me, and then looked at Chen Wenqi and asked.

"Yes, he went to Indonesia to develop, at first he opened a small restaurant, resold some clothes and shoes, and later made steel, Sentuo Steel is his company in Ghana." Chen Wenqi talked about his friends.

"Oh, Dong Chen is talking about Mr. Xu, the big boss of Fujian! People are really investing in big projects, in the ** industrial park, the big steel mill, the last time the Chinese ambassador and the president of Ghana came. Bai Ying is very familiar with Sentuo, for Ghanaian enterprises, basically have to deal with the wharf, there are always materials to import, even if you just open a restaurant, you still have to import some equipment and things, Bai Ying's professional attributes determine that she can know most of the enterprises, especially those who have just come to invest.

"Yes, Xiao Xu is more than ten years younger than me, dare to fight, in the Philippines and Indonesia have opened steel mills, the last time I chatted with him, I said that I went to Ghana, this guy is going to open a steel plant without saying a word, saying that Southeast Asia is going to be saturated, and the future development is in Africa! This guy does what he says, dares to think and do, and gets a group of young people to come over to build a factory! Chen Wenqi talked about his friend's words of praise.

"We have to learn more from Mr. Chen Dong Xu!" I stood up and toasted Chen Wenqi alone.

"Sit down and sit down, I'm an old man Chen, I'm a **-type businessman, don't talk about so much red tape, Zhang Xiaosheng, this name is simple and easy to remember, a scholar, a good name, come, let's take a sip!" By the way, after drinking this cup, I really have something to ask you. Chen Wenqian motioned for me to sit down and clinked glasses with me.

"Chen Dong said." I replied. dudu2;

"That's right, I'm going to grow a lot of cash crops in Ghana, it's the kind of high added value, I think the climate here is suitable, the land is more and the price is low, and the future is a direction. But I'm not very familiar with the policy of exporting these crops back to China, especially from Ghana. You also know that although this country's customs is nominally under the jurisdiction of the State Administration of Taxation, it is actually an independent kingdom, and you should be familiar with the doors inside. Xiao Xu told me that he imported the equipment and materials of the steel mill, and the Ministry of Commerce of Ghana gave him a license to build a factory without tariffs, but the customs just didn't recognize it. Chen Wenqi stood up again and served us vegetables.

"Oh, that's the case, according to Ghana's investment law, in the case of investment in industry, the equipment and materials necessary for the construction of industrial plants are exempt from customs duties! However, the customs will have the right to interpret what is necessary for the construction of the factory, and it will review whether the materials are necessary. Mr. Xu's materials have been delayed for a month, and the storage fees at the wharf alone are millions of yuan! Later, I discussed with the customs to prevent the tariff of 200,000 US dollars, they slowly reviewed, refunded more and made up for less, and our company also reduced it by 50% on the dock side, and I also said hello to the Ghana Port Authority to reduce it by 20%, and finally the terminal demurrage cost a total of 300,000 US dollars, and the 200,000 US dollars was returned by the embassy and the Ghana Minister of Commerce and Customs after negotiation. This money is in the hands of the blacks, and it is impossible to get it all back, this is the African practice! Anyway, the reason is that some living materials and building materials are beyond the scope of tariff exemption. Bai Ying originally talked about the causes and consequences of this incident.

"Well, Xiao Xu told me, if it weren't for you, he wouldn't have realized the problem of terminal demurrage, maybe the customs refunded the money, but after three months, the terminal demurrage was recovered!" Chen Wenqi said with a smile.

"Yes, their demurrage is progressive, free for up to 7 days, one fee for more than 7 days, doubled after another 7 days, and so on! Three months is amazing, and more than three months the customs has the right to auction to the outside world! Bai Yan explained.

"Well, the exchange rate of this part of the domestic fee is not as good, at most a few hundred yuan, the situation is different, if you don't understand, you will suffer, the embassy doesn't know much about this, Xiao Xu told me." Chen Wenqi asked Hou Xiyang to pour us wine.

"There is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry! I also have to go back to understand this matter and discuss it with Chen Dong after I understand it! Bai Ying replied with a smile.

Chen Wenqi and we talked and laughed to discuss the precautions of the customs wharf, Bai Xi, an absolute authoritative expert in this area, Hou Xiyang also took the opportunity to record the main points of Bai Ying's words with his mobile phone, and he talked about the customs problems for more than an hour.

"By the way, I heard Hou Xiyang say that the king that Chen Dong knew fled to Ghana, what is going on? I think the political situation in Ghana is quite stable, doesn't US President Barack Obama still say that he is a model of democracy? "After talking about customs, I bring up another topic that I care about.

"You young people don't care about politics, and when your business grows, you all need to deal with politics! I also learned about this from the embassy, and I will tell you briefly that the first president of Ghana I came to meet is also a legend! Chen Wenqi put down the wine glass, and he asked Hou Xiyang to make a pot of tea from the restaurant.

"Isn't it more legendary than the first president you said?" I'm curious, having been in Ghana for so long, I really never cared about his politics.

"That's a lot of legends! At least I think so, I've seen him himself, he's really a selfless person, Ghana has such a good current political situation, you see that African countries are chaotic as soon as they change presidents, why isn't Ghana, I think it's largely because of him. Nkrumah: Do you know how to step down? It was coup d'état. Chen Wenqi continued, speaking at a slow pace. dudu3;

Hou Xiyang made a pot of tea for everyone, and everyone sat on the sofa next to them, listening to Chen Wenqi while drinking tea.

On February 21, 1966, at the invitation of President Ho Chi Minh, Nkrumah left Accra for Hanoi for an official goodwill visit to Vietnam, and at the same time paid a visit to Beijing. This was the first visit by a black African head of state to a country that was engaged in the War to Resist US Aggression and Save the Country, and he was accompanied by 88 people. This grand visit has attracted the attention of the whole of Ghana. At the same time, Nkrumah's close confidant, General Afiri, chief of the General Staff of the Ghanaian armed forces, also traveled to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, to attend the meeting. The simultaneous visit of two dignitaries in charge of the military and political power created a power vacuum in Ghana. The "Revolutionary Councils" saw this as a golden opportunity and made the decision to stage a coup d'état to mobilize the forces at their disposal to the outskirts of the capital, Accra, including a paratrooper unit, a mechanized unit and an infantry battalion, in the name of military exercises. Although the movement of troops was public, its coup plans went undetected by Nkrumah's intelligence system. The Ghanaian armed forces have a strength of no more than 10,000 men and are mainly composed of land forces with two infantry brigades. There is also a security force, consisting mainly of police, of about 9,000 people. The participation of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades in the coup d'état was enough to control the entire armed forces.

At midnight on 23 February 1966, fierce fighting took place in the capital between the coup forces and the armed forces loyal to Nkrumah, and militias in various regions expressed their opposition to the coup. Although the main leaders of the presidential palace guard have accompanied Nkrumah on a foreign visit, the guard is always on alert and immediately returns fire when it detects a rebel attack. With their strong fortifications, they repelled the attacks of the rebels again and again, inflicting great losses on the rebels, and they waited for outside assistance and the return of President Nkrumah. This had left the coup leaders at a loss to turn their all-out efforts against the militias. Although the militias opposed the coup, the lack of unity of command led to the crushing of resistance in the various districts by the coup forces, who blocked the airport and set up barriers to prevent the Nkrumah plane from landing suddenly. After the collapse of the militia, the coup leaders mobilized troops and artillery to launch a new attack on the presidential palace, which destroyed the defenses of the presidential palace under heavy artillery fire. It was not until 28 February, when the coup forces completely occupied the presidential palace, that the coup was declared victorious. By 2 March, Nkrumah had largely lost hope of returning to Ghana to regain power and had since gone into exile.

At the time of the military coup, Nkrumah was arriving in Beijing from Yangon and on his way to Hanoi. When he stayed at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, the Chinese ambassador to Ghana said to him: "Your Excellency, I would like to report to you the unfortunate news that a coup d'état has taken place in Ghana. This was so unexpected that Nkrumah said in surprise: "Impossible, right? He then said: "But it is also possible that such things have already happened and have the character of a revolutionary struggle." He suspended his planned visit to Vietnam and stayed in Beijing to wait and see what was happening in the country. At this critical moment, Premier Zhou held two separate talks with Nkrumah and advised him to be calm, sum up his lessons, accumulate strength, and prepare for a long-term struggle.

A few days later, he was departed by his entourage, and the Ghanaian ambassador to China announced that he would not recognize him as President of Ghana (the Ghanaian government, which came to power in a coup d'état in October 1966, unilaterally severed diplomatic relations with China). Subsequently, Nkrumah accepted the invitation of Guinean President Ahmed Sekou Touré and left Beijing on 28 February 1966 for Guinea via the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Algeria. On 2 March, he arrived in Conakry, where he was greeted with great pomp and was awarded the honorary title of one of the "Two Presidents of the Republic of Guinea" by President Sékou Touré. Nkrumah hopes to return to his home country and regain power with the support of Sékou Touré. He also pinned his hopes on Tanzanian President Julius Kambaraj Nyerere to send an expeditionary force to help him return to China and seize power. Many African leaders, including Sékou Touré and Nyerere, have expressed sympathy and support for Nkrumah, but they cannot and cannot help Nkrumah regain power, because it involves international law issues in relations between countries.

Nkrumah reluctantly settled in Guinea and never returned to Ghana for the rest of his life. Since then, Nkrumah has been engaged in the discussion of African national liberation movements and the development path of African countries after independence, and in his book In the Dark Days of Ghana, he summarizes the reasons for the military coup in Ghana. He argued that the coup d'état in Ghana was not caused by his economic policy mistakes, but rather a conspiracy by imperialism and domestic reactionaries to "suspend and reverse the process of Ghana's socialist character". He made two arguments: first, that if the independent African states were to survive, they must pursue a thoroughly socialist policy; Secondly, the complete liberation of the African continent and the establishment of an all-African coalition government must be sought.

"Could it be that the president you've met is the one who got a coup d'état?" I asked curiously.

"No, this coup d'état was caused by the world situation at that time, you are too young to understand, Nkrumah is pro-China socialism, and Africa is the sphere of influence of Western countries. The little black I know is the current king, and his father was the king of Nkrumah at that time! They are in one camp. Chen Wenqi waved his hand and said.

"That?" I asked.

"Don't worry, it seems you're interested! Come for tea! Chen Wenqi said, and Ivanka, who had not spoken on the side, began to chat with Bai Ying and Hou Xiyang, who were not so interested in this history. Asia's No. 1 beauty, ** buttocks, hot body perfect body proportions!! Pay attention to the WeChat public account: meinvlian1 (long press for three seconds to copy) to watch online!