Singapore, the southernmost island nation of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia, covers an area of 714 square kilometers, which is only the size of a slightly larger county in Chinese mainland. With a population of about 5 million, it is about the same size as a medium-sized city in China.

Since the beginning of the 19th century, Singapore has been a British colony, and was occupied by Japan in World War II, so it has developed a strong colonial culture. After the end of World War II, Singapore was first restored to the status of a British colony, and later incorporated into Malaysia. Due to the large proportion of Chinese in Singapore's population and the fact that the Chinese are an ethnic minority in Malaysia, Singapore has been discriminated against within the Federation of Malaysia. In 1965, Singapore was expelled from the Federation of Malaysia and was forced to declare independence, giving rise to today's Republic of Singapore.

At the time of its founding, Singapore was so poor that many people worried about the country's survival, with a severe shortage of land and an unemployment rate of 12%. At this time, it coincided with the period of global industrial transfer, Singapore seized this opportunity, took advantage of the convenient shipping of island countries, vigorously developed export processing trade, and quickly became the world's major exporter of electronic products, as well as the financial and shipping center of Southeast Asia, and together with South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other three countries and regions, and called the "Asian Tigers".

Along with the economic swelling, there is also a sense of superiority among Singaporean politicians and even its citizens, who increasingly regard themselves as important players on the world stage, like to get involved in international affairs, and make their voices heard on various international political issues. The most unreasonable thing is that this country, where Chinese account for 99% of the total population, has the strongest voice among Southeast Asian countries.

To cite the simplest example, Singapore is the last of all Southeast Asian countries to establish diplomatic relations with China. While some argue that this may have something to do with issues such as the status of the Chinese diaspora, this does not explain why a Chinese nation is more reluctant to accept China than other alien countries.

In Singapore, the existence of ** ideology is a norm, whenever there is something big or small. It's not surprising that this trend of thought will rise for a while. This time, the first wave in Singapore is more turbulent than ever before, and the reason is actually related to Lin Zhenhua.

"Wouldn't it? Chen Ju, in order to trick me into working for you, you can even make up such a reason? Lin Zhenhua sat behind the executive desk in his office, and Chen Tian, who came to visit, said with a smile.

Chen Tian was ordered to go to Singapore to investigate the recent ** incident. He specially went around to Xunyang to ask Lin Zhenhua to go with him, and the reason he said was that "the bell must be tied to the bell".

"Mr. Lin, you can doubt my character, but you can't doubt my honesty." Chen Tian also said to Lin Zhenhua with a smile, they are used to fighting with each other, but they are not used to talking seriously.

"This time a group of politicians in Singapore fanned the ** wave. It's really related to you. Chen Tiandao.

"I want to hear about it." Lin Zhenhua said.

Chen Tiandao: "This matter has to start with you talking about the port project of the San Goga Islands. Singaporean newspapers reacted particularly well to this incident, saying that this was the first time that the Chinese Navy had established a military base overseas, which would pose a huge threat to world peace. ”

"I'm grass!" Lin Zhenhua couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, "World peace is their business?" ”

Chen Tian smiled, Lin Zhenhua's words sounded quite domineering, but after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case. is a small country that actually worries about world peace, isn't this a funny line in Hong Kong films?

Chen Tian thought so in his heart. still said: "Look at what you said, the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, not to mention that there are more than 5 million husbands." In the past few days, there has been a lot of trouble in the newspapers of Singapore, and even such words as Chinese imperialism have appeared. "So you, Director Chen, have to put out the fire?" Lin Zhenhua asked.

Chen Tiandao: "It's not my business to put out the fire, but when the matter comes out, we have to go and see what's going on." Tell me, is this the trouble you caused? ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "Are you still unreasonable? I was asked to talk about the Saint-Goga Islands. Are you forcing me too? What is the trouble I got into trouble. Besides. In a country with a big nose, protest and protest. Do you really think of it as a dish? Can a country as big as ours be called a big country if it doesn't be protested a few times every now and then? ”

"It's useless for you to tell me this." Chen Tian waved his hand to interrupt Lin Zhenhua's strange argument, although he agreed with Lin Zhenhua's statement in his heart, but his duty was not to pay attention to these things. He said: "Zhenhua, this time the Singapore politicians released ** remarks, but not just a matter of protest, but trying to promote some substantive ** measures, so the top still attaches great importance to this matter." ”

Lin Zhenhua was a little unimpressed, and said: "Although Singapore has a relatively developed economy, it is only a small country after all. If we had left it 20 years ago, we might have to think about our relationship with it, because we would still be counting on the overseas Chinese there to return to China and invest. Now that our economy has developed, there is no economic dependence on Singapore at all, it wants to do the opposite, what else can it toss? ”

Chen Tian shook his head and said: "Zhenhua, you are wrong again, Singapore is really pinching our life, this lifeline is the Strait of Malacca." ”

"Hiss......" Hearing Chen Tian mention the Strait of Malacca, Lin Zhenhua also felt a little headache. He did ignore the fact that the Strait of Malacca is the lifeline of China's economy as it becomes more and more dependent on the sea.

The Strait of Malacca, located between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, runs southeast-northwest. The total length of the strait is 1,080 kilometers, with the widest point in the northwest being 370 kilometers and the narrowest point in the southeast being only 37 kilometers. The Strait of Malacca is important because it is the only passage between the Andaman Sea and the South China Sea, which connects the Indian Ocean, from China to the Indian Ocean coast, especially the Persian Gulf region.

With the development of China's economy, a large number of Chinese-made goods are shipped to Africa and Europe through the Strait of Malacca, and oil from the Middle East also needs to be shipped to China through the Strait of Malacca. During the escort operation in the Gulf of Aden, which had just begun, the Chinese Navy's ships also sailed through the Strait of Malacca to the Indian Ocean. It is conceivable that if the Strait of Malacca is maliciously cut off, what kind of impact it will have on China's economic security and national defense security.

Singapore, which happens to be stuck at the narrowest point at the southeastern end of the Straits of Malacca, is almost ready to obstruct passing Chinese ships.

It should be noted that Singapore's economic success today is also closely related to its important position in the Strait of Malacca. One of the most important pillars of Singapore's economy is entrepot trade, and the development of its industry is also directly related to the convenient maritime transportation.

Chen Tian went on to say that since the Chinese Navy launched the escort operation in the Gulf of Aden, there has been constant criticism in Singapore of China's construction of a blue-water navy. After the news of Lin Zhenhua's signing of a land lease with the Saint-Goga Islands to build a port, public opinion in various countries around the world realized that the construction of this port was intrinsically related to the Chinese Navy's goal of going to the sea, but no country reacted as fiercely as Singapore.

It has been learned that some politicians in Singapore are currently jumping up and down in tandem and intend to put forward an initiative for the "peaceful use" of the Strait of Malacca, the core of which is that the Strait of Malacca can only allow civilian vessels to pass, and if military ships want to pass through the Strait of Malacca, they must be jointly approved by Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, otherwise they will not be able to pass. …,

In addition, these politicians also threatened that the development of China's navy has upset the military balance in Southeast Asia, and that Southeast Asian countries alone cannot confront China, and that the United States must be asked to return to Southeast Asia to restore the regional balance. In order to achieve the goal of inviting the US military to intervene, they said that Singapore is willing to serve as a supply point for the US Navy forever and welcomes the US Navy to be stationed in Singapore.

"If the U.S. military is stationed in Singapore, then all our ships passing through the Strait of Malacca will be placed under the supervision of the U.S. military, which is very dangerous. Once there is any friction between China and the United States, as long as the US military jams the Strait of Malacca, at least half of China's economy will be paralyzed. Chen Tian said to Lin Zhenhua.

"This hand is really poisonous." Lin Zhenhua nodded. The scale of GCA's overseas business is very large, and many large-scale equipment is to be shipped to foreign countries by sea. If the passage of the Strait of Malacca is affected, then the markets of GCA in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia will be completely lost.

Chen Tian smiled: "How is it, Zhenhua, you understand what the situation is this time, right?" ”

Lin Zhenhua said: "I understand, I understand, but I don't understand what I can do." What role can I, as a business owner, play in this kind of state-to-state affairs? ”

Chen Tiandao: "Zhenhua, you are not an ordinary business owner, isn't it you who did the affairs of the Saint-Goga Islands?" I heard Xiao Li come back and report to me, and he said that if it weren't for you, no one else would be able to deal with that Wa He professor. I wonder if you're a smart and unpredictable person, so I'd like to ask you to join me for a walk around Singapore and meet these guys who have forgotten their ancestors. ”

"Well, you win." Lin Zhenhua smiled helplessly and said, "Who made this Strait of Malacca also the lifeline of our Hanhua?" I'll go with you. However, I can state in advance that I can just look at it and solve the problem. ”

"You don't need to solve the problem, you can just help take a look." Chen Tian agreed. In his heart, he had another idea, he believed that once Lin Zhenhua arrived at the scene, he would definitely not stand idly by. Lin Zhenhua's problem-solving ability made him, a senior agent, sigh to himself.