Chapter 1: The Dispute over the Islands
Chinese On a sunny morning, following the disintegration of the "S Union" in 91, the world's attention was once again attracted by Eross, because on this morning, the Eross government announced that after the decision of the Eross Federation Council, it agreed to transfer the ownership of the "South Thousand Pages Islands" under its jurisdiction to the world-renowned Feiyuan Investment Co., Ltd.
After various media reports, this news immediately spread all over the world, and the world was in an uproar. This is not because everyone laments that the domestic economy of E Ross is struggling to the point of selling the island to maintain it, nor is it because Feiyuan Investment will spend a lot of money to buy the island, but because the "South Thousand Pages Islands" involved this time are really a sensitive area.
The so-called "South Thousand Pages Islands Islands" are four islands that have been disputed internationally with R Ben, which is called the "Four Northern Islands", which is part of the Kuril Islands, located between E Ros Kamchatka Peninsula and Hokkaido, and is the Zeto, Kunashir, Shikotan, and Hamai Islands that originally belonged to R Ben, with a total area of 5,036 square kilometers, and was occupied by the former S Union after World War II.
It can be traced back to the middle of the 19th century, when Japan and Russia signed a treaty in which the Kuril Islands were all owned by R, and in 1945, the United States and Britain ceded the southern half of the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Islands to the former S Union in order to invite the former S Union to fight against R. This gave the former S-United a reason to occupy the four northern islands after the end of World War II.
On 2 September 1945, Ben announced his unconditional surrender and confirmed his acceptance of the conditions set forth in the Yalta Agreement and the Potsdam Declaration by signing the instrument of surrender. The latter clearly stipulates that R Ben no longer has sovereignty over Shikotan, Hamai, Kunashir, Seto, and smaller islands nearby, and that the entire Kuril Islands are under the ownership of the S Federation.
After the war, the R-Ben government has been strongly demanding the return of all the territories of the four northern islands, but it has always been rejected by the S Union and the subsequent Ross government on the grounds that "the results of World War II cannot be changed".
Later, when the Soviet Union and Japan began negotiations on "normalization of relations," the S Union made concessions, expressing its willingness to give up the two smaller islands of the four northern islands, Hamai and Shikotan, to R. However, R Ben immediately made an inch, demanding that the S Union give up the choice of capture and the queen of the country at the same time, and that the S Union promise to participate in the international "peace conference" and decide on the ownership of Sakhalin Island and the entire Kuril Islands. The coalition government announced to the world that it had rejected the settlement of the territorial dispute proposed by the coalition and had in fact renounced its claim to sovereignty over the disputed territory. However, R Ben never gave up the territorial issue, and the two countries did not back down on the issue of the return of the northern territories, and the negotiations broke down, and the territorial dispute began.
After the dissolution of the S Union, the Ross government made clear its willingness to assume all the international obligations of the former S Union, including the fulfilment of the 1956 Declaration. However, the government said that R would not accept the territorial solution of returning only two of the four northern islands, and said that it would not sign a peace treaty with Eros unless the ownership of the four northern islands was clarified. So the dispute over the four islands has always existed.
According to the "Potsdam Declaration" after World War II, Ross has legal territorial rights to the "South Kuril Islands", and Ross has any right to dispose of them, including the transfer of the four islands to Feiyuan Investment Co., Ltd., and other countries have no right to interfere. On the other hand, R Ben lodged a strong protest, arguing that the "Four Northern Islands" had always been R Ben's territory, and even if it was due to the war that year, it was still a disputed territory, and E Ross could not unilaterally dispose of R Ben without regard for it.
It is no wonder that for R Ben, the four northern islands contain rich mineral resources such as gold, silver, copper, and sulfur, and this is a country with a serious lack of natural resources, almost 100% dependent on imports, and must look forward to recovering the four northern islands as soon as possible, and the important thing is that it is unwilling to give up the mineral resources under the four northern islands. For R, if the four islands are obtained, it is equivalent to obtaining 5,000 square kilometers of excellent harbors and rich fishery resources. Therefore, on this issue, R has always been determined to "fight for every inch of the reef".
As the master of the R, country M has always promoted and helped the R. to recover the "four northern islands", and the president of the country has publicly condemned and opposed this, and other countries have also received mixed opinions on this matter. However, both Eross and Feiyuan Investment were very resolute in this regard, and soon signed a transfer agreement, and strictly stipulated the time for the residents of Eross on the four islands to relocate back to Eross.
After that, the spokesperson of Feiyuan Company announced that since the date of signing the transfer agreement, the original four northern islands have been renamed Paradise Island, which covers an area of about 260 square kilometers, the coastline is relatively curved, there are many large and small harbors, there are many grasses on the island, and the animal husbandry is quite developed, and Shikotan has been renamed Crescent Island; The general name of the small islands such as Moe Mojiri, Crystal, Autumn Yongliu, Yongliu, Shier, Seabird, and Doraki, with a total area of only 102 square kilometers, was renamed Crystal Island; With an area of about 1,500 square kilometers, most of the ground on the island is covered with volcanic eruptions, with about 120,000 hectares of primeval forest, as well as gold, silver, sulfur, iron sulfide and other mineral deposits. With an area of about 3,200 square kilometers, 7 volcanic peaks above 1,000 meters above sea level, many lakes on the island, and about 300,000 hectares of forests, it was renamed Paradise Island. These islands are the private territory of Feiyuan Investment, which is protected by international law, and Feiyuan will hire international mercenaries to protect the islands under martial law, and no country or person is allowed to enter them without the consent of Feiyuan.
In short, for a while, this matter has become the focus of heated discussions around the world, and newspapers, television, and news commentaries are all discussing the causes and consequences of this matter and paying attention to the progress of this matter. The global media have been sent to Moscow and Hong Kong, hoping to interview the official of E-Ross and the person in charge of Feiyuan Investment on this matter, hoping to get more information and information.
For a time, the world was turbulent.
Countries all over the world are puzzled, although the "four northern islands" have an area of only 5,000 square kilometers, for Ross, the "South Kuril Islands" are part of the Kuril Islands, and their strategic position is very important. Among them, the largest island covers an area of 3,139 square kilometers, has more than 10 bays, can moor large ships, and is an important bridgehead in the Eross Far East base group. As far as Moscow is concerned, the loss of the four northern islands, especially the two islands of Seto and Kunashir, will open the door to Russia's maritime defense and seriously affect Russia's strategic security.
In addition, the South Kuril Islands, which are considered by Eross as "the only defense demarcation line in the Far East", are not only strategically important, but also have abundant seafood and fishery resources on the nearby continental shelf, although they are small in size. In addition, the region is also rich in oil and gas resources and reserves of gold, silver, iron, rhenium and other minerals. The economic potential is enormous, both for the Far East and for the whole of Eros.
But since these four islands are so important to E-Ross, how could E-Roth transfer them to Feiyuan Investments? It is not only the news media that has such confusion, but even R Ben and Country M are also puzzled by this. Over the years, R Ben has taken great pains to recover the "Four Northern Islands", and has tried all means to fail to do so, and Feiyuan Investment is just a company, how could E Ross transfer the "Four Northern Islands" to them, which is regarded as a treasure? What will Feiyuan Investment do with these islands?
In fact, E Ross also has a hard time, because of the political and economic system of the former S Union, it is impossible to maintain an economic structure with heavy industry and military industry as the center of gravity, and maintain high welfare. However, once we have to embark on the road of no return with high welfare for the sake of domestic political needs, then, sooner or later, the "overdraft" of national strength will inevitably lead to an economic crisis.
Under such circumstances, the development of the "four northern islands" is seriously insufficient, the residents live in poverty, and their living standards have been at a relatively low level for a long time, and the people are very dissatisfied. At the same time, the administration is porous, and the power to circulate federal funds in private banks is still retained, and every year the Treasury Department has to fight this phenomenon, but in vain.
If these problems are not a big problem in normal times, they are more fatal when the country is in trouble when the S Union is disintegrated and the country's economy is in trouble. There is a severe shortage of goods in the country, the currency is depreciating, prices are skyrocketing, and the people of the whole country are living in poverty. In order to solve these problems, improve the country's economic structure, and help the country tide over the difficulties, the Ross government urgently needs a large injection of funds.
While some countries, such as international banks and China, have provided some of the money, it has been a drop in the bucket for the economic reform of the entire Eross. In this case, under the manipulation of some people, intentionally or unintentionally, the Ross government had to hit the idea to these islands, and once thought of letting R Ben take out an interest-free loan of 30 billion US dollars, that is, to return the "four northern islands" to Rben, but at this time, the economic bubble of Ben R burst, and they were also in a dilemma, and they thought that the "four northern islands" were originally theirs and could be taken back through politics, and the government of country M also stated that it would assist Ben R in solving the problem of the northern territories during the talks between E Ros and country M. Therefore, they categorically rejected Eros's request.
The Eross government was at a loss for what to do, so it had to ask for a huge loan from Feiyuan International Bank, which had just been established in Eross. Feiyuan Investment Company's international status and strength scale are well known, not only in the territory of E Ross to acquire a large number of bankrupt factories and mines, but also to import a large number of scarce materials for E Ross, to help E Ross solve many problems, and E Ross official relationship is very close.
Feiyuan International Bank did not refuse Eros's request for a huge loan, but put forward another proposal, that is, to invest $10 billion to purchase the "South Kuril Islands" from Eros, and provide Eross with a low-interest loan of up to $5 million for another 30 years, and these funds can be provided in the form of goods or other currencies according to Eros's requirements.
For the meal launched by Feiyuan Investment Company, the embarrassed E-Ross side really has no reason to refuse, and Feiyuan's "silver bullet policy" has made many high-level executives agree with this plan. As for the reaction of Eros's own people, it is not on their radar, they are now more concerned about being able to find a job and eat well.
Besides, these small islands were not originally the territory of Eros, and there were not many inhabitants, so there would not be much resistance and opposition. After all, selling islands to private individuals is not a precedent set by Eros, and the world's celebrities and business leaders have a long tradition of buying islands for privacy. Both Mick Gagor and Princess Margaret of Y bought real estate on the island of Mustic, while Richard Branson bought the island of Nickel in the West Indies of country Y, Mel Gibson bought his own island in Fiji, and Marlon Brando bought the coral island of Tetiroa in French Polynesia...... This time, Eross transferred the four islands to Feiyuan, not only to get rid of a burden, but also to get a large amount of money to improve the country's economic situation, which everyone was happy about.
So after careful deliberation by the Federation Councilor of Eross, the bill was approved, and the two sides quickly signed an agreement, which is why there is the beginning scene.
As for the reaction of various countries, the Eros government can't care so much, and it is real to get the money. The northern Quartet has been having many disputes with R Ben over the years, and now selling it can be regarded as a solution once and for all. If there are any problems in the future, let Feiyuan Investment have a headache!
The people on the island did not have the slightest objection or opposition to this, and the relocation was also very smooth, they were not willing to continue living on this poor island, but now there is a relocation fee of 2,000 US dollars per person from Feiyuan Investment, and the government will allocate a special place to accept them, so the relocation work was completed in less than a month. There was no one else on the four islands except for the staff sent by Feiyuan.
For this reason, Feiyuan spent tens of millions of dollars.
Of course, on the side of the damaged interests---- both the official and the public are full of righteous indignation and have taken various measures to oppose this "illegal" transaction and behavior. A grand demonstration was held in China, and under the instigation of right-wing forces, they boycotted Feiyuan Company one after another, and even attacked Feiyuan Company, and some of the R himself who worked in Feiyuan Company also submitted his resignation. Cat flutter Chinese