It is said that the year is the beginning of the month. 【Full text reading】For Yu Diao, who has just experienced the hottest summer ever. It was a very pleasant day. In order to take care of the state of the republic who went to the Vatican to meet the pope, the Italian authorities spent tens of millions of euros to carry out artificial rainfall operations at night with the most advanced technical equipment, which lowered the temperature in Rome by several degrees and allowed the citizens of Rome to enjoy the rare autumn weather in advance.

It is also a very special day for Pope Paul XVII, as he is about to host the leader of the first ever republic to visit the Vatican. Although the Republic is no longer the most populous country in the world, and the authorities of the Republic have not yet opened their doors to the Vatican, the recognition of the Vatican by the Republic, as the most powerful country in the world, is already a remarkable progress.

Paul XVII had no intention of going on a mission to the East. He only hoped that through this secular exchange, the Vatican would have one more support point in the unpredictable world, and that it would survive the great controversy safely, and that it would remain the papal city in the minds of Catholics in the next prosperous era.

Of course, he hoped that when peace came again, Catholicism would remain the most influential religion.

The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

If Paul XVII thinks that the republic will make the Vatican shine, he must be disappointed.

During the three-hour visit, Pei Chengyi only met with Paul XVII, and then accompanied by the Holy See, he visited St. Peter's Basilica, Castel Sant'Angelo, the Ethiopian Academy, the Popal Academy of Sciences and the Art Museum, and then left the Vatican. He followed the Italian officials waiting outside the Papal City to the Italian Prime Minister's Office to attend a grand luncheon hosted in his honor by the Italian Prime Minister.

arranging the banquet at noon is also taking care of Pei Chengyi.

According to rumors, when making arrangements for the itinerary of the visit to Rome, the Italian authorities recalled from the embassy and consulates in China a number of diplomats who had been in China for more than a year, learned in detail about the folk customs of the Republic, and carefully arranged the activities of the visit of the President of the Republic accordingly. The reason for arranging the banquet at noon is that in the customs of the republic, in the event of an important event, the banquet for relatives and friends is generally arranged at noon, not in the evening.

The Italian authorities have taken care of Pei Chengyi everywhere, which has gone far beyond the scope of diplomatic etiquette.

To put it nicely, this attitude means that it attaches great importance to relations with China, and to say that it is unpleasant to be stunned is to grovel.

Just as AVIC sold lagging business jets in Europe at high prices through the acquisition of Agusta, the Italian authorities had to look for reasons mainly from themselves. As mentioned earlier, among the "three carriages" of the European Union, Italy is the worst, and it is almost used to fill the numbers. To be precise, it is the bipedal relationship between France and Germany that is not enough to form a balance between the two continental powers, France is afraid of Germany's comprehensive national strength, and Germany is afraid of France's strategic strength, while Italy's role is to stick to France and Germany, form a three-legged stable situation, and eliminate the contradictions between the European continental powers.

Of course, if you want to be a good adhesive, you definitely need enough strength.

In any case, glue is glue, not water.

In terms of strength alone, Italy will certainly be in the top five in Europe. Economic aspects. As early as the beginning of the century, Italy passed over England. It has been ranked among the top three in the European Union and has never been crossed, and remains the third in the European Union in the calendar year. Politically, Italy has a very high prestige in the Mediterranean Sea, with its strategic location in the Mediterranean, which is bordering North Africa to the south, the Alps to the north, the Balkans to the east, and Gibraltar to the west. In terms of military affairs, it has a navy second only to Britain and France, an army slightly inferior to Germany and France, an air force that has passed Spain, and a space army that has a slight hint. Italy has always been in a position to sit in the EU. In terms of population, with frequency. The total amount of 10,000 is already in Italy over France and England. In the European Union, it is only behind Germany. In terms of overall national strength, Italy is definitely ranked behind France, Germany and Britain, and before Spain, as the fourth most powerful country in the European Union.

The problem is that this fourth is fundamentally different from the first three.

Historically, after human civilization entered the era of industrialization, the only European powers that truly had global influence were Britain, France and Germany. Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands all sank after the wave of the industrial revolution, and countries like Venice have even become history. Although the Romans on the Apennine Peninsula have created one of the most powerful empires in human history in much earlier history, modern Italy has little intrinsic connection to the historical Roman Empire. What's more, the process of unification of Italy was too smooth, far less difficult than that of Germany to the north, and Italy's modernization was too simplistic, far less spectacular than that of neighboring France. All in all, Italy has never been a significant country, and even after its economic power surpassed that of Britain, it was still regarded as a country of tourism, fashion, and sports car civilization, rather than a power boasted of warships, warplanes, and tanks. It is precisely for this reason that in the two modern world wars, Italy played a dispensable secondary role.

In the final analysis, lack of strength naturally has no right to speak.

As we all know, the global dumping that exploded at the end of the old era has completely changed the face of the world, changed the political orientation of the European Union, and changed the internal structure of the European Union. Purely from the benefit of the country

Among the many member states that have been pressed by the snow, only two countries have benefited from it, France, which has used eight political influences, and Germany, which has strengthened its economic power, and the rest of the countries are pure victims of the Great Depression, and Italy is no exception. Take the data as an example, in the 8th year, Italy's proportion in the EU's total economic output is out, Germany and France are 2 in front, and the proportion of Italy is reduced to the year when the impact of the Great Depression is most severe. At the end of the year, Germany and France were 24 cheating and old gills respectively, and by the end of the Great Depression, Italy was proportional. Wish, Germany and France are respectively the old, %. It can be seen that Italy has been declining on a purely proportional basis, and the gap with Germany has widened from three before the Great Depression to the Witchhouse, which is equivalent to a German basis, and Italy's economy has declined by almost a slim, even if it is divided by the population of the two countries. Italy's per capita GDP is only about 60% of Germany's. Even in the Western years, Italy's per capita GDP was only about 70% of that of Germany. It can be said that if it were not for the large population of the year, the population of Italy would be good. Ten thousand. It is second only to Germany, which has 10,000 people, and Britain, which has persuaded 10,000 people. France and Spain are the second most populous countries in the European Union, and Italy has long been opposed by the United Kingdom. It was squeezed out of the top three of the European Union.

More importantly, Italy's economic "success" is largely dependent on foreign capital.

Because Italy is the world's largest exporter of luxury goods, and the luxury market shrank by more than 80% during the Great Depression, the Italian economy was almost wiped out, for example, in the year when the economic crisis was at its worst. The famous Milan Fashion Week was cancelled due to a lack of exhibitors. Compared with the rapidly shrinking global luxury market, although the luxury market in the Republic has also shrunk significantly, the contraction is much smaller, only about 40%. As a result, the Republic is not only the world's largest consumer of luxury goods, but also one of the few luxury consumers that maintained relative growth during the Great Depression. There is no doubt that the market of the Republic is of great importance to the many Italian companies. Take luxury clothing as an example, at the time of four, the republic replaced the United States and became the largest consumer market for major Italian clothing brands, and by the time of the year. It accounts for about eighty percent of the export market of Italian clothing brands, feeding hundreds of Italian companies and tens of thousands of workers.

Against this backdrop, Italy's relationship with the Republic is naturally extraordinary.

As early as this year, Italy took advantage of loopholes in the EU's import and export control regulations and was the first to sign a significant bilateral trade agreement with the Republic. It was on the basis of this agreement that the Republic's AVIC Group took the opportunity to acquire Italy's Agusta S.p.A., and gave the century-old company a new lease of life, which was about to go out of business, and in just a few years grew into Europe's largest business aviation equipment manufacturer, and made Italy a European aviation power. There are many similar examples, such as Ferrari, which was famous for producing luxury sports cars at the beginning of the century and the beginning of the century, and reached a strategic partnership with the Shanghai Automobile Company of the Republic in four places. Won the top automotive composite battery, retaining the crown of the world's number one sports car manufacturer, otherwise the "Ferrari" brand is likely to be like Germany's Porsche and the United States' Mustang and many other sports car brands, forever in the Great Depression.

To be honest, if it weren't for the capital from the Republic, Italy would have been in decline a long time ago.

The problem is that the capitalists of the republic are not philanthropists, much less international philanthropists who specialize in doing good abroad.

While helping the Italian authorities to tide over the difficult times, saving Italian businesses and providing jobs for Italians, numerous companies in the republic have also been given the opportunity to enter the EU market. Although Italy's domestic market is nothing compared to the EU market as a whole, Republican companies that have already tried their hand at South, Southeast and Northeast Asia have gained a wealth of experience in international expansion. Be clear about the importance of solid foundations. It is precisely for this reason that when entering the European Union, the vast majority of Republic enterprises first expand their market share in Italy, and with the help of many preferential policies of the Italian authorities, they form a certain scale and establish a good reputation, and then expand the market to other EU countries. According to official data released by the Italian authorities, long before the Shu year, the average share of republican enterprises in Italy's major industries was too steep. The share of the industry is as high as a spider.

Close trade ties between the two countries have naturally linked the two countries economically, and even politically.

According to the relevant data released by the Italian authorities at the beginning of the year, Italy has remained the second largest exporter in the European Union after Germany over the years, and the largest export target is the Republic.

What's more, Italy remains the EU's largest foreign exchange reserve, with the renminbi accounting for a high share of renminbi assets.

All in all, in addition to the "abandonment" of several regions of Southeastern Europe, such as Greece and Romania. Of the traditional Western European powers, Italy has the closest relationship with the Republic and is the most dependent on it. In Zhao's comments, if the republic reads the latest trade protection during the Great Depression, Dong Jie will wash the stream and say that "I don't know that in Italy, the economy will not be able to profit more than half of the economy, and the banks will collapse, more than half of the enterprises will go bankrupt, more than 20% of Italians will lose their jobs, and the Italian government will also collapse completely." Under these circumstances, the only thing that can help Italy out of its predicament is fascism, which dragged Italy into the abyss years ago.

Knowing these essential things, it is not difficult to understand why the Italian authorities are more courteous to Pei Chengyi.

From the standpoint of the Republic, Italy is certainly the best platform for the Republican authorities to promote the "New European Policy".

Some experienced journalists have long seen this, so they have worked tirelessly to come to Luo Cheng, and have prepared a press release, as long as there is major news, they can report it as soon as possible.

Of course, most of the journalists who came to Rome realized that nothing would have been born in the first two days

Affair.

In any case, Pei Chengyi's official state visit to Europe, according to formal diplomatic etiquette, needs to participate in many symbolic activities before making the official appearance, such as meeting with the Italian president, visiting the Pope on the Vatican website, meeting with the staff of the Republic's embassy and consulates in Italy and overseas Chinese, participating in major activities arranged by the Italian authorities, etc., these things will take two or three days, and Pei Chengyi's trip to Italy is only three days ago. So it is quite possible that on the third day, the day before leaving Rome, the big news will be announced.

Because Pei's next stop will be Greece in southeastern Europe, given the special relationship between the republic and Greece, and Greece's position in the European Union, it is unlikely that Pei Chengyi will have a stunning work in Athens. After Greece, Pei will visit Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, the Netherlands and Spain, and finally leave Madrid for China, and of these countries, only Spain is slightly stronger, and the others are small European countries. In other words, unless Pei Chengyi intends to put the most important thing to do last, he has to express himself in Rome. If it's acting, that's understandable. The question is. In the diplomatic sphere, the significance of the "finale" is not obvious, and there is not even any benefit to speak of.

I have to admit that the ability of some senior Western journalists is indeed very amazing.

Of course, it is certainly not the Western news media that will act first.

On the day and night, when Pei Chengyi attended the official banquet held by the Italian Prime Minister, the news media of the Republic summed up the gains of the first four stops of Yuan's trip to Europe and analyzed the current international situation. That's not all, it's important. When analyzing the international situation. The news media of the republic have mentioned a very crucial point, that is, the republics located at opposite ends of the Eurasian continent have similar national interests and similar strategic goals to the European Union, and are fully capable of playing a greater role in maintaining world peace and promoting a great change in the international order.

This is the Republic's signal of alliance to the EU.

To be precise, it is the news media of the Republic that is building momentum for what is to come.

That evening, the Italian authorities broke their silence. A spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office told reporters in an informal setting that Italy, on behalf of the European Organization for Collective Security (CSTO), has held more active and extensive consultations with the Republic in the field of security, and it is expected that a consensus will be reached in the near future.

At this moment, global public opinion suddenly exploded.

Not to mention, the flights to Rome and other major Italian cities were all full that night and the early hours of the next day, and the reporters who had not rushed to Luo Qi, refunded their tickets, and were unable to buy tickets, were afraid that their bowels would be remorseful.

Of course, sooner or later, the leaders of the Republic and Italy will not wait for the news to be announced.

Roman time at 8 a.m. At the Cathay Pacific Hotel in the center of the city, the heads of state of the Republic and the Italian prime minister, as well as the presidents of France, Germany, Greece, Romania, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, announced that the Republic and the European Collective Security Organization had formally signed the "Treaty on Cooperation in Security Affairs."

Without a doubt, this is definitely one of the most explosive news stories of the year.

Although the treaty was renamed and was previously known as the Treaty on Security Alliance between Central Europe and Europe, the specifics have not changed much. That is, on the basis of comprehensive cooperation in non-traditional security fields, the two sides will carry out and strengthen comprehensive cooperation in traditional security fields. The main purpose of changing the name is not to sound better, but to reduce the level of attention, after all, "cooperation" is much milder than "alliance". Moreover, the addition of "affairs" after "security" is tantamount to narrowing the meaning of the word "security", and thus narrowing the scope of the treaty.

All in all, this is a quasi-alliance treaty of extraordinary significance.

Even in accordance with the regulations of the European Organization for Collective Security. If the treaty wants to enter into force, it will have to be reviewed and ratified by the legislative bodies of the three member states, because the positions of France, Germany and Italy have long been clear, and in the next few days, Pei Chengyi will visit other old OSCE member states one after another, and the relationship between these OSCE member states and the Republic is not bad, so many experts who comment on the international situation believe that the treaty will definitely enter into force, and it will enter into force soon.

So far, Pei Chengyi's trip to Europe has reached a new **.