"This is the secret agreement you signed with the Chinese side?" Ambassador Rama looked at the stack of copies of the documents in front of him with a grim face, the news of the signing of the secret agreement between China and Malaysia did not hide from Ah San for a long time, after all, Ah San's work in the upper echelons of the Maldives is not a decoration, as the foreign secretary of the vice presidential department, Saeed, after receiving Nassiah's instructions, copied the original document of the secret agreement between China and Malaysia, and brought it to meet Ambassador Rama in person.

"Yes, this is the agreement reached after President Saiya personally presided over the meeting and negotiated with the Chinese side." As a high-ranking official in the Maldives' diplomatic service, Saeed does not feel guilty about betraying state secrets, he is a high-ranking official raised by Nassia from a foreign student in Asan, and he is now only in his early 30s.

"Ambassador Rama, Vice President Nassiah believes that if this agreement is allowed to be implemented, he will face a very difficult situation in the next general election, and in this regard, Vice President Nassiah hopes that Ambassador Rama will come up with strong countermeasures, such as inviting him to visit your country and sign a package of considerable size, so that he can be positively evaluated in front of the Maldivian people."

As Vice President, Nasiah has never made much achievements in the economic field, and this time President Saiya signed a huge package agreement with the Chinese side, and if this agreement is successfully implemented, it will push President Saiya's reputation as an economic manager to the peak.

So Nasiya couldn't sit still one by one, in fact, when Nasiya glanced at the total amount of investment at first glance, he almost didn't vomit blood in a hurry, with a total investment of one billion dollars, it is definitely the largest investment in the history of the Maldives, and for the Maldives with a population of more than 300,000, this investment can really do too much.

In order to prevent President Saiya from being pretty, Vice President Nasiah thought for a long time, but still felt that it was the best strategy to go-for-tat, so in order to achieve his own goal, he did not hesitate to instruct his cronies to steal the country's secret agreement to stimulate Ambassador Rama, in an attempt to obtain strong support from Ah San and obtain an equally impressive investment agreement to counter.

However, Ambassador Rama took a cursory look at the contents of the agreement and was speechless.

In this investment-led secret agreement, the Chinese side offered the Malaysian side a series of preferential conditions, which are difficult for the Ahames to offer.

In view of the areas in which Malaysia urgently needs investment, such as tourism, fishery, and infrastructure construction, China has set up an investment group led by SAL to invest heavily in development.

SAL has invested at least US$500 million in the in-depth development of Lakhsf Island, including the construction of a production base with an annual output value of not less than US$300 million, and a new port capable of berthing ships of more than 10,000 tons;

SAL invested US$100 million in a joint venture with Dhiraagu, the largest telecommunications operator in the Maldives, to build a high-speed wireless communications network with seamless coverage throughout the Maldives;

SAL invested US$200 million to develop more than 3 desert islands in the Maldives as new tourist attractions;

China has invested at least US$100 million in the distant-water fishing industry to establish a large-scale distant-water fishing company and a fish food processing plant with Malaysia to deeply develop the rich fishery resources around the Maldives.

China's 10,000 supermarkets have invested tens of millions of dollars to open a number of large supermarkets in cities such as Male, as well as a chain of small convenience stores in major tourist attractions......

If all these investments can be completed, the projects will create at least thousands of direct and indirect jobs for the Maldives, which will affect the lives of a large number of Maldivian families.

The world is big, not to mention the large number of Chinese tourists every year, bringing a huge source of dollar income to the Maldives.

Behind these investments, the price paid by the Malaysian side is not outrageous, the Chinese side only asks that the Chinese navy and civilian ships be allowed to temporarily berth and replenish supplies at the port built by SAL when necessary, and the Chinese side does not have a single soldier on the island of this port, which is too favorable for the Maldivians compared to Ah San's frequent military intervention in the domestic situation in the Maldives.

Ambassador Rama never dreamed that the Chinese side had nothing to worry about on Lakhsf Island, but that his own people were too suspicious and tossed and turned.

Now there is no need to engage in any reconnaissance, and I know that the Chinese side really wants to build a dual-use port on Lakhsf Island.

This matter of lifting a stone to hit himself in the foot, Ambassador Rama almost didn't spurt blood after reading the agreement, and Nima It turned out that the island really had nothing to do with the Chinese navy, but because of the trouble made by his own side, the thing that was originally without a shadow has now been done.

Now, all this is operated under the business practices of Chinese companies, and Ambassador Rama cannot find a suitable reason even if he wants to cause some trouble. It is true that Ah San has a special relationship with the Maldives, but it does not mean that Ah San can completely dictate to the other party.

What's more, now Vice President Nasiah is still using this thing to put pressure on him, trying to get the same benefits from his own hands, Ambassador Rama thought of this, and couldn't help but glance at Foreign Secretary Said, Vice President Nassiah's spokesperson, and found that the other party was staring at him straightly, waiting for his decision?

But on China's terms, what can you ask Ambassador Rama to come up with, a billion dollars to invest? Dream about it, you still want others to invest in your own country! It's not that Ah San is so poor that he can't get this money, but Ah San has too many places to use the money now, and if he throws a billion dollars in the small country of the Maldives, how much will he have to throw in ASEAN, Gulf oil-producing countries, African oil-producing countries and other countries with equal strategic significance?

What's more, these investments are large and the output is slow, and domestic enterprises may not be willing to invest money even if they have government support. Similar to fishing ports, I don't know how much more convenient it is to invest in China than in the Maldives.

The Chinese side has made it clear that it is using SAL as a major injustice to spend money in the Maldives to obtain a supply port, but what can it do if it knows China's intentions? Others have big companies like SAL that don't care about spending money and are willing to throw money in, and Ambassador Rama can't think of any good way to deal with it.

"Ambassador Rama," Said reminded him when he saw Ambassador Rama in a daze, "when do you think it is convenient for Vice President Nasiah to visit your country?" ”

Saeed also hopes that Ambassador Rama will be able to give Lanasah, if he can get back a considerable investment from Ah San, even if it is only a fraction of the Chinese investment, although the voters have their own pursuits, but most of them still want to live a better life, so whoever can bring them a better life will get more support in the election.

"There is no urgency in this matter, and I need to coordinate with the relevant domestic departments before I can make a decision." Ambassador Rama is a little tired of Saeed's forced palace reminder that as the ambassador of the upper country, Ambassador Rama has always been detached in the Maldives, how can he be provoked by Nassiah's little trick.

It's just that Nassiah's side is a reliable ally of Asan, and Ambassador Rama is not easy to offend too much. So I had to use the procrastination trick.

Having said that, Ambassador Rama is sure that China will definitely not use investment to balance China, although this method has achieved quick results, but on the one hand, there is not so much investment in the country to support, and on the other hand, this kind of thing will only make the Maldivian authorities gain an inch and wait for the price to sell.

Ah San, who has always boasted of the status of the suzerainty of the Maldives, could not afford to lose this face.

Therefore, China must have adopted other methods to counter this offensive by China, and Rama can fully confirm this.

Saeed received nothing from Ambassador Rama and left disappointed. After listening to Said's report, Vice President Nassia scolded Ah San for not taking responsibility and being too unrighteous, but this is also saying in private, if he really wants to leave Ah San's support, Nacia's situation will be even more difficult, and he can't even sit firmly in the position of vice president.