An Airbus A688 passenger plane slowly landed at Djibouti Airport, the spiral staircase opened, and Terry's tall figure appeared at the hatch.

As the military band played, Terry stood at the hatch and waved his arms, smiling as he walked down the staircase holding on to the handrail.

"Welcome, Mr. Terry, it is an honour for you to be here in Djibouti."

"Thank you very much, Mr. President Odowa, for coming to pick me up at the airport, and I hope to have a pleasant visit in Djibouti."

The two sides had a very friendly start, and although Terry shook hands with Djiboutian officials, at the end of the procession, Terry met with Japanese Foreign Minister Hikaru Utada, and the two shook hands.

"Mr. Foreign Minister, thank you so much for coming to pick me up at the airport." Terry Road.

Hikaru Utada said: "Knowing that Mr. Secretary of State is coming to visit Djibouti, I happen to be here too, so naturally I will come to greet him. ”

After speaking, the two glanced at each other, and the meaning was self-evident.

In fact, before Terry came to Djibouti, Hikaru Utada had already called the American side and communicated with Terry by phone. Japan hopes that the United States will help Japan mediate the Djibouti incident, recover Japan's losses, and get the Djibouti government to retract the parliamentary resolution to revoke Japan's military bases.

As a matter of fact, the United States is also unhappy about this, because the United States is free to act in Djibouti, and now Djibouti has proposed that all countries should act in accordance with the provisions of the treaty, which will virtually put a shackle on the freedom of action of the base.

Although there is indeed a clause in the agreement signed before, stipulating that military personnel and vehicles are not allowed to enter the city of Djibouti at will, haven't they always come over like this, and now they are naturally not happy when they suddenly stop letting the Americans have fun.

Moreover, they also feel that Djibouti's handling of Japan is indeed too drastic, and that there is really no need to expel the Japanese for a trivial matter, and the Americans do not want to see this result happen.

After all, the Japanese are also their little brothers, no, slapping the little brother in the face is equivalent to slapping them in the face.

In the presidential palace, Odova had an in-depth and friendly conversation with Terry, and the real purpose of Terry's visit was to once again demonstrate the power of the United States in Africa, not forgetting that the current world is still operating under the leadership of the United States.

"I brought a large team of companies with me this time, and during my visit, I will discuss with African countries the possibility of further economic cooperation, and the United States also hopes that Djibouti will cooperate with responsible countries."

Terry's words are actually very obvious, and there are connotations of wooing, cooperation and threat.

An important purpose of Terry's visit to Africa is to compete with China and try to limit China's influence and political power in Africa.

"The United States has a wide range of interests in Africa, and the United States is committed to working with African countries. Our purpose is to ensure the safety of U.S. citizens, allies, and partners; supporting economically viable democracies and partners in the region in the international arena; expanding U.S. trade and investment opportunities; preventing conflict and mass atrocities; Promote broad-based and sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction. ”

"What we're going to do in the end is to strengthen the people of Africa. main institutional construction; promoting development in the areas of economic growth, trade and investment in Africa; promoting peace and security in Africa; Promoting opportunities and development in Africa. ”

"Africa's greatest hope for economic prosperity lies in its people. The main system and the open market. Terry then pointed out that the plundering of resources by certain countries in Africa may seem like a prosperous market now, but the consequences for Africa in the future will be catastrophic.

This is obviously insinuating and criticizing China.

"Africa is a region of increasing opportunity and hope, and I believe that the next major economic success in the world will take place in Africa. Therefore, the U.S. government will promote and encourage U.S. businesses to actively participate in the process of Africa's rejuvenation and development. Although economic and trade relations between Africa and emerging countries such as Asia have been increasing in the past decade, the economic ties between the United States and Africa remain strong. This trip to Africa brought a loan of $1 billion, and if any country needs it, I can apply for this aid loan with the United States. ”

Odova kept smiling, but he knew very well in his heart that the Americans did not want to see Africa get closer to China, and they only wanted to limit China's development in Africa by warning African countries.

Always putting on a posture of being high up and giving alms, it makes people feel uncomfortable, and the Americans have never regarded African countries as countries that cooperate on an equal footing.

This is the biggest difference between them and China.

"We welcome American companies to invest in Djibouti, and welcome countries around the world that sincerely help Djibouti develop, Djibouti is entering a period of rapid development, and our current administration is also determined to develop Djibouti's economy." Odova said.

Terry could hear what Odova meant.

"President Odova, there is one more thing to discuss with you: Regarding the crash of a helicopter from a Japanese military base in the city of Djibouti, the Japanese government is very sincere in apologizing to the Djibouti government and compensating for all losses, and they are willing to provide the Djibouti government with an interest-free loan of 200 million US dollars, hoping to help Djibouti develop and build."

"Japan needs some military forces in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea to ensure the smooth flow of its cargo ships, and you also know that Somali piracy is rampant, so we hope that the Djibouti government can change its original decision to allow Japan to continue to use military bases, and I think that the Japanese army will never have such an accident again, and will strictly abide by Djibouti's regulations."

"Also, the U.S. military base, which has more than 4,100 soldiers in Djibouti and a drone squadron, needs more free space in Djibouti, so on behalf of the U.S. government, I ask the Djibouti government to allow U.S. military installations to be able to move freely in Djibouti, so that we can better protect Djibouti's security and fight terrorists threatening North Africa."

Terry finished speaking and looked at President Odova, who was sitting quietly.

Odova looked up at Terry, the smile on his face unchanged, but the words that came out made Terry feel very harsh.

"Djibouti is an independent country, Djibouti will represent the highest decision of the country, the resolution will not be easily changed, the Japanese military base violates the provisions of the treaty, causing heavy losses to Djibouti, so Djibouti has the right and it is necessary to expel the Japanese military base."

"If the United States later violates the provisions of the original treaty and acts arbitrarily in Djibouti, the Djibouti government also has the right to expel the US military base."

Odova was very tough and pushed Secretary Terry back. (To be continued.) )