Chapter 976 Drawing on the strengths of rivals

Comparing the competitors in the free world at different times, it is actually easy to see that the Soviet Union’s resource reserves were on top of its own industrial capacity, while China’s resource reserves were not enough to support the industrial power it possessed.

The resource gap was objective, so importing raw materials was a must for China, which is why Australia didn’t think there would be retaliation, Australia’s resources could be sold to any country.

The economic loss is totally bearable for Australia, money can be made again when it is gone, but there is only one life.

Just as the Soviet Union exported raw materials on the basis of the country’s huge resources, China’s foundation is destined to want to go further, you must go out, the world’s best bully, the most easy to get where is it? Africa, of course.

During the Cold War, China had already formulated how to operate in Africa, especially how to operate in Black Africa. Not to mention all the conceptual hypocritical talk, it’s just going straight for the resources.

Alan Wilson can conclude that Grace just needs to sit back and wait, and as soon as Tanzania asks, someone will show up to help.

The difference is that the Tanzanian Railway, because of Zambia, has become the domain of people like Grace, and it may be different.

But Alan Wilson doesn’t think it will make a huge difference, and if it’s just a matter of building the railroad in Tanzania and tossing Northern Rhodesia aside, then it goes without saying that Britain is perfectly capable of making it impossible to build the railroad in Tanzania as well.

Anyway, it was already a given that Sanibar would be used as an offshore military base for British surveillance of East Africa, and Tanzania had no choice.

There was also nothing to avoid, Alan Wilson felt that the value of the Tanzanian Railway was that it didn’t cost Britain a single pound and could be whored out for nothing, and if that purpose was not achieved it might as well not have come into existence.

Until the Tanzanian Railway comes along, use the railroad that reaches South Africa, which will last until the end of the Cold War anyway.

There are actually other alternatives, namely water transportation on the Congo River, which would require other countries to help. In particular, as Angola’s sovereign, Portugal, Britain was about to continue mediating in the Belgian Congo.

If the Belgian Congo could not be preserved, the European countries had good reasons to transfer the export of the Congo River from Belgium to Portugal, while preserving the oil interests around the Great Gulf of Guinea, as colonizers.

As colonizers, the European countries had good reasons to do so. If Africa ended up out of European control, it could be used to stir up conflicts among African countries.

Portugal was perfectly capable of doing this with the Cabinda region of Angola, located north of the mouth of the Congo River, northwest of Angola proper, and west of the Atlantic Ocean. Between the two Congos, separated from the mainland by the narrow territory of the DRC, it is an enclave of Angola.

The Cabinda region is not important enough, but it is also Angola’s major port, the second largest city, and the equivalent of the Magic City. The oil company invested by Princess Margaret discovered oil off the coast of Cabinda.

If the enclave of Cabinda and Angola are connected, in the perspective of Portugal and Angola, of course, it is a great thing, but on the contrary, it is not good for the independent Congo.

The Congo’s small remaining access to the sea would disappear completely, blocked by Angola. For Belgium, as long as Portugal is willing to take out a certain amount of benefits in exchange, while safeguarding Belgium’s interests. To be ousted colonists, still care about the hostility of the colonies after independence?

Sometimes Allen Wilson felt that he was really enough of a friend to the Portuguese, or else Salazar could consider, granting him the title of an honorary governor or something, in recognition of the contributions he had made to Portugal over the years.

In the observation platform of the crowd whispering, communicating with each other, the Malayan High Commissioner Richard with agitational speech has come to an end, affirmed the economic development of Malaya, at the same time pulling tread again around, angrily reprimanded the neighboring illegal immigrants, destroying the social morality of the Malayan colony after.

Richard leaked, will be the capital city of Kuala Lumpur and the largest port of Singapore, a joint bid to host the next Commonwealth Games, to highlight the results of the construction of the Malayan colony over the years.

Applause, rapturous applause endured as the people of Victoria Square cheered and chanted God Save the Queen ……

“Gentlemen, the job of pacifying the colony isn’t really that difficult is it?” Alan Wilson looked around at the colonial commissioners, using Richard as an example, “This time there are so many African elites coming in, and they are also a bit useful for the rule of the British colonies, and to put people we trust in high positions, of course, we also need to conduct some inspections to make sure whether they are reliable or not.”

A day apart, the news that the Malayan colony was going to get the right to host the Commonwealth Games became a hot topic of discussion in the newspapers, after all, it was still a pushy thing to do.

The compulsion of the Commonwealth Games cannot be compared with the Olympic Games, but it is also considered a very influential and compelling comprehensive games, an important link to maintain the Commonwealth countries, and the member countries are not less than the Asian Games.

However, in Alan Wilson’s mind, this originally forcing can also be the Games, after being organized by India once, all of a sudden on the body of the halo is inferior to a lot, but also appeared a term called the Commonwealth Games Scandal.

“Gentlemen, Malaya’s side is going to host the Commonwealth Games and still needs your full support.”

At the evening reception, Alan Wilson took a tall glass and brought Richard to show off the reliability of the Colonial Commissioners. The answer received was naturally that there was no problem and that the Commonwealth Games could be used as an opportunity for the Malayan colony to take off.

Anyway, in Alan Wilson’s eyes, the Commonwealth Games was to be attended by all the existing British protectorates and colonies. It can’t just be Canada and Australia, which have become independent, to participate, that wouldn’t be lively.

“I’m not a good drinker, so gentlemen carry on, I’ll go back and rest first.” Alan Wilson, who had received a satisfactory reply, knew that the next entertainment would be the time for the foreign aid mobilized from Singapore, so that the gentlemen could experience an exotic atmosphere, and he would not participate, to consider the wind rating of being a senior Whitehall official.

The main reason for this was that the foreign aid had Hedy Lamarr and Ingrid Bergman. The exotics had Queen Nan Fong and Charmaine, and the rest of the mediocrity, Alan Wilson was immune to.

The celebrations were but a punctuation mark on a long, long day, and there came a time when the first shrill siren of the factory broke the silence of the morning. Then, in every corner of the city, other sirens whined.

The hoarse, constant sound traveled in all directions, like a flock of vicious roosters singing, calling people to work with their iron voices.

The great factory, with its tall black body and slender necked chimneys, towering in the rain and mist, was slowly awakening, and from time to time spitting out clouds of fireworks, and breathing clouds of smoke, showed that it was still alive and moving out of the darkness that still enveloped the earth.

A heavy, sticky fog covered the city. The rain knocked the roofs to the ground and then ran downward onto the sidewalks, onto the dark, rain-laden streets, and onto the canopy of trees that clung to long fences and were shivering from the gusty winds.

The wind was blowing from the soft fields of the wilderness, and it rolled hard over the streets, shook the fences, and attempted to lift all the roofs, only to disappear at last on the ground.

The typhoon season comes when it feels like it, whether the earth accepts it or not, and no bureaucrat, however through and through, can do anything about it.

Compared to the mood of nature, the gentlemen are still not classy enough to turn their hands to the social sphere.

This can only delay the itinerary of the visiting African elite, not the commissioners who are holed up in a meeting in a high-class hotel with all the amenities.

The brightly lit conference room did not receive the slightest impact, the atmosphere is relaxed and cozy, and ready to wait until the end of the typhoon to play golf, this time the typhoon Malaya was not affected much anyway.

Gentlemen’s exchanges were peaceful, the exchange brought about the consequences, naturally, the anti-British elements to bear.

“In fact, the resistance in the colonies has always existed, as long as there are no riots, they are within our control.” Ingram used the example of the Gold Coast as a comparison and said, “Instead, it’s much calmer now.”

“It’s important to give them hope, a mixture of softness and hardness will do the trick. Make it clear, don’t piss us off.” Alan Wilson nodded his head in agreement, “It is important to give a clear message to the candidates who aspire to control the country in the future, that the path of the heir is not a good one, and to let them know in no uncertain terms that they should not betray the UK, so that they can take over the reins successfully.”

“Don’t think of any second thoughts, this is something we need to learn from France, in case the elite who aspire to lead independence in the future. Disagree with us acting, even a subtle expression, and replace them immediately. There are plenty of people who want to replace them.”

“That’s right.” A number of people nodded in approval, and the rain that accompanied the tapping of the windows made it interesting.

“A business can survive if you reach out and pull its strings. But it’s not hard to bar the business and take it down. It’s the same with individuals.”

Alan Wilson smirked, “It’s really not possible for us to pick a colony as a target, declare to the public that we want to practice the Soviet justice system, then throw the rebels into the gulag, and after we’ve killed off all of the rebels, declare that the Soviet justice system is too failing to be democratic in the least, and terminate it, and then just apologize at the end.”

“Is that even possible?” Quite a few commissioners questioned, most didn’t quite understand how justice worked in the Soviet system.

“Of course it’s okay, in fact the Soviet system of justice only needs to do four things, convict by confession, cut off contact with the outside world while in custody, arrange for the lawyers we want to control the tempo, and hold the trial in closed court, as long as these four things are done, if you get a captured anti-British element to admit that he planned the blitzkrieg on Poland, he’ll also admit to the crime.”

The commissioners in the room were silent, it was as if a new world had opened up before them, “That’s amazing.”

“We need to combine the strengths of the different systems and think in terms of optimal integration on how to deal with anti-British elements.” Alan Wilson stretched his back, completely a coming-of-age tone of施施施, “Anyway, no one of the gentlemen, including me, should be able to stand up to this set of trial process.”