Chapter 89: Generous speech

Opel cars are still a little floating on some snowy roads. It seems that European cars, which have always been known for their quality, may not be satisfactory in everything.

Although he has been to Beijing for several months, he still lacks familiarity with the road conditions in Beijing. Except for him who is quite familiar with the Chinese and Australian Center to Chegongzhuang where the Ministry of Energy is located, he can only walk around on a few rings of roads in other areas and look around to find the way.

Fortunately, Zizhuyuan is not far from Chegongzhuang, and the road is not complicated. Zhao Guodong can also find Liu Ruotong smoothly where he asked him to pick him up.

Except for the previous two words Asian, the Asian Institute of International Strategics, all of them are exactly the same as the London institution. Zhao Guodong is not sure about the specific situation of this institution, but he can also guess that most of the institutions with such signs are half-official and half-people research associations, and to be precise, they are also research institutions in think tanks that are mainly official researchers and absorb some private elites.

Zhao Guodong came to Zizhuyuan Road in a fork. This old five-story building with no clue from the outside is really not amazing, and there are no particularly conspicuous buildings around. Apart from a house number, you can hardly find anything that can leave you much memory.

However, the loose outside and tight inside access control made Zhao Guodong realize that no one can enter or exit here. Although the man in a security suit seemed polite, Zhao Guodong could still feel the unique vigilance and arrogance in the other party's bones. There was at least a surveillance watch in the diagonal corner there, and it was unknown how many surveillance cameras were.

Zhao Guodong found the special entry and exit permit according to Liu Ruotong's prompt, limited to one car and one person, and obtained a permit to enter and exit the courtyard.

The Opel Car slides quietly in this courtyard. Although there is only a five-story building on the surface, the backyard is actually not small. In addition to a very neat ecological parking lot, there is even a series of old-fashioned bungalows and Su-style second floors.

"Huh? Zhao Guodong?" When Zhao Guodong got off the car and stepped out of the car door to call Liu Ruotong, a Red Flag Century Star next to him also stopped steadily.

"Zhang Han?" Zhao Guodong was stunned for a moment, and then he recognized the man in casual clothes. It was the major officer at the China Energy Security and Development Forum of Zhongneng Hotel that day.

"Are you here to find me or Brother Zhao?" Zhang Han was not as cold and arrogant as he had when he first met, but he was still surprised that Zhao Guodong was able to enter and exit here.

"Oh, I'm here to pick up someone, she might do things here." Zhao Guodong said casually with a smile, "You and Lao Shen are working here?"

"No, we sometimes come here to communicate, so we can be considered guests." Zhang Han also replied vaguely, "Where is the person you picked up?"

"I'm just about to call. Who knows where she is?" Zhao Guodong raised the phone in his hand.

"Okay, there's nothing to do, let's go in and sit for a while. Brother Zhao has been talking about you, just want to communicate with you." Zhang Han is actually a very straightforward person. As long as he thinks you are worthy of me, he will say nothing.

Zhao Guodong hesitated for a moment, and saw that Liu Ruotong had not called him again. She probably hadn't finished her business yet, so she nodded and followed Zhang Han into the building.

"How did you come in? You should need a pass here." Zhang Han asked casually.

"My car has a certificate." Zhao Guodong didn't think much about it.

Zhang Han didn't ask too much, probably because he felt that Zhao Guodong, as an official of the Ministry of Energy, might have obtained a pass due to work needs.

With Zhang Han's leadership, Zhao Guodong was much more casual. Zhang Han was also familiar with the road and went straight to the third floor.

"The Yunnan-Burma Railway is currently of little significance in terms of economic value, especially the geological conditions of the area that this railway needs to pass through are too complex and costly, and especially the section from Lashio to Dali is even more difficult and dangerous. The country cannot use huge amounts of funds to build this road." A gentle man was sitting on the sofa and shook his head repeatedly.

"Wrong, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, under such a difficult situation, the Kuomintang government also considered building the Yunnan-Burma Railway. The purpose was to open a sea route from southwest of my country and ensure the transportation of materials in the inland areas of my country through the Myanmar road. Now, our energy throat has actually been strangled by the United States using Singapore Changi base. Once the relationship between my country and the United States changes, our energy security channels will face a huge threat." Shen Dongzhao spoke, and his tone was quite affirmative, "Can we say that our country's economic situation is not as good as the Kuomintang government in the 1930s and 1940s?"

"But now there are many places in my country's economy that require capital investment, and I think the situation is not as bad as you think. At present, the country is fully promoting the construction of Central Asia's oil and gas pipelines? Russia is also considering importing Siberia's oil and gas from among them into my country, and railways and pipeline transportation are included in the scope of consideration. If the oil and gas pipeline from Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to Xinjiang in our country can be successfully built, I think the situation of our import of crude oil from the Middle East can be alleviated." The gentle man obviously also studied this issue.

"The oil and gas in Central Asia and the oil and gas exports from Central and Siberia regions to China as Russia hopes will not meet the crude oil needed to increase in our country's annual economic development. At this point, I think many people do not realize that once our economy continues to soar and our national income continues to increase, the automobile era will soon come to us. The oil consumed in transportation will be an astronomical figure in a few years. If we do not plan early now, it will only be more passive or even dangerous at that time."

Zhao Guodong likes this kind of free-spirited atmosphere, especially when Shen Dongzhao saw him, he smiled and encouraged him, so he would be polite when he walked into the door.

"No matter what the final outcome of the oil and gas pipeline construction from Central Asia and Russia to China is, one thing that is certain is that oil from Central Asia and Russia can only be a supplement. Middle Eastern oil will still be the main source of my country's imported crude oil for a considerable period of time, which means that we must have a full understanding of the Malacca trap." Zhao Guodong talked happily.

"Singaporeans are not good birds. Don't think that they will be friendly to us with our family and ancestors. Reality has already told us that these yellow-skinned guys will only regard their own interests above everything else. Not to mention making money from us, but also holding Americans to suppress us is their usual trick. Well, I believe that in the future, countries including Vietnam, Thailand, and India will use this trick consciously or unconsciously."

Zhao Guodong's joining made several people in the room look at Zhao Guodong. Chen Dongzhao smiled. The others saw that Zhang Han came in together, and Chen Dongzhao had this expression. It was probably Chen Dongzhao's friend, and they kept listening to Zhao Guodong's performance quietly.

"China's energy security must use multiple measures, such as promoting energy-saving technology and improving the energy structure. However, for a long time, its dependence on oil cannot be changed. So in order to ensure energy security, we can only walk a few legs. Building the energy channel of Central Asia-Xinjiang is a road, not just an oil and gas pipeline, but also a railway that runs across the Central Asian continental bridge is also a must-take. This can not only strengthen the political and economic ties between my country and Central Asia, consolidate and develop my country's influence in Central Asia, and defend my country's interests in Central Asia, but more importantly, strengthening relations with Central Asia can stabilize the stability of my country's western border areas, provide an important source of resources and commodity markets for the development of the western region of my country, and ensure long-term stability in the western region of my country."

"I think this is a leg, so where is there?" A slightly younger man looked bright and looked directly at Zhao Guodong.

"That is the Yunnan-Burma Channel and the Xinjiang-Bahrain Channel." Zhao Guodong replied calmly.

"Xinba Pass Channel?" Everyone here was stunned.

"Yes, from Kashgar to the southwest, all the way to Gwadar Port in Balochistan, Pakistan, the Persian Gulf." Zhao Guodong smiled slightly, "This will be another leg to protect our country's energy and economic interests."

As soon as Zhao Guodong said this, everyone was shocked. China had just agreed to help Pakistan build Gwadar Port. This guy could actually see the strategic position of Gwadar Port, and even think of the passage from Gwadar Port that crossed the entire Pakistan, including the Pakistan-controlled Kashmir region, into Xinjiang. This guy's sense of smell was not yet very powerful.

"From Guadal to Kashgar, from Sethi, Myanmar to Kunming, if these two economic and energy channels can be established, China's energy security will be greatly alleviated, and the benefits it brings are not just energy security." Zhao Guodong said generously, "China's western development is slow. Although the central government has already developed a strategy for the development of the western region, to implement it, it is necessary to increase investment in infrastructure, and even strategic advance investment is required. We cannot completely focus on the calculation of economic interests. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a symbol."

Zhao Guodong's view was nodded and agreed by everyone here.

"If these two strategic routes are completed, Kashgar to Gwadar Port, Kunming to Sethui, will not only greatly consolidate our relationship with the two all-weather strategic allies, Pakistan and Myanmar, but also drive economic development along the route, make the two countries closer to our country's economic exchanges, and ensure that our strategic intentions can be implemented in these two countries. Suppressing ambitious Indians to make small moves, the strategic benefits it brings cannot be measured by money at all."
Chapter completed!