Chapter 637: Unclear Sorrow

There are only five most powerful countries in the world.

The United States, the Soviet Union, China, Britain, and France!

Other countries are far behind them!

This gap is not a little bit!

As the biggest beneficiary of World War I and World War II, the United States has grown rapidly after the end of World War II. Relying on its powerful navy, it has become the hegemon of the ocean. It has hundreds of military bases around the world, controls major shipping nodes around the world, has the most powerful navy and air force in the world, has a very large control over the European economy and politics, and influences the world with its financial, media, and military advantages.

The Soviet Union, the second largest beneficiary of World War II, has the most powerful army in the world, the most vast territory, and is the world's first socialist country. It has extremely strong appeal around the world. Together with the United States, it dismembered the British and French colonies, and is also a superpower that can compete with the United States.

Britain, everyone may think that Britain has lost a large number of colonies and lost its maritime hegemony, and Britain is just a small country. In fact, as the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if it loses its maritime hegemony and financial hegemony, Britain has strong strength in culture, politics, economy and military. When looking at Britain, we cannot just look at the British Isles, but also at the numerous Commonwealth. Britain has great influence in the entire Commonwealth, and even the Queen of England is their common queen.

France is the same. France not only looks at its own territory, but also at its sphere of influence. France has a strong influence in Europe, and this influence is extremely terrifying.

Africa is the financial breakwater of the franc and the source of France's "wool". France has a huge political and economic influence in Africa, and France's military presence in Africa is also very strong. Many African countries seem to be independent, but in fact they are still vassals of their former sovereign countries.

There is a famous saying here: Without Africa, France would become a third world country.

Britain and France still rely on their influence to seize the talents, wealth and resources of their dependent countries.

This world seems to have nearly 200 countries, but there are not many countries that truly have independence!

This is why it has always been emphasized that the relationship between major powers is the core of international relations!

Major powers are the main force in international relations and also affect the world situation.

As Panshan Group continues to grow and develop, Liu Tao feels this boundary more and more!

The sense of boundary is getting stronger and stronger!

For example, if you want to develop in Africa, you will inevitably encounter the forces of Britain, France, Italy, the Soviet Union, the United States and other African countries, and even be interfered with.

This is not the case that you can say that friendly cooperation and win-win cooperation will not be interfered with, because your existence affects their interests.

If you want to engage in constructive cooperation, others will destroy and mess with you.

Destruction is much easier than construction, and the cost of investment is much smaller.

This is why, so far, Panshan Group has only five countries that have real influence on the African continent.

As for the others, it is not easy to start some cooperation.

Liu Tao pondered for a while, and his finger slid to Libya.

Libya is in a miserable situation now. The "Operation Prairie Fire" and "Operation Golden Canyon" have caused Libya to suffer great losses. The city was bombed and many buildings became ruins. Many oil wells were bombed, and Libya's post-war work has not been completed due to the Americans' obstruction.

Colonel Ka has become increasingly tough on the United States, and Libya's financial situation is not optimistic.

Reconstruction requires a large amount of money. Even if Colonel Ka obtains a large loan from the Soviet Union and Europe, it will probably take at least one or two years to restore oil production and exports.

Moreover, Libya's relationship with the Soviet Union is getting closer. The Soviet Union has three military bases in Libya, including a military port. A Soviet fleet has been stationed in the military port for a long time, making it impossible for any country along the Mediterranean coast to ignore the existence of the Soviet Union.

The most intense friction between the two sides in the past two years occurred in the Mediterranean.

Liu Tao showed hesitation. Libya's post-war reconstruction is actually a big business. If you participate in it, you will definitely make a lot of money. Libya needs anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles, but Liu Tao dare not take risks to avoid retaliation.

Americans have never been generous people.

As for guns, bullets, shells, tanks and the like, Libya has no shortage of them.

Because in the previous "Operation Prairie Fire" and "Operation Golden Canyon", Libya had to face the US Air Force and Navy, and the biggest consumption was air defense missiles and anti-ship missiles, and the "Aegis" air defense missiles and "Eagle Strike" anti-ship missiles caused heavy damage to the US Air Force and Navy.

He shook his head slightly, the risk was too great, it was not worth it.

Liu Tao turned his attention to South Africa, which now has a population of 37 million and is the only country among the major African countries that is deeply involved in civil war.

South Africa is located at the southernmost tip of the African continent, with a land area of ​​1.2191 million square kilometers. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean on the east, south and west. There are three capitals: the administrative capital Pretoria, the legislative capital Cape Town, and the judicial capital Bloemfontein, which are divided into black, colored and white. In history, South Africa has successively become a colony of the Netherlands and Britain. It was not until 1961 that South Africa was considered a country.

It is interesting to mention that about ten years ago, the South African government launched a nuclear weapons development program to produce six deliverable nuclear weapons within ten years.

However, in fact, South Africa produced its first atomic bomb as early as 1977. South Africa notified the United States of this "good news" that year. What the South African authorities did not expect was that the United States severely warned South Africa not to act rashly, but South Africa had to launch the arrow on the string. In 1978, the Soviet satellite detected South Africa's nuclear test, and South Africa's possession of nuclear weapons was made public by the Soviet Union. Subsequently, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council imposed a strict blockade on South Africa.

Just this year, the South African government decided to completely abandon nuclear weapons and destroy all nuclear weapons and nuclear facilities in South Africa within more than a year.

Speaking of which, Liu Tao is still very covetous of South Africa, because South Africa is so rich in resources. There are more than 70 kinds of minerals that have been proven and mined. The reserves of gold, platinum group metals, manganese, vanadium, chromium, silicon, and aluminates rank first in the world, of which gold reserves account for 60% of the world.

In recent years, relying on underground transactions, the security company can obtain nearly ten tons of gold every year.

If they can do business openly, the benefits will be greater.

Unfortunately, it is too complicated there now, and Liu Tao dare not go too deep.

Liu Tao frowned, and he found that the only place in the world that can still have big business in the military industry is the Middle East. Other places can only be regarded as small fights.

What Liu Tao can't see clearly is whether the Gulf War will break out again?