Chapter 818 Changes

The Far East Group has very dispersed equity.

It is not just Liu Qi and his family, but also many other people.

These people may not have much shares, maybe 1%, maybe even less than 1%, and they do not participate in the operation of the Far East Group, but only want to get dividends.

And what they provide is domestic strength and relations in the Soviet Union.

On the Soviet side, they are all people who were on good terms with China at the time, such as those who came to China to aid the construction project, or some classmates, friends and even descendants who studied in the Soviet Union at that time.

These people have also grown rapidly with the help of bilateral trade and have become a force that cannot be ignored.

Some of these people are in the military, some in politics, and some in the cultural field. It can be said that they cover all areas of the Soviet Union.

The interests of both parties are the same, that is, making money!

And to make more money, we have to promote exchanges between the two sides.

By last year, the total trade volume between the two sides had exceeded 100 billion yuan.

The trade between the two sides is not only done by Liu Qi, but Liu Qi is the biggest and the leader.

This time Liu Qi came to promote the oil pipeline and natural gas pipeline projects between the two sides.

Now both sides have a consensus on the construction of oil pipeline and natural gas pipeline projects, after all, this is beneficial to both sides.

However, there is a lot of controversy about the route.

If this dispute is not resolved, perhaps in another ten years, the project will not be successfully launched.

China, on the other hand, hopes to take the ‘An-Da Line’, which starts from the Angarsk oil field in the west, enters Buryatia in the south, then bypasses Lake Baikal, passes through Chita Oblast in the east, and finally reaches Anqing. Both sides invested a total of US$2.5 billion in this project, with a short route and quick results.

But not long ago, the Japanese Prime Minister visited Moscow and proposed the ‘Anna Line’ plan, that is, the starting point of the oil pipeline is Taishet in East and West Siberia, passing through the northern part of Lake Baikal, and then along the Baikal-Amur Railway, and finally reaching the Far Eastern port of Nakhodka. In this way, one side can supply oil and gas to China, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan.

Japan is a country that is extremely short of energy. Most of its oil is imported from abroad. In recent years, Japan has suffered from energy trauma and is seeking to diversify its oil imports. With stable and diversified oil import channels, oil from the Soviet Union has become an option.

Moreover, Japan also wants to increase its influence in the Far East through energy cooperation with the Soviet Union.

For the Soviet Union, this is undoubtedly the most advantageous, as it can have more customers and export more oil.

Since the outbreak of the Gulf War, oil prices have continued to fall. Even after the Gulf War, the international crude oil price has been below $25 per barrel due to the increase in production by major oil-producing countries in the Middle East, as well as the increase in oil production in the United States and Latin America.

Although $25 per barrel is also a good money-making price for the Soviet Union, it is obviously far less profitable than in the previous ten years.

The sharp drop in oil export revenue is a heavy blow to the Soviet Union's internal reform economy.

This also affected the Soviet Union.

This time, Liu Qi came, in addition to promoting the "Anda Line", but also brought a plan, that is, to take the western route.

Build oil and gas pipelines from Central Asia, then enter the Western Regions, and connect to the "West-East Gas Transmission" project that is being planned.

China is now planning the "West-East Gas Transmission" project, which is another century-long project.

The Tarim, Qaidam, Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia and Sichuan-Shu basins in western China contain 26 trillion cubic meters of natural gas resources, accounting for about 87% of the country's onshore natural gas resources. In particular, the Tarim Basin has more than 8 trillion cubic meters of natural gas resources, accounting for 22% of the country's total natural gas resources. The Kuqa area in the north of Tarim has more than 2 trillion cubic meters of natural gas resources, which is the richest area in the Tarim Basin and has the potential to form a world-class atmospheric zone.

The planned "West-East Gas Transmission" has a total length of about 4,200 kilometers.

If it can be combined with China's "West-East Gas Transmission" project, the benefits are self-evident.

And Central Asia has a large amount of natural gas and oil resources.

How the oil pipeline and natural gas pipeline are routed is related to the interests of both countries, as well as internal interests.

When Liu Qi was taking action in Moscow, his secretary told him in the rest area of ​​the meeting that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was established.

Serbia and Montenegro jointly established the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which has a land area of ​​102,350 square kilometers.

Hearing this news, Liu Tao sighed inwardly.

If possible, Yugoslavia would naturally be as strong as possible, because it is located in southern Europe and the Balkan Peninsula, and its geographical location is extremely important.

In the future, we can enter Europe through Yugoslavia as a springboard to enter Europe.

It's just a pity that Yugoslavia has many internal contradictions, coupled with over-consumption, and has a very large debt. Its relations with both the United States and the Soviet Union are not good.

Otherwise, Yugoslavia can continue to maintain.

Facts have proved that a country is first internal, and then external.

Only internal governance can make a country invincible. Otherwise, no matter how strong the fortress is, it is often broken from the inside.

In the Tito era, Yugoslavia was so powerful and wealthy that China was absolutely envious.

However, the world has changed over the past decade, and Yugoslavia has completely become history.

In the afternoon, after the meeting, Liu Tao returned to the Panshan Group headquarters.

At the Panshan Group headquarters, Liu Tao learned more information.

Including the current reactions of various countries.

And the reports of major media.

The establishment of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is a world news, which affects the situation in southern Europe as a whole, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it affects the situation in Europe as a whole.

The Balkan Peninsula was once called a powder keg. It was here that the fuse of World War I was ignited.

"It seems that this matter has been foreseen by major powers!" Liu Tao muttered to himself as he watched the news.

But it is also true that such a big thing cannot happen suddenly without any sound. There must be signs.

And each country has its own intelligence network, and can always collect some intelligence.

Liu Tao also had to evaluate the impact of this incident on Panshan Group.

Panshan Group also has industries in Yugoslavia. It can be said that just at this moment, the change in currency exchange rates will bring great losses.

And employees in Yugoslavia also have to consider their safety.

He had to understand what the current situation was like there and whether support was needed.

Changes in the situation often meant social unrest.

He had to consider this aspect. He had no doubt that there would always be someone who wanted to swallow up the assets of Panshan Group at this time.

There were still three chapters to be updated in the afternoon and evening. Some things could not be updated in time today.