Chapter 903 Can we still play like this?

Liu Tao had a smile on his face.

It was a good sign that Prince Sultan could listen to him.

This shows that Saudi Arabia has not become completely self-confident and dizzy because of its success in these years.

What he fears most is that Saudi Arabia is too confident and confident that it can rely on force to solve all problems.

"Your Highness, the Shias in Yemen currently only have about 10% of their territory, and they are not close to the sea, but in the western mountainous area. It is barren but the terrain is complex. If force is used, the navy will not be useful. Aircraft can take off. Tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery will be greatly restricted in this terrain." Liu Tao took out a terrain map of Yemen and pointed to the mountainous area.

The Shia sect is concentrated in the Sana'a, Ibb, and Demut areas in western Yemen. This area is a busy mountainous area and plateau with barren land and sparsely populated areas. However, the people here are good at fighting.

The war in the south and north of Yemen gave this place the opportunity to develop and grow.

If Yemen were to be unified, Sunnis would definitely dominate and it would be difficult for Shias to develop and grow.

Liu Tao said: "Your Highness, I suggest you promote peace talks between the north and the south of Yemen, help Yemen improve its economy, actively help Yemen become a member of the Arab League, and help Yemen become a member of the Arab coalition."

Currently, Yemen is not a member of the Arab League.

Now the headquarters of the Arab League has moved from Cairo, Egypt to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the general headquarters of the Arab coalition is also located in Riyadh.

This is also a reflection of Saudi Arabia’s current status.

Liu Tao's strategy is not complicated. It is for Saudi Arabia to join hands with the peace talks between the north and the south of Yemen to achieve the peaceful reunification of Yemen, and then help Yemen. With more oil and natural gas exports, Yemen's economy can quickly improve and many conflicts will disappear. At least it will be relieved.

And as long as we return to the framework, it doesn't matter how we quarrel, Saudi Arabia will always have the advantage.

Doing so can resolve Saudi Arabia's anxieties and help Saudi Arabia improve its status and reputation.

"But will it take too long?" Prince Sultan hesitated.

Liu Tao smiled: "One year will not make five years, five years will not make ten years, and ten years will not make twenty years. At most, Saudi Arabia will pay 1 billion U.S. dollars every year, and ten years will only be 10 billion U.S. dollars. Twenty years will not make it." 20 billion US dollars.”

"But if you fight a war, I'm afraid it will consume no less than 10 billion U.S. dollars. This is still if the war goes well. If the war does not go well, more funds will be consumed." Liu Tao said: "Yemen is not Saudi Arabia's core interest. Saudi Arabia should focus more energy, financial and material resources on internal construction.”

In Liu Tao's view, Yemen is actually doing okay now. The threat to Saudi Arabia is not acute and can be dealt with patiently.

Grind slowly and grind away what you are worried about.

Yemen's oil is far inferior to that of Saudi Arabia, and the terrain is complex. The entire Yemen starts from the Yemen-Oman border, along the Arabian coast, and turns north at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to the Yemen-Saudi border. It is a plain area about 2,000 kilometers long and 30-60 kilometers wide. , this is the essence of Yemen. As for other places, they are either deserts or rolling mountains and plateaus. They are very barren and the output is not enough to feed the population.

This also means that Yemen cannot threaten Saudi Arabia’s status.

Saudi Arabia has the time and conditions to slowly adjust Yemen.

As for the use of force to intervene, Liu Tao considered it to be the worst option.

Yemen is not the Annan it was.

Although there are many external forces in Yemen, no one is willing to invest a lot of money in Yemen.

Panshan Group is unique in the world in its willingness to help Yemen build roads, bridges, hospitals, schools and ports.

Nowadays, China has a very good reputation in the Middle East and Africa, and it is not without reason. It is a result of years of efforts and sincere efforts to help the development of the Middle East and Africa.

Even in Nanyang, South Asia, and China, they are pursuing win-win cooperation and helping the development of surrounding areas. This can be seen from the fact that Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and South Asian countries have maintained double-digit rapid growth.

Prince Sultan was stunned. He didn't expect that he could still play like this.

But the more I thought about it, the more I thought it could be done.

The plains of Yemen and other areas are controlled by Sunnis, accounting for about 90% of the entire territory of Yemen.

Saudi Arabia is far from ready to end the war personally.

After agreeing on the matter, the two happily ate beef hot pot.

On March 17, Liu Tao left Beijing and returned to the city.

On the plane, Liu Tao read the newspaper.

"Has Husky gone crazy?" Liu Tao saw a news article in an important section of Renren Daily, which reported that the Turkish army entered the territory of northern Iraq and wiped out the Kurdish armed forces.

The Kurds are one of the oldest ethnic groups in West Asia. They are the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East after Arabs, Turks and Persians. The total population exceeds 20 million. The area where Kurds live is called Kurdistan. This area was originally Most of it was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. The Kurds believe in Islam, are mostly Sunni, and speak Kurdish.

The population is roughly composed of a long and narrow arc zone consisting of 11 million people in southeastern Turkey, 4 million people in western Persia, 3 million people in northern Iraq, 1.5 million people in northeastern Syria, and parts of the Caucasus.

The Kurds are the only nation in the world with a large population that has never achieved the right to self-determination.

The Kurdish issue is actually a nationalist issue of a "stateless nation" - the West Asian Kurds demand autonomy. With its complexity, sharpness and international characteristics, it has long been the second hottest issue in the Middle East after the conflict between Arab countries and Israel.

Almost every year, there are things about the Kurds.

But it is not easy for the Kurds to establish their own country. Turkey, Iraq, and Persia are unlikely to agree to give up part of their territory to the Kurds to establish a country, not to mention the Caucasus region.

"Saddam would probably be furious. If it were in the past, I'm afraid the Huskies would fight!" Liu Tao shook his head.

A tiger in a flat land is bullied by a dog, which is what Iraq is like now.

It has been four years since the end of the Gulf War, but Iraq has not yet recovered its military strength, and it still has a lot of problems in terms of economy.

Even with the help of Panshan Group in recent years, Iraq now exports only 300,000 barrels of oil per day. The current international crude oil price is US$25 per barrel, which means that Iraq earns US$7 million a day from exporting oil, and US$2.555 billion a year.

Not to mention the situation before the Gulf War, even compared to the situation before the Iran-Iraq War, it is far behind.

It will take at least five years for Iraq to restore its oil exports to the level before the Gulf War.

And here, Iraq is now heavily in debt, and only Panshan Group and others are not afraid of Iraq defaulting on its debts. Other countries would not dare to lend so much money to Iraq.

However, although Panshan Group has lent a lot of money to Iraq, the money is transferred from one hand to the other. In terms of food, building materials, etc., plus engineering construction, Panshan Group earns more in the end.