Chapter 1837

What is the concept of US$1.6 billion? Chile's current foreign exchange reserves are only a few tens of billions, but its debt is more than three times its foreign exchange reserves. It is really difficult for Chile to squeeze out 1.6 billion US dollars to buy planes.

It's no wonder that the expression on the general's face is like ice and fire. The temptation is right in front of him, but having no money in his trouser pocket is undoubtedly the most embarrassing thing in the world.

The general was even thinking that if there were too many lice and he didn't have to worry about too many debts, how about he just gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and bought it? Anyway, the debt of hundreds of billions is not less than a fraction of this billion.

Of course, he couldn't make this decision by himself. He had to go back and discuss it with higher-level people, at least before the Jun could reach a consensus.

Anyway, the annual military expenditure is so much, and one-third of it is spent at once. I wonder if other services will directly go to war with the Air Force.

Yang Cheng thought to himself: No wonder Jack Ma is living so well. With Double Eleven coming every year, there is no need to worry about performance pressure this year.

He was even thinking about whether to have a big opening bonus, a 20% discount to clear out the inventory.

But that’s something for later. He still had to find a way to persuade the Chileans to change fighter planes. After much deliberation, he decided to use the Chileans’ opponents to stimulate them. Without motivation, there would be no impulse. He had to arouse the Chileans’ vigilance. .

Who can I use?

Looking at several of Chile’s neighbors, Argentina must be the first to bear the brunt. In fact, the two countries have indeed had conflicts before.

After all, few countries have extremely long borders - more than 5,000 kilometers - like Chile and Argentina.

The two countries are almost divided by the Andes Mountains, with Argentina to the east and Chile to the west. The two countries have been relatively peaceful for hundreds of years, except for the three-island dispute.

Where are Mishima? Just at the southernmost point of the long border between Chile and Argentina, the famous Tierra del Fuego divides Tierra del Fuego in two. At the southernmost tip of Tierra del Fuego, there is the Beagle Channel, which is 120 kilometers long. At the intersection of the strait and the Atlantic Ocean, there are three large islands: Picton Island, Lennox Island, and Nueva Island.

The combined area of ​​the three islands is 345 square kilometers. This is no small island.

In addition to competing with the United Kingdom for the Malvinas Islands, Argentina is also at loggerheads with Chile over the three-island issue.

In fact, the three islands are extremely far away from the economically developed areas of the two countries. On the contrary, they are closer to Antarctica and are sparsely populated all year round.

But it cannot be because no one lives on the island.

Thinking that it is a desert island is of no value. On the contrary, the three islands guard the intersection of the Pacific and the Atlantic. To the south is Antarctica, which is a maritime transportation fortress.

Furthermore, the seabed of the three islands is very rich in fisheries and mineral resources. At that time, Argentina wanted to fight for the Falklands even if it went to war with the powerful Britain, because the waters of the Falklands are rich in oil and gas resources.

But to whom the three islands belong, no one can tell.

As early as more than 150 years ago, Chile and Argentina, which had just freed themselves from the clutches of Spain, signed a trade and navigation treaty, but they did not strictly demarcate the boundaries. They just habitually used the boundaries drawn by the Spaniards.

Later, the two countries formally demarcated the boundary, especially the Beagle Channel, which became the natural southern boundary between the two countries. However, the two countries had different opinions on the ownership of the three islands, and neither country was willing to give in. The quarrel became angry.

However, the two countries did not want to fight. After all, the situation at the time was that the military strength of the two countries was evenly matched. If they really fought, both sides would lose.

Since we can't fight, let's sit down and have a good talk. But how can we talk clearly about this kind of thing? Whoever gives in will mean a huge loss of interests. As a result, this talk lasted for decades.

In desperation, we can only find an intermediary to adjust.

Who to look for? U.K!

Chile has its own little calculation. It feels that it has a good relationship with the United Kingdom. You must know that Chile can win the guano war with Bolivia and Peru, and it also wants to thank the British for sponsoring weapons and equipment.

Of course Argentina is not happy. Because of the Falklands, the two countries have a deep rift. Who is willing to let the enemy be responsible for mediation? Isn’t that just looking for trouble for yourself? This approach cannot solve any problems at all and can only increase conflicts.

The British involvement, which did not require a war, suddenly aroused the adrenaline in both countries, and they mobilized food and grass to prepare for war. Fortunately, both countries believe in Catholicism, and the Pope in the Vatican, thousands of miles away, received the news and came forward urgently. There is nothing left for the two countries to say. You don’t have to give other people’s face, but you have to give it to the Pope, right?

Finally, this lawsuit that lasted for hundreds of years came to an end at the end of the 20th century.

It was Argentina that made concessions. In the signed agreement, Argentina recognized that the ownership of the three islands belongs to Chile, and also includes 3 nautical miles of territorial waters.

However, Argentina has the right to sail and fish in the waters of the three islands, and Chile shall not interfere. At the same time, the ownership of the waters in the eastern part of the Strait of Magellan belongs to Argentina. Other territorial disputes between the two countries are bounded by the Cape Horn meridian. It belongs to Ah, and West belongs to wisdom.

Argentina gave up ownership of the three islands, but in exchange for navigation rights and fishing rights, it was written in black and white, and it was not afraid of Chile's repudiation.

Chile and Argentina have been fighting for more than a hundred years, and finally came to a successful end, and relations between the two countries began to heat up.

On the surface, such an agreement seems to be a loss for Argentina, but in fact it is beneficial to Argentina. After all, Argentina values ​​the Falklands more, and at the same time it offends the United Kingdom and Chile. Under the attack from the east and west, Argentina simply does not have the strength to fight. , so fighting to the death for three small islands is not cost-effective.

By giving up the ownership of the three islands in exchange for stability and harmony among neighbors, and at least not stabbing them in the back, Argentina can fight the British for the Falklands with all its strength.

However, judging from the results, it can be said that Argentina lost face and dignity. In order to prevent Chile from inserting a knife in the back, it gave up the three islands. It thought that it could fight for the Falklands with all its strength. Who would have thought that it would also lose the Falklands and lose the wife again? A typical case of losing soldiers.

But really speaking, Argentina has nothing to lose. After all, the Falkland Islands have never completely belonged to Argentina from beginning to end.

The issue of ownership of the Falklands is very complicated. It was originally just a group of uninhabited desert islands in the southwest Atlantic Ocean. According to the rules of the world at that time, whoever discovered the island first would have the naming rights and ownership rights of the islands.

The British believe that the Falklands were discovered by British navigators in 1592, while Argentina believe that the Falklands were discovered by an explorer from a famous expedition team.

But from the perspective of historical records, it seems that the British statement is more accurate, because the British discovered that this island has written records in history, but Argentina's statement has so far found no reliable basis to confirm it.

Therefore, the British are in a relatively advantageous position in public opinion in this island dispute. From this point of view, the British are undoubtedly justified. Argentina cannot provide evidence.

It's just that after the British discovered this island, they didn't take it too seriously because it was too far away from their homeland, so the island has been put on hold. It is for this reason that the French were given an opportunity to take advantage of it.

It was the French who first established settlements on the Falklands, leaving traces of people on the Falklands.

After learning the news, the British were unwilling and sent people to compete with the French for the island.

The French are also thieves. They know that they are unreasonable, but they don't want to start a war over a deserted island. The main reason may be that they have no confidence in their own strength. Why not give up if they can't defeat them?

But the French are indeed Gallic roosters, they are chicken thieves. After several days of confrontation with the British, they took the lead and sold the Falklands to Spain, directly passing the blame to the Spanish.

The British knew it was a trick and had nothing to do. The French patted their butts and left. They stopped playing and had no choice but to ask for it from the Spaniards.

The Spaniards were more sensible and knew they were not opponents, so they took the initiative to give in and agreed to the British living on the Falklands.

Later, the Spanish were driven away by the Argentines, including the people on the Falklands. Argentina believed that the Falklands should belong to themselves.

Faced with the issue of national sovereignty, Argentina is still very stubborn. It insists on having a fight with the United Kingdom. Just then, there will be the largest naval and air war during the Cold War.

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