Section 1435 Diamonds
Section 1435 Diamonds
Naturally, the result of the bombing was soon apparent. The entire position was covered in flames. Of course, this was just the beginning. The Poles immediately lost their high morale as before. At this moment, they all seemed to be The eggplants beaten by Shuang are the same. If they can regret it now and kill them, they will not come here. Even after the bombing, there have been deserters, but the observers of the energy group have seen Great Russia now. Things are a little different. m
"Andrep, have you noticed? There seems to be something wrong with this matter." Li Min had been calculating for a whole day, and the people in the base didn't know what this guy was calculating, and neither did Andrip. He spends his days counting the losses of the Poles.
"Of course I found out, of course something is wrong. I think if the air strikes continue, the ground troops may retreat without coming over. These young masters don't have the ambitions they had when they came. Now I feel that this is not the place for them to come, and I heard that the military camp over there has started to shoot people who escaped." Andrep thought Li Min was talking about this problem, so it goes without saying, if the energy group If you don't intervene, bigger problems may arise, or you may retreat.
"No, I'm not talking about this. I'm talking about the Great Russia. Today they dispatched so many planes. According to our observations, there are thousands of sorties. I made a preliminary calculation, and this is tens of thousands of tons. Bombs, some of them are the latest cluster bombs. This is not a joke. There are even some ceramic bombs inside. When did Great Russia become so rich? How could they be so generous? Last time we None of these things happened in the Primorsky Krai, and I would never believe that this place is more important than the Primorsky Krai.” Li Min said with the data in his hand, if he didn’t say that everyone hasn’t I found out that the attention of several people in the room has been attracted at this moment. This kid is right. When will Great Russia become so rich? Didn’t they lose a lot at the beginning of the year? How do you have money?
"They haven't had any large exports recently. Could it be that something happened in the country, but our intelligence agencies in Great Russia haven't got anything. I don't think we need to report it for the time being. Let's see what happens tomorrow. "An elderly intelligence analyst thought for a while and said, after all, for a large organization like Great Russia, tens of thousands of tons of bombs can still be thrown every day, and a large-scale investigation cannot be started because of such an abnormality. Fortunately, if there is nothing wrong, the only one who will lose is himself, and he may also hang up his brother who is engaged in intelligence. This is something that has happened before.
"I don't think we need to wait until tomorrow. The results will come out today." A voice came from outside the door. It was Li Xian, the commander of the Polish occupation force. He should be in Poland right now. Why did he go to the front line directly? Did something really happen?
"All stand at attention?" With the voice of the security officer, dozens of officers in the room all stood at attention.
"Everyone please take a break,
I came here on an urgent matter, and the group has received news that the Great Russian government has just announced an economic revitalization plan with as much as 400 billion U.S. dollars, and has implemented a new subsidy policy for new residents in Central Asia. It's almost the same. The group has already started a large-scale investigation. We will also report the situation on our side to see what's going on. I believe it will be helpful to the intelligence department. "Li Xian sat down and said, his words made everyone start to wonder, what Li Xian said was basically the truth, 400 billion U.S. dollars is not a small amount for the group, but for Great Russia An astronomical figure, but why can they still get it out?
"The report shows that the intelligence of the Great Russian Railway Department shows that they are stepping up to transport a large amount of weapons and ammunition to the front line, with a total value of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars, and almost emptied several large arsenals in the European part of Great Russia. These Poles can’t stop them anymore.” A combat staff officer came in with an urgent message, which shocked the officers in the room. It seems that Great Russia has really benefited greatly, with weapons worth more than 100 billion U.S. dollars It is a breeze for ammunition to reimburse the hundreds of thousands of Polish miscellaneous troops. Now the energy group has to redo its battle plan.
"Commander, I think we are going to retreat overnight. We have to establish a new line of defense on the Polish border. I think our best result is to maintain Poland's independence." This guy Li Min is not just Knowing how to do business, he can see the situation very clearly at critical times. For example, he can see everything clearly at this time. At this time, he must give up some things. With the weapons and ammunition of more than 100 billion, he must definitely There are still a large number of troops. The Polish army is definitely unreliable. Although Poland now has hundreds of thousands of energy group troops, they can only help defend Poland and must not come to the territory of Great Russia. are different.
"Commander, what Li Min said is right. The military camp of our observation group has only a thousand people. It is too dangerous here. No one can guarantee whether they will attack us by air. I think you should go back quickly. "Andrep also said that other people also feel that they are right, their group is powerful, but at this moment, their ability is not so strong in this place.
"Hehe, a little thing scares you. Don't we know what kind of country Great Russia is? This is a useless country and will never do anything. We have to be careful, but don't I am so worried. I came here for another reason. The Polish defenders have just found a gold reserve. There are 900 tons of gold there. We have to take these things away. These are originally from Great Russia and Europa. The trade settlement, now we can take it away directly, of course, we need the Poles to do things, we are not robbers, the military department is already going to replace it with the latest amphibious tanks, the gold is worth thousands One hundred million yuan, we can use hundreds of thousands of military vehicles to cover the debt.” For the 900 tons of gold, Li Xian can come once, but he was only halfway through the great changes in Great Russia, and now he is leaving. This matter cannot be forgotten, several officers laughed, and quickly started to clean up everything here after a few minutes. Now is definitely not the time to joke, maybe tomorrow this place will be a waste area.
There is a big problem with the intelligence of the Polish military. They don’t know that the Great Russia in front of them is different from before. They think that the financial situation of Great Russia is similar to theirs, so they think that such a bombing may It's only a few days, they have already prepared enough air-raid shelters, even if they have bombs, it doesn't matter, and the bridge on the river has been blown up, it will take a while for them to come here, Besides, I haven't heard that hundreds of thousands of troops can be killed because of bombing. Besides, behind me is my own land. If I can't do it, I just go back. There are hundreds of thousands of troops waiting on the border, so those Polish troops People now see that the air strikes are no longer going on, and they have started the life they like again. They can enjoy it for a while, otherwise, they won’t know you when the bomb is dropped.
So when the energy group retreated, they didn't follow. Instead, they felt that the army of the energy group was not a real army at all, so that some bombs were blown up and they couldn't find North. How could this work? The army should bear all kinds of pressure. In such a situation, no one knows that they are really courting death.
The next day, the people from the energy group had already retreated to Poland. It turned out that the army on the territory of Belarus had come to an end, and the battle was the same as the previous day, but compared with the previous day's bombing, it was still somewhat different. Today's bombing was even more violent. That's right, the bombs and shells are coming here as if they don't need money. The dead people are gone now. Compared with yesterday, today seems to be of two grades. Soon they The temporary prevention and control facilities were useless, and the number of dead people surprised everyone. They underestimated the capabilities of modern warfare weapons. Maybe these hundreds of thousands of people will really confess here.
After six hours of saturation bombing, it seems that less than one-third of the Polish soldiers can stand up. Now they all know the cruelty of war, and they don’t need to be ordered by the superiors. They bring what they can bring, such as When I came here, I rushed back to Poland ten times faster. At first, the energy group and the Americans thought that the Poles could consume Great Russia, but now I saw that they seemed to be playing for real. It’s not something the Poles can resist. The Americans, the energy group, and Europa have begun to meet. The top leaders of the three parties met at the headquarters of the energy group. If Great Russia really wants to annex Poland’s flowers, this is not a trivial matter Well, originally the Americans and the energy group didn't want Europa to participate. After all, if there are more families, there will be more families. But if you don't understand such a violent attack from Great Russia now, you will suffer a big loss in the future.
Moreover, the energy group has also figured out why Great Russia is rushing to spend so much money. This is a very big secret, and that is diamonds.
According to the report of the investigation department of the energy group, Russia recently discovered a huge diamond mine. The mine is located in a crater with a diameter of more than 100 kilometers in eastern Siberia. The reserves are estimated to exceed one trillion carats, which can meet the needs of the global gem market for 3,000 years.
Scientists say the crater, known as Popigai, is more than 35 million years old and contains an estimated ten times as much diamond storage as the rest of the world combined. Russia has been concealing this discovery before, the purpose is to prevent the price of diamonds from being overwhelmed and damage the interests of its own diamond industry. Moreover, they themselves don't have enough energy to mine. Now they start here because the redwood tree in Li Congnong is about to go bankrupt. They thought it was a secret, but where are the tens of thousands of people including mining workers? It is so easy to keep secret, and the energy group can get the news quickly.
"Popigai" diamonds, also known as "shock diamonds," are the result of a meteorite-like object hitting an existing diamond mine. Its hardness is twice that of ordinary gemstones, so its application value in industry and scientific research is particularly high. The director of the Novosibirsk Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, who was captured by the energy group, said that new resources may have a greater impact on the gemstone market. "We're talking trillions of carats, compared to the well-known reserves of Yakutia diamond mines in Russia, which are well known to the general public, contain only 1 billion carats. Moreover, impact diamonds are valuable because of their unique surfaces and larger volumes. higher."
Russia's diamond production will peak in 2037, worth $11.35 billion, and 98% of its production is exported to Belgium, Israel, the United States and Southeast Asia. However, due to the impact of the economic crisis, its diamond production will fall to the bottom in 2039, with an output value of only US$1.35 billion. At present, the world economy has shown signs of recovery, which may be the reason why the Russian authorities choose to start mining this thing now.
The former Soviet Union is famous for its diamond production. As early as the 1950s, the world-famous "Peace" diamond mine was discovered in Mirny, the Republic of Yakutia, located in the hinterland of Siberia. For more than half a century, several mines here and nearby have contributed 23% of the world's total diamonds, earning at least 1.7 trillion US dollars for the former Soviet Union and Russia, but the money earned is probably in that treasure house , the money may have been taken away by Li Cong.
Overlooking the "Peace" diamond mine, you can clearly see the world's largest "artificial cave". The entrance of the cave has a diameter of 1600 meters and a depth of about 533 meters, which is equivalent to the height of a 161-story building, which is 25 meters more than the 508 meters of Taipei 101, one of the tallest buildings in the world. Air turbulence caused by the hole is said to suck in aircraft overhead. The winter temperature in the cave caused the lubricant to freeze and the machines were cracked.
It was not until 11 years ago that the Mirny mine was closed due to sharp decline in production and safety factors. Compared with the newly discovered "Popigai Diamond Field", the "Peace" mine is nothing to mention.
When it comes to these mineral resources, Li Cong will never be soft-hearted. If such a big thing is occupied by Great Russia, it will be fine, but Li Cong knows that this is just his own jealousy. He really wants to shake this big Russia. If Qian Shu got it, it would be a real rush, but how much is a diamond of ten trillion carats? Great Russia does not have its own diamond sales channels, so he can only get so little profit. The energy group has its own jewelry sales network all over the world because of its emerald business, and it also has its own design team. If this diamond mine is in his own hands, it will definitely bring him trillions of dollars in profits every year. It is estimated that other jewelers will not do anything.
When Li Cong met Robert of Europa and Hank, the rotating president of the Skull and Bones, he found that these two people also knew the latest news about Great Russia. , as long as they are all thinking about this matter, it will be easy to handle. If it is only me, I guess these two people will definitely hinder me, and it will be really difficult at that time.
The use of valuable stones like diamonds dates back thousands of years. The rulers of many ancient civilizations used processed gemstones to show people their wealth and status. Diamonds also represent power and reputation. Diamonds are worn by many of the world's rich and famous, and many women around the world receive a diamond ring when they say yes to a man's marriage proposal. This is also an important reason why the price of diamonds is skyrocketing all over the world. In fact, to put it bluntly, this thing is a kind of stone, just like Li Cong’s hype of jade back then. Stone should be hyped to be more valuable than gold, so as to make money of.
Diamonds are mined from the ground, cut, polished, and sold around the world at a premium. South Africa is the most famous supplier of diamonds in the world. Mining diamond ore from great depths has long been a very dangerous job, but now technological advancements are helping a lot in diamond ore mining.
Millions of years ago, carbon formed diamonds under extremely high temperature and pressure more than 100 kilometers below the surface of the earth. These rocks formed deep in the earth were brought to the surface or the shallow part of the earth by volcanic activities. The magma is mostly produced in the form of rock tubes, so it is commonly known as "tube mines" (ie primary mines). This kind of protorock is called Kimberlite, which is derived from the place name of Kimberley in South Africa, where diamonds were discovered in the 19th century. De Beers bought the Kimberley mine and soon became the largest mining company in South Africa. De Beers employs thousands of people in South Africa. In the late 20th century, the company improved mining conditions and rewarded employees in the form of shares in the company's profits. What people don't know is that more than ten years ago, the energy group had infiltrated into Kimberley in various forms, and the jewelry company of the energy group had also become an important shareholder of Kimberley. From this point of view, if Great Russia produces diamonds in large quantities, Among the three giants, Li Cong lost the most.
All over the world, valuable stone is mined from great depths near river beds, coastal areas and alluvial placer deposits. Botswana is now Africa's largest diamond producer. African countries such as Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia and Sierra Leone also have diamond mines. Some other major diamond producing countries are Australia, Canada and Russia. De Beers still controls half of the world's diamond production. The vast majority of diamond ore is shipped to the company's London headquarters, where it is then sold to small dealers, but independent buyers are also part of the diamond trading system. It's just that if the diamond mine in Great Russia is exposed, the largest diamond mine in the world will be nothing compared to others, and there is simply no comparison.
In India, one million people work in the diamond processing industry. shrenuj and mpany is a major diamond production factory in mumbai, where workers cut, polish and carve diamonds. Most of the world's diamonds, especially the small ones, are polished in India. Diamonds are inspected and sorted very carefully by color, and the most valuable diamonds are the true colorless diamonds. Experts use computers to analyze rough diamonds in detail to determine how best to cut them. Diamond is the hardest substance in nature, and only diamonds can be used to cut diamonds. Therefore, a diamond cutting machine puts diamond sand on a wheel called a polisher. Cutting a diamond is a very difficult job. One mistake and the diamond will crack.
The history of Indian gemstones can be traced back centuries. Sanjay is the president of India's Gem and Jewelry Export Promotion Association. He said that India has had diamonds, jewelry and gold since the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Indian jewelry industry became a very large industry. Mr. said India's diamond exports were worth $90 billion last year.
On the other side of the world, Antwerp in Belgium is the largest diamond trading center in the world. Philip Klaas is the Secretary General of the Antwerp World Diamond Trade Centre. He said: "80% of the world's rough diamonds and 50% of processed diamonds are traded in Antwerp. This figure means that the annual transaction volume of Antwerp Diamond Trading Center is as high as more than 400 billion US dollars."
There are more than 1,800 diamond companies in Antwerp, which is why George Reed came to this city. He is the senior vice president of ld company, a diamond mining company in Canada. He came to Antwerp to let his Diamonds appreciate in value. Even Li Cong's jewelry company comes here every year to purchase or sell some diamonds. Li Cong has a huge number of diamond mines in Africa, but those are some high-end diamonds, and his jewelry store cannot only have these However, it is still some middle and low-end things that can attract popularity for themselves. After all, most ordinary people belong to this class, so Li Cong's jewelry company still has to go to the diamond market to buy some cheap loose diamonds.
The weight and value of a diamond are expressed in carats. One carat is equal to 200 milligrams. In addition to expressing weight and color in carats, the value of a carved diamond also comes from its purity and cut level, that is, the shape and shape of the diamond. quality. Antwerp used to have about 25,000 people engaged in diamond cutting and polishing. Now, only a few hundred people are still engaged in this work. Belgian diamond cutters lost their jobs and replaced them. few.
The global trade in diamonds is estimated at $80 billion a year. Diamonds help countries grow their economies and provide jobs for many in the world's poorest countries. However, diamonds are also used to support wars, oppress people and maintain dictatorships.
The diamond mining industry in South Africa is clean and the mining machines provide a great help to the workers. But that's not the case in the rest of Africa, where more than a million people are looking for diamonds, digging by hand in pits or along rivers, and earning less than a dollar a day. In recent years, some countries' armed forces and rebel groups have used diamonds to finance their civil wars. Numerous civilian casualties have been lost in conflicts in countries such as Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone. So these gems are called "conflict diamonds" or "blood diamonds". Li Cong contributed a lot to this, and there is nothing he can do about it. If he needs to control Africa, he has to make the whole of Africa go to war, otherwise he really doesn't have that ability.
Global Witness is an NGO that is calling global attention to this issue. Anne Dunnback said the purpose of this organization is to show people the tragedy of conflict diamonds. Sierra Leone, she said, is the worst country in this regard. In the 1990s, hundreds of thousands of people died in the civil war, and rebels cut off the hands and legs of innocent people and forced children to fight. The Revolutionary United Front controls the eastern part of Sierra Leone, which is the main producing area of diamonds, and diamonds are the source of income for waging war. It is reported that it is correct to associate such wars with diamonds.
Two years ago, there was a movie called "Blood Diamond" that brought attention to this issue. What this film reflects is the story that happened during the Salari Civil War. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a man who sells weapons to rebels in exchange for diamonds. He gets caught up in a chase for a rare and valuable pink diamond, but in the end, he gives up. This diamond repelled the rebels and helped others understand the legitimate diamond trade. Global Witness was an advisor on the film, and Anne Dunnback said the film had an impact on the public.
Anne Dunnbaker: "I think it's valuable that Hollywood is getting that message out to far more audiences than our coverage can get out."
International pressure has forced the diamond industry to act in an effort to stem the trade in blood diamonds. In 2003, the United Nations developed the Kimberley Process Certificate, which requires member governments to provide proof that diamonds imported or exported do not contain blood diamonds. Tom DeWeidy, a spokesman for De Beers, the world's largest producer of rough diamonds, said the Kimberley Process certificate is an important step in stopping the bloody diamond trade. "We have a system that, while not perfect, is probably the only acceptable system in the world," he said.
Philip Klass of the World Diamond Center said that before the implementation of the Kimberley Process certificate, conflict diamonds accounted for 4% to 15% of the global trade volume of rough diamonds. Now, the trade volume of conflict diamonds only accounts for 0.2% of the trade volume of rough diamonds. However, some diamonds are being transshipped illegally in some African countries, Anne Dunnbeck said. Li Cong knows this best. At least the diamonds sold in the jewelry store of the Energy Group do not have many formal procedures.
Experts say that diamonds are not only precious gemstones but also troubles for the world. For example, more than 90% of rubies come from Myanmar. able to maintain its power. Human rights campaigners are working to increase restrictions on the trade in rubies from Myanmar, and want people to ask more questions when they buy the jewels. It's just that such an organization often feels powerless when faced with a huge energy group sales network.
The office of the chairman of the board of directors of the energy group (the office of the president is now owned by Li Er)
"Hehe, you two haven't come to me for a long time. I don't think you two will come without the flowers of this huge diamond mine?" Li Cong and his son met the visiting Mr. Robert and Mr. President Hank, in fact, these words are mainly for Robert. Skull and Bones is currently operating a rotating president system, so one boss a year has nothing to do with me, but the necessary courtesy is still needed, but Robert ate it. Li Cong suffered such a big loss, and now the internal affairs are still unstable. If he didn't want to use Li Cong's power to intimidate Great Russia, he wouldn't come here. This is simply a devil.
Anyway, Li Er himself was qualified to negotiate peace with these two guys when he went out, but now that he has his own father here, he has nothing to talk to himself, so Li Er obediently helped these big guys After pouring the wine, I just watched from the sidelines. It is also very important to learn experience at this time.
"Mr. Li is really joking. It's different now. If you want to sit down with Mr. Li, you must have enough qualifications. It seems that we in Europa don't have such qualifications anymore." Robert naturally wouldn't give in in words From Li Cong, Hank is in his forties. Although he was a little dissatisfied with the energy group's actions in Europa a while ago, if he continues to follow Robert's words at the moment, it is estimated that today's negotiation will be over. No need, so we still need to make a good reconciliation. Under Hank's persuasion, Robert also knows that there are some things that he can say on his own. I didn't come here to fight this time, but fortunately, Li Cong didn't mean to fight him.
"Mr. Li, I was wrong just now, but I don't think Mr. Li will do anything just because of a word I said." Robert picked up his glass and said, Li Cong also nodded with a smile, look at this guy. The appearance is definitely not an apology to yourself, and the following "Mr. Li, actually, I was a little confused before we started the negotiation. I want to know how many shares you have in De Beers." De Beers in Robert's mouth It is the largest diamond company in the world. His question obviously attracted Hanke’s attention. Although the two of them also have shares, it feels like Li Cong is the one behind the scenes. If he loses a lot, he can't be led by Li Cong to help him make money again.
De Beers is a cartel and a multinational company in the world's diamond industry, one-stop dominates 40% of the world's diamond mining and trade. de beers in 1888 by Cecil? Rhodes, now headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, is a private company. A subsidiary of its group, Diamond Consulting Center, referred to as Diamond Consulting Center, is responsible for marketing. In February 2008, de beers's first Hong Kong store opened in Central Landmark.
The main business of De Beers includes diamond ore mining, trade, industrial diamond production and processing, etc. Diamond mining at De Beers includes: open pit mining, underground mining, large-scale alluvial deposits, coastal mining and deep sea mining. Mining sites are in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Canada, as well as Russia.
Since 1888, De Beers has been a respected name in the diamond mining and valuing industry. As early as more than 60 years ago, De Beers established a sales organization to distribute gem-quality rough diamonds, which accounted for most of the world, to ensure the stability of the rapidly developing world diamond market.
De Beers has been closely involved in all aspects of the diamond industry, driving support from rough mining to diamond sales. Through its network of diamond promotion centers and diamond consulting centers covering the world, De Beers uses 21 languages to promote and publicize diamonds, providing assistance and professional advice to the jewelry industry and the media. The most important thing is to help consumers understand diamonds and drive the trend of diamond jewelry.
The name of the De Beers brand comes from the pure and flawless, natural and excellent diamond jewelry, which is endowed with the emotional connotation of love. The hard and non-deteriorating characteristics of diamonds coincide with the public's yearning for love. The symbolic positioning of De Beers' loyal love revolves around the unchanging emotional value of diamonds to excavate consumers' love elements, develop the emotional needs of customers, and create a new concept of the market. This obviously plays an important role in people's yearning and appeal for emotional life nowadays, so the "De Beers" brand of home textiles of Yuanmeng Home Textile Co., Ltd. came into being.
The brand style of De Beers is positioned as diamond grade, classic and eternal. The products mainly highlight the diamond-like noble quality, dream-like romantic life sentiment, elegant temperament with various styles, exquisite and warm home atmosphere and timeless classic love. The target is urban upstarts who pursue fashion information and international taste, urban white-collar workers who are full of petty bourgeoisie, and professional elites who pursue a sense of life.
Debeers is the world's largest diamond mining company. Since its creation in 1888, debeers has become synonymous with diamonds. Debeers also has diamond valuations, and sells most of the uncut diamonds in the world to diamond cutting centers, which cut and grind these diamonds so that they can be used in jewelry.
Debeers is a leader in the global diamond mining technology industry, operating 19 diamond mines around the world, producing more than half of the world's diamonds, and jointly operating diamond mines with African governments such as Botswana, Namibia and Tanzania.
Diamonds mined from these mines, as well as diamonds obtained from other major sources, are all sold through debeers' central sales organization based in London. The central sales agency holds diamond appreciation ten times a year, and sells uncut diamonds to more than 160 major diamond cutting centers around the world, all of whom are customers of the debeers central sales agency.
De Beers has been known since the 20th century for its positional advantages to implement a monopoly system in the international diamond market. The company has used various methods to continuously hone this control over the market: first it persuaded independent producers to join Its one-channel monopoly, which floods the market with diamonds similar to those produced by those refusing to join the cartel, ultimately buys and stores diamonds produced by other manufacturers in order to counterbalance the supply from the supply chain. Market prices are controlled. However, this transformation of the company has become more and more widespread from the end of the nineteenth century to the present day.
By 2030, a number of factors are driving De Beers to make changes to its old business model. In the 1990s, De Beers' influence on industry guidance and supply control became less and less effective. On the business side, De Beers has also been increasingly unable to leverage its leadership or foresight to expand its business. In addition, more and more diamond miners from Russia, Canada, Australia and other places choose to sell diamonds from channels other than De Beers, which objectively helps to eliminate the monopoly. Compared with other luxury goods, the diamond jewelry market shows signs of shrinking. For changes in consumer demand, the diamond industry has not responded and adjusted at a corresponding speed. In order to solve these problems, De Beers and n & mpany conducted a comprehensive and complete strategic assessment of their business and the entire industry, and then adjusted their business model based on supply control to market demand as the main factor. model. De Beers also established a supplier selection sales strategy at the same time. As a result of strategic and business model adjustments, De Beers now occupies 40% of the market, but its profit margin is higher than when it occupied 80% of the market.
Today's diamond industry has undergone tremendous changes compared with the pattern of ten years ago. The current situation presents a very complex and ever-changing geopolitical situation. Today's major diamond industry giants include: African diamond-producing countries (such as the government of the Republic of Botswana and the Republic of Namibia, of course most of which are controlled by energy groups), De Beers, Rio Tinto Group, BHP Billiton, energy group jewelry companies, etc.
On November 5, 2031, South Africa's Oppenheimer family sold 40% of De Beers shares to Asia Resources Co., Ltd. for US$51 billion (approximately HK$397 billion). Robert suspected that this Asian resource was Li Cong's business, that's why he asked the question.