Chapter 1107: A Large City in Southern Philippines that Is More Like Europe!

Johannesburg time.

15:15 pm.

A group of people, led by Peter Porta, the ruler of Southern Philippines, had been waiting here for nearly an hour.

When his secretary came over and said, "Mr. Peter, the private plane of Sir Yang from Hong Kong has arrived above the airport and requested to land."

Not long after.

Yang Ming's private plane landed safely at the designated location.

At this time, outside the plane, there were red carpets, flowers, and many people welcoming him.

When the plane's gangway was lowered, Yang Ming came out of the plane.

The warm sun shone on him.

Yang Ming saw that all the white people outside were welcoming him.

Yang Ming was the first to get off the plane.

Soon, a 70-year-old white man came over.

The other party was the current ruler of Southern Philippines, Peter Porta.

When Peter Porta first learned on Saturday that Sir Yang, chairman of the Empire Group, was coming to Southern Philippines for inspection and investment, he attached great importance to this matter.

"Hello, Sir Yang, welcome to Southern Philippines, welcome to Johannesburg."

Peter Porta stretched out his hand and shook hands with Yang Ming.

"Hello, Mr. Bota."

The two shook hands, and soon someone presented flowers.

Soon, He Chaoxuan and others got off the plane. When they saw the men and women around them, all of them were white, He Chaoxuan and others were even more surprised.

Isn't this Nanfei an African country?

Why are they all white?

In fact, it is.

At least now, it is impossible for black people to appear here.

Yang Ming and Bota chatted happily for a few minutes, but Yang Ming did not speak here.

As the reporters took pictures, Yang Ming got into his Rolls-Royce with bulletproof glass, and the group left here in the car under the escort of Nanfei Sir and others.

He Chaoxuan, Yingla, and Alina in the car were obviously surprised.

This Nanfei is really not the Nanfei they imagined.

But now it is Nanfei.

Yang Ming recalled the Nanfei he knew and was familiar with in his previous life.

The collapse of Nanfei began in the early 1980s, when the international gold price plummeted, impacting the mining industry, the mainstay of Nanfei's economy. At the same time, South Philippines was sanctioned by the United Nations and many countries for implementing segregation by whites, and a large amount of capital was withdrawn.

The technology, equipment and funds of South Philippines' mining industry are heavily dependent on Europe and the United States. Europe and the United States have invested in thousands of enterprises in South Philippines. In 1979, foreign investment accounted for as much as 57% of South Philippines' GDP.

The sanctions of European and American countries have dealt a serious blow to South Philippines' economy.

A large amount of European and American capital has withdrawn from South Philippines. Among the 1,100 foreign companies in South Philippines in 1984, more than 400 withdrew their capital by 1989. In 1984, the United States invested in 350 companies in South Philippines, and 192 companies withdrew their capital by 1989.

Without European and American capital and markets, South Philippines' economy has become stagnant. The inflation rate remained high. Throughout the 1980s, South Philippines' inflation rate was above 11%, with the highest being close to 20%.

In 1980, South Philippines' per capita GDP was US$3,200, second in Africa, second only to Gabon. By 1985, it had fallen to $1,970, surpassed by Seychelles and Algeria.

The upper-class white people in Southern Philippines saw that the situation was not good, and fled Southern Philippines in large numbers. From 1982 to 1987, there was a net emigration of 120,000 people.

After Mandela came to power in 1994, although the economic situation improved, social security deteriorated, the crime rate rose, and the affirmative action law left 80% of jobs for blacks, causing a large number of white people to lose their jobs, resulting in a larger population loss than in the 1980s. Between 1994 and 2004, 1 million to 1.6 million Southern Filipinos engaged in technical, professional and management occupations immigrated overseas, most of whom were white, and the main destinations were Country Y and Australia.

In other words, Southern Philippines was destroyed.

Two major reasons.

One is the sanctions imposed by Europe and the United States on Southern Philippines, which led to the withdrawal of a large amount of foreign capital, resulting in a serious decline in the Southern Philippines' economy.

The other is the ZZ problem.

In Yang Ming's opinion, although Nanfei has not disintegrated, it is actually similar to Sulian at that time, and even worse than Sulian after the disintegration.

At this time, Nanfei's economy began to decline, and Europe and the United States began to sanction Nanfei.

Moreover, many European and American capitals are worried about the stability of Nanfei in the future and the cleansing of white capital, so that the remaining European and American capital is gradually fleeing this country.

The reason why Peter Bota, the ruler of Nanfei, is so excited this time is that the chairman of the Empire Group actually came to Nanfei to inspect and invest during this period.

This is like an old man who is about to fall ill and suddenly got a strong injection.

Yang Ming sighed in his heart.

Now Nanfei wants to change this situation.

There is only one way.

However, according to the development of history, I am afraid that no one can do anything.

Even if Mandela is killed, there will be other black spokespersons on the stage.

This means that directly killing people will only make things more complicated.

Of course, Yang Ming is not a Nanfei person, and he has no feelings for Nanfei.

His purpose of coming to Nanfei is the same as going to Sulian.

All for the Empire Group.

They left here under the escort of those all-white police officers and headed to a private estate in Johannesburg.

That was the hotel where Sir Yang was arranged to stay this time.

Johannesburg is not the capital of Southern Philippines.

Southern Philippines has three capitals, namely the administrative capital Pretoria, the legislative capital Cape Town, and the judicial capital Bloem.

As for Johannesburg, it is the largest city in Southern Philippines. It is particularly developed in terms of economy, transportation and education. Compared with China, it is equivalent to a functional city like Shanghai in China.

The reason why Yang Ming came to Southern Philippines was that his first stop was Johannesburg.

The main reason is that the headquarters of Standard Bank of Southern Philippines is here.

In addition, Yang Ming stayed in this city for a long time in his previous life, but at that time, this most developed city in Southern Philippines had declined.

Yang Ming, who was in the car, looked out the window.

He Chaoxue, Alina, and Yingla looked out the window curiously.

"Sir, it looks really different outside." He Chaoxue said.

In the 1960s and 1970s, when Southern Philippines was the most developed, the Southern Philippines Expressway ranked third in the world, second only to Sudan and the United States, and then Southern Philippines.

In other words, the traffic in Southern Philippines is very developed in this era, so when you are on the road now, you don’t feel that you are in Africa at all, but more like a big city in a European country.

Moreover, Southern Philippines was colonized by Country Y before, so many buildings here are completely Western-style.

“Does it feel like being in Europe?”

“It really is like that.” He Chaoxue said.

. . .

When Chen Zhenhua stopped the car.

This is a private luxury manor hotel in downtown Johannesburg.

It is also the hotel where Yang Ming will stay this time.