Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 199 War breaks out

Fang Mingyuan learned from the morning news the next day that Kuwait's diplomatic envoy and cabinet minister of petroleum Ahmed Salim Al-Sabah arrived in Singapore today to begin a visit to several Southeast Asian countries. He will take a flight tomorrow afternoon.

The special plane arrived in the capital, visited China, and went to Tokyo, Japan the day after tomorrow, and then to South Korea from Tokyo. Obviously, he came to win support for Kuwait from East Asian countries. Especially China and Japan, the two most important countries in the world.

Countries with huge influence in society are his main targets.

In his previous life, Fang Mingyuan did not know until two thousand years later that before the Gulf War, China actually had a certain influence on Iraq, not only because China was a permanent member of the Security Council, nor because the two countries had been together since the 1950s.

Diplomatic relations were established at the end of the 1990s, not because of China's consistent foreign policy. This was mainly because during the Iran-Iraq War, Iraq imported a large amount of Chinese weapons and equipment, of which only imported tanks accounted for half of Iraq's total tanks.

Forty percent of the total. Of course, at the same time, Iran is also constantly purchasing Chinese military equipment through North Korea, which even includes dozens of J-7s. To put it harshly, it is precisely because of the

During the war, the Chinese military factory, which was in trouble for survival due to the Chinese military's reduction in military spending, struggled to survive by relying on overseas orders from Iran and Iraq. However, at this time, without the constraints of the United States and the Soviet Union, it relied solely on China's

With that little influence, trying to dissuade Saddam from invading Kuwait is nothing more than a daydream!

On July 25, after Kuwaiti Petroleum Minister Ahmed Salim Al-Sabah met with Chinese leaders in the capital, China solemnly called on Iraq to give up the use of force to resolve disputes and the two countries returned to the negotiating table.

We will do our best to peacefully resolve disputes between the two countries. As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, China never wants to see the war rekindle in the Persian Gulf region where the war has just subsided!

On July 26, the Japanese Prime Minister made a similar call to China in Tokyo. Of course, compared with China, which can still export some oil, the Japanese, who are in urgent need of Middle East oil, spoke more sincerely. Listen.

The warning was more resolute. However, Iraq responded by redeploying its retreating troops to the border area between Iraq and Kuwait. The number of troops increased to 100,000, as well as hundreds of tanks and hundreds of artillery pieces.

On July 29, UN Secretary-General de Cuellar went to the Iraqi capital in person and had a long interview with Saddam. Although the Secretary-General did not make any specific remarks after the interview,

Judging from the gloomy expression, it is obvious that the outcome of this meeting is not optimistic, and the situation in the Gulf has once again become tense.

Fang Mingyuan was delighted to see from the news that almost at the same time as Western countries, the Chinese government had also begun to withdraw embassy personnel and dispatched personnel from various companies in Kuwait and Iraq, and also warned domestic companies to be cautious during this sensitive period.

He went to Kuwait and Iraq. He remembered clearly that before the first Gulf War broke out, in order to evacuate citizens from Iraq, the country spent a lot of effort to detour through Iraq's neighboring countries and charter flights to bring the citizens back to the country.

.These citizens suffered a lot and were frightened along the way. Although I can’t remember exactly how many casualties there were during this process, there must have been some. Now that the evacuation of personnel has begun in advance, the domestic airports in Iraq and Kuwait have

The port can still be used, which saves a lot of trouble. Apparently the central government has noticed what he and Su Huandong mentioned.

As time goes by, the situation in the Gulf becomes more and more disturbing. The special envoys of the Gulf governments are like crucian carp crossing the river. They go to Baghdad one after another to hold talks with high-level officials of the Iraqi government. The Middle East has become the focus of people all over the world.

the focus of.

On the afternoon of August 1st and the morning of August 2nd, Jeddah, which most Chinese people don’t know at all, belongs to Saudi Arabia. It is also the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Saudi Arabian government and the embassies of various countries, the second largest city in the country, and the largest port.

An important financial center and a port city located on the coast of the Red Sea, it has become the most concerned place for all people who long for peace in the Middle East.

During this period, Izzah Ibrahim, a member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council, and Ad Salim Al-Sabah, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Kuwait, negotiated here on behalf of the two governments. However, because the Iraqi side required Kuwait to compensate for its economic losses,

Moreover, the requirements for leasing Kuwait's Bubiyan Island for 99 years and requiring Kuwaiti leaders to go to Baghdad to plead guilty were too harsh, which was unacceptable to the Kuwaiti government, which originally intended to make certain compromises, so the negotiations between the two countries failed this time.

At the press conference, the two leaders expressed deep regret for this result and announced that follow-up talks between the two countries will continue in the capitals of both countries. Regarding this result, government leaders around the world have expressed

Regretful and looking forward to the next round of negotiations being fruitful. The Chinese government has clearly called on the Iraqi government to exercise restraint and not to use force to solve the problem, which will cause the smoke of gunfire to rise again in the Arabian Peninsula, which has just returned to calm!

The failure of the negotiations in Jeddah cast a shadow over the resolution of the conflict between Iraq and Kuwait. However, almost everyone from Arab countries to international countries did not expect that just a few hours after the leaders of the two countries returned to their respective countries,

A new Middle East war has broken out!

"Mingyuan, get up! Get up!" Fang Mingyuan was still in a daze when he was pushed awake anxiously.

"Sister Lian? What's wrong?" Fang Mingyuan rubbed his eyes, looked at Lin Lian and then looked out the window. The sky was already bright, and it looked like it was still early morning.

"Mr. Guo is waiting for you outside! I wonder what the reason is?" Lin Lian picked up the yawning man and said while helping him get dressed. In summer, people don't wear much clothes, so Lin Lian said

She was anxious to dress him again, so their bodies inevitably came into contact.

But at this time, Fang Mingyuan had no time to enjoy this wonderful feeling. "Mr. Guo is waiting for you outside" made Fang Mingyuan's sleepiness disappear. If something big hadn't happened, how could Mr. Guo have come so early?

Looking at myself, could it be said that history still follows its established track and the invasion of Iraq was still chosen in the early morning?

"At 3 a.m. Baghdad time on August 3, 1990, the Iraqi army stationed on the border with Iraq dispatched more than 100,000 troops. With the support of the Iraqi Air Force and the cooperation of the Navy, they suddenly invaded Kuwait territory. According to reports from frontline American reporters

According to the news, the Iraqi offensive forces were deployed in two echelons. The first echelon consisted of two divisions. With more than 300 tanks as the guide, they quickly broke through the Kuwaiti army's border defense line in two ways on the eastern section of the Iraq-Kuwait border, and then along the Kuwaiti border.

The Eastern Highway is currently advancing rapidly towards Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait; 3 divisions from the second echelon will follow suit; and 9 divisions are on standby in the border area between Iraq and Kuwait. According to satellite photos, the Iraqi Marine Corps is already in Kuwait City.

Land nearby and cooperate with the army's frontal attack..."

As soon as Fang Mingyuan walked out of the bedroom, he saw Mr. Guo sitting on the sofa, concentrating on watching the TV host of Hong Kong TV broadcasting the latest events in the Middle East.

"Mingyuan, the Iraq-Kuwait war has broken out!" Mr. Guo waved his arms excitedly, as if he suddenly became ten years younger. It would be a lie to say that he is not nervous about such a huge futures investment. Especially this

If you listen to other people's advice, your heart will be in your throat all the time. And starting from August 5th, there are oil futures contracts worth hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars that need to be fulfilled almost every day, and with Guo

The funds that the Fang family and the Fang family can mobilize in an emergency can only last for five or six days. The pressure on Mr. Guo's heart can be imagined. If he had a weak heart, he would have done this countless times.

I'm sick. Now that Iraq has invaded Kuwait, it can be said that the overall situation has been decided, and Mr. Guo has completely relaxed. No matter what, this investment cannot fail.

"Grandpa Guo, aren't you worried now?" Fang Mingyuan also let out a sigh of relief and relaxed. Although he was more certain than anyone else that the war between Iraq and Kuwait was bound to break out, but until it actually happened, who would

Do you dare to guarantee that the situation in the Middle East will not turn around? Now, cats eat fish, dogs eat meat, Ultraman fights little monsters, and history is still advancing according to the established track. This "windfall" has passed

After months of suffering, I can finally settle down!

"I'm not worried anymore! I'm just happy!" Mr. Guo laughed and said, "You still have a strategic vision. You actually saw a few months ago that Iraq and Kuwait will undoubtedly fight. I, Guo Dongcheng, can say that in this life

I have never made money so happily!" Although he still doesn't know how high the price of oil will rise, Mr. Guo is already sure that he will definitely make a lot of money from this adventure. Not only can he continue

The purchase of ships has enhanced the strength of Guo's Shipping Group Company, and even the cost of building a port in Weijiang has been covered.

Yu Dongfeng's phone call came at seven o'clock, and he excitedly reported to Mr. Guo that the world crude oil price had started to rise significantly since it was confirmed that Iraq had invaded Kuwait. It had already risen from the original price of fourteen dollars a barrel.

It has reached twenty-six dollars a barrel! And it continues to rise!