Chapter 3335

Libya's Gaddafi and South African President Mbeki signed a labor export agreement, which stipulates that South Africa will export 100000 workers to Libya to help Libya carry out social infrastructure projects.

The African continent is cheering for the agreement. Libya is rich and the richest country in Africa. Although it has been subject to economic sanctions and blockade by the United States over the years, its national living standard is still inferior to that of the upper class in Africa. Second only to South Africa. But in fact, there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in South Africa. In terms of the national average, it is far inferior to Libya.

Under the initiative and leadership of Libya's president Gaddafi, all education and medical expenses in Libya are free, and all basic living materials are subsidized by the state. However, cheap things like water, electricity, gas, gasoline, flour and so on make people think that about water, electricity and gas, the general expenses of the Libyan people will not exceed 50 yuan a month. Of course, that's all. The state pays the residents back.

Yes, it's money. It's about 100 dinars a month for each family and 350 dinars for each family. In normal times, one Dinar is about 5.2 yuan, and the basic life is completely solved. As a result, Libyans may be spoiled by this kind of living provision, or it may be Arab nature. People are extremely lazy. They are the laziest group of Arabs. When they have nothing to do, they carry a cup of coffee on the street for a few hours. When they start chatting, they are endless bullshit.

Therefore, many foreign companies in Libya recruit foreigners. On the contrary, the number of natives is very small. After all, it is obviously unrealistic for a nation where the whole family can have enough to eat without work, and the nation has state control over life, old age, illness and death. It's hard to see Libyans go to work, except for jobs that are well paid and leisurely. Unless you're being treated so well that lazy Libyans can't refuse.

Now this agreement between Libya and South Africa shows African countries not only that the South African government has solved the employment problem of 100000 poor workers, but also the hope of cooperation with Libya. Before that, the blockade of Libya by the US government made African countries dare not cooperate with Libya at all. Even now that the United States has announced the lifting of the ban, people with clear eyes know that the U.S. government is still helpless. In order to solve the Iraq problem, they need Libya to open its airspace so that all kinds of fighters and transport planes can fly unimpeded.

But after the end of the Iraq war and the withdrawal of US troops, will it use force against Libya? If we make friends with Libya now, and if the United States turns over in the future, these African countries can't stand it. Unlike European countries, which have established diplomatic relations with Libya now, the US government will not dare to say anything in the future, but will applaud. This is the strength of European countries. And African countries don't have that. It is not necessary for the United States to beat them. As long as the United States government supports anti-terrorism and so on, it will be enough to make an African country into a desperate situation of poverty and no relief.

But now, the South African government, the leading African country, is taking the lead in establishing diplomatic relations with Libya and reaching an agreement on friendly cooperation, which naturally makes those African countries feel relieved. The fact that the South African government dares to do so shows that Libya has reconciled with the United States this time. Naturally, they can not miss this opportunity to establish diplomatic relations with Libya. At present, several countries close to Libya immediately threw an olive branch at Gaddafi, demanding that the two sides establish diplomatic relations, trade, and good neighborly relations. Among these countries, Niger is especially close to Libya.

Niger, located in the Midwest of Africa, is a land locked country on the southern edge of the Sahara desert, one of the least developed countries (low developed countries) in the world. GDP per capita is only $300. It's a super poor country. Because of its close proximity to Libya, Niger people are very envious of Libya people's leisurely life that they can stroll on the street and bask in the balcony. On their side, they have been working hard for a year, but on the other side of Libya, they are so idle that they have nothing to do every day. This gap is appalling.

According to the human development index released by the human development report 2005 of the United Nations Development Programme, Niger ranks 186th and the penultimate. The national telephone penetration rate is 1 per 1000 households. There are 719 hospitals and clinics in China, including 3 national hospitals, 5 provincial hospitals and 213 private clinics. On average, there is a doctor for every 25000 people, a nurse for every 9000 people and a hospital bed for every 3000 people. The national medical coverage rate is 70%, and the coverage rate of drinking water is only 46%. In 2004, the birth rate was 41.4 ‰, the mortality rate was 25.9 ‰, the infant mortality rate was 15.2%, and the average life expectancy was 44.6 years. The main diseases are meningitis, poliomyelitis, malaria, cholera, etc.

Niger has been planning to cooperate with Libya for a long time, but because of the relationship between Libya and the United States, Niger has more heart than strength. But now with South Africa, Niger can be confident and bold to cooperate with Libya. For Gaddafi, the country is already in large-scale civil engineering projects, and more migrant workers are needed. Although there are now workers from China and South Africa, and the total number has reached 200000, which is a huge amount of work, for Gaddafi, if there are more people, he can afford it. Libya's oil wealth is enough to support its huge civil engineering.

It is also a good thing for Gaddafi to have a good cooperative relationship and even interest relationship with Africa. More and more workers from various countries are in Libya. If the United States wants to crack down on Libya in the future, it will have worries and give him a lot of buffer time. It will make the U.S. government a deterrent, not a direct bomb attack by the U.S. government.

Of course, Niger has made a start, followed by other countries. In any case, even if there is no export of labor services, there can be some cooperation in other aspects. In Africa, the geographical location of different countries is different, resulting in different crops and various industrial products. Therefore, there is a great possibility of cooperation between countries.

Libya, on the other hand, is short of almost everything except oil and gas, that is, US dollars. So Gaddafi became Africa's biggest buyer. And now, it's Africa's biggest financier. African leaders, not to mention fawning on Gaddafi, at least try their best to please him. They no longer treat Gaddafi like a madman as they used to.

What is happening in Africa is the last thing Secretary Rice wants to see. If Africa is really tied together, it will greatly damage the interests of the United States. Africa has the most abundant mineral resources in the world, oil resources second only to the Middle East and natural gas resources second only to Russia. In the past, due to the joint efforts of the developed countries in the west, the "scissors gap" became the dominant factor in the bilateral trade, and the western countries enjoyed the fruits of bilateral trade.

But now, African countries are bound together. Although the western countries can still get the upper hand in trade, it can be predicted that they will never be able to take as much as they used to. Moreover, once the African Union is really established and an organization like OPEC is formed, it will be the real trouble for western countries.

In Rice's view, the only source of the current trouble is Lin Feng. Without Lin Feng's cooperation with Gaddafi and Lin Feng's leading role between Libya and South Africa, it would be impossible for Libya to cooperate with South Africa. Without the cooperation between Libya and South Africa, this African country with the highest per capita living standard and the most developed economy will not be able to cooperate with Libya. Therefore, without the forest wind, there would not be the current phenomenon of large trade in Africa.

Rice, I hate Lin Feng. I hate it. She hated the Chinese who brought great trouble to her work and American interests. So she called Lin Feng.

"Hello, Mr. Lin. I'm Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of state of the United States." Rice calls Lin Feng coldly to introduce herself. She knows Lin Feng very well. She knows that this guy likes to pretend to be ignorant. If she doesn't introduce her title and full name, she may be able to hang up her phone. This is entirely possible for Lin Feng. He can use he does not know who he is to constantly hang up his phone.

Therefore, rice will never give Lin Feng a chance to hang up easily.

Secretary Rice! Lin Feng's eyes shrunk slightly. Lin Feng predicted that the United States might find itself in trouble. But I didn't expect that rice, the Secretary of state of the United States, had already called herself so early, and still called herself. This is a bit beyond Lin Feng's expectation. This woman has always been known for her bold and spicy remarks. It seems that this time she called herself, there was absolutely no good.

"Ha ha, Secretary Rice, how are you? It's a great honor. I didn't expect you to call me in person. Is there anything good to tell me? " Lin fengxiao said.

Rice snorted coldly.

"Mr. Lin, it's a good thing. But it's also possible that good things will turn into bad things. " Secretary Rice said coldly.

"Oh, good things turn into bad things. Let's hear it!" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

"Mr. Lin, I hope you don't meddle in Africa, or directly, I hope you don't meddle in Libya! Otherwise, you will lose more than you gain! What you gain in Libya may be far less than what you lose! " Rice said coldly.