Chapter 428 Mandalay (10)
On June 3, Commissioner Qian visited Myanmar.
Ambassador to Myanmar Ren Yongfeng, Consul General in Mandalay Jiang Ningyue, Myanmar Foreign Minister Mai Sui, and protocol staff were waiting together at Naypyidaw Airport.
Mai Sui looked at Jiang Ningyue and said, "Consul General, although the situation in northeastern Myanmar has recovered, many towns such as Nauchu and Kyaukme are still under attack. The roads between Mandalay and Lashio are still cut off. The Northern Shan Army needs to work harder!"
Jiang Ningyue laughed inwardly after hearing this. There were five or six forces involved in Mandalay, including the People's Defense Army, the Kachin Independence Army, and the Deang Army.
"Mr. Foreign Minister, you should discuss this matter with General Pashan."
Mai Sui felt helpless after hearing this, but he had only said it casually. After the pressure from the northeast eased, the Burmese army was actually on par with the remaining rebel forces.
Ren Yongfeng looked at Jiang Ningyue with a look of emotion. "Xiao Jiang! I'm stepping down in August this year. Will you take over my position?"
Jiang Ningyue immediately shook her head after hearing this and said, "Ambassador Ren, I'm fine in Mandalay. Yangon is too far away."
Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar, but the capital of Myanmar is Naypyidaw, a city in the hinterland mountains.
The ambassador's duties are different from those of the consul general. The ambassador needs to communicate frequently with senior officials in Myanmar and convey information between the two countries. His schedule is packed all day long. How great it is to be the consul general.
If you want to go to work as usual, go there yourself. If you don’t want to go, let the counselor go.
Ren Yongfeng laughed and joked, "Other people choose prosperous cities, but you prefer the war front."
"Someone has to do it." Jiang Ningyue still had a smile on her face.
As they were talking, the plane landed and everyone immediately gathered near the red carpet to wait.
When the plane landed, the accompanying reporters got off the plane first and set up their seats. Then Director Qian walked off the plane with a smile and shook hands with Myanmar's Foreign Minister Mai Sui.
In addition to Director Qian, Jiang Ningyue also saw many familiar faces, including old colleagues from the Agency for International Development.
After chatting for a while, everyone took a car to the government meeting room.
Qian Juwei: "We are willing to deepen cooperation with Myanmar in jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative, implement the three major global initiatives, and promote the steady progress of building a China-Myanmar community with a shared future. The two sides should maintain high-level exchanges and enhance political mutual trust; actively and steadily advance the construction of the economic corridor and ensure the safe and smooth operation of oil and gas pipelines; strengthen security cooperation and jointly combat cross-border criminal activities; and accelerate cooperation in areas such as agriculture to help Myanmar improve people's livelihood."
Mai Sui: "Myanmar attaches great importance to its relations with China, adheres to the one-China principle, and supports the Belt and Road Initiative, the three major global initiatives, and the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind. Myanmar is willing to strengthen exchanges with China at all levels, accelerate the construction of major projects under the framework of the economic corridor, deepen cooperation in agriculture, energy, tourism and other fields, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for Myanmar and China to achieve more results and benefit the Myanmar people. Myanmar will make every effort to safeguard the safety of Chinese project personnel in Myanmar, effectively maintain security and stability on the Myanmar-China border, and work with China to combat transnational crime."
After an afternoon of talks, Lai Min personally invited Commissioner Qian to dinner that evening.
During the meal, Lai Min and Commissioner Qian chatted happily. They had known each other for many years, so their words were not too official or formal.
Commissioner Qian lamented, "General Lai Min, the path of 'Greater Myanmarism' isn't easy to follow! If you send some conciliatory signals, I believe you can ease the current domestic situation."
The so-called "Greater Burmese Nationalism" means that the Myanmar government openly announced the implementation of Burmese nationalism.
There are six types of identity cards and nine types of passports in Myanmar.
Some ethnic ID cards do not even allow people to work in the city, which shows how outrageous this is.
Lai Min shook his head after hearing this and said, "Myanmar's civil war is a legacy from the founding of the country. If I don't promote Greater Myanmarism, then no one in the Burmese will support me. If I can eliminate the opposition in the country and unify the country, then I will definitely treat everyone equally."
Jiang Ningyue secretly curled her lips at the side. Of course, the result in Myanmar was also due to the great shortcomings and virtues of "Dai Ying".
Great Britain, this troublemaker, is best at stirring up ethnic conflicts around the world.
Even if there are no nationalities, they will try to distinguish them and then stir up conflicts.
As he spoke, Lai Min looked at Jiang Ningyue and said, "Consul General, if there are any problems with the peace talks this time, we will still need the Northern Shan Army to help us retake the towns in Northern Shan."
Jiang Ningyue asked curiously, "General, what are your demands for peace talks?"
Lai Min said calmly, "It's simple. The rebels must withdraw from all occupied towns."
Jiang Ningyue almost failed to control her facial expression. She simply treated China as 'Doraemon'.
The previous female leader had a good relationship with China and was able to maintain the internal situation in Myanmar. Why do you have to imprison her?
After hearing this, Commissioner Qian shook his head and said, "General Lai Min, I'm afraid your idea will be difficult to implement."
"We can hand over all the mineral resources in Shan State to your company to operate," Lai Min said calmly, "in exchange for your support."
Jiang Ningyue smiled and said, "General Lai Min has a good plan, using the mineral resources of Shan State as a favor. Unfortunately, I have already made an agreement with General Pashan of Northern Shan. Once the situation stabilizes, the mineral resources of the entire northern Shan will be developed in cooperation with our company."
Lai Min cursed the traitor "Pashan" in his heart, and continued to negotiate with Commissioner Qian.
However, Commissioner Qian has not given in.
This time, Commissioner Qian was willing to come because, on the one hand, he was indeed concerned about the situation in Myanmar. On the other hand, Commissioner Qian also had to go to Siam for a meeting.
So, it doesn’t matter if the talks fail this time.
After the dinner, everyone returned to the hotel to rest.
The next morning, Director Qian called Jiang Ningyue over.
"Xiao Jiang, how much control do you think you have over the current situation in Beishan?"
"To say that you have complete control is a bit too arrogant."
Jiang Ningyue sat aside and said slowly, "But 90% of it is under control."
“It seems to be even crazier.”
A leader from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs couldn't help but laugh after hearing this.
Jiang Ningyue chuckled and continued, "The Northern Shan Army is currently very powerful; it's no exaggeration to call it the best in Shan State. The Three Brothers Alliance, which has been relentlessly defeating the Burmese Army, is like a piece of shit in front of the Northern Shan Army. The only problem plaguing the Northern Shan Army right now is its rapid expansion and the resulting instability in its territory. If they were given another two years, they could control all of Northern Shan, and even the entire Shan State."
"Only two years?"
Commissioner Qian was a little surprised. "Are you so confident in the Northern Shan Army?"
"Yes."
Jiang Ningyue said calmly, "Those troops of Beishan are in no way comparable to the Beishan Army."
Commissioner Qian nodded. "So, do you agree to mediation?"
Jiang Ningyue pondered for a moment. "We can try mediation. If the rebels' attitude is ambiguous, then I think we can have the Northern Shan Army and the Burmese Army conduct a joint operation. That should have a certain threatening effect. By then, our China-Myanmar Railway can be restarted."
Commissioner Qian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's put the mediation on hold for now. Let's send out a mediation signal and see the attitudes of all parties."
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