Chapter 447 Indochina (2)
At present, the Indochina Peninsula involves several major strategies of China.
1. China-Cambodia Canal (De Chong-Funan Canal).
The Duc Chong Phu Nam Canal is designed to connect the seaport of Kep Province to the port of Phnom Penh. It is 180 kilometers long, spans four provinces, covers a population of 1.6 million, and is expected to cost US$1.7 billion.
The main project includes three canal traffic navigation stations and 11 cross-river bridges. The two-way waterway can ensure that ships with a deadweight tonnage of up to 3,000 tons can pass through at the same time.
However, due to the weakness of the Khmer government in power and fear of dissatisfaction from the South Vietnamese government, the construction of the canal was frequently suspended.
This canal is currently dispensable to China. After all, China not only has the Gwadar Port, but also the Kyaukpyu Port in Myanmar.
However, this canal is of vital importance to 'Laos'. If this canal is built, Lancang will have an "outlet to the sea" through cooperation with China.
2. Siam Kra Canal
The Kra Canal is a 102-kilometer-long, 400-meter-wide, 25-meter-deep two-way canal that runs across the Kra Isthmus in southern Siam and connects to the Ten Degree Channel in the west.
After the completion of this canal, ships will no longer have to pass through the Strait of Malacca and detour via Malaysia and Singapore. Instead, they can enter the Gulf of Siam in the Pacific Ocean directly from the Ten Degree Channel and the Burmese Sea in the Indian Ocean.
Compared with the dispensable De Chong Funan Canal, this canal is very important. If it is successfully built, the US military's blockade of the Strait of Malacca will be out of the question.
However, the construction of this canal will cause dissatisfaction among Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
It's very simple. Competitors are your enemies. They make a lot of money by relying on the Strait of Malacca. Will they be willing if you directly steal their business?
Moreover, this canal is dispensable to Siam. Siam's ships do not need to go through the Strait of Malacca. But they have to offend Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore because of your Dongda.
Therefore, Siam has never let go.
3. Establish a regional joint development bank to achieve currency interoperability.
This is one of the key objectives of the University of the South in Indochina. If the development bank is successfully established, transactions between countries in Indochina can successfully bypass the US dollar. As a result, the influence of the United States on Indochina will definitely be significantly reduced.
However, this is very difficult to do.
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Sitting in the office, Jiang Ningyue looked at the documents and decided on some plans in her mind.
Of course, under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to accomplish any of the above tasks. However, Jiang Ningyue had a trick up her sleeve!
Click on the system's 'map' and transfer most of the 'Foundation' and 'Seventh International' personnel from Japan to the Indochina Peninsula.
The countries in Indochina can be roughly divided into three types.
The first is friendly relations: Myanmar and Lancang (Laos).
Myanmar needs no introduction. Lancang, on the other hand, is incredibly poor. As the only non-coastal country in Indochina, it's so poor that even food is a struggle. If it weren't for the China-Laos Railway, the country would likely be even poorer. Therefore, Lancang has made up its mind to cling to Dongda.
The second type is neutral but tends to be friendly, including Siam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
These four countries are very willing to cooperate with the University of Tokyo and are very willing to cooperate with the University of Tokyo on most matters. They recognize the University of Tokyo's status in Asia and are able to put themselves in the right position.
However, it is very susceptible to the influence of the United States. It is a small country caught in the middle and has no control over many things.
The third type is neutral but hostile: South Vietnam.
South Vietnam was a very twisted country. It was highly dependent on Dong Da economically, but there had always been anti-China rhetoric in the country. The country even occupied many islands and reefs in the South China Sea.
But if you ask this country to be truly anti-China, it would not have the courage even if you gave it some.
After setting a goal, Jiang Ningyue arranged most of the people from the Foundation and the Seventh International to South Vietnam, and a small number to Siam, Cambodia, and Malaysia. As for Singapore.
Jiang Ningyue thought about it and finally gave up.
The country is too small to be wooed. There are American military bases in such a small place, so it has little autonomy.
The 'mission goal' set is to [promote the 'regional joint development bank']. Currently, the overall success rate is around 47%.
Simply put, there's a chance of success if you give it a try. However, a country is a very complex interest group, and even the slightest mistake could lead to failure.
Therefore, it is still necessary to systematically manipulate the Foundation and the Seventh Nation to "win over" these wavering factions.
After handing the matter over to the system, Jiang Ningyue wasn't completely idle. She continued to work on the "joint school." However, this time, she targeted the Indochina Peninsula; Singapore and Malaysia were definitely not needed.
However, the education levels in other countries are uneven and can even be described as very poor.
Jiang Ningyue met with department-level representatives or deputy ambassadors from all Indochina countries except Singapore and Malaysia. Myanmar and Lancang agreed to Jiang Ningyue's proposal. They also said there was no need for the Myanmar and Lancang teaching buildings. They didn't have enough educators, so they could just let their students learn Chinese.
Cambodia and South Vietnam had little objection, simply asking if the University of the East could provide some student loans. They also stated that they did not intend to provide teachers or spend money to build teaching buildings.
Only Siam showed interest in building a teaching building and also tried to inquire whether the school would be considered to be located in Bangkok.
After being rejected by Jiang Ningyue, the other party had no other ideas.
Since no country was interested in building teaching buildings, Jiang Ningyue simply didn't plan to build a new campus. Instead, she convened a meeting of colleges and universities in Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, and asked universities with the conditions to add "Central South Colleges" to specifically enroll and educate students from the Indochina Peninsula.
If the effect is good, it can be promoted nationwide.
June 8, 2028, CCTV News.
First Route 1 reporter: "I'm currently at a high school in Bangkok, Siam. Right now, 80,000 students across Siam have chosen to take the 'China and Indochina Joint College Entrance Examination Program.'"
Candidate: "I have always loved Chinese culture and wanted to study abroad in China. Now that I know about this 'Joint College Entrance Examination Plan', I signed up immediately."
Second reporter: "I'm currently in Yangon, Myanmar. Since Myanmar's education reform, the college entrance examination has been scheduled the same time as ours. Right now, 720,000 students nationwide are taking the exam in the examination hall..."
Candidate: "My first choice is definitely a university in China..."
Naturally, this piece of news also became a hot topic in China, and domestic netizens were surprised.
[The college entrance exam is already so intense, and tens of millions more people are taking it?]
These students were admitted to the Central South University in Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, and do not compete with students from China for places.
Students in Yunnan and Guangxi provinces are blessed.
[This is a long-term plan! From now on, all intellectuals in the countries of Indochina will be trained by China.]
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