Chapter 1337 Bullying, I have a father (Second update, please subscribe)
There are three great joys in life: meeting old friends in a foreign land. Although it is not a foreign land, the reunion with old classmates still makes Li Chengcai a little excited. After all, the last time they met was five years ago.
"I remember that the last time we met was on our way to study abroad in the empire. You went to Youzhou Normal University, and I went to Shanxi University of Science and Technology. It's been five years since we last met!"
"That's right. It's been five years since we last met. What have you been doing these years? Still working in construction?"
"Yes, after graduating from university, I interned in Shanxi for two years. I just came back two months ago and now I work at Chengji Construction Office..."
Then the two of them started chatting. They talked about their past as classmates and, of course, their experiences studying abroad. They talked about their past in the empire when they were studying abroad. In the end, Li Weizhi said with some regret.
"In the future, I'm afraid not everyone who passes the exam will have the opportunity to study abroad in the empire. The snow-capped mountains of South Kunlun are truly spectacular!"
South Kunlun is the Andes Mountains. Although the official name has not been changed, Chinese people like to call it "South Kunlun". In fact, this is also a mark of China.
"Oh? What's going on?"
"Haven't you heard that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has decided to establish a comprehensive university in Havana, and the Imperial Ministry of Education has also expressed its support. Even Zhongdu Imperial University, Yingtian Imperial University, and Nanhua University are willing to send professors to help build the school. It is said that the Chamber of Commerce plans to raise 3 million pesos to build the best comprehensive university in the entire Caribbean. From now on, everyone will not have to go to the Empire to study!"
"Ah! What a pity!"
Although there has never been a Chinese university in Cuba, establishing a university is a natural thing to do. However, in Li Chengcai's opinion, this is a bit of a pity.
"Yes, if you have never been to the empire, how can you know how vast the empire is and how magnificent the scenery of the empire is..."
Hearing his old classmate's regret, Li Chengcai smiled.
"I think you miss the beautiful girls in the empire more!"
"Haha, who doesn't miss it?"
Li Weizhi said while laughing.
"However, Havana will always need a university, and if you want to go to the Empire, there will always be opportunities in the future."
"That's true. We need our own university. But will the Cubans want it?"
Although he is of European and Indian descent, Li Chengcai always considers himself as a Chinese, or at least a part of it. This is the result of more than ten years of education. Chinese culture has long been deeply rooted in his soul. In other words, culture has reshaped his soul.
"You know, in recent years, they have been extremely opposed to Chinese independent schools. Will the university approve it?"
In Cuba, Chinese-run schools are not an institution welcomed by the government. After all, the schools inherit Chinese culture, which is obviously not conducive to their rule. For this reason, not only do they not provide any funding, they even classify Chinese schools as "profit-making institutions" and require them to pay taxes. For this reason, the Chinese community naturally argued for it, and finally, with the intervention of the empire, the Cuban authorities revoked this decision.
"Hehe, those people are just like that. They only care about eating and not being beaten. Do they have to wait until the Empire shows up before they know how to repent?"
When Li Weizhi lamented the Cuban authorities' inability to take bribes, he did not know that in the presidential palace, Gu Weikan, the Ming Empire's ambassador to Cuba, was negotiating with Martinez.
"We demand that the Cuban authorities must immediately change their discriminatory policies against the Chinese. The so-called "blood nationality" fundamentally excludes the possibility of Chinese naturalization. The Chinese have created 80% of Cuba's wealth and provided 60% of jobs. They have built Cuba with their sweat and wisdom, but they are excluded from Cuba. Such discrimination is not only against international public law, but also against the common practice in the Americas. As a new continent dominated by immigrants, in all American countries and regions, naturalization is based on "place of birth", but Cuba has established discriminatory laws based on restricting Chinese naturalization! We demand that you must repeal the corresponding laws and protect the right of the Chinese to live a fair life!"
Facing the protests of the Ming Empire, Martinez, the former governor of Cuba who declared independence with the support of the United States during the "Cuban Crisis" and became the president of Cuba, spoke bluntly.
"Your Excellency, I cannot accept such a protest. As we all know, Cuba is a democratic country. The bill was passed by the Congress. Although I am the president, I cannot abolish the country's laws."
Of course, this bill cannot be repealed. You have to know that this was a plan carefully designed by American lawyers and a group of American lawyers. The purpose was to ensure that Chinese Cubans had no way to obtain Cuban citizenship and completely exclude them from politics. Otherwise, according to the current bill, well, it is very likely that a Chinese president will be elected. Not only that, they can even abolish Spanish through official legislation and make Chinese the official language.
So this bill is the last line of defense for his power as president to prevent it from falling into the hands of others. So he can't repeal this bill no matter what.
Ambassador Gu Weikan even felt like laughing out loud at President Martinez's answer. After all, what he heard was just a joke.
This is bullshit!
Does the civil suppression mean killing people with guns?
What voting? It was just your instigation. Now you are actually waving this banner here. Aren’t you just lying with open eyes?
Of course, Martinez also knew that the Ming ambassador was not so easy to deal with, and he was also well aware that behind the empire's diplomacy was the empire's fleet. After the refusal, he said again.
"If you want to repeal the bill, at least go through the proper channels, Mr. Ambassador. I will submit your protest to Congress for review. I believe they will ultimately make a decision based on Cuba's interests..."
This is just passing the buck!
Facing Martinez kicking the ball there, Gu Weikang did not immediately expose the other party's thoughts. After all, this was only the first negotiation. Negotiations will continue next time.
"Mr. President, if your country cannot handle this matter seriously, then we will not only hand it over to the International Court of Justice for trial, but also defend the rights of the Chinese in our own way."
What is your own way?
Of course, they would send out warships, or even threaten to use force. What is the purpose of the fleet that the empire has spent a huge amount of money to build? It is definitely not to be placed at home as a decoration, but to safeguard the interests of the empire in any region of the world.
Of course, this also includes the interests of Chinese people all over the world.
Although Gu Weikan's voice was not loud, Martinez still heard the threat in his words. After fighting with the Ming Empire for so many years, the end was approaching. He knew very well that this threat was definitely not a verbal threat.
Almost immediately after Gu Weikan left, Martinez invited the US ambassador to Cuba and informed the United States of the threat posed by the Ming Empire, while of course also asking for help from the United States.
The reason why they have to ask for help from the United States is that since independence, the United States has been Cuba's most important supporter. Martinez was able to stay firmly in the presidential conference thanks to the support of the United States. Now facing the threat, of course only Latin America can come forward.
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(End of this chapter)
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