A plane printed with the flag of Xin and the logo of Celestial Trade appeared over Bogota International Airport and slowly landed on the airport runway.
Inside the airport's security passage, soldiers in military green camouflage were on standby, and there were even armored vehicles parked on the street not far away.
Obviously, the Colombian authorities themselves were well aware of the situation here. Although they did not necessarily welcome the delegation from Xin, they absolutely did not want to see the Xin delegation lose a hair in their territory.
With a bright smile on his face, Juan, the Hispanic Colombian President, stepped forward, extended his right hand in a friendly manner, and shook hands with Zhang Yaping.
"Welcome, friends from the Western Pacific! The Colombian people welcome you, and you will like this beautiful country. "
Based on this bright smile alone, it was hard to imagine that the economic exchanges between the two countries were completely different. Celestial Trade had been trying to expand in South America since 2018, but until now, there had been little success.
For its own backyard, the UA had always been careful to prevent Celestial Trade from continuing to expand its influence in South America.
Even for the capitalist world, Celestial Trade was a rather "deformed" monster. Although the military-industrial complex of the UA and Samsung of South Korea were involved in military production and used their own influence to interfere in politics, the phenomenon of Celestial Trade directly monopolizing the defense power of a country in the name of a military contractor was perhaps only comparable to the "East India Company" buried in the grave of history.
The UA was afraid that Celestial Trade would replicate the "Xin model" in South America, and South American countries themselves also had similar concerns. Only a poor anti-UA country like Ecuador would consider opening its doors to the monster of Celestial Trade.
For example, Juan was one of the biggest obstacles to Celestial Trade's business expansion in Colombia.
Zhang Yaping noticed the fear and rejection hidden behind his smile. He smiled faintly and spoke in a relaxed and solemn tone in front of the media cameras.
"Of course, I just got off the plane, and I already felt the charm of this country. I believe that this trip will not be in vain. "
"I promise you." Juan laughed and shook Zhang Yaping's hand vigorously. He gestured to the direction of the airport's VIP channel and said elegantly, "This way please."
Followed by Celestial Trade's bodyguards, the Xin delegation passed through the VIP channel and boarded the convoy sent by the Colombian government.
After sitting in the black limousine, Juan glanced at the reporters sitting outside the car. The corners of his mouth under his beard curled up into a mocking smile. Then he looked at Zhang Yaping, who was sitting across from him, and a "sincere" smile appeared on his face.
"Would you like a cigar?"
"Thank you, but no need." Zhang Yaping politely declined.
"Actually, you can relax a little. You don't have to worry about those annoying reporters in the car. We don't have the habit of putting on a show." Juan took a cut cigar from the secretary, took out a lighter, and looked at Zhang Yaping with a smile. "In South America, cigars and coffee are a kind of culture. We will at least use one of them when we talk business."
The ventilation system in the car was very good, and the milky white smoke quickly drifted to the sides of the roof, not even leaving a trace of strange smell in the car.
"Business?"
"Yes, we don't like to beat around the bush. South American culture is like this." Juan grinned with the cigar in his mouth, and said in a relaxed tone, "Of course, if President Zhang doesn't like this metaphor, I am willing to take back my words."
"No, I also don't like to beat around the bush." Zhang Yaping shook his head and said with a smile, "But speaking of business, let's talk about something interesting."
"Oh?" Juan raised an eyebrow.
"According to the latest space resource development plan announced by Celestial Trade, we intend to build a second space elevator within five years. I can disclose to you in advance that the possibility of this elevator being located in South America is very high. "
"And it's Ecuador in South America. Am I right?" Juan said with a smile.
"Yes." Zhang Yaping smiled faintly and said softly, "If you study the economic data of the Asia-Pacific region in the past three years, it should not be difficult for you to find that with the Xin space elevator as the center, the GDP growth of the surrounding countries and regions has gradually increased. After the completion of the sky elevator in Ecuador, Colombia and even the entire South America are direct beneficiaries. "
"Is that so?"
Juan smiled noncommittally. He was obviously not moved by the check with an astronomical figure on it.
Zhang Yaping gave Juan a meaningful look, then he also smiled and stopped talking about this issue.
Just now, he already gave him a chance.
Obviously, he didn't take it.
"Xin is willing to provide a low-interest loan of 50 billion Xin New dollars to Colombia," Zhang Yaping said emotionlessly.
"If the premise is for Colombia to join the Global Grid System of Celestial Trade, I will have to refuse. I can't entrust the national security of Colombia to an irresponsible warmonger, "Juan shook his head and said righteously.
"There are no preconditions." Zhang Yaping smiled and said in a relaxed tone.
Juan was stunned.
Zhang Yaping's answer was completely beyond his expectations.
A loan without any preconditions?
How is this possible!
Looking at Juan, who was stunned and silent, Zhang Yaping's mouth curved up with a hint of imperceptible mockery. But soon, he hid the mockery in a friendly smile, looked at the Colombian President and said.
"This loan will be invested in Colombian infrastructure, transportation, light and heavy industries and other fields to support the construction of Colombian infrastructure. Any company with normal operating qualifications can apply for this loan after passing the risk assessment process. "
"What about the use of the loan?" Juan didn't even bother to smoke his cigar as he hurriedly asked, "Are there any restrictions?"
50 billion Xin New dollars of foreign investment!
No one would complain about having too little money.
Especially for Colombia, whose economic situation was not optimistic, the 50 billion Xin New dollars of foreign investment was not only directly related to the employment rate, but also directly related to the annual GDP data.
Juan didn't understand what Zhang Yaping was planning, but if this loan was really without any conditions as he said, he certainly had no reason to miss it!
"There are no restrictions."
In his ears, the answer was like the sound of nature.
Juan took a deep breath and tried to restrain the excitement in his heart so that the expression on his face would not be so explicit.
He extinguished the cigar between his fingers, looked at Zhang Yaping, and solemnly thanked him.
"On behalf of the Colombian government, I thank you for your generosity! The Colombian people will always remember this friendship! "
"You're welcome." Zhang Yaping whispered, "If you want to thank someone, thank Future Group. The loan is provided by Future Bank, and we are just leading the way."
Future Group?
When Juan heard the name, he instinctively felt a little uncomfortable.
However, he couldn't tell exactly what was uncomfortable.
Zhang Yaping looked at the slightly frowning President Juan and smiled meaningfully.
Yes.
There were indeed no conditions for this loan.
However, it was not here to witness the friendship between the two countries or to help the poor.
It was here to help the Colombian people rebuild their homes …
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