The degree is two pounds behind. The products are poverty and imbalance.

In the process of development, any region must solve the problem of regional balance.

In this regard, the European countries are undoubtedly the best. As the birthplace of industrial civilization, Western Europe took the lead in completing industrialization construction, and Western European countries are also the earliest developed countries in the world. After the establishment of the EU, driven by the desire of "common progress" by the European people, Europe was the first to solve the problem of development balance within the region. During the financial crisis that broke out in the Year of the Blade, the EU did not sweep Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Italy and other countries that had a sovereign debt crisis. In addition to the Eurozoic political integration process led by France and Germany, it is closely related to the common development concept that European people have long agreed with.

After Europe, the North American region had the best in solving the problem of balance within the region. The "North American Trade Free Zone, led by the United States, has integrated the three largest kilograms of North America to a large extent, and has made extremely significant contributions to promoting common development within the region. The United States and Canada are Anda countries with strong basic strength and no problems with common development. Mexico is the most affected. In a sense, Mexico, with more than 100 million people, can make great strides into the ranks of developed countries, and the role of the "North American Free Trade Zone" has made great contributions. The United States is not without benefits. As a developed country, Mexico's important position and important role in the SAT Group provides the most solid foundation for the expansion of the Latin American region of the group.

Since the beginning of the year of Li, the Republic has also been working hard to resolve the issue of internal balance in the region. In a sense, the Republic and ASEAN established free trade zones before this to narrow regional differences. After the Fourth India-Pakistan War, the Republic proposed the "China-South Asian Community Market"; after the South China Sea War, the Republic spared no effort to help Laos, Shupu, Vietnam and other countries develop their economies; after the Peninsula War, the Republic fully supported North Korea; after the Indian War, the Republic not only helped India carry out post-war reconstruction, but also included India in the "Asian Abyss and Indian Ocean Economic Community"; these actions were all aimed at promoting regional development balance without exception.

In a sense, whether the economic development of a region is balanced is closely related to the economic development level of the region. The more developed the region, the more balanced the economic development. More importantly, the economic development level of a region determines the international status of the core countries in the region. The United States can dominate the world for decades and is closely related to the development level of North America; the Republic can challenge the United States, which is also directly related to the development level of East Asia. Of course, the level of economic development is mutually related to the role of the core countries in the region. Because there is no core country that plays an absolute dominant role, the EU has not become a truly superpower.

It can be seen from this that the Republic's success in Africa is closely related to regional development.

To be precise, when helping African countries, the Republic took the pulse, sorted out the symptoms, and gave the right medicine. If African poverty problems are targeted at a certain African country, the poverty problem in Africa will never be solved, and only by mentioning the regional height can Africa's "poverty disease" be eradicated.

Mu Yong doubted that Gu Weimin is indeed good at developing.

Before Gu Weimin, although Wang Yuanqing attached great importance to the African issue, not to mention anything else, during the old years when he served as the deputy head of state and the head of state, Wang Yuanqing officially visited the African countries, of which about 60% of the African countries visited, but in solving the problem of African poverty, Wang Yuanqing did not put forward many valuable suggestions or took many actions. Most of the time, private enterprises often used a laissez-faire method to open up the African market.

When entering Africa, the Republic must face a huge challenge, that is, the "local tyrant."

In a sense, Wang Yuanqing's refusal to take more active actions on the African issue has a lot to do with several regional powers in Africa.

Among the rare African powers, South Africa is the most worthy of attention.

Compared with many "African brothers, South Africa has unique conditions. In terms of geographical location, South Africa, located at the southern end of the African continent, is only adjacent to Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, which are not climate-deficient, and there are two neighboring countries wrapped in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. There are basically no external threats. Moreover, due to the blockage of the Namib Desert and the Kanahadi Desert, South Africa basically does not need to consider refusing refugees from poor relatives in the north to flock to their homes. Because it is located in the southern temperate zone, affected by the Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean, the climate is suitable for agricultural production, so South Africa's agriculture is very developed. It not only ensures self-sufficiency in food, but is also one of the few grain exporters in Africa. It also produces a lot of products.

Flowers, fruits, and large-scale export of beef cattle, wool, goats and other livestock products. In terms of mineral resources, South Africa is one of the world's five major mineral countries. In terms of mineral resources, Russia, the Republic, the United States and Australia, the reserves of gold, platinum group metals, manganese, vanadium, sales, titanium, and aluminosilicates are ranked first in the world, and they are also one of the largest diamond mining countries in the world. With its strong resource advantages, South Africa has established an industrial system dominated by steel, construction, energy and mining, and is the only country in the African region to achieve industrialization through its own development. When promoting the industrialization process, South Africa has built the most complete infrastructure in the African region, with highway and railway transportation very developed, and it is also a strong maritime transportation country.

That's why, in the second century, South Africa became the first African country to enter the ranks of developed countries.

With the strongest comprehensive national strength in the African region and its achievements in economic development, South Africa has a great influence in the African region. In addition to dominating the "Affiliated Alliance of Southern African States", South Africa is also the "Affiliated Alliance of African States, that is, the main member states of the African Union. Before the Republic strengthened its investment in the African continent, the "South African Development Model" was the object of many African countries to follow and the only development method that can compete with the "Western Model".

The problem is that South Africa is not an ally of the Republic, and it is not even a friend.

Although affected by historical problems, that is, before the Year of the Thugs, the Republic did not establish diplomatic relations with South Africa, which led to the fact that the Republic and South Africa were not close. However, for the two countries, the biggest problem is values ​​and actual interests.

As the most developed country in Africa, South Africa was once widely sanctioned by the international community for its apartheid policy and was once out of mainstream international society.

After the victory of the national struggle led by Mandela, South Africa did not alienate Western countries because of this. In a sense, with hundreds of years of colonial rule, coupled with the influence of Jiang Yan, customs, religion, culture, etc., South Africa, which was ruled by blacks, is still the African country closest to the West. It can be said that in terms of basic values ​​that affect social life, South Africa is a Christian country located at the southern end of Africa.

Affected by this, South Africa has long adopted a pro-Western policy.

In fact, after Hengbeki, the ANC, the coalition government formed by the Kuomintang and the Inkata Liberal Party collapsed, South Africa entered a multi-party period. The two largest political parties, namely the ANC and the ANC, went their separate ways. The ANC insisted on independent development, while the ANC believed that it should join the Western camp. In short, South Africa's development route was basically swinging between "independence and independence" and "investment to the West".

That's why when the Republic landed in Feiyuan, the influence of South Africa must be considered first.

When the "India-Africa Free Trade and Economic Cooperation Zone was established, the Republic invited South Africa to join and gave South Africa a great voice. In order not to arouse South Africa's disgust, the Republic did not even come forward directly, but let India speak. In other words, the Republic does not want to demonstrate its influence in the African region.

The problem is that no matter how well the disguises are, it is impossible to change the facts.

South Africa joined the "India-Africa Free Trade and Economic Cooperation Zone." It is not that it is willing to contribute to the economic development of East African countries, nor that it is to jointly build a better future with the Republic. Instead, it is to take this opportunity to expand South Africa's influence in the eastern African region, thereby enhancing South Africa's voice in Africa. It should be noted that before that, South Africa's influence was mainly concentrated in southern Africa, referring to the African region south of the Netguo River, and had little impact on other African countries. For example, Egypt played a leading role in North Africa, the dominant country in West Africa is Nigeria, the dominant country in East Africa is Sudan, and the central Africa has democratic netguo. In short, as a regional power, South Africa does not have the strength to dominate Africa.

Of course, it cannot be denied that Fu Fei has the ambition to dominate Feizhou.

After the Fourth India-Pakistan War, the pattern of the Republic and the United States competing for global hegemony gradually formed. In addition to the two superpowers, there must be many major powers or national groups with world influence, including the EU, Russia, and even Brazil, which is gradually emerging. When the two superpowers compete for global hegemony, in addition to those "quasi-magnificent powers", there will definitely be one or two powerful countries that rely on superpowers to obtain regional hegemony, such as Israel and Iran in the Middle East, and Argentina in South America and Zhejiang.

If divided by strength, South Africa can at most be considered a regional power.

The problem is that South Africa's identity is very embarrassing.

As a regional power, the most prominent sign is that it has close relations with a superpower, has the strength to surpass other countries in the region, has the strength to confront other regional powers, and even has the ability to compete with "quasi-magnificent powers". Take Israel as an example, because it has received support from the United States, not only has the neighboring countries submissive, but also dares to challenge any powerful country in the region. Take Argentina as an example, after winning the Falklands War, it already has the strength to compete with Brazil. If we only calculate based on national strength, South Africa has few opponents in the African state and is not afraid of other powerful countries. The biggest problem is that South Africa has not turned to any superpower.

This issue has made South Africa's regional power highly questioned.

In the words of news media controlled by non-IAU, if South Africa cannot make a choice as soon as possible and improve relations with Western countries, it will soon be surpassed by other rapidly rising African countries, thus losing its identity as a regional power and becoming an insignificant ordinary country.

The problem is that the support rate of the ANC is far inferior to that of the ANC.

The ANC was able to rule for a long time and only lost one general election in the early days of the Great Depression. It was an opposition party for five years, which was enough to illustrate the choice of South Africans. In other words, the relatively developed economy gave South African voters a broader vision, allowing most South Africans to recognize the true face of the Western world and did not place their hopes on Western countries.

South Africa's development can only rely on South Africa.

This is the ANC's party program and the basis for winning more than half of the people's support.

Not being able to surrender to Western countries does not mean that one must surrender to the Eastern world.

Because South Africa has a relatively strong foundation, the ANC has always insisted on the Four Eight Evils. It hopes to rely on its own strength to make South Africa a "quasi-big power" thug. That is to say, even if South Africa cannot become the EU, Russia's large power group with global influence must strive to become a major power like Brazil that does not need to rely on any country and can gain a place in the international community with its own strength.

Although this requirement is not high, it is very difficult to implement.

Brazil's ability to develop independently is inseparable from its basic conditions. It should be noted that Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world. It has a population of more than the previous years. It has extremely rich natural resources and has no prominent surrounding threats. In comparison, South Africa's land area is 1,000 square kilometers. It ranks ninth in the African region, and its population is only 1,000. Although it has very rich resources, it does not have the potential to become a big country in terms of the most important area and population. To put it simply, unless South Africa can create miracles in economic development and achieve world-renowned achievements in science and technology, it will never be able to become a world-class power. In fact, with relatively limited labor, South Africa cannot create economic miracles at all, and it is even more impossible to achieve major achievements in scientific research and innovation with increasingly high requirements for the country's basic strength.

In this way, the key to South Africa's "quasi-big power" is not its own strength.

In fact, South African leaders understand this truth very well.

In a sense, South Africa's land was given by two superpowers.

To make the superpower recognize South Africa's "quasi-magic power", we must cooperate with the superpowers. While realizing South African interests, we must also make the superpowers have some hope, otherwise it will be of no benefit to everyone if they have a fall.

Similarly, the Republic and the U.S. authorities also understand this truth.

Although the role played by regional powers is not prominent when playing superpowers, and often there is no say. For example, in the Syrian-Israel war that broke out in the year, regional powers were put aside. However, in the African region with complex forces, due to factors such as insufficient investment in the early stage and poor foundation, it is impossible for the Republic or the United States to ignore South Africa's voice, nor to ignore South Africa's demands. You must know that South Africa's choice will determine the direction of the African continent to a large extent.

That's why the Republic extended an olive branch to South Africa when it landed in Africa.

When the United States entered the African tribulation, it also praised South Africa to the forefront.

Even Europe, which only makes small fuss in the north, and Russia, which is very popular but does not take substantial actions, regard South Africa as an "invalid and important country in the Feiyuan region."

If it were another country, I would have been so happy that I would have been so happy.

South Africa was not happy about this. After all, before the lifting of apartheid, South Africa was blocked by a whole world. It had long seen through the world and knew that any behavior that praises South Africa was to take advantage of South Africa. The South African authorities have always been calm, knowing that whether it is the Republic, the United States, or even the European Union and Russia, the ultimate goal is to step on South Africa's body to reach the peak of the African continent and become the overlord of the African state.

For the South African authorities, the only option is to practice Tai Chi.

In the words of Western news media, since the Libi Nian, the situation on the African continent has been hot but not explosive for several years. The key is that South Africa's attitude is quite ambiguous, that is, it engages in economic development with the Republic, discusses cooperation with the United States, and also exchanges views with the EU on the development of sub-Saharan African countries from time to time, and even negotiates with Russia every once in a while on how to maintain international raw material prices.

It can be said that the South African authorities danced very passionately among the four giants.

The problem is, South Africa has no right to decide.

Over the years, the "African State Guide" between the Republic and the United States has achieved results. In the East Africa region, under the guidance of Sudan and Kenya, many countries including Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Zambia have already boarded the "Republic Train." They are working hard to build a prosperous and beautiful new home. In the West Africa region, "pro-US" represented by Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Lómeron, Gabon, and Netfruit

The group "under the guidance of American consultants, we strive to develop the national economy and catch up with the world trend. More importantly, the "Africa Strategy" between the Republic and the United States is not only development, but more reflected in confrontation. In the East Africa region, the United States has long arranged undercover agents, namely Eritrea and Djibouti, and has used the Somalia issue to constantly cause trouble for the Republic. In the West Africa region, the Republic's internal response, namely Nigeria, is also taking active action and ignited several ethnic conflicts from time to time.

Overall, the struggle between the Republic and the United States on the African continent is about going back and forth, and it has gradually improved.

Faced with this situation, the South African authorities were at a loss and had no other way except to shout "African Great Unity".

Like other regions, when the Republic and the United States do a pre-match warm-up exercise, a full-scale confrontation is inevitable.

For African countries, including South Africa, choosing a good camp as soon as possible and taking a right position is the correct strategy to safeguard national interests and achieve national comprehensive development.
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