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Text 246 Natuna¡¯s heart

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    "Are you from Natuna?" Lu Junfu looked at the fishermen boarding his Shenzhen boat and felt that his brain was running out.

    Judging from their appearance, these fishermen should undoubtedly be Chinese. Their skin color is darker due to exposure to the sun and wind all year round. They are very similar to fellow fishermen in Hainan, but they all speak Cantonese, which is similar to Chaoshan dialect, rather than Hainanese.  Lu Junfu is a northerner and naturally does not understand Cantonese. Fortunately, there are sailors with Cantonese origin on the ship who can act as translators.

    Lu Junfu felt ridiculous in his heart when he looked at the flags held in the hands of several fishermen.  The so-called five-star red flag was actually painted by myself using red cloth and yellow dye, and the proportions of the flag's patterns were wrong.  These fishermen are holding this national flag, which they consider to be a talisman, as if they want to affirm their identity as Chinese.

    "Sir, sir, please send warships to Guogai Island to protect our local people. The Indonesian ghosts are doing whatever they want on the island and oppressing our compatriots. Please sir, please expel them." The man who spoke was much more polite and wore glasses.  , probably well-educated, but may have been bumpy on the sea for a while and looked rather embarrassed.

    Political Commissar Cheng Guang brought a chart and pointed it out to Lu Junfu, "This is the Natuna Islands. It is roughly at the same latitude as our Great Mother Shoal. It is not easy to tell whether it is ours or Indonesia's on the edge of the nine-dash line.  ¡±

    Of course Lu Junfu knew where Natuna was, but he just didn¡¯t know much about the situation here. He politely asked the man wearing glasses named Zhang Pinxin, ¡°How many Chinese are there on the island?¡±

    Zhang Pinxin immediately said: "There are 60,000 residents on the big island, more than 80% of whom are Chinese, and most of the rest are sent by the Indonesian government in the past few decades. We Chinese have moved here from Guangdong since the fall of the Ming Dynasty. In the past,  There was also Zhang Jiexu who established a state here and was later occupied by the Dutch. After the colonial period, Indonesia sent troops to our island and claimed that Natuna was owned by Indonesia, but our local residents did not have the right to self-determination.  Sons and daughters, naturally do not want to be Indonesians, and hope that the chief can redress our grievances and allow us to return to our homeland."

    The Natuna Chinese have indeed always had the idea of ??establishing an independent country or naturalizing into China.  But before that, they mainly pinned their hopes on Taiwan. Taiwan had quite a lot of activities in the South China Sea before the 1970s, and the international vilification of the red regime also had a certain impact on the island residents.  After the 1970s, Taiwan lost several important strongholds in the South China Sea, let alone frequent activities in the South China Sea.  According to the original history, after the death of Chiang II, the Natuna Chinese placed their hopes on Ping Taizong. It is said that they were even received by Taizong. Whether it is true or not cannot be tested.

    In the 1990s, an atlas published by China included Natuna as part of its own side, either intentionally or unintentionally, which caused a backlash and protest in Indonesia.  However, the actual situation is another matter. This should be a small trick by China, hoping to use Natuna to attract Indonesia's attention and delimit the maritime boundary with Indonesia.

    In actual operation, this kind of negotiation that demanded high prices and paid back the money had the opposite effect. In order to let Indonesia discuss maritime boundaries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that there was no sovereignty dispute in Natuna, and the desired maritime demarcation negotiations were held by Indonesia on the grounds of sovereignty.  There is no dispute, then China is in the far north, and there is no need to conduct maritime delimitation negotiations here.

    This is a typical example of stealing the chicken but losing the rice.  In the southern South China Sea, China does not have a piece of land that can extend its exclusive economic zone according to the Convention on the Law of the Sea. If the sovereignty of Natuna is not discussed, Indonesia does not need to discuss delimitation.  China's original intention is of course to confirm the validity of the nine-dash line, but no one takes this approach.  Once China has said that its sovereignty is undisputed, it will be impossible for China to go back on its word.  Indonesia immediately felt relieved and immigrated several times the monkey population to the island's residents, completely thinning out the absolute majority of Chinese on the island.  It can be seen that in the history of China¡¯s diplomacy, paying tuition fees has been done frequently.

    The situation is different now, and the absolute majority of Chinese on the island still remains.  Moreover, China's promotion of Yugoslavia directly overthrew Malaysia, and not long ago defeated the world power Britain. The strength it showed was by no means comparable to that of small players like Indonesia or Taiwan.  The coverage capability of the Chinese navy is enough to cover this place, and there is also the Nanjie auxiliary pulled by Qi Yiming to the south. If China wants to control Natuna, it will not be difficult at all.

    Lu Junfu had a lot of thoughts in his mind. For the navy, the base on Yongxing Island in Xisha is really shabby.  The lack of fresh water and land makes it unsuitable for larger fleets to be stationed there for a long time.  And the location is not particularly good. The South China Sea is too big to fit in.  Konatuna Island is another concept. It covers more than 26 square kilometers and has tens of thousands of residents. It can develop enough economic facilities to supply the army stationed here for a long time.  There is enough land to build airports, ports and other military facilities, as well as harbors with good hydrological conditions.  It is simply the best anchorage for the South China Sea Fleet.

    Although the idea was very tempting, Lu Junfu could not make a final decision on this matter by himself. He would still have to report it and wait for disposal.  After all, there are a small number of Indonesian troops and government agencies stationed on the island. Going there like this without any idea, I guess I just finished fighting the British and have to fight again.Indonesia fought.

    Lu Junfu remembered that not far away were Malaya and North Borneo controlled by the Southern Liberation Army, and everyone knew that there was a puppet state. He came up with an idea: "Why don't you go to the newly established Southern Liberation Army to help you?" China did not  It is easy to take action, but Nanjie's vest is much easier to use. Lu Junfu thought that even if the territory of the Nanyang Republic was taken into account, there would be no problem for the South China Sea Fleet to garrison here.

    Zhang Pinxin hesitated and said: "It would be best if it could belong to China." This was due to their self-esteem. Although Nanjie was fighting in Southeast Asia, everyone still felt that it was a vassal state of China and could not be regarded as a vassal state of China.  It is better for citizens of a big country to be citizens of a big country.  The Natuna Chinese themselves can¡¯t tell the difference between being Chinese and being Nanyang.

    "Okay, I understand your thoughts, but this matter is of great importance and we need to make careful arrangements before we take action." Lu Junfu did not want to hit Zhang Pinxin and comforted him with good words.  Lu Junfu found someone to get a satellite phone and gave it to Zhang Pinxin.

    "This satellite phone can directly contact our navy, which facilitates our direct contact. You must inform us of any situation, and we will also inform you through this if we have any deployments that require your cooperation."

    Zhang Pinxin doesn¡¯t expect any results can be achieved by just meeting once, but getting a fixed contact information is already a result.  The Natuna Chinese have been wasting decades seeking independence and do not care to wait a little longer.

    After sending Zhang Pinxin away, Cheng Guang asked Lu Junfu, "What do you think of this matter?"

    "The good thing is that after controlling Natuna, the South China Sea is basically closed to us. In the Age of Discovery, European merchants used crossing Natuna as a sign of entering Chinese waters. At this time, we recapture Natuna, not to mention  With national rejuvenation and self-esteem, the defense pressure in the South China Sea will be reduced exponentially.¡±

    Cheng Guang was full of worries: "I don't know what's going on. I feel that in the past two years, we have made a lot of external moves. We have equipped ourselves and trained people. But as a result, we are always rushing outside, fighting this today and that tomorrow.  , If this continues, our image internationally may not be good, leaving the impression of being aggressive and making many enemies.¡±

    Lu Junfu was not worried about this, and said: "When the powerful countries rose, which one did not attack three or five countries and seize land and other resources? Can the rise of powerful countries be peaceful?" He didn't know if this plane didn't have  Qi Yiming's intervention really allowed China to rise in peace thirty years later.

    "Besides, is Indonesia a good thing? After this piece of shit country became independent, it forced the independence of its other ethnic minority areas. Not only that, it also sent troops to destroy East Timor and West Papua, which is Natuna Island.  , In fact, we sent troops to occupy it. Back then, we couldn't control it so far. Now that we have this ability, if we still turn a blind eye, it will only make other countries think that we are easy to bully. "

    Cheng Guang nodded and said with a smile: "What's the use of the two of us talking about this? The Central Military Commission still needs to make a decision on this matter. Send this information back quickly."

    The news quickly reached Navy Commander Liu Huaqing. Anyone in the navy would be tempted by such a good thing.  Liu Huaqing went to meet Ping Taizong specifically for this purpose and proposed a solution to the Natuna Islands.

    As soon as the Sino-British armistice was announced, the navy was eager to restart the war. Ping Taizong still felt a little confused.  But after learning something about Natuna, Ping Taizong felt that God was to blame for his failure to take action.  Such a tangled mood also made it difficult for him to make a decision on such a matter.

    " Moreover, Ping Taizong now has domestic economic construction issues that are more important. Qi Yiming's butterfly wings are so powerful that what he flaps out is not a tropical storm, but a cosmic storm.  With large orders in the military industry and favorable light industry exports, the import of foreign advanced equipment was replaced by base manufacturing. Statistics in 193 showed that the national GDP reached 22 trillion yuan, more than three times the total economic output in 1984. This only took two years.  year time.

    However, due to the liberalization of the interest rate of RMB against the US dollar, the total GDP calculated in US dollars has actually declined.  Fortunately, in current foreign trade, a large amount of U.S. dollars are imported, and imports have also been relatively reduced, so the international balance of payments maintains a surplus.  This trade surplus is the best capital accumulation for China, which has always been poor.  Ping Taizong, who felt that the money in his hands was gradually becoming abundant, wanted to continue to boost the economy, so he did not want too many external affairs to involve the central government's energy.

    In addition, although the two battles against Malaysia and Hong Kong were small in scale, and Qi Yiming also paid the full bill, the military still paid a lot of military expenditures, which made Ping Taizong feel a little sad.

    So, the old man asked Liu Huaqing to find the guy who stayed in Kuala Lumpur to study it. It would be best not for us to take the initiative. Money is tight now, so everyone should take it easy.
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