Chapter 1577: Chaos in England
When did the decline of Britain's hard power begin? Everyone has their own ideas.
But in Qiao Jia's eyes, Britain, which has been implementing the offshore balance strategy, has actually been at the top level in diplomacy.
Because Britain is actually the main country in dividing the world after World War II, because many countries that emerged after World War II were once British colonies.
Think about a country that can provide all support besides actual support, but it has made all parts of the world deeply trapped in various political, racial, and religious conflicts, and it has never been able to completely get rid of its dependence on them. What a great diplomatic operation!
However, this so-called offshore balance needs to be based on "peace", that is, their set of hard power is not very effective for countries with stronger hard power than them.
Mrs. Thatcher's fall at her old mother's house and the bitter face of the old prince when he took over Hong Kong Island explain a lot of problems.
Even if they uphold their own traditions, bury a large number of "democracy mines" in Hong Kong Island, and detonate them according to their own needs, causing a series of injuries to the old mother...
But reality confirms a somewhat second-year saying, "Those who can't kill me will make me stronger."
Every time a bomb explodes, when the wound is scarred, a new patch will be put on, and the blood vessels that were not smooth before will become smooth.
In Qiao Jia's concept, the root cause of Britain's decline is that with the progress of the times and the needs of national development, people are becoming more and more educated, and the difficulty of obtaining real information has decreased. Britain's offshore balance strategy has gradually become ineffective.
If the past world is regarded as a whole, it is America with four little brothers with different ideas ruling the world.
And Britain is the wisest of the four. They closely follow the strategy of America, implement their own strategy with the power of the tiger, and obtain excess returns in decades.
In the eyes of many British people, they don't need a strong army at all. They only need to use diplomatic means to pry the world.
But when the big brother America showed a weak trend, Britain found that it seemed that it couldn't stand up.
Britain, which is deeply trapped in strategic inertia, can't turn around in a short time.
There are more generals than tanks, which is a kind of irony of the British media to the present Britain, but it is also a kind of helplessness.
In the past, Qiao Jia had no specific concept of the decline of Britain, but when his special plane flew over the British Isles, he found that Britain really couldn't do things well.
London was actually blocked!
The Global 8000 that Qiao Jia took successfully obtained the guidance to land at Heathrow Airport, but another special plane with women and children was sent to the remote Stend Airport in the northeast of London by the ground tower.
Qiao Jia was so angry that he laughed...
Originally, he wanted everyone to take a flight, but old Kaman firmly did not allow Igor to take the same plane with Boss Qiao, and did not allow Igor's specific itinerary to be disclosed to the outside world.
The British ground did not deliberately want to neglect anyone, but they could not cope with it.
It is estimated that only the British can think of suggesting that leaders from all over the world take civil aviation and arrange buses for pick-up.
Because of their weak organizational ability, they couldn't even maintain their basic diplomatic manners.
This was too ironic. It had been 10 days since the old lady's death was announced. It was incredible to Qiao Jia that they had handed in such an answer in 10 days.
In his impression, even if a county in his hometown held a celebration, it wouldn't be so chaotic.
Of course, Qiao Jia couldn't let Nice and his friends fly to Stend Airport. It took 40 minutes to get to the center of London by train from that broken place. It would take at least 6 hours to drive and get to their reserved residence.
He called Cleverley, who was a little worried, on the plane and said firmly that if you didn't find a way, I would go back directly...
Then the two planes circled over England for nearly 40 minutes before landing on the runway of Heathrow Airport.
Qiao Jia's tough queue-jumping made the airport situation more chaotic, and the dedicated runway was also full of planes.
The soldiers and police on the ground were armed with live ammunition and tried their best to cooperate with the airport to deploy ground vehicles, but the scene became more and more chaotic. Some powerful national special forces even clashed with the ground personnel.
In this situation, it is impossible to allow all the vehicles of the embassies of various countries to enter the airport...
But if you let those big shots ride on the electric cars that were obviously borrowed from a golf course, it would be a bit disrespectful to them and the special forces around them.
At this time, you can see the division of the British class...
Big businessmen from all over the world will be escorted by armed police and take electric cars out of the airport.
The leaders of small countries can be assigned an 8-seat golf sightseeing car, and then a few policemen will lead the way, and let the bodyguards and extra staff run to catch up.
When Qiao Jia got off the plane and wanted to meet up with Nice who landed behind him, he saw Congo's Kabila sitting on the co-pilot of an electric car with an angry face, and 6 assistants with the size of boxing champions hung on both sides of the electric car...
This guy was probably very unhappy, so he maliciously urged the driver to speed up, so that the two airport staff and police responsible for guiding the way had to chase after them while yelling.
When Kabila passed by Choga, he deliberately slowed down, raised his fists and shouted "Strong Strike" loudly, then cursed several times at the airport staff who overtook and rushed in front of them, urging the driver Accelerate past...
This sounds a bit exaggerated, but the reality is even more outrageous than this.
The three, six, and nine levels divided by the British made many people very unhappy, so all kinds of difficulties came one after another, and the operation of the airport became more and more congested and slow.
And this situation reached a climax as Brother Ma's plane landed, and a motorcade drove into the tarmac without any hindrance. The restless atmosphere reached a climax...
The leaders of several South American countries felt that they had been insulted. They returned directly to the plane and were ready to wait for an explanation from the British side. In any case, they were determined not to follow their request and take the so-called special car to transfer at the airport.
The leaders of small countries who came to express their condolences all came with their wives and children. They were all influential figures in their own countries, but they were treated as ordinary people here. You still treat them differently, which is a bit unacceptable. Already...
If one person is like this, others may say that this guy has no basic grace, but when three or five leaders choose to go back to the plane and wait, the situation is different...
It’s okay to watch the excitement, and it seems to be the same all over the world.
It's not that these leaders have no government, but that they are usually the kind of people who try to find opportunities to exploit every opportunity. They have been treated unfairly, and if they don't speak out loudly, wouldn't the anger be in vain?
Don't look at a group of so-called leaders who usually only have five or six people, but at times like this, they all want to see Britain make a fool of themselves and try to see if they can get some benefits in the future.
Anyway, if you, the British, don't give me any benefits, keep my mouth shut. In the future, I will mock you for your poor reception ability when I meet people.
Qiao Jia's eyes were opened this time. He had seen a lot of quarrels in the United Nations, but this kind of quarrel in public was particularly interesting.
When Xiao Ma was passing by, he asked the motorcade to stop and wanted to give Boss Qiao and his family a ride, but Boss Qiao refused...
He even refused the battery car provided by the airport, and planned to walk through customs with his family and bodyguards. It wasn't far anyway, so he just wanted to watch the fun...
Qiao Jia's original intention was to watch the fun, but he made Brother Ma feel a little uncomfortable...
Because he is a friend and partner of Boss Qiao, the Mediterranean drilling platform he cooperates with Boss Qiao has made more money than he has made in the past decades combined.
At this time, it would be too unloyal to leave your friend behind and drive away by yourself.
This guy is also a person who enjoys big scenes. He discussed it with the special person, got out of the car, found Boss Qiao, invited Nice and the children into the car, and then simply went with Qiao Jia and Albert II. walk……
In fact, if you really open up your mind, there is nothing wrong with being treated differently.
But in the field of international politics, sometimes it is a bit like an office filled with women...
In the eyes of some people, "being open-minded" is a sign of weakness. If I take a step back, you will take a step forward. Comparing every penny with penny is the norm in the political battlefield.
Especially for some developing small countries, when they are high-spirited, treating them differently is a kind of disrespect in their hearts. If they don't regain their face, it will be a kind of harm to their people's self-esteem.
Qiao Jia is a company owner and has no problems in this regard...
To be able to take Ponyboy and Albert II along for a walk is, to a certain extent, a very high-level show off.
Xiao Ma is also interesting. He walks in the middle and introduces Qiao Jia to people passing by from time to time...
He said hello to the Brazilian brother through the window of the plane, and then Xiao Ma ignored the look of help from the British ground staff, grinned and watched the excitement, and said to Boss Qiao without taking it too seriously: “British people are too enthusiastic. In order to facilitate the condolences from all over the world, they will inevitably be a little bit neglectful towards people like us...
But it’s normal for these colleagues from all over the world to be a little unhappy. After all, British people are born with arrogance..."
A senior British official who accompanied me all the way turned green...
This is not a formal occasion. No matter what Brother Ma says, he can deny it afterwards, but it will be too uncomfortable for him as the person receiving the reception...
And there are many people who feel as uncomfortable as him, and not all of them are British officials...
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"These British people are humiliating me and I want them to pay the price..."