Chapter 1861 - 1861:
Labarashi was left stunned, glaring at Liu Zhizhong and his group, "So... we are to be dismissed already?"
Vice President Dos smiled and said, "What else, Prime Minister?"
"You... aren't even providing a decent lunch? Is this your way of negotiating, your way of hospitality? Is this how a developed country behaves?"
Maybe Labarashi was just accustomed to a particular style, expecting to be wined and dined?
Dos replied plainly, "The mark of a developed country isn't about lavish spending in political receptions; it's about whether the people live well, whether they feel happy! Prime Minister, your country formed an alliance with the Eastern Pot and indeed learned to put on a show—wanting wine, dine, and grandeur, which is truly different from us. Given the situation, there's no need for food or drink. Everyone is busy, and President Chi also has a lot of official duties to return to the capital for; he can't stay with you longer. If you're intent on having a meal, the town government's cafeteria here is quite decent for a working lunch. How about I join you?"
Labarashi's face turned awkward, and he quickly said, "No meal! It's disgraceful for a developed country to treat guests like this. There's nothing more to discuss with you. It's not like we can't afford a meal. We're leaving!"
After speaking, he merely shook hands with everyone symbolically, then led his group away, sleeves flaring.
Dos and Liu Zhizhong exchanged glances and continued to do their job, taking the convoy to send the entourage off to the simple welcome airport over there?
Anyway, this time Labarashi came to negotiate territorial issues, faced the tough Liu Zhizhong, gained nothing, and didn't even get lunch.
He could only return angrily to Myanmar, back in the capital; not saying anything else, he went straight to the most luxurious hotel to feast, cursing the Wale Republic while eating and drinking!
After the meal, he certainly needed to report the situation to the King and inform the Eastern Pot's ambassador to Myanmar, explaining Chi Zhongshui's stance and the slander against Eastern Pot, hoping they would help vent on this issue.
The Eastern Pot ambassador wasn't foolish; he truly didn't want to get involved in such territorial issues. However, the top echelon hinted he should stir up Myanmar's emotions a bit, creating trouble for Wale at the border. If it didn't work out, it wouldn't matter.
The Eastern Pot is a Great Country but isn't very hard-lined, don't trust some media exaggeration too much. Trust it, and you'll be taken for a fool...
As for Liu Zhizhong, he really wasn't afraid of offending such a minor prime minister; he can care about whoever he wants, but that piece of land, there's no way he'll return it! If they're willing to negotiate, they can; if not, they can't even get a meal. The treasury of the Republic is the people's money, not for extravagance and waste! As President, I must be generous for the people, but toward those that are against the people, I'm stingy. What's wrong with that?
That noon, Liu Zhizhong rushed through his schedule, directly heading back to Kachin City, returning to the temporary President's Mansion.
At this moment, personnel needed to be arranged to draft relevant documents, electronically sent to the Wale Republic representative at the United Nations office to file an appeal for arbitration.
The Wale Republic explained the origins and developments, the controversial area's local people's opinions, and put forward its conditions, attempting to solve the issue in a modern civilized manner.
This arbitration would also take quite a while, as there are many procedures to go through. And upon receiving the arbitration application, the United Nations would also have to send documents to Myanmar, requiring them to prepare appeal materials and the like.
It's estimated that getting results within half a year would be a very good thing.
It's not about being too bureaucratic or tedious but following international statutes in the United Nations, which helps prevent mistakes, hehe...
When everyone in this world follows protocols, the world is a bit less chaotic. The problem is, some people just don't follow protocols, don't play by the rules, doing things that offend people everywhere, haha...
And that evening, the Wale TV Station issued news stating that President Chi Zhongshui and Myanmar's Prime Minister Labarashi had a not-so-friendly negotiation at the border, which led to an unresolved issue that will apply for United Nations arbitration.
Additionally, the news reported Myanmar's Prime Minister stormed off, completely dissatisfied with the reception here, whereas our Wale Government wouldn't indulge in extravagance on such matters—every penny is taxpayer's money, prioritized for the Wale Republic!
Meanwhile, over at Eastern Pot, through the ambassador in Myanmar, through news and online intelligence, they learned the Wale Republic was appealing to the United Nations, realizing the situation's development exceeded expectations, and expected Myanmar's demand for the land would fail.
However, Myanmar citizens, misled by their fabricated news, were quite enthusiastic indeed! After all, the news claimed the Prime Minister fought with reason for the nation's and ethnicity's reunification and unity, determined to file an appeal to the United Nations yet still seek to regain that land and its people. See, isn't that quite inspiring?
And the next day, regarding Eastern Pot's cascade hydroelectric plant issue, the Wale Republic dispatched a delegation composed of several elite scientists to the United Nations to file an appeal and protest.
Simultaneously, Liu Zhizhong, as President, also personally called the Eastern Pot's Minister of National Development Strategy Department, discussing the cascade plant issue.
He hoped both sides could forge a decent outcome in a friendly negotiation atmosphere, but the other party truly didn't show any respect.
"President Chi Zhongshui, I'll respond transparently! Discussing this matter with me yields no impact. Because the cascade hydroelectric plants are listed within Eastern Pot's national development plans and reports, a top-tier visionary design, advantageous to the nation and the populace, moreover, contributing immensely to world clean energy development."
"You, the Wale Republic, lack the ability to build hydropower plants, lack that infrastructure capability, and can't stop competent and capable nations, right? Otherwise, it's too hegemonic, isn't it? Moreover, building hydropower cascades within our national territory is our right, do we need your consent? Isn't that ridiculous?"
"President Chi, the Wale Republic is developing well, Chagnan Autonomous State is your neighbor, and our people also aspire and pursue a happy life; you can't rudely intervene, right?"
"…"
A whole bunch of blabber, in any case, building those ten cascade plants is firm, no one can sway this!"
Liu Zhizhong also listened with some anger, saying, "Your country is a Great Country, has construction capabilities, wishing to build one or two plants, there's nothing wrong with that. But building so many, really not considering downstream water usage and ecological environment?"