China, the largest country, is poor but refuses to help, and the prime minister is given a special refusal by traditional Chinese medicine
The so-called "China" refers to the countries of the major European countries. However, in Africa, a country of more than 30,000 square kilometers like China, with a population of 2.2 million, despite its large number of diamonds, it is still poor, and it is precisely because of this that it has always been helped by Taiwan, and it is even more difficult to get its help.
The name Lesotho, many Chinese do not know, because it is located on the southeastern edge of Africa, surrounded by South Africa, so China is also called the largest country in the world. Lesotho experienced decades of turmoil after secession from Britain in 1966, and it was also at that time that Taiwan refused Lesotho's help.
In the nineties, Lesotho and South Africa successively established diplomatic relations with China, and Lesotho's cabinet was in the stage of power transition, and soon got a sum of money from Taiwan, which Mohel handed over to the state treasury, and then he proposed to take out another 300-5 million US dollars in aid to invite the new prime minister to Taiwan, but the new prime minister said bluntly: "The visit must be approved by the Chinese embassy, and Taiwan is a Chinese province, and it must also go through the relevant procedures." ”
Now, this money does not seem like much, but in the nineties, Lesotho was in a very difficult period and they were in dire need. What is even more surprising is that Lesotho has refused Taiwan's help on several occasions without China giving much help, including five million marotti at a time, seven buses at a time, medicine at a time of two million dollars, and a seed ......
Lesotho is still at the bottom of the United Nations rankings, mainly because the country is more than 1,400 meters high in mountainous areas, the land that can be cultivated is limited, and the construction of roads is far more expensive than other regions, which has caused the development of tourism to be slow, and the number of tourists a year is just over 300,000. Moreover, South Africa is surrounded by mountains and is very dependent on the South African economy, which has plummeted over the years, which has put Lesotho in a difficult situation.
Lesotho, as a pure importer, is in fact dependent on imports for all manufacturing-related products, except for the declining export of diamonds. With the withdrawal of the white race, Lesotho's jewelry was the first to be impacted, while Indian and Taiwanese businessmen in South Africa are also constantly pushing down diamonds and improving various products.
At this time, Chinese began to emerge, especially merchants in Fuqing, Fujian, in the price **.
In the case of one, two or three percent, the Lesotho market can maintain a high gross profit of three to four percent, and quickly win praise, occupying 62 percent of the market share. Later, he asked ** to "huddle together for warmth", and the Chinese in Lesotho were regarded as "the most reliable partners", and the relationship between the two sides also expanded to security, business, medicine and other aspects.
From an industry with no roots to today's garment, textile, agriculture, mining, and animal husbandry, Chinese entrepreneurs have played a pivotal role in this process. Therefore, Lesotho's major cities are full of Chinatowns with Chinese products, and high-quality and low-cost Chinese goods can be described as "unbeatable" in Lesotho, even the local upper class is proud of producing Chinese products and is more and more fond of Chinese.
From 1997 to the present, China has sent more than 120 medical workers to Lesotho, Xu Fulu of Wuhan, known as the "miracle doctor", he used silver needles and moxibustion methods, ** thousands of patients in Lesotho, from the family of the Prime Minister of Lesotho to the officials and nobles, to the poor who have no money to see a doctor, Dr. Xu Fulu is a well-known figure in the country, and even the Prime Minister recommended Dr. Xu to the top of South Africa, which has a crucial impact on the prestige and prestige of traditional Chinese medicine.
China has always advocated "friendship and mutual assistance," and Lesotho's rejection of Taiwan's help in the past shows China's determination not to disappoint its friends.