Sibase is fifty-three years old this year. He has worked in the Consul General of the Lao Consulate in Mandalay for more than ten years. The Consul General has always been in a stable position, lukewarm, and has never made any contributions or made any mistakes. If nothing unexpected happens, according to the original trajectory, Tao Sibase is very clear about his future - to work in this position for a few years and do something for the country, he will almost have to return to his country to retire.

The title of Consul General of Laos Consulate in Mandalay is not a prominent position. Taosiba Se knows best this point. Perhaps many people envy the position of diplomat, but not everyone can understand the ups and downs behind the position of diplomat. For a diplomat, the occasions he faces are not always drunk, the colorful cocktail party of the upper class and various glorious appearance ceremonies. Of course, perhaps the main theme of the life of some diplomats does revolve around these occasions, but most people who work as a diplomat may not be much more exciting than ordinary people in their entire lives. They will definitely experience a lot of intrigue, but it may not be necessary to talk about excitement and achievements. In this world, no matter where they are, ordinary people always account for the majority.

Weak countries have no diplomacy, and poor countries have no diplomacy. This is the biggest feeling of Taosibase's position as a consulate general for more than ten years. When was the last high-end party held in Mandalay? Three years ago or five years ago? To be honest, Taosibase has no idea. In Mandalay, the old consulate is the only consulate that rents the hotel house as an office space, and the original hotel is a three-star hotel. After changing the boss of the hotel, it was casually decorated. Once the housing prices increased, the consulate's funds were suddenly in a dilemma and had to prepare to move out...

There are always many "secret" jokes in the diplomat's ***. Taosibase always remembers a joke he heard when he went to the capital of the Tadian Federation to attend a diplomatic cocktail party two years ago. The joke was told by an American diplomat. At that time, many people were holding wine glasses around the American diplomat.

"Do you know which country has the best diplomats in New York?"

The American diplomat swept the people around him with a proud look, and everyone shrugged, not knowing how to answer.

"Oh, this is not a very difficult question. It is also very simple to know the answer. You just need to hold a diplomatic banquet in New York!"

There were puzzled eyes around, and even Tao Sibase was a little curious and puzzled at that time, thinking that this American wanted to brag about himself.

"Look at those who received banquet invitations one by one, they were happy. They were never late, and they wanted to bring the entire embassy to use their second-hand Mercedes to get the diplomats from small African countries to be undoubtedly the best! God bless you, as long as you see their eating habits and food, you will definitely vote for their proposal to request international assistance at the United Nations General Assembly..." The American diplomat showed his humor with all his heart, "-Africa really needs food aid!"

After saying this "joke", many people around him laughed with the American diplomat. Only Tao Siba Se felt a little bitter in his heart and walked to the side silently.

The economies of South Asia are not developed and are a little poor. The poorest ones are Laos, a population of 5 million, with a per capita GDP of less than US$310. The total GDP of the entire country was just around US$1.6 billion last year. What does this mean in a country, US$1.6 billion? Not to mention the distant one, this number is only about the GDP level of a medium-term border port city in the country, or the series of hidden numbers on the account of a foreign bank in the Golden Triangle.

The country is poor. The funds for the consulate are naturally very tight. Even the only Mitsubishi Pajero, the consulate now, is also given by a businessman in Laos who is doing business in the Tadian Federation! With such a background, it is destined to be difficult for those who are eating diplomatic food.

Tao Siba Se studied in Singapore in his early years, had a good educational background, and had a full of ideals and passion. He has been working safely for so many years now. He is almost about to retire, and it is difficult for him to take another step. He has never made any proud achievements in this position. Tao Siba Se can only deeply hide the loss and unwillingness in his heart.

The few words in Long Lie's blood suddenly made Tao Sibase's heart come alive and it was out of control. When he thought of the words "jointly developing Mekong River resources", the fire in Tao Sibase's heart suddenly became burnt.

To be honest, the Mekong River is a river that makes people love and hate in Taosibase. Laos' water production accounts for 35% of the total flow of the Mekong River, which is the country with the largest water production in the public river basin. Many knowledgeable people and senior executives in Laos have great expectations for this "golden waterway". As a purely landlocked country, Laos hopes that this river can play the role of an international shipping channel and expand foreign trade channels. As a water resource country, Laos hopes that it can develop the Mekong tributaries in Laos to enrich water energy to promote foreign energy trade and domestic development. For these two goals, Laos has made a lot of efforts, but everything is like a mirror and is out of reach. Every day, Laos can only watch the golden river flowing through their doorsteps day after day, year after year, and its development and utilization are never enough to increase its scale.

The newly established Mekong River Commission (MRC) was given some powers in a few years, and Laos also had great expectations for joining the organization. However, over the years, the development of this organization has not been as good as that of the

From the first day, it seems that it is destined to be difficult to do anything.

First, the funding issue of this committee is an international organization under the management of MRC, but the "Mekong River Basin Cooperation Agreement on Sustainable Development" does not stipulate the place of operational expenses and the sharing of the burden, with the economic strength of Laos. Laos originally hoped that the more developed countries in the committee could bear more responsibility for funding. It has a little "the style of a big country", but the actual situation is that when it comes to money, everyone is silent. The rich countries do not want to pay money, and the poorer countries are even more reluctant. No one wants to pay money, and no one wants to get benefits. Finally, after all, the funds of such an organization actually rely entirely on "foreign donations", mrc:|+

From the beginning, due to funding issues, the development of MRC entered a vicious cycle. The majeure cannot be guaranteed. The MRC naturally cannot reassure all countries, and its rights are greatly restricted. The final right of the Committee's decision is in the "Agreement on Sustainable Development of the Mekong Basin":.1.

A loose organization naturally lacks a unified and complete basin plan. Although the Agreement has stipulated in the development plan and proposed water resource utilization and inter-basin diversion planning, these planning standards have not yet been formed, and no one seems to have the heart to study these. The countries in the basin have worked hard and done their own. They are not in harmony with each other, and their economic foundation is weak, and at this time no one cares about this little brother in the organization.

Other countries do their own land, but the financial and technical bottlenecks that deeply restrict the development of this region have brought everyone back to the old path. Although some international organizations and institutions express their willingness to provide donations and help in terms of funding and technology, these donations and help are conditional. The development goals of their river basin must meet the wishes or interests of donors, and their safety may not be good intentions, because the interests and wishes of those donors are often contrary to the overall interests of the entire river basin or the comprehensive goals of long-term development. Those people focus on short-term interests. After making money, they leave behind a mess that is devastated and polluted everywhere. But where can the countries and people in the river basin go? Do you dare to build a chemical factory here and pollute the downstream? Do others dare to build a chemical factory upstream and pollute your place?

mrc did not take the zh country as the upstream country |:.Ba Se seems to be the biggest mistake of mrc. No regional cooperation organization in the public rivers without the support of zh country, it seems to be difficult for Taosi Ba Se to achieve any achievements. zh country is not only a politically responsible, responsible and influential country, but also has advantages that others cannot match in terms of capital, technology and regional advantages. I think that zh country should play a greater role in international cooperation in this region.

As a diplomat who is worried about the future of the country, Taosiba Se will naturally consider these issues and naturally have some ideas in his mind. However, in the face of this major event involving the division of interests and national relations in the entire Indochina Peninsula, the role and weight that a small country's consulate in Mandalay can play is almost negligible.

Tao Xiba Se had never thought about what role he could play in such a chess game until he had that supper with Long Liexue...

After dinner, although it was already a little late, the first thing Taosibase did when she returned to the consulate was to call the Lao Embassy in Tadian and talk directly to the ambassador. She attached great importance to what Taosibase said. Although Taosibase is usually reluctant to make long-distance calls, and the long-distance calls in Tadian are famously expensive, this time, this long-distance calls were called for forty minutes.

After the conversation, Tao Xiba Se had already thought about it, and was also a little excited and expectant...
Chapter completed!