What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 189 This is impossible
Tang Wen, a classic public intellectual, hadn't seen his scalp tingling with rage for many years. He secretly thought that the man surnamed Dou had better never go near the ocean again.

Southeast Metropolis Daily has a huge influence. Once an article is published, countless other tabloids will reprint it and add fuel to the fire. At the same time, more public figures have emerged who stand on his side.

Dou Liqing is not an individual, but represents a large group of people today.

At the beginning of the new century, due to rapid economic development, some people boldly mentioned that Japan's GDP would surpass Japan's by 2030, which was then criticized mercilessly and cited by various media outlets.

From Dou Liqing's perspective, there is no need to engage in conflict with others over some remote corners; this will only make China more isolated in the world.

He couldn't even imagine the consequences if he were isolated and helpless on the international stage.

He was even considered a moderate, since according to other factions, the country should have been colonized for a hundred years first.

"Little Tang, tell me what to do, let's take him down!"

When public opinion reached Da Wan, Gao Yuliang did not hesitate to support Tang Wen.

Why didn't people from that era have a drive to get things done? Human rights? What the hell is that?

Gaijin has developed a new tourism industry in the Greater Bay Area, is building a new important auto parts factory, and has also contributed to the development of the fishing company. How can a few monkeys possibly influence the overall situation?

As long as Tang Wen nodded, he immediately had those newspapers retract their articles.

"Fine, let them jump for now."

Tang Wen calmed down. The Sperm Whale 1 sank back to port in the early hours of yesterday morning and has set off again after resupplying.

Based on Yan Jian's attitude last time, he knew that he still needed to keep a low profile, especially the existence of the dredgers must not be revealed.

Land reclamation and island building are highly sensitive issues that could easily provoke strong international backlash; what the country needs is stability.

Compared to making a big show of things, doing things quietly is the best choice.

The fact that Gekin Company acquired development rights to several islands in the Spratly Islands was not made public, and no one would know that they wanted to build a port or even extract oil in the desolate Spratly Islands.

In that case, Tang Wen naturally had to resort to deception tactics.

"We need to issue a statement to the public that the sunken landing ship has nothing to do with Geigin. Geigin's ships are... salvaging the sunken Civilization and actively searching for wreckage and the remains of the victims."

Gao Yuliang nodded. This was a very good reason, and no one could deny it.

The location where the Wenming was initially reported to have lost contact was near Lile Beach, which was earlier than the Madrei Mountain, which ran aground!

Tang Wen continued, "As for the fake warship, that's definitely nonsense. Gaijin is a purely private company, and the Navy will help refute the rumors."

As for why they look alike... well, they're just props for tourist attractions!

"Scenic area props?"

Gao Yuliang was taken aback, then burst out laughing.

Yes, the Civilization II has actually been charged admission at the scenic spot and has been photographed with countless tourists. It must be a prop for the scenic spot!

The purpose of staying in the Spratly Islands is to search for shipwrecks. The reason for the warship is that it was originally a tourist attraction, and at least tens of thousands of tourists can attest to that!
……

The following day, the Goose City Daily and local television stations broadcast Gaijin Company's response, which was then reprinted by official media:

In addition to explaining the "warship" and its purpose in the Spratly Islands, Gekin also stated that he was a victim as well, and that he lost even more:

The Civilization (I) and more than a dozen Annamite fishing boats disappeared together and are now nowhere to be found, just like the fishing boats that went missing in Luzon. Moreover, the areas where they disappeared almost overlapped.

Tang Wen suggested that an unknown, chaotic magnetic field and hidden whirlpools might exist in the Spratly Islands, creating a dangerous area similar to the Bermuda Triangle, and advised domestic fishing vessels to avoid fishing in the vicinity recently. The Navy subsequently issued a clarification:
The claim of a disguised warship is entirely fictitious. The country is paying close attention to the stranded Sierra Madre and is willing to provide any form of assistance.

As for the missing fishing boat, the navy believes that there may be a group of audacious pirates in the Spratly Islands area who frequently commit heinous crimes. They are preparing to conduct an anti-piracy exercise in December to crack down on the rampant criminal gang.

The media in Guangdong Province immediately began explaining what the dangerous Bermuda Triangle is, and then threw out cases of sea monsters, ghost ships, and time travel to steer the topic off-topic.

Meanwhile, the more formal state media mentioned the pirate gangs that had appeared in Dongsha, since they even had cannons and it was highly likely that they would move to Nansha to commit crimes.

……

"FXXK!"

Tom heard the roar from Group 1008 next door and knew that Geigin's statement had really worked.

Tang Wen said that Gai Jin's reasons for searching for the salvage of the Wenming were very valid: if viewed rationally, that warship, which could run at 45 knots and had an extremely sturdy hull, would have cost at least tens of millions of US dollars.

Strictly speaking, all the sunken and missing ships in Luzon combined are not as valuable as the Civilization (I), so it is certainly worth searching for carefully.

Even if a ship sinks, it can be repaired as long as it is not catastrophically damaged. There are countless examples of warships being salvaged and put back into service.

More than a decade ago, a cargo ship sank. The owner couldn't bear to part with it, so he salvaged it, repaired it, and it served for many more years before finally being decommissioned.

After venting his frustrations, Brest from next door found him and couldn't help but complain:

"They really found a good excuse. The monkeys on the Sierra Madre were clearly driven crazy by torture, but now some media outlets are sympathizing with the Geyser Company's shipwreck?"

Shrug:

"Who can attack a tourism company? They say the warships are just props bought by the scenic area and are only replicas in appearance. That's a pretty good reason."

I even saw a cruiser that really resembled the historical Agano; my naval experts wanted to go and see how accurate the replica was.

Brest: "But we all know that the University of Tokyo is behind this, we just don't know how far they want to go."

Marino was just an uncared-for monkey, a piece of chess that could be played indefinitely and was easily discarded.

But if Geigin wants to do something else, he needs to be careful.

After all, they were two 2,000-ton destroyers equipped with water cannons, which made them very uneasy.

But Tom calmly said:
"Please, our friends don't have the capability to develop islands 2,000 kilometers away. The limited technology of dredging vessels alone restricts them. Within ten or twenty years, there will be no truly meaningful permanent outposts in the Spratly Islands."

Tom's confident words resonated with Brest, who agreed that dredgers were a high-tech industrial marvel that they couldn't build.

"Well, at least Gaijin also sank a 2000-ton high-speed destroyer, so their losses were also heavy."

Tom: "Actually, I was thinking about something else:"

"Is there any connection between the replica warships manufactured by Gaijin and Yamato?"

"This is impossible."

Brest categorically denied it:

"That would require a super dry dock 300 meters long. We have records of every shipyard in Dongda that has that capability, and we won't overlook them."

(End of this chapter)