MMB Chapter 131 The Old Grounds of the Chinese
Chapter 131 The Old Grounds of the Chinese
The main campus of Capital City University is located in Haidian District, surrounded by well-known universities, including Tsinghua and Peking Universities, and is less than 2 kilometers away from the Imperial Film Academy.
At this moment, Zhou Hong was in a hotel outside the city college. After all, he was going to study at the school for four years, so he wanted to get to know the school better.
There are also school rules and regulations. In fact, the better public universities nowadays don't pay much attention to attendance and are relatively lenient in their management, but they are very strict in their final exams. You could say that it's easy to get in but hard to graduate; you can do whatever you want as long as you don't fail any courses.
On the contrary, some private colleges and universities still have high school-style management, which makes things more difficult.
It's already good enough if I show up once a week; I have to specifically move my days off to two days between Monday and Friday, and on Saturday and Sunday, I have to be on duty at my post.
Of course, I've heard that peacekeepers accumulate their leave, but I'll see when I get there.
Zhou Hong stood at the window, looking around the university campus. The school wasn't large, but it had nice greenery and was quite tranquil.
My phone beeped with a text message from Su Qi: "Honey, can I go to the Northwest by myself?"
Zhou Hong replied with "Not good".
Indeed, there was no pattern to it. Bai Zhi couldn't get out of bed at all, while Su Qi felt full of energy, as if she had returned to the mental state of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old.
When she was around, especially that night, the two of them were extremely intimate with each other, but it seemed that it was all to please her. In reality, their relationship was still very cold. Su Qi was too lazy to wait for Bai Zhi to recover.
When the two of them go to the Northwest, Sister Ti will also go. The signing process, publicity, etc. will all be handled by the Future Foundation, so she doesn't need to be present.
"Okay, I will take good care of Sister Baizhi."
Looking at Su Qi's reply, Zhou Hong felt a chill run down his spine. "Zhi'er, you'd better pray for yourself."
After a moment of distraction, he looked at his upgraded "basic physique".
The experience point health bar has changed to "12/10000".
With the support of two major celebrities, the emotional value was maximized, granting over 200 experience points, allowing for an immediate level-up.
This is the first skill to be upgraded to "Beginner". The next level, "Intermediate Physique", requires 10 times more experience.
The small print flashed by: "In all indicators of physical strength, it ranks among the top 1 in 10,000 athletes and individuals with exceptional physical abilities worldwide."
Okay, the selection process for "physical enlightenment" was one in a hundred, but it has now become one in ten thousand. That's quite a leap.
I could feel that my body was being nourished by some kind of nutrients; it was a wonderful feeling.
Suddenly startled, I looked at the skill bar and saw that the words "(Enhanced)" had been added after "Gunner's Enlightenment", "Driving Enlightenment" and "Detective Enlightenment".
Indeed, physical strength is fundamental, because reaction speed, eyesight, and observation skills all affect the use of firearms, driving skills, and detective results, respectively.
Physical fitness refers to the comprehensive improvement of physical qualities.
This is really worth it; it's like getting a reward of 1 million good karma points!
Of course, "director's enlightenment" is not so much affected by physical physical condition.
After pondering for a while, Zhou Hong looked at the two unused "Tenfold Milestone Reward Cards" in the card slot.
I wonder if it's possible to get two 10x cards as a reward for a milestone event. If so, that would be pretty good.
I'll do the experiment later.
However, I should go to East Timor myself.
"I'm really looking forward to it!" Zhou Hong stood up and looked south.
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During a short break in Bangkok, a notice lay on the table announcing my departure for a short-term training program at the peacekeeping training center in Darwin, Australia's northernmost port city.
In addition, there was an admission notice for the international master's program in police affairs at the Korea Police University.
This international program is funded by Interpol and is a collaboration with University College Dublin. Its main purpose is to train outstanding police officers from Southeast Asia.
The program is a two-year full-time program, but it's actually quite easy to get in but difficult to graduate. As long as you pass all the courses, you can get the credits.
The start date for the semester is next March, which is a long time away for postgraduate students, but it is clear that the spots have already been filled.
However, it's likely that this spot was originally arranged by the Fifth Madam for her younger brother.
If her younger brother can become a formal prosecutor, that would be good; if not, this is the second option.
She clearly didn't have much confidence in her younger brother either, so she made arrangements for her escape route early on.
Now I've simply given it to myself; whether I need to go or not is another matter.
Come to think of it, the Fifth Madam was actually quite good to her.
After chuckling twice, Zhou Hong looked at the internal emails concerning peacekeeping in East Timor.
East Timor, which has just gained independence from Indonesian aggression, is now managed in all aspects by the United Nations Support Mission (UNMISE).
The peacekeeping force alone consists of four infantry battalions, with more than 100 peacekeeping soldiers from Elephant, mainly engineers.
Australia contributed the most troops, and the armed soldiers were mainly Australian military forces, with a separate infantry battalion, primarily deployed in the western region bordering Indonesia, to deter Indonesian ambitions.
Darwin, Australia's northernmost city, is the closest city with an airport to East Timor outside of Indonesia. It also serves as a training base and supply point for UN peacekeeping soldiers stationed in East Timor.
In addition, there are a large number of UN peacekeeping police in East Timor, and Malaysia has the largest number of peacekeeping police among ASEAN members.
Indonesia, the "aggressor nation," was represented by only a handful of observers due to local resistance.
Portugal, the former colonial power, and Australia, which is very close to East Timor, ranked second and third in terms of the number of peacekeeping police they sent, both around 100 people.
The most reputable group, however, consisted of a dozen or so police officers from China. When it comes to foreign affairs discipline, the Chinese military and police are truly impeccable.
Last year, the peacekeeping police took over all security tasks in East Timor. For example, a Chinese police officer was hired as the head of an important police station in the capital, Dili, and performed his job well, earning him a UNMISE medal of commendation.
Currently, it is in a transitional period of being handed over to the local police in East Timor.
Overall, the force is still mainly peacekeeping police, but some qualified local East Timorese police officers have also begun to take up their posts and learn new skills.
The international prosecutor team, with its key prosecutors, all come from Western countries. For example, the chief prosecutor for serious crimes is from Norway. This team was responsible for prosecuting serious human rights violations committed during the period of invasion and rule in East Timor. The prosecution of former Indonesian Defense Minister Wiranto was handled by this prosecutor team.
Southeast Asia sent only one international prosecutor, belonging to the Ordinary Crimes Department of the Support Mission's prosecutor team, to handle routine criminal cases in East Timor and to provide practical training for newly appointed prosecutors in East Timor.
Zhou Hong slowly flipped through the pages and also searched online to catch up on the history of East Timor.
However, it was gradually discovered that the presence of Chinese people was indispensable in the transition of Southeast Asian countries from tribal to colonial eras.
The same applies to East Timor.
East Timor was discovered and occupied by Portuguese colonists 500 years ago during the tribal period.
At that time, the Southeast Asian archipelago, including the Indonesians, was also in a tribal state.
This period also saw a large influx of Chinese people migrating to Southeast Asia. It must be said that while these Chinese communities controlled the economic lifelines of various parts of Southeast Asia, the rule of Western colonialists provided them with legal protection for their business activities. In a society governed by rules, the Chinese were often able to fully utilize their intelligence and talents.
Even today, in Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, which has experienced several severe anti-Chinese waves, the Chinese community still constitutes an important and undeniable part of the national economy.
This was especially true of East Timor in the past.
During the Portuguese colonial period, East Timor had 20,000 to 30,000 Chinese, accounting for about 3% of the total population.
Like most parts of Southeast Asia, the Chinese community in East Timor almost monopolizes the country's economic lifeline.
However, nearly thirty years ago in 1975, the Portuguese government collapsed and allowed East Timor to become independent.
Three major political forces have emerged within East Timor: the Revolutionary Front for East Timor (FRF), which advocates independence; the Democratic Alliance for Timor (DAB), which favors merging with Indonesia; and the People's Democratic Association of Timor (APODETI), which seeks to maintain Portuguese rule.
Civil war then broke out, and the Revolutionary Front for the Independence of East Timor declared independence in the areas it controlled.
Nine days later, Indonesia launched Operation Lotus, a military operation codenamed "Lotus," under the pretext of "preventing the expansion of communism." 3.5 Indonesian troops quickly occupied East Timor and declared it Indonesia's 27th province.
Chinese people became targets of persecution; their property was confiscated, schools were closed, and approximately 2 Chinese were forced to flee to places like Australia and Portugal. Statistics show that in 1975, there were about 2 Chinese in East Timor, but by the time of independence two years ago, only about 1500 remained.
The East Timorese also suffered brutal oppression. In the more than two decades leading up to East Timor's independence, approximately 18 East Timorese died from genocide, starvation, and disease, accounting for 20% of the total population. The Indonesian military even used napalm and chemical weapons, causing long-term environmental disasters.
Even after East Timor regained its independence with the support of the United Nations, pro-Indonesian António militias still carried out numerous massacres in East Timorese villages.
The East Timorese, or rather the Tetons, have a deep-seated hatred for Indonesia, and an even deeper, irreconcilable feud with the Anthony people of West Timor, a conflict that has lasted for over a thousand years.
As for the Chinese, it goes without saying.
In East Timor, traces of the Chinese were almost completely erased during the Indonesian rule.
For example, East Timorese currency before 75 had Chinese characters. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Dili, the capital of East Timor, dominated East Timor's economic development. The education system from primary to secondary school was established by the Chinese, and temples of Chinese faith were also built in major areas of East Timor.
Today, although a small number of the Chinese who fled have returned, the Guan Gong Temple in Dili, the capital of East Timor, has been rebuilt and is now open to worship.
But the vast majority have already left their hometowns and are unwilling to return to this place filled with painful memories.
However, under the call of the Chinese government, several hundred people from mainland China have come to Dili, the capital of East Timor, to do business, and they have once again become an important part of East Timor's newly established economic zone.
Looking at these documents, Zhou Hong felt a slight flutter in his heart.
Only those living overseas can truly understand this feeling.