Working as a police officer in Mexico-Chapter 1733 - 776: "No One Can Take Away Our Ambition to Move Forward." (Part 3)

Victor wanted exactly this kind of effect.

Using tangible economic plans and prospects of benefits to counter those absurd political rumors and waves of resistance.

Capital has no homeland, but capital calculates risks and returns.

On the same day, the Mexico Ministry of Foreign Affairs quietly submitted a thick cooperation proposal to several Asian embassy, especially the East University embassy.

The core of the proposal includes:

Aviation connectivity: Mexican Airlines (Aeroméxico) applied to significantly increase the frequency of direct flights to major cities of East University and wished to open new routes from Cancun and Belize City to shangh and gz. Mexico promises to grant reciprocal rights to East Airlines.

Proposing to host a series of exhibitions "Mayan Civilization and Chinese Civilization Dialogue," exchanging archaeologists and historians, setting up special scholarships to encourage Mexican students to study engineering and technology at East University, while Eastern students come to Mexico to study Spanish or energy and agriculture majors.

Within the existing framework, establish the "Mexico-East University High-Tech and Industrial Cooperation Park," initially located in Mexico State and Southern Baja California State, attracting East University enterprises to invest in electronics, communications, and new energy fields, expanding Mexican agricultural exports to East University, while hoping to import more mechanical and electrical equipment and light industrial products from East University.

Inviting East University to provide experience and personnel support in stadium design, event organization, and security technology; pledging to provide the most convenient conditions for the East University Olympic delegation.

These proposals are pragmatic and specific, directly targeting East University’s growing economic power, technical capability, and cultural influence after its reform and opening-up.

The strategic intent behind is also clear, if Europe shuts its doors, then open a larger window in the East.

The conflict in North America has obstructed the traditional "United States-East University" economic cycle. If Mexico can partially undertake or even replace some of the United States’ roles in the industrial chain, market, and technical exchanges, it will gain substantial strategic space.

After receiving initial feedback from East University, Victor said to Casare, "Take it slow, no rush, but let them see our sincerity and potential. The Olympics are a great contact point, but definitely not the end. We want East University to feel that across the Pacific Ocean, there’s a stable, open new partner willing to follow business rules, which is more useful than a hundred royal statements."

On June 25th, the Italian Olympic Committee was the first to "backtrack."

They issued a statement saying "sports should transcend political differences," Italian athletes "have the right to pursue Olympic dreams," therefore "Italy does not rule out sending a delegation to participate in the Mexican Olympics as long as security is ensured." Behind this, naturally, is the Italian Government’s political consideration of urgently repairing relations with Mexico after a disastrous defeat in the North American battlefield, as well as the Italian sports industry’s desire for Olympic business opportunities.

Portugal, Greece, and other Southern European countries subsequently expressed similar "flexible attitudes."

Who would go against money?

The French and German governments officially remain reserved, but French Gymnastics Association, German Swimming Federation, and other individual sports organizations have started to privately inquire about the specific arrangements for training venues, accommodation, and transportation with the Mexican organizing committee. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Athletes have short careers, and the four-year Olympic cycle is something many cannot wait for.

The United Kingdom faces the greatest pressure domestically.

The Royal Family and some hard-line politicians insist on boycotting, but the debates within the British Olympic Committee are intense. Some coaches and athletes are openly calling "not to politicize sports."

Chambers of Commerce in cities like Manchester and Birmingham worry that boycotting the Olympics will affect local businesses’ commercial ties with the Latin American region.

On June 26, London’s Financial City Morning Paper disclosed a piece of news: high-level officials from Lloyd Bank Group and Barclays Bank recently held "informal meetings" with representatives from the Mexican Treasury Department and Imperial Bank in Switzerland’s Zurich, discussing the possibility of underwriting "special national reconstruction bonds."

The report stated that British financial institutions "showed strong interest in Mexico’s long-term infrastructure plans."

Once the news broke, many in the UK sports field seized the opportunity: "Bankers can go to Mexico to make money, but athletes can’t go to compete? What kind of reasoning is this?"

On the same day, Polish President Wasa gave a speech at Warsaw University, once more strongly supporting Mexico: "Some countries attempt to use the chains of boycott to bind the Olympic spirit, but those chains are rusted. Poland believes that Mexico will host a successful Olympics and prove to the world that the desire for peace and development is more powerful than any prejudice."

Poland’s firm stance encouraged some other Central and Eastern European countries. Olympic Committees from Hungary, the Czech Republic, and other nations expressed that they would "independently assess the possibility of participating."

On June 27, Mexican National Television aired a meticulously produced documentary titled "The Real Mexico: 1968 and Now" during its prime time.

The film reviewed the preparation process of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the event’s grand occasion, and the international skepticism faced at the time (also with boycott voices) and domestic social contradictions, calmly showing the sports venues built at that time still well-maintained today, interspersed with ordinary citizens’ memories of the Olympics, pride, busyness, and curiosity about the world.

The latter half of the film turned to present-day Mexico, where construction workers were repairing roads, engineers were debugging solar power stations, teachers were giving lessons in remote villages, and doctors were working in newly built community clinics.

Similarly, it did not shy away from war footage, soldiers on the front lines reading family letters in trenches, but emphasized "defending the homeland" and "rebuilding lives."