Mayor Loring continued, "Based on the circumstances above, the external forces Mombasa can draw upon for economic development rank as follows: first, favorable central policies; second, support from within the province; third, other provinces in East Africa. What I am about to discuss is the fourth source of support we can draw upon—foreign capital."
"Among the cities of East Africa, one city stands as a classic example of development through foreign capital: Maputo City in Hansa Province."
"I believe none of you are unfamiliar with Maputo City. It was once the capital of Portugal's Mozambique colony. After the South African War, Maputo's position in East Africa's economy and politics actually declined. This left it at a disadvantage in terms of resources and policy support, with conditions far worse than those of Mombasa city."
"Yet with the support of Hansa Province and the Maputo city government, Maputo brought in large amounts of foreign capital from Portugal and elsewhere. Over the past few years, it has achieved respectable economic growth. Moreover, with the Maputo Steel Plant established under the First Five-Year Plan, there is no doubt that this marks its return to the ranks of important cities."
"This also gave us a direction to consider: how can Mombasa make full use of foreign capital in its development? Through deeper analysis and understanding, I discovered something that is often overlooked—our country lacks sufficient attention to capital from colonies or backward nations."
Mayor Loring's words undoubtedly piqued everyone's interest. Through tinted glasses, colonies and backward nations always seemed poor and undeveloped, and naturally received little attention.
Loring continued, "But people often overlook one crucial point: the people of these colonies or backward nations may indeed be poor, but their upper classes are extremely wealthy."
"Here, I want to single out India. India is a