Of course, it would not be wrong to insist that the Indo-Pacific Land Bridge was a continental bridge. After all, a continental bridge was defined as "a land transportation corridor linking two oceans, spanning a continent, using railways as its backbone, and providing a convenient transport artery that avoided detours by sea."
The Indo-Pacific Land Bridge met all these criteria. It connected the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, would indeed use railways as its backbone once completed, and also fulfilled the requirement of avoiding circuitous sea transport.
However, the East African government was relatively modest, so it still named it the "Indo-Pacific Land Bridge." Of course, it could not afford to make a fool of itself, either.
Ernst said, "This is the current military arrangement for the Kra Isthmus Territory. The General Staff's plan is relatively prudent. We cannot overlook the difficulties and pain points of tropical jungle warfare; instead, we should overcome these unfavorable factors."
"After all, vast areas of our country have a tropical rainforest climate, while the Nanyang region is the most important and densely concentrated area among our colonies."
East Africa's colonies in the Nanyang region were also the most resource-rich of all its overseas territories, possessing immense natural resources. In this regard, they even surpassed the Northern Bay Territory, which had been exceptionally gifted with petroleum resources.
After all, East Africa's Nanyang colonies also possessed abundant oil resources. Although inferior to the Northern Bay Territory, their scale was likewise quite considerable.
Their other mineral resources were even more innumerable: coal, iron, copper, aluminum, natural gas, tin ore, and so on—resources the Northern Bay Territory did not possess.
"Whether in terms of mineral resources or agricultural conditions, the Nanyang colonies rank among the better colonies of all nations. Their only shortcoming is the lack of