According to the website of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on February 5th, the British Labour government is attempting to surrender one of its last colonies, the Chagos Archipelago, but is facing increasing pressure in the process. Although Prime Minister Keir Stamer still expressed confidence that he will soon hand over the Chagos Archipelago located in the central Indian Ocean to Mauritius, Trump's return to the White House has cast a shadow over the atoll. The idea of the UK opposition is that if Trump shows such a strong interest in Greenland, the world's largest island, then he will be even less willing to give up some other strategically advantageous islands. Because the Chagos Archipelago has a joint naval and air base on Diego Garcia Island, which was leased to the US military by Britain decades ago. After the change of government in the UK last summer, the current Foreign Secretary David Lamy announced in October that he would return the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius; The military base will continue to be under British jurisdiction for 99 years at an undisclosed lease fee (reportedly £ 2 billion). The US State Department agreed with this intention at the time. But soon after, there were also changes in the governments of Mauritius and Washington. The newly appointed Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, has requested a renegotiation with London, particularly regarding the estimated rental fees. He called the initial agreement a 'bargain sale'. After a new round of negotiations and a phone call between Ramgoolam and Stam, it seems that both sides have reached a consensus. According to British media reports, the rental cost of military bases has now risen to £ 90 million per year, totaling nearly £ 9 billion. In addition, Mauritius will receive a significant portion of the total amount as a prepayment. The opposition Conservative Party in the UK has now refused to accept the agreement due to related costs, while arguing that weakening the UK's geopolitical position, especially harming US strategic interests, is a mistake. British Reform Party leader Nigel Farage believes that Diego Garcia may be the "most important island in the world after Hawaii" for Washington. (New Society)