Chapter 506: On Democracy and Freedom
“Nothing, just a casual chat. Anyway, I didn’t prepare any courseware today.” Seeing that no one spoke, the teacher encouraged everyone to speak boldly.
"What does it have to do with us? Those Gulu people have changed their nationality. Who knows whether they are beautiful Chinese or native Australians!" Li Yuqing didn't know anything and thought the teacher was referring to In this regard.
"How else to look at it? I'm still at a loss. I just feel that Tu'ao officials should strengthen their police force. Mo Village is so big, they should send more manpower to manage it." One person spoke, The remaining people were no longer so cautious. Ouyang Ming spent the whole day in a daze, almost like Li Yuqing.
“I think Tu’ao doesn’t have to be so close to Da Meili. We are also their partners. With so many trades every year, isn’t it enough for Tu’ao people to earn? Besides, I don’t know how much our international students have contributed to the education industry in Tu and Macao. If The relationship between us is not good, so the reduction of international students will definitely bring about economic decline. There are so many countries in the world, why do I have to study here because of your face?" Sun Cheng said unceremoniously. International students from country H have brought huge wealth to Tu'ao, and Tu'ao people should be grateful to them.
"Well, that makes sense. But if Tu'ao wants to gain a foothold in Oceania, it can't rely solely on economy. The surrounding island countries have already expressed their stance..." The teacher did not deny Sun Cheng's words and began to introduce Tu'ao. military strength.
The current total strength of the Turkish-Australian Defense Force is approximately 59,000 (active duty) and 22,000 (reserve). These military personnel have received professional training and equipment and can perform a variety of tasks.
Army and air force strength: The Turkish-Australian Army has a considerable number of armored vehicles, artillery and other ground combat equipment, and has the ability to fight in a variety of terrain and climate conditions. The Air Force has advanced fighter jets, bombers, transport aircraft, and helicopters that can perform a variety of missions, including aerial reconnaissance, air strikes, and personnel and material transportation.
The Navy currently has light aircraft carriers and other types of warships.
Construction of the Canberra-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) started this year. This is the export version of the Spanish Juan Carlos I strategic delivery ship, with a total tonnage of 5.5 Thousands of tons.
In terms of military allies, the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and Germany are the main ones.
The teacher's meaning is very obvious. Tuyao will not give up military cooperation for the sake of mere trade or other economic issues.
After all, Tu'ao's geographical location is also very special, being caught between Asia and America.
"Teacher, will Tu'ao target Chinese businesses? My aunt opens an accounting firm in Boxhill. It would be bad if it is affected." Shi Tao couldn't help but worry about his family.
“I don’t know the specifics, but I think the impact must be there. If the Chinese business cannot continue, your aunt’s customers will naturally decrease. In fact, you don’t have to worry too much. The relationship between the two is ever-changing. Maybe after a while, Tuao will no longer look at Da Mei’s face. Also, I know that all Asian international students like to do business while they are in school. Try to focus on your studies to avoid this crisis. "This teacher is a nice person and cares about Asian students. He feels that some of the online targeting is against him. The remarks in Asia are deliberately made by officials. As a university professor, I still have the ability to distinguish things.
"Teacher, I am in the wine business and I often ship goods to country H. Will it affect my business?" Ouyang Ming was very worried about his money.
"There should be no impact on exports, but I know whether other countries will counter-sanction you." The teacher smiled and then looked at Chen Xi, indicating that he could say something.
"Teacher, what do you think about Carsales and Real-Car?"
"Oh? You asked me back." The teacher was stunned for a moment and pondered for a while. He spoke: "These two companies are competitors. In this battle, some people are most likely to be targeted and become a tool for others to achieve certain goals..."
"Teacher, which one of these two companies has the future? Will it win the final victory and become the number one car trading platform in Tu and Macau?" Chen Xi asked again.
"It's hard to say. The advantage of Carsales is that it has an old brand and has a greater chance of getting investment... The disadvantage is that there are no innovative products. So far, it can't even be used on mobile phones. It's far behind Real-Car. Real -Car has the support of the auto parts city, and the number of users has increased sharply, but there are also shortcomings. That is, their products are all sourced from country H. If the Turkish and Australian officials raise the import threshold, it will be a big blow. "The teacher said. Pointed out the problem.
"Teacher, there is no auto parts production in Tu'ao. If they raise the threshold, they will cut off their arms. By then, they will not even be able to solve the local people's livelihood problems." Shi Tao asked.
“You can import from other countries, such as Sakura Country, Kimchi Country, Germany, Beautiful Country...”
“But isn’t our production cheap?”
"Oh, why don't you think about it from another angle? Things can be cheaper."
"What do you mean?" Shi Tao couldn't understand what the teacher said.
“I have traveled to China. In those markets, the boss selling things will tell you that this thing costs 100 yuan. If you turn around and leave to go to another store, then the boss will definitely catch up with you. If you sell it at a reduced price, what originally cost a hundred yuan will only cost a few dozen yuan..." The teacher told a short story about bargaining that often occurs in China. This counteroffering technique has long been familiar to many ghosts, and they have learned it. use.
After hearing this, Chen Xi felt that something made sense. If Jin Junxiu brought Kimchi Country’s auto parts to Tu’ao to compete with him, then Real-Car’s current advantage would be gone.
No, we can’t sit still and wait for death. Although we don’t know whether Jin Junxiu will do this, we must be prepared in advance.
Chen Xi plans to find an opportunity to discuss with A Lin.
"Teacher, you haven't said who of these two companies will win!" A classmate listened in fascination and asked.
“Carsales has been operating for many years. I heard that it has received investment from other countries and is now rushing to be listed. According to the analysis of the Tu’ao Securities Market, once listed, as long as there are no major surprises, You can make money continuously. This is different from the beautiful country’s securities market..." the teacher responded.
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the largest stock exchange in Australia, with more than 2,000 listed companies and a total market value of A$1.6 trillion. Although not as large as the American securities market, ASX's trading activity is also very significant, with daily trading volume as high as US$3.53 billion.
Because there is only one exchange in Tu'ao, the market structure is relatively concentrated.
The US market is huge and is one of the largest securities markets in the world. The market structure is diversified, including multiple exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq (Nasdaq).
In terms of supervision, the regulatory requirements of the Tu-Ao securities market are relatively loose, and the financial reporting and information disclosure requirements for listed companies are low. This may cause investors to face certain challenges when assessing a company's risk and investment value, but looking at it from another perspective, those listed companies can also obtain large amounts of funds.
Due to the impact of the global economic environment last year, the Turkish and Australian stock markets also experienced certain fluctuations. However, the overall stock market performance has been relatively good due to the relatively solid domestic economy.
From the perspective of investor groups and investment styles.
The investor base in the US securities market is diverse, including a huge number of funds, institutions and individual investors. These investors look for investment targets in different stock markets based on their own requirements and purposes, which promotes active trading in the market and frequent financing and mergers and acquisitions.
The investor group in the Tu-Ao securities market is relatively conservative and stable. People in Tu'ao have a very high degree of participation in the stock market, but they may be more inclined to hold potential stocks for the long term rather than taking on excessive investment risks.
"If Carsales is successfully launched and completes its global layout later, then what about Real-Car..." "Global layout? What kind of global layout can a platform for selling cars have?" Ouyang Ming asked disdainfully.
“There are a lot of things that can be done in it. Once you make good use of automobile big data, you can cooperate with some car companies, plus the financial sector, the effect will be very good. Just imagine, There is currently no automobile manufacturing industry in Tu'ao, and Carsales can only grow by seeking external partners, etc. One day Tu'ao's policy changes, then automobile manufacturing can be carried out in Tu'ao..."
"Automotive big data, what is that"
"What is your M340 course? Didn't you pass?" The teacher looked at Ouyang Ming seriously, because he also taught that course, and the content was about big data analysis.
"Uh... I don't remember, it seems like it happened..." Ouyang Ming shrank his neck, but his expression had already given him away.
"Teacher, how can Real-Car defeat Carsales now? Carsales must have been hit hard by this incident and seems to have lost its status in the hearts of Tu'ao users." Chen Xi wanted to know the answer.
"You are right, but not everyone knows these things. Aren't these few people unclear?" The teacher pointed at Ouyang Ming and Li Yuqing, and then he continued Said: "There are too many messy things on the Internet at present. It is easy for people to forget some major events that have just happened and turn their attention elsewhere. Furthermore, support and resistance are all temporary words of anger. As long as The products launched by those companies are of high quality and low price to attract you, Even if he scolded your whole family just yesterday, you will still be embarrassed and buy it in two days. As for how to defeat them, you can only use your own advantages to continuously innovate and develop new products. The products produced by Real-Car are the best. It's very novel, and then preventing Carsales from being listed on the market, which involves some relatively shameful things. I am a teacher, and there are some special methods that are inconvenient to teach to students..." The teacher smiled at Chen Xi, who twitched the corners of his mouth. .
"Isn't it said that Tu'ao is a democratic country and doesn't it value freedom? We people are doing business legally, so why should we resort to petty means to target us?" Li Yuqing listened for a long time and finally understood the general situation. So she patted the table and said.
The teacher was shocked by her, but he still restrained himself from getting angry, and said patiently: "There is no absolute democracy and freedom in this world, it is just a trick to deceive the people at the bottom. Some If someone’s business threatens the interests of certain senior executives, they will definitely take action and find a very reasonable excuse.”
"Tch, I thought doing business in Tu'ao was free and fair, but it's been nonsense for a long time." Li Yuqing folded her arms and said disdainfully.
“There was once an entrepreneur named Allen who developed a new smart home system that integrated artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technology, which could greatly improve the convenience and convenience of family life. Comfort. Allen's company has achieved significant success in the market, with product sales rising steadily and gaining popularity among consumers.
However, Allen's success caused dissatisfaction with a large local technology company. This company originally dominated the smart home market, but Allen's products relied on innovative technology and excellence. Performance quickly grabbed market share and the big tech company worried that Allen's rise would threaten it. own status, so they began to plan a series of actions to suppress Allen. First, they spread rumors through the media, claiming that Allen's smart home system had security risks and might leak users' private information. Their influence in the government and society creates pressure from public opinion and makes consumers have a negative attitude toward AIDS.
They then secretly contacted some of Allen's partners and suppliers, threatening them with legal proceedings and commercial sanctions if they continued to cooperate with Allen. After weighing the pros and cons, the supplier had to choose to sever cooperation with Allen
In addition, the company also used political means to put pressure on the government, asking the government to introduce relevant policies to restrict the sales of Allen's products in the market. They used their connections in the government to push a series of bills and regulations that were detrimental to Allen.
Faced with these pressures, Allen felt powerless. He tried to protect his rights through legal channels, but found that the large technology company had strong political and commercial influence and it was difficult for him to compete with it. In the end, Allen had to choose to give up his company and transfer the technology and patents of the smart home system to other companies..." The teacher told Li Yuqing a real-life case to tell Li Yuqing, don't be so naive, wait until you take the next step. When you join the society, you will know that those slogans are just for fools.
After hearing this, Chen Xi nodded and agreed. When he was doing business in his previous life, he happened to encounter the "new policy" introduced by Tu'ao to restrict foreign loans, so forget it. Later, he said that his business seriously threatened the development of local people.
What? Democracy and freedom are the same regardless of the region or form.
Of course, Chen Xi doesn't think Western countries are bad. On the contrary, he thinks life there is quite comfortable, but it's just about going to school and ordinary life. Once your business grows and you touch the interests of certain people, you, a foreigner with yellow skin, will have no democracy at all in front of the locals.
Some people who have just gone abroad are very new to everything they see. They praise the democracy and freedom in foreign countries on the Internet, and then belittle their homeland. In fact, this is just like a rural person who has just entered the city. He feels that he is suddenly superior to others. After living there for two days, he starts to criticize the bad things about the countryside. Little does he know that the original city people did not look at him at all. These people who have just entered the city still think that the countryside is not good. You have become a real city person and can be on an equal footing with the locals. In fact, you are still a villager at heart.
So there are some things that are nothing to praise or belittle. If you think they are good, just live in the city, but don’t forget that you also came from the countryside.
In fact, in any country or in any form, its handling of certain matters has advantages and disadvantages. No matter what the top does, or what voting or election is held, some people will complain. Think about tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people in a country. It is impossible to satisfy everyone.
When Chen Xi was a teenager, he actually liked to oppose this and that. When he first arrived in Tu'ao, he felt that everything here was fair, except for skin color discrimination. After the business started, many things that had not been seen before were exposed. Chen Xi felt that he was an outsider. Anyway, he was targeted everywhere, and all the original freedoms and democracy seemed to have disappeared.
The so-called democratic freedom is nothing more than a relative state under a social system. It gives citizens the right to express opinions and participate in political decision-making within the framework of laws and regulations. It also means that citizens need to bear corresponding responsibilities and obligations. However, democratic freedom is not absolute and is affected by various factors, including history, culture, economy, etc.
With the evolution of the global situation and the advancement of the times, competition among countries has become increasingly fierce. Competition in economy, science and technology, military and other aspects has become an important driving force for national development. However, this does not mean that values such as democracy and ideology have become less important, but that their manifestations and importance in international relations may change.
First of all, democracy, as a political system and value, remains an indispensable part of modern society. The democratic system emphasizes the rights and participation of citizens, and achieves the reasonable distribution and restriction of political power through elections, supervision, public opinion, etc. This system is conducive to protecting people's rights and interests and promoting social justice and stability. Therefore, many countries still adhere to the democratic system and continue to improve and develop it.
Secondly, although ideology still plays an important role in national competition, it is no longer the only criterion for competition between countries. However, it is still an important factor affecting a country’s image, cultural soft power and international discourse power. . If a country can gain ideological recognition and support from the international community, it will be able to occupy a more favorable position on the international stage.
However, in the context of globalization and informatization, competition between countries has become more complex and diverse. In addition to traditional economic and military competition, it also includes competition in technology, culture, education, environment and other fields. Competition in these fields often requires more cooperation and communication rather than simple confrontation and conflict.
Therefore, in national competition, values such as democracy and ideology still have an important status and role. They are not only the cornerstone of a country's internal governance, but also an important reference for competition and cooperation between countries.
To put it simply and understandably, in Western countries today, democracy and freedom are just slogans. From the end of SdWar to the beginning of Coldwar, countries around the world have focused on national interests.
Well, this focus on national interests is different from before. Although some Western capitals can still dominate most things, they will be restricted if they involve national issues. For example, a country can use necessary means to solve them. the oligarchy problem.
This kind of problem will become more and more obvious as time changes. This actually means that Western countries have made some changes and learned from some developing and rising powers.
To sum up, the meaning is that in terms of democracy and freedom, it is the same everywhere, except for those war-torn areas.
"Do you know the famous Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka? Also during the Cold War, a certain country often used economic sanctions and blockades to punish countries that were considered unfriendly to it. These sanctions and blockade measures It often leads to economic difficulties and people's living difficulties in the sanctioned countries. , and even cause social unrest. These practices are obviously contradictory to the concept of promoting democracy and freedom. It is now 2009, and it would seem a bit naive to talk about ideological issues. Those various doctrines are nothing more than used to divide camps or divide people. They are used as excuses to send troops, and they are all linked to resource allocation and productivity..." The teacher is also a talented person, and talks about the global democratic system in class.
He also gave the example that the Middle East is always being attacked, and the reason for sending troops is to help certain areas achieve democracy.
The students present also listened with great interest. After all, telling stories in class is much more interesting than directly talking about courseware copywriting.
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