Chapter 693 American Revenge
Chang Haonan, who did not directly participate in the negotiations, received the complete version of the agreement between the two parties only a few hours late.
This time it was not Ding Gaoheng who gave it to him.
As a professional with extensive experience in dealing with the EU, Yang Huimei participated in the entire negotiation process.
Although the terms of the agreement are very long and contain many details, the core conditions can be summarized in just a few:
The European Aerospace Group has promised to start final assembly qualification certification for China within two years. Once approved, construction will officially begin. The EU will not impose compensatory taxes on this project and will provide necessary policy conveniences.
In addition, Germany, France and Italy have pledged to fully support China's accession to the World Trade Organization. Even if the negotiation process is blocked due to external factors, the three countries will grant China the most-favored-nation status as a WTO member before December 1999. treatment and extend this treatment to the entire EU by December 2002.
China has promised that in the next five years, no less than 50% of its trade with the EU will be settled in euros, and has agreed to narrow the business scope of the Asian General Assembly Center. The first phase of the project will only include A series of A320 aircraft, as well as orders from China and Southeast Asia (except Singapore), will also open access restrictions in multiple fields to EU countries on an equal basis.
To put it simply, regardless of whether China joins the WTO in a legal sense, both sides will treat each other in accordance with the conditions of WTO members.
It is a yes if you are treated as a public servant.
As for other contents, it can be regarded as written by the internal departments of both parties that have trade needs.
For example, the "computer software and related technical services" project, even if there are similar carriers such as CDs, it still enjoys zero tariff treatment. It is obviously added for Chang Haonan's face.
"The result of the negotiation was reached so soon?"
Chang Haonan looked at the thick content of the agreement in front of him, his eyes full of shock.
The kind that often appeared in the eyes of other people across from him——
It's really too fast.
This speed is almost equivalent to taking three years to build a turbofan 10.
The opposite side is the European who loves red tape the most...
“We have common interests with the Europeans on the matter of ‘not letting the euro collapse, at least not too quickly’. So, in fact, from the beginning, the two sides were talking with their cards on the table."
Yang Huimei obviously didn't get much rest these days. She sat on the sofa next to Chang Haonan's office and said while rubbing her forehead.
"Actually, if the euro's exchange rate can fall a little slower, I guess it will take some time to reach a consensus, and Europeans are not that easy to talk to."
"Based on my previous experience, they are The mentality when negotiating with us is actually very awkward. On the one hand, they know that cooperation with us will be beneficial, so they have to sit down and have a good talk. But on the other hand, they like to put on airs and feel that sitting down to talk is bowing down to a developing country... ..."
This mentality is a bit difficult for Yang Huimei, but in Chang Haonan's view, it's not a big deal.
Just treat the person opposite as being captured by the orcs...
Although you say no, your body is very honest...
Ahem, that's probably what it feels like.
After a short pause, Yang Huimei continued to add:
"And, just a few days ago, when we first started to contact the Europeans, I heard that the Americans also opened The price tag is said to be that the conditions for industry access rules can be relaxed in the WTO accession negotiations, especially that China is no longer required to fully relax access restrictions in the fields of telecommunications and agriculture."
Hearing this, Chang Haonan couldn't help but feel. He let out a sneer:
"This is obviously making a false promise. The sincerity is far worse than that of the Europeans. It didn't even say how much it would be relaxed. If we go to talk to the other party and delay it for a while, the euro may really It collapsed..."
While talking, he stood up and went to the small table next to him, made a cup of tea for Yang Huimei, and placed it in front of her.
After all, others have benefited a lot from the Torch Group during the negotiation process. Now that we are so exhausted, we can no longer just let it go.
"The void makes cards..."
Yang Huimei picked up the cup and blew on it while recalling the word she heard for the first time:
"This statement It’s very vivid, but it’s nothing but a bargain, but it’s still very useful as a bargaining chip to negotiate terms with the Europeans. Because of this, one of our delegations that was originally scheduled to go to the United States at the beginning of the month was postponed.”
"However, after the euro fell below 1.0100 three days ago, both sides felt that the problem was serious and could not drag it out any longer, so they each took a step back. Anyway, the content of the agreement was already written in detail before the talks began. The last thing is to modify a few key numbers and add a few insignificant contents, which is very fast."
Chang Haonan looked up at the perpetual calendar.
April 15th.
Compared to the previous generation, the speed of the euro’s decline this time is indeed a bit exaggerated. "When will the official announcement be made?"
"At five o'clock this afternoon, Beijing time, which is noon in Europe, the market is still in a wait-and-see mood. If the news is released, the exchange rate should be able to recover in the afternoon."
Yang Huimei lowered her head and took a sip of water:< br>
“Actually, the original plan was for tomorrow morning, but the EU probably doesn’t want to wait for more than an hour...”
“Speaking of which, from a professional point of view, we support this time Can it really reverse the decline of the euro? "
Although Chang Haonan proposed a plan to help the euro in exchange for conditions from the beginning, he actually has no systematic knowledge of finance, so he is really unable to do quantitative judgments. Come.
Faced with this question, Yang Huimei hesitated for a while, but finally nodded:
"During the break in negotiations, I asked the representatives from the central bank. They thought that there would definitely be no problem in a short time, but If the chaos in the Balkans continues, the euro will be in big trouble in the long run."
"This long-term refers to..."
"It depends on the actions of the Allies. Destructive."
Yang Huimei regained her energy a little, sat up straight and replied:
"If the war really lasts for several months or even a year, even the gods will not be able to save the euro..."
"And not only the war itself, but other subsequent problems will also have an adverse impact on the stability of the European economy. Not to mention, the economic and moral pressure of future post-war reconstruction and refugee reception will definitely fall on the EU.”
“After all, if we really want to trace the root cause, they have to pick the first thing in this round. The Americans are just here to wipe their asses and make peace with them..."
Chang Haonan shook his head, not knowing how to evaluate it.
If it weren’t for the fact that both sides now have a common interest in fighting the US dollar, he just wants to say——
What a death, you damn deserved it.
Seeing that Chang Haonan did not speak, Yang Huimei was silent for a while and then continued:
"However, no matter how you say it, this kind of subsequent impact is scattered over a few years. , what we are more worried about now is whether it will trigger an overly violent reaction from the Americans after the agreement is made public, and how to deal with it."
"Including the specific inclusion in the agreement. The provisions after the WTO accession negotiations were blocked are also to prevent the other party from intending to retaliate against us in this matter. "
After all, the world's most powerful country can be despised strategically, but it must still be respected tactically.
"There is nothing you can do about worrying... This kind of thing is a fundamental conflict of interest."
Chang Haonan sat back behind his desk, half leaning on the chair and said:
"The principle of seeking peace through struggle Peaceful survival, seeking peace through concessions will lead to peaceful death. Joining the WTO is indeed good for us, but if we give up the bottom line principle in order to join the WTO, it will probably be counterproductive and further encourage the other side to open up. In the end, even if we join in, we will end up in the same place. What happened to Mexico in the North American Free Trade Agreement?"
He was talking to Yang Huimei about the negotiations with Europe, but he was already thinking about something that was not convenient to say.
As a reborn person, he knows very well that the EU's information is basically one-way and transparent to the United States.
Regarding the signing of the agreement between the two parties, the latter probably received relevant news a few days ago.
Of course, even Chang Haonan could not have imagined that the outcome could be reached so quickly, and the Americans would most likely be caught off guard.
So the other party's current preparations are not so much revenge as they are beating.
It’s just that before I had time to knock, the matter was finished here.
But no matter what, if the other party is preparing to stumble on the WTO accession negotiations, then the negotiations are currently underway, and news should have come back long ago.
Since there has been no movement so far, it means that the Americans' actions are most likely not related to trade.
But it takes longer to prepare.
In this case...
I can only hope that my preparations so far will be effective...
(End of this chapter)