Chapter 344: Not too harmful, but extremely insulting
Confidence is always more precious than gold.
Why does the U.S. stock market keep rising? The quality of the stock market has little to do with economic fundamentals. What is really strongly related is whether the domestic monetary policy is loose or not. If the currency is loose, the price will rise more. If the currency tightens, the price will rise. Just less.
For Amerika, the currency is already loose enough. With such a loose monetary policy, US stocks have been rising. Why is the purchasing power of the US dollar still so strong?
The essence is not because the outside world's confidence in the US dollar has not collapsed.
But as Dongda has more and more strong industries, and the share of direct local currency transactions with various countries has been rising, more and more countries are discovering, why do we need the U.S. dollar?
Isn’t that all we need to do if we purchase goods and services directly through RMB and Dongda?
In the past, due to the influence of some geopolitical factors, transactions were actually difficult.
The difficulty here is not that the outside world is unwilling to trade with RMB, but that even if it is traded with RMB, the other party cannot provide the corresponding chips and can only use its own resources as collateral to repay the debt in the future.
Such a model of course bypasses the U.S. dollar. Dongda can either obtain profits or obtain your mineral resources.
But there is a huge risk, that is, after someone comes to power, they will not admit their mistakes. Especially when the media is in the hands of Amerikan, they will call this a debt trap woven by Dongda for Asian, African and Latin American countries. Dongda deliberately gave you Debts that cannot be repaid are meant to rob you of all your resources.
People in these countries will just accept this idea if they can’t stand it. In the past, the people of Dongda believed in Lin’s theory that neon stored minerals in the seabed and waited for them to be taken out for use in the future. Then people in these countries will believe in the theory of plundering Dongda.
This makes it difficult for Dongda to collect its debt.
Of course this was a reality that existed in the past. RMB has a very significant advantage and can provide a large number of commodities and goods. However, the inability to handle such a thing has caused the transaction volume dominated by RMB to not increase.
The probability of similar things happening now is much less than before. Firstly, it is because Dongda’s actions on the 4v outer islands have proved its strength and will. Secondly, it is because of Amerikan’s control of the world. The intensity is declining.
As Europe actively imports Dongda infrastructure services, high-speed rail, power equipment, etc., the settlement method based on RMB is rising rapidly.
In the Federal Reserve’s forecast, this rapid upward trend is very close to the global no longer needing the U.S. dollar.
For Amerikan, losing 4v, losing Southeast Asia, even losing Neon, will only mean that they have lost Asia, and it will be considered a disability at best.
If the status of the US dollar is gone, then America will lose everything.
American needs to prove its strength in the field of artificial intelligence, attract capital to flow into American, and revive capital’s confidence in American.
The huge media empire controlled by Amerikan is in the hands of the Donkey Party. Since Musk has turned to the Elephant Party, you will find that no matter how big the news is, SpaceX cannot occupy enough news space.
If you carefully observe the volume of public opinion at Dongda University, you will find a very interesting phenomenon. In the past, SpaceX launched starships, even if they were unsuccessful, there were a lot of voices on social media advocating for Musk and SpaceX.
After Musk completely swung to the side of the Elephant Party, even if good things like commercial spacewalks came about, there was no discussion on Dongda’s social media.
As one of the regions where Amerikan has the lowest control over public opinion, Dongda University is like this, not to mention other regions. Musk and his SpaceX seem to have been silenced, and the popularity of public opinion propaganda is not as high as that of Light Armor. aerospace.
But it doesn’t work anymore. Musk’s SpaceX has been pulled out again, and from time to time he brags in the media about how awesome it is and how advanced its technology is.
Essentially, it's because Americen Technology's leading position is no longer and if Musk is no longer encouraged, capital can no longer hold it, and foreign capital has been running away.
In the beginning, there were 13 pot lids and 11 pots, and they would not collapse no matter how much you played with them. Later, there were 11 pot lids and 11 pots, and they were still functioning well. Now, there are 7 pot lids and 11 pots. I won't be able to hold it any longer.
Being a civil servant is the most difficult thing to do at this time. Under the precarious situation, even Fred and Eric feel extremely frustrated.
Not to mention too much, even if they came to Dongda five years ago, at least there would be someone to greet them, and it would not be too much to come and give flowers personally.
If you push it further, ten years ago, the red carpet would have been prepared for you.
There is nothing now, only the cold wind in February in Yanjing is waiting for them, but fortunately it is not that cold front.
"If things continue to develop like this, sooner or later we will apply to join the BRIC." Eric said a cold joke.
This sentence obviously made Fred laugh. After laughing, he replied: "You are right, the gold brick is indeed easier than the golden combination."
< br>"Do you think Alexander Douglas's feelings when he signed FPDA will be the same as ours now?"
The full name of FPDA is FivePowerDefenceArrangements, a common defense arrangement for the five forces.
In 1971, England signed a clause with the Kangaroo Nation, Malaysia, the Lion City and New Zealand.
When this clause was signed, it was clearly intended to protect Malaysia and the Lion City from the threat of Indonesia.
Obviously, the five countries inside are all members of the Commonwealth in the past.
In fact, England does not want to sign this treaty, because England is no longer an empire on which the sun never sets, and there is no way to maintain such a large business. It is no longer possible to guarantee its own interests in Europe.
Then why did you sign the FPDA? It was to help Amerikan protect the security of the Lion City and Malaysia at that time when Amerikan’s power had not yet expanded to Southeast Asia.
This feeling of humiliation cannot be described in words. It is not very harmful, but very insulting, with a bit of NTR feeling.
It is a shame in the history of England's diplomacy. If it happened today, the Simplified Chinese and Chinese Internet would definitely think that England is too filial.
In the same year, Sir Alexander, who signed this treaty, retired after his term ended.
"Of course not, we are not FPDA, we are a deal, a fair deal with Dongda." Fred was obviously unwilling to admit that this was a compromise.
Same as the chicken and the dog ascending to heaven, there is still a difference between Fred and Eric.
The difference is that Fred is a veteran. What he wants is to keep his position. Through such a deal, he can ensure that the next White House will still belong to the Elephant Party, and then he can have a good position.
It is unrealistic to continue to stay in the White House after the replacement. There is a high probability that he will go through the unique political and business revolving door of the United States to serve as a corporate executive. And whether the White House is a donkey party or an elephant party, it will be difficult for him to go to a business The salaries that senior executives receive are vastly different.
The general election will be next year. This White House has also done a complete mess with few bright spots. If we don’t seize the opportunity to negotiate something with the University of Tokyo to boost the sluggish economy, the Donkey Party will not be far away from taking power. . On the contrary, Eric still has a bit of idealism and really wants to buy some time for Amerikan.
In Amerikan’s view, its own advantage is the artificial intelligence industry. If it can use HBM technology to bring back the manufacturing industry, not to mention restoring its previous status as a country on the top of a mountain, it will at least maintain its status. The current advantage is that before it could suck the blood of the whole world, but now it is not too much to suck the blood of half the world.
No matter how much traditional artificial intelligence technology develops, there is no way to directly affect the material world. All it transmits is information. No matter how iteratively upgrades information, there is no way to break through the limitations of information. HBM can.
HBM has been intervening in the world in the form of robots since its birth.
In the opinion of Americen experts, HBM is likely to be an unavoidable technology in order to achieve highly intelligent manufacturing.
Based on this premise, Americen is willing to sell some non-core interests in exchange for topological semi-metal chips.
“I’m fed up with Tokyo University’s negotiators always having a sneer on their faces, as if the terms we’re offering are trivial.”
"The negotiators of Dongda University finally relented."
"Isn't this condition a bit too much?"
"Congratulations, you have won the Amerikan market with your own strength. . ”
After a long half month of negotiations, the two parties have agreed on the terms and are waiting for the bosses of both parties to sign the agreement.
The bargaining chip offered by Dongda is to allow topological semi-metallic chips to be sold to Americen, to allow Chinese chip manufacturing companies to OEM for American, and to allow topological semi-metallic chip supply chain upstream and downstream to allow American. Businesses are willing to participate.
The condition set by Americen is that Dongda’s new energy vehicles are allowed to enter Americen, and 50% of the parts must come from Americen, either produced by Americen or you. Come to Amerikan to build a factory.
The new energy vehicles here exclude range extension.
American only wants to give up part of the market to Dongda. It would be a bit too buggy to let the extended program come in.
The extended-range model, which burns gasoline, can compete with America's local fuel vehicles, but car companies such as Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler will not allow it.
America needs to protect local car companies, and the only one that can be sacrificed is Tesla.
This condition is far from enough. Other conditions include allowing Dongda’s commercial aerospace business to be carried out in Amerikan.
NASA will not purchase Guangjia Aerospace’s services under any circumstances, but it cannot prevent other private companies and individuals from purchasing Guangjia Aerospace’s services.
In the past, the White House gave the green light to Dongda’s commercial aerospace business. That time, it allowed joint research and development. After giving the green light, Bezos’ Blue Origin directly approached Light Armor Aerospace to jointly develop the lunar return module. That The project is still ongoing.
But this time it is fully liberalized, not just as simple as joint research and development. Whether it is purchasing a rocket for launch or purchasing a lunar cemetery, there is no problem.
In addition to commercial aerospace, Dongda’s photovoltaic finished products are also allowed to directly enter the Amerikan market.
In the past, Americen only allowed Dongda’s photovoltaic manufacturing equipment, which meant that if you sell me fishing props, don’t sell me fish. Even so, Dongda faced various difficulties in the equipment it sold to Americen.
But this time I asked you to sell fish to us directly, without even mentioning the localization requirement.
Once this gap is opened, there will be no problem with photovoltaic products from other countries. Dongda can eat up the entire market for you.
America's local photovoltaic industry can no longer sustain itself. Even if Dongda's photovoltaic products are exported to Americen in places such as Vietnam, Mexico, and India, the cost plus tax will be They are all lower than those made locally by Amerikan.
The one that can still barely survive is the European photovoltaic giant Meyer Burger. Of course, since the negotiation with Tokyo University, Europe has abolished the forced labor bill. The full name of this bill is "On the Prohibition of Forced Labor" Legislative decision on the entry of products into the EU market.
The general meaning is that the reason why you can keep the cost so low is because you use forced labor to gain unfair competitive advantages. We must ban such products from entering the European market. It is clearly targeting the East. Go to the big photovoltaic industry.
Meyer Burger could barely survive by monopolizing the European market, but now that the act has been repealed, Meyer Burger cannot survive.
The entire photovoltaic market is about to be swept by Dongda companies.
American gained opportunities in the field of artificial intelligence by giving up markets in the three fields of photovoltaics, commercial aerospace and new energy vehicles.
After the negotiation was completed, Eric looked at the ceiling and thought that only time can give us the answer.
On the day the big boss finally signed the contract, restrictions on light armor technology were also lifted.
So that night, Guangjia Technology issued an announcement, saying that it planned to join forces with China Life Insurance and Guangjia Aerospace to build a health and wellness base in Americen.
Be able to display the brand of light armor and provide the most advanced human hibernation services to wealthy Americans to reduce their pain at the end of life.
In addition, if you are healthy, Guangjia Aerospace can provide some space tourism projects. After death, Guangjia Aerospace provides space funeral services, which is a one-stop service from old age to death.
After the news came out, the stock price of Guangjia Technology did not rise much, while the stock price of Huaguo Life rose sharply.
"Does anyone really dare to go to Americen to do business?" Lin Tianmin looked at the internal company email he received in his mailbox. The content roughly meant that the company would conduct business in Americen in the future and needed to send a group of employees. Go to Amerikan.
Lin Tianmin is a R&D engineer, so it is naturally impossible for him to be sent to Amerikan.
Whether it is discussing space tourism and space funeral business with Amerikan's wealthy people, or discussing cooperation with Amerikan's commercial space agency, there is no need for R&D personnel to go there, people from the business department are enough.
But when Lin Tianmin and the others went to Amerikan before, there was an incident where they were framed and imprisoned for half a month, so he was curious if anyone was really willing to go.
"There must be one. Going there is a way to expand the territory. If you want to get a promotion and a salary increase, it is very difficult to climb up in a short time based on seniority. If you are motivated, you have to go to Amerikan."
(End of this chapter)