Under the dual pressure from both domestic and foreign countries, the Napi-UA security treaty finally broke down. According to the agreement signed by Nippon, Xin, and Celestial Trade, Celestial Trade Marines arrived at the Yoto military base on large transport planes. In addition to 2,000 soldiers, 20 Aurora-20s and 50 Tiger II tanks also arrived in Nippon. Nominally, they were renting the idle military base of the Self-Defense Force, but in reality, they were there to supervise the withdrawal of UA troops from Nippon.
It was foreseeable that the next negotiation would be a tug-of-war.
At the New Otani Hotel, Jiang Chen met Hill.
The last time they met was about a year ago.
At that time, when the warships of the two countries confronted each other in the Western Pacific, Jiang Chen had a brief video call with her. The two sides almost put the nuclear button on the negotiating table. Fortunately, all the nuclear bombs were in the silos in the end. Celestial Trade successfully defended the coast, and the UA was forced to choose rationality. It was precisely because the negotiations ended peacefully that people around the world could sit in front of the TV and watch this world-class sports event …
These were all in the past.
Although only a year had passed, Jiang Chen could still clearly feel that she had aged a lot compared to last year. Whether it was the wrinkles at the corner of her eyes or the gray hair at the temples, it was obvious that she didn't live a good life in the last few months of her tenure.
"These military facilities were rebuilt by the UA and have been used for nearly a century. We can't unilaterally end the security treaty because of your agreement with Nippon. I hope you can carefully consider your decision today. The end of the Napi-UA security treaty will make the entire Asia-Pacific region strategically unbalanced, which is definitely not in line with your national interests, "Hill said sternly, staring into the eyes of the Nippon Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister of Nippon looked helpless and gave Jiang Chen a look.
"The first problem is very easy to solve. You can pack up the parts that can be dismantled. If you can't, you can blow them up or sell them to us at a discount. We will buy them all." Sitting on the sofa, Jiang Chen's index finger gently tapped on the armrest of the sofa, and he said pleasantly, "As for the second problem, what does it have to do with the UA people? It's better for you to care more about your brothers in the South. They are your doorstep. "
When Hill heard Jiang Chen mention South America, anger ignited in her chest. However, as the president of a country, she didn't respond to Jiang Chen's provocation. She didn't even show any negative emotions on her face. Instead, she continued to speak calmly.
"500 billion USD, this is the bottom line we can accept."
"How about this, we don't have to buy it." Jiang Chen sighed. "Where do you want to move these military bases? As long as it's on Earth, we'll build one according to the original appearance for you for free. "
Five hundred billion USD?
Who are you trying to fool? You haven't even spent that much on defense in a year, have you?
Not to mention building 88 military bases, so much money was enough to build another space elevator!
On the issue of demolition compensation, the two sides had serious differences of opinion. Jiang Chen's bottom line was 60 billion Xin New dollars, and each military base would be compensated at an average price of 700 million Xin New dollars. However, Hill insisted on the number of 500 billion and asked to settle it in USD.
Jiang Chen didn't expect to be able to reach a consensus with the UA on the first day. After some debate, the two sides finally chose to temporarily drop this issue and began the next round of negotiations on the withdrawal time.
"The withdrawal time is too short. One year is not enough. We can reduce the number of military bases from 88 to 10 within ten years, and withdraw all UA soldiers stationed in Nippon in the next two years."
"Ten years?" Jiang Chen shook his head with a smile and extended a finger. "One year at most. If you don't have enough planes, we can reimburse your tickets for free. "
"Not only do we need to evacuate people, but we also need weapons and equipment. Ten years is not an exaggeration at all. It took us nearly a century to deploy these equipment." Kerry, who was sitting next to Hill, argued.
"Evacuate people in batches. You can transport weapons and equipment to South Korea first, and then slowly drag them home. Again, if you don't have enough transport capacity, you can come to us. In addition to being a military contractor, Celestial Trade is also a shipping business. "His fingers crossed above his knees, Jiang Chen looked at Kerry sitting across from him and smiled.
From the beginning, he had already expected that this negotiation would be a tug-of-war.
Whether it was relocation compensation or withdrawal time, the differences between Celestial Trade, Nippon, and the UA were quite serious.
Nippon proposed that the Yokosuka Military Base must be relocated immediately, but the UA's opinion was that the Yokosuka Military Base, as the headquarters of the UA in Nippon, should be moved last. Celestial Trade's requirement was that the Yokosuka Military Base must be transferred at any time, but the Seventh Fleet deployed in Nippon must be evacuated immediately.
After a week of negotiations, the two sides finally reached a consensus on the withdrawal of troops.
Celestial Trade would pay 10 billion Xin New Dollars to the UA in one lump sum, and Nippon would pay 60 billion Xin New Dollars to the UA within four years. The withdrawal plan would be officially implemented from March next year, which was the first month after Hill left office.
Jiang Chen didn't make it too difficult for Hill's withdrawal plan. He only emphasized that it must be completed within one year, which was March 2022. Although this opponent caused him a lot of trouble, she was still a respectable opponent. Since she was already unlucky enough, there was no need to tear away her last dignity.
In terms of compensation amount and withdrawal time, the UA made considerable concessions. In exchange, Jiang Chen paid 10,000 NATO Coalition Force captives and a ceasefire agreement.
In a sense, Hill's attitude of asking for a sky-high price was aimed at these two points.
In addition, the Seventh Fleet would depart for Guam at the end of this month, accompanied by 2,000 Marine Corps soldiers …
In the reception room of the New Otani Hotel, the representatives of the three parties signed their names on three identical agreements.
Jiang Chen put away the agreement and was about to leave with his spoils of war. Kerry stood in front of him and stared at him.
"Celestial Trade shouldn't exist in the first place. You're just a troublemaker. If you still have a little conscience, you should immediately dissolve your stupid company," Kerry said word by word.
"Dissolve, then what?" Jiang Chen sneered. "Rely on you to resist the colonization ship from Gliese 581? Accept the reality that we can do better than you. And with all due respect, you are the troublemakers. Our existence is just to create trouble for you. "
Kerry was slightly taken aback.
Jiang Chen said the last sentence in Chinese, and he didn't understand the subject-verb-object relationship. When he understood the meaning of Jiang Chen's words, his eyebrows suddenly raised. However, just as he was about to argue, Jiang Chen's back was already far away.
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