Masao Kameda called Feng Yu to report that Reed had increased the progress of the port negotiations, and the other party had given in to many terms.
But the negotiations for the high-speed rail test section are still in a stalemate. The other party's demands are more stringent and insisted on holding the controlling stake, and they will not give Wind and Rain a veto vote.
Feng Yu had made it very clear to Kameda Masao that he either wants to be the controlling shareholder, or if he gives in on the shares, he will have the right to veto. This is to ensure China's interests will not be affected.
But the US side does not agree to these two conditions, and Feng Yu is not in a hurry. At most, he will drag it on. Anyway, Hua Xia is also negotiating with the European Union. Maybe the European side will negotiate first, and the US side will not negotiate.
No matter which side Wind and Rain are cooperating with, they will surely bring Hua Xia's southern train, northern train, etc. along. The technologies are in the hands of these companies, and Feng Yu will only need to fork out some money.
Feng Yu has another important role, which is to be the link between the two sides. Because of Feng Yu's diversified industries, he has good relationships with many consortiums, and sometimes, he can influence the decisions of the higher-ups.
Of course, Feng Yu is still on Hua Xia's side, and there is no reason for him to take care of the foreigners. Those foreigners will also not give Feng Yu any benefits.
During this period, the US, especially Obama, had to make some compromises. He must make some achievements and help the US to walk out from the economic crisis.
Masao Kameda and Li Zeju cooperated well, and the negotiation progress is faster than Feng Yu had expected. Hua Xia had fulfilled her promise and bought 50 billion US Treasury bonds, and the US will no longer impose punitive tariffs on Hua Xia's steel, tires, and other products.
Of course, Hua Xia will also not impose punitive tariffs on US products. The US had negotiated with the European Union and will import some substitutes from the EU. The US's exports of these products will be affected.
Many citizens of Hua Xia knew about Hua Xia's tough stance. They knew that the United States was going to sanction Hua Xia. While many people were worried, they did not expect Hua Xia to immediately retaliate against the United States.
In many people's impression, the United States was incomparably powerful. They never knew that their motherland could be so unyielding. And this time, it seemed like the motherland had the upper hand.
The US stopped the sanctions first before Hua Xia stopped. This made many people from Hua Xia feel especially proud. Had Hua Xia already been able to wrestle with the United States?
But what everyone didn't notice was that in this matter, Feng Yu played a very important role, or rather, Feng Yu's industry played a great role.
Hua Xia's media had changed a lot from her previous life. She reported all the good and bad things about the country for the people to know. Of course, there was still a choice.
The people might not be able to understand most of the news, but there were many people who could, especially businessmen who were involved in foreign trade.
Politics and economics had always been closely linked.
When the American people saw this news, it caused a stir. Many people felt that the US had become weak. Since when did the US give up on sanctioning other countries?
Some people became pessimistic about the US's economy. They felt that the US's economic crisis might last for several years.
This made Obama even more passive. On one hand, he let the media publicize some of his political achievements, on the other hand, he promised the American people how long he would take to bring changes to the United States, and so on.
Obama also urged Reid and the rest to sign the agreement with Feng Yu and the rest. This will prove that his work is effective. If he said that this contract was negotiated during his visit to Huaxia, then it could be counted as his political achievement.
In fact, this was indeed the project that Feng Yu decided to invest in after Obama went to Hua Xia to meet Feng Yu.
Before signing the port contract, Obama must ensure that the other contracts are signed first. This way, the port contract will not be boycotted by the Western Dock Union.
Obama hated these unions. They do not know how to do business and do not know how to make money. They only know how to ask for benefits.
But this is the current situation in the US, and Obama cannot change it.
There is another way for the US to make money. That is to sell their products, like … firearms!
This includes missiles, airplanes, warships, etc., and firearms are just a small part of it.
Under normal circumstances, the US will only sell these products to their allies, like the UK, Japan, Korea, etc. But now, because of Hua Xia's rapid rise and Russia's military expansion plan, Hua Xia and Russia's neighboring countries' demand for firearms has increased.
China and Russia will definitely not sell these products to their neighboring countries. They are too close to each other, and it will be a threat to them. It's just like the US will never sell weapons to Canada that could pose a threat to them.
As for countries like Israel, their demand for firearms had increased greatly because they were at war all year round.
Although Obama had promised his people to end the war, the financial groups behind him also own military factories. That's why he cannot harm the interests of these arms dealers.
Other than purchasing from their own country's military, they still need to look for overseas orders. They are very good at finding customers. This time, they have their eyes on a good customer who has enough money and can disgust Hua Xia.
This customer is Taiwan.
Taiwan had seen Hua Xia's airplanes, missiles, etc. developing very fast. During this year's military parade, they were shocked. So, they contacted the US again. Bush had promised to sell some Patriot missiles to the US. But now, the US is in power.
Why did George W. Bush stop this order at that time? It was because he wanted to ease the relationship with China. But this time, Bush did not achieve many of his objectives when he visited Hua Xia.
The US people also have complaints about him. They say he is too soft and felt the US is being bullied by Hua Xia. Bush also needs to do something to win back the people's opinion of him. If not, his support rate will drop.
So, while Reed was negotiating with Li Zeju, Obama sent another person to Taiwan to negotiate with them. Although Taiwan's development in the past few years wasn't particularly good, it still had some assets.
Feng Yu made a few calls to Kirilenko, Li Shiqiang, Wang Wei, Wu Chih-gang, and the rest to discuss their cooperation.
Of course, they will not be cooperating in China. They will be cooperating to enter the US market.
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