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Now, Shen Fei and the American Grumman project are already under negotiation. The Air Force will spend 55 million U.S. dollars to improve [-] J-[-] fighter jets and install advanced avionics equipment so that the aircraft has a medium-range ability to intercept.

[-] million U.S. dollars is definitely not a small amount for the current country.

Having said that, Director Song is also helpless. For this project, he actually resists it in his heart. To cooperate with the United States, he also needs to send two of his own J-[-] fighter jets. There is a great risk in this, isn’t it? Americans have forgotten, just a few decades ago, have they been beaten miserably in Yalu Jiangnan?

"In my opinion, instead of cooperating with the United States, we should take out these funds and fully invest them in the avionics system jointly developed by us and Iraq. Now, we have come into contact with the most advanced avionics in the world. Its imitation ability will definitely overcome the difficulties here." Tu Keda said: "I think Iraq is our most trustworthy friend, and we should strengthen our relationship with Iraq."

"How to strengthen it?" Director Song said. In fact, he felt that what they were talking about now was a bit off topic. It had nothing to do with them. They were just technicians. This was a national strategic issue.

Of course, the two have been good friends for decades, and it is normal to talk about these things in private.

"Since Iraq has participated in the development of the JH-[-] project, which has greatly accelerated the progress of this project, why can't we also attract Iraqi funds for the No. [-] project?" Tu Keda said.

Project No. [-]!This project, with the support of national leaders, has already started project pre-research in Chengfei, improving from the aborted J-[-] project, and designing an air superiority-based fighter project to seize the future sky.

Now, the No. [-] project has been launched, and Chengfei has invested most of its designers in this project. Many people who have gained valuable experience in the Super [-] project have given a lot of suggestions to the No. [-] project.Although it is extremely confidential to the outside world, internally, although Tu Jida is not in charge of the No. [-] project, he is already very clear about this project.

Project No. [-] needs to overcome many technical problems, such as three-axis static instability control, wing-body fusion, high-thrust turbofan engine, four-degree redundant telex, etc. In this regard, they have to thank Iraq for the funds in Iraq With the injection, the high-thrust turbofan engine, that is, turbofan six, has been reborn from nirvana, and has made it through with difficulty, becoming the most suitable engine choice for the No. [-] project.

Tu Keda proposed to let Iraq participate in this project. However, this project is different from other projects. This is a top-secret air force project so far. Even at the top of zhèngfǔ, many people do not know the existence of this project.

What kind of cooperative relationship must be developed with Iraq to jointly develop this fighter?

"Iraq is now equipped with the Mirage 4000. This aircraft uses the same canard aerodynamic layout as our No. [-] project, with a fly-by-wire operation system. It is statically unstable. If we can attract Iraq to participate in our project, we will also You can refer to a mature fighter plane, the price of that plane is said to be around [-] million U.S. dollars, and our country will never import one for us to study.” Tu Keda said.

In fact, Director Song of course also knows that that kind of fighter is definitely the most advanced heavy fighter in the world. If Chengfei's personnel are allowed to study it at close range, then the rewards will be great.If he knew that Iraq is not only trying to achieve full localization of this fighter plane, but also has achieved self-produced air-to-air missiles, and all of them are the most advanced weapons in the world, then he should be even more envious .

In the big eastern country, almost all precision-guided weapons are now zero.

If the No. [-] project is shared with Iraq, then it means that the national defense secrets of one's own country are presented to the other party. Is the country willing to bear such a price?Director Song recalled that during the meeting in the capital, he seemed to have heard certain fluctuations. At the top level, some people have begun to support maintaining a closer cooperative relationship with Iraq, and increase the intensity of introducing Iraqi funds. Develop your country's national defense and the country's economy.

It's just that many people are negative about whether to open up to Iraq in the key national defense, because they will leak their own military secrets. However, the current level of technology in Iraq is higher than theirs in many aspects, so , this reason has also been refuted by many people.

"It is said that a delegation from the Middle East will come to AVIC to discuss the matter of leasing rockets to launch satellites." At this time, Tu Keda seemed to remember something, and said.

In the Middle East, I am afraid that only one country and one decision-maker can do this kind of thing if you want to own a satellite, and that is Iraq and Qusay!

At this moment, the phone on the desk rang.

Tu Jida picked up the phone, agreed, and beamed with joy.

Putting down the phone, he and Director Song said: "The commander of the Air Force is coming to inspect our Chengfei, mainly about the development of our new aircraft, and some situations about Super Seven. Since there is no one in your office, I called Come to me."

The commander of the Air Force has just taken office. This person is very familiar to all of them. He has been on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and has shot down nine enemy planes. He has a tough style and pays more attention to the equipment of the Air Force. Coming to Chengfei is enough to show the importance we attach to them.

Director Song looked at Tu Jida, and both of them read the meaning of the other in their eyes. What they were thinking about just now should be brought up to the commander of the air force!

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"This Toshiba incident has caused a very serious underwater situation to NATO countries, especially the United States. As a government, we also have the responsibility to supervise the disadvantage. Here, on behalf of our government, I would like to express my sincere apologies to all countries." After finishing speaking, Nakasone bowed. Almost all the islanders practiced this posture very skillfully.

"We will impose a fine of [-] million rì on Toshiba Corporation as compensation for the collision of the nuclear submarine by the United States. We will accept this lesson and increase supervision to prevent this kind of thing from happening again."

The picture of this apology, along with the radio, spread all over the world.

Turning off the TV, Bush said with a smile: "It seems that the islanders are still very sensible. Although they admit their mistakes a few days later, they are still in place. In our domestic mainstream newspapers, the entire front page has been published. Apologies for the news."

"However, compared with our huge loss, no amount of apology is useless." Weinberg said that more and more evidence shows that the underwater struggle with Soviet submarines will be very difficult. Advertisement, a few words, plus a compensation of [-] million rì yuan, is not enough at all!

"So, we have formulated a new plan that can save our current economy and greatly reduce our fiscal deficit." Reagan took a sip of his cigar and said to Secretary of the Treasury James: "About the plan of the Ministry of Finance, you tell everyone Announce it."

"Yes." James said: "We plan to hold a meeting next month with the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the finance ministers of the island countries to discuss the currency value of our US dollar, especially the island countries. Now, the currencies of the island countries are against our US dollar. The ratio is 250, which is very abnormal. Our currency is overvalued. We believe that there is a big problem here. We should let the main rì yuan and mark appreciate to squeeze out our exchange rate. It is best to make the ratio to the rì yuan around 120, which is a reasonable exchange rate."

Hearing what James said, the people at the scene thought in their minds, this trick is really poisonous, isn't this causing the island country to have a caesarean section?

If the rì yuan is doubled, it means that the island country's existing foreign exchange reserves of hundreds of billions of dollars will shrink by half.It is equivalent to a [-]% discount on the exports of island countries.Will they agree?

Chapter 9 The Plaza Accord ([-])

"We believe that the island countries will definitely agree. They can even accept the punitive tariffs we impose, let alone let their currency appreciate. The appreciation of their currency is of great benefit to their country's economic development. Yes," James said.

Do islanders dare to disagree?Then, the United States will definitely delve into the deeper impact of the Toshiba incident.

"When we do this, we must be cautious. The key issue is to make the depreciation process transition smoothly." Bush heard the plan made by the Ministry of Finance, and knew that although the feasibility was very high, there was also something hidden. some danger.

Among them, the most important thing is that this devaluation process is smooth and excessive, because the United States has already learned a lesson.

In 1977, Carter government finance minister Blumessa verbally intervened in the foreign exchange market on the grounds of the trade surplus between Japan and the former Federal Republic of Germany, hoping to stimulate US exports and reduce the US trade deficit through measures to depreciate the US dollar. .His speech led to a frantic sell-off of the dollar, which depreciated sharply against the currencies of major industrial nations.

The U.S. zhèngfǔ wants to devalue the U.S. dollar, but it must not exceed their limits. If the U.S. dollar price system collapses, the U.S. economy will be over. Therefore, President Carter launched a "package plan to save the U.S. dollar" to Supporting dollar prices.After many efforts and resisting the interference of the oil crisis, they were considered to have overcome that difficulty.

This method is a double-edged sword.

"This time, we are fully prepared. We will spend nearly 200 billion U.S. dollars to support our currency devaluation plan. Adding the funds of other countries, it is estimated that there will be at least 300 billion U.S. dollars. With this huge amount of money, it is enough There will be no problem dealing with possible market speculation and allowing our currency to devalue smoothly," James said.

Hearing this, Vice President Reagan was also relieved that with this fund, it was enough to deal with other problems that might arise.

If he knew that a batch of 700 billion U.S. dollars has been prepared in the world capital market, and that this batch of funds can play a role of 7000 billion U.S. dollars through financial amplification, I am afraid he would Not so optimistic.

"Since everyone is fine, then I approve the Treasury Department's plan." President Reagan said.

In fact, up to now, they have not realized that the zhèngfǔ has the ability to intervene in the international currency market, because the resources of the zhèngfǔ are very limited, and they are powerless in terms of market prices until after the Southeast Asian economic crisis in later generations. However, the world's major industrial countries headed by the United States suddenly discovered this fact, which became the main reason to justify their inaction.

They also don't know that even in later generations, after the successful implementation of this agreement and the gradual depreciation of the dollar, the trade surplus of the island countries with the United States not only did not decrease, but increased significantly. The appreciation of the rì yuan did not open up a vast island market for American products, and even occupied their own country's market, they did not succeed, because there are strong structural differences between the products of the island countries and the domestic products of the United States, and price competition cannot be formed.This is the most basic economic principle. Only products with low average production costs can occupy an advantageous position in the market.On the contrary, the appreciation of the currency of the island country has prepared for the capital of the island country to enter the world, and the capital predators of the island country have started a new round of expansion.

And even after the collapse of the bubble economy, the stock market and real estate prices of the island country collapsed. In the most tragic era of this economy, the products of the island country, such as electrical appliances, automobiles, and mechanical products, still played an important role in the world market. Have strong competitiveness.

But at least for now, Americans are full of confidence that devaluing the dollar against the currencies of major developed countries can increase the export competitiveness of their products in disguise.

With the unanimous approval of the high-level, this important international economic event was finally not instigated by the wings of Qu Sai, and it still developed according to the original history. The behavior of exporting high-tech products to the Soviet Union has a lot to do with it, and this incident was successfully resolved, Qusay just reminded it in good faith.

On September 1985, 9, on Ninth Street in New York, a nineteen-story building stood here, across the street from Zhongyāng Park, and facing General Plaza to the east. This building was named Plaza Hotel for this reason.

This castle-like building has an excellent location. When you open the windows, you can see the most fashionable streets in New York. The interior of the Plaza Hotel is extremely exquisitely decorated, with more than 1600 crystal chandeliers, each of which is complex and gorgeous. Inexpensive piece of art.The magnificent interior decoration and high-quality service make this building well-known inside and outside. It is the favorite residence of government officials, athletes and entertainment stars from all over the world, and it is also the residence of dignitaries from various countries when they visit the United States.

On this day, a new guest was welcomed in this building.

Plaza Hotel, Palm Room.

This is the most famous lobby of the Plaza Hotel, where palm trees reflect marble columns, crystal lamps are reflected by layers of mirrors, and gold-inlaid silverware shines through.Noble, gorgeous, and so pleasing to the eye.

On the round table of zhōngyāng, the participants of this meeting, the finance ministers of the United States, the island countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, France and the United Kingdom, the president of the zhōngyāng bank and their assistants sat around the round table with smiles on their faces , but they are thinking about their own calculations in their hearts, because this will be a meeting that will have a great impact on their economy.

U.S. Treasury Secretary James Baker, Federal German Finance Minister Gerhard Stodenberg, French Finance Minister Pierre Bergberg and British Finance Minister Nigel Lawson, among others, looked at the people from the island nation, They were dressed in strange clothes. Noboru Takeshita was playing golf at a golf course near Narita Airport. When he received news from the United States, he rushed over immediately, wearing golf clothes.

In the last incident, the island country can be said to have obeyed the words of the United States.James is very satisfied.Therefore, he is full of confidence in this negotiation.

"In our free economic world, we largely rely on the spontaneous adjustment of the market and are unwilling to interfere too much by the government. However, at certain times, we also need to use strong government methods to protect the economy. Normal and healthy development is also the unshirkable responsibility of our five countries." James said first.