Chapter 363
Chapter 363
US President Ronald Stamper has decided to visit Korea for two days for the Korea-US summit.
He will meet with President Huh Chang-min to discuss various issues such as the economy, US forces in Korea, and North Korea’s nuclear program. Unusually, meetings with game companies are also included in the schedule.
To a reporter’s question about this, Ronald replied:
“There are many outstanding game companies in Korea. The United States is ready to provide a number of aids for these businesses.”
When the president of the United States announced his intention to attract Korean game companies to the United States, the government was again criticized.
– Haha, Minister Shin Jeon-mi ate up the entire game industry. Really great. respectful
– Take it off! I ate Korean games well!
– Heo Chang-min, who was appointed by Shin Jeon-mi, put your head down and reflect.
-The game regulation bill was also proposed by lawmakers from the Liberal National Party, what are you talking about?
-I am a supporter of Changmin Heo, but it is true that the New Politics Party was more at fault.
– It’s better to go to America than to fight the leisure club in Hell Joseon.
-By the way, Ronald said that he met Jin-hoo Kang as soon as he arrived.
– Huh! So what about the president?
– Gang Jin-hoo takes precedence over the president. The president changes every five years, but after the earthquake, the money will gradually increase.
– After Big One, aren’t you almost comrades? You also received the Nobel Peace Prize.
* * *
President Ronald arrived in South Korea the day before the summit.
I got in the car and headed to his hotel. Like last time, he stayed at the American hotel chain Grand Paros Hotel in Namsan.
Ronald looked at me and hugged me happily.
“Nice to see you again.”
“It was my first time seeing you in Norway at the end of last year. How have you been?”
It’s a reunion after a few months. If you think about it, it must be a great privilege to be able to meet the President of the United States so often.
Ronald sat down on the sofa with a tired expression on his face.
“Your body isn’t what it used to be. When I was young, I couldn’t stay awake for several nights.”
“Even if the president of the world’s most powerful country seems to be unable to do anything about his age.”
Ronald smiled bitterly at my words.
“You’re young, so I don’t know yet, but you’ll find out later. No matter how much money you have, you cannot avoid getting older.”
I definitely don’t know yet.
We sat face to face and talked about what had happened.
“How is your relationship with the Korean government? They seem to be running into various problems recently.”
“Neither good nor bad.”
“I heard that the president of Korea is away from you?”
“Well, it’s a hundred times better than being close.”
Power and money are inseparable. Keeping some distance is good for each other.
Korea has grown into a state-led, planned economy, which has created a chronic problem of economic and political cohesion.
It was not uncommon for a company to hand over an apple box full of 10,000 won to politicians as a holiday gift. There were even cases where the truck was loaded with cash boxes and then the keys were handed over. so-called tea
Even in the past, it is a shame that something similar is happening in the 21st century. Well, it’s a lot better now than it used to be.
“Aren’t you planning to go into politics?
“There is not.”
Ronald grinned.
“If someone who said he doesn’t do politics sees later, he must be running for office somewhere.”
I laughed too.
“It may not be.”
I’m only in my 20’s now. Even if you have no intention of going into politics right now, you never know how your thinking will change when you get older.
“As you may be aware, there are growing voices in the United States that we need to check the OTK company.”
The reason is that OTK Company is dominating the automobile market with autonomous driving and batteries as weapons.
Experts feared that OTK Company would dominate the mobility market through Karos, just as Microsoft dominated computer OS, Guble dominated Internet searches, AMZ dominated online commerce, and Facenote dominated social media.
Although it has not affected the entire market so far, the monopoly controversy will grow as the spread of autonomous electric vehicles increases.
“The reason why the politicians don’t even come up with words is because you are the hero who saved America from the Big One. Carlos is also working with GM and Ford. But the press keeps pointing out that you have too much money.”
Strictly speaking, I don’t have the money. It’s just that people are valuing the value of the shares I own.
Even so, it is true that the valuation is too high. Even compared to the second richest man, AMZ CEO Jake Byron, it is more than eight times the difference.
I have in my hands a wealth that no one in the history of mankind has ever had.
Ronald said in a passing tone.
“Do you have any plans to become naturalized in the United States?”
Actually, I hadn’t thought of that. After all, I’m still being scorned for being a black-haired American.
“Let’s think about it.”
* * *
President Ronald left for Japan after two days in Korea. Unlike China, which was defeated in a trade war with the United States, Japan was currently in the process of being defeated.
Although Prime Minister Okazaki barely managed to regain power, his power base has been significantly weakened compared to his predecessor. Ronald plans to press Japan as hard as possible to obtain as many concessions as possible. It will be a headache for Prime Minister Okazaki, who already suffers from criticism even within the Conceited Party.
He is playing because he has no work to do, and Taek-gyu looked out the window and said.
“Isn’t this a bit harsh?”
“Not a little, but a lot.”
On a clear day, the view of Gangnam area catches your eye. But now the road was not clearly visible due to the hazy dust.
It was as if the entire building had been submerged in mist. Cars had their headlights on even in broad daylight. All the employees wore masks to work, and the air purifiers were running all over the building.
“Made in China fine dust is coming in every day, what should I say to China?”
“I did, but the seeds didn’t work.”
China hardened its flippers saying it was not their fault for fine dust. Nevertheless, when South Korea offered a joint investigation, it was rejected.
However, even if the investigation reveals that China is to blame, there is no way to solve it. And surprisingly, China has been making efforts on its own.
“If Korea is suffering so much from fine dust from China, what would the situation be in China?”
If the water or food is contaminated, you can buy it separately, but the air cannot.
In short, the rich, the high-ranking Communist Party, and the common people all must breathe the same air. As such, when it comes to environmental issues, the Communist Party is fighting for its life and death.
“You can increase eco-friendly energy.”
“Aren’t you doing it?”
It seems that China has little interest in green energy, but this is a big mistake.
The Chinese government has poured massive subsidies in the past decade, increasing the proportion of renewable energy. Related companies came up one after another, and solar panels were installed in deserts and wind generators in mountain ranges like grass.
However, no matter how much renewable energy is increased, China will not be able to meet the power generation it needs.
“China has a fundamental problem with its energy structure.”
In modern society, energy is the foundation of the nation. For this reason, great powers have been focusing on securing energy.
Since Russia is rich in oil and natural gas, energy has not been a concern for a long time. Until the shale revolution, the United States tried to secure oil in the Middle East stably, but after the shale revolution, it has been reborn as a country that goes beyond energy self-sufficiency and exports.
However, China still relies on imports for most of its energy. In order to increase the energy self-sufficiency rate, the company started oil and gas mining by increasing exploration and drilling in the nearby waters, and although some results were achieved, it is not enough compared to the increase in consumption.
The most abundant energy resource is coal. So they built a bunch of coal-fired power plants, turned their factories to coal, and even used coal to heat their homes. The result is fine dust that fills the sky.
However, power plants and factories cannot be stopped.
So, the conclusion was ultimately nuclear power. Currently, 15 nuclear power plants are under construction in China, and 40 more are expected to be built in the future.
However, most of these nuclear power plants are located on the eastern coast. It is even being built on the Shandong Peninsula, which is almost attached to Korea.
“Why are you building it there?”
“It is natural for a nuclear power plant to be built on the beach where it is easy to obtain coolant for cooling the reactor. And in China, as coastal cities have developed, industrial complexes are clustered around them.”
The closer the nuclear power plant and the industrial complex are, the better. In the case of Korea, it is the same logic as steel mills and shipyards that consume large amounts of electricity are clustered near nuclear power plants.
“Then when we buy, don’t we die together?
“Could there be an accident?”
“Nuclear plants are also made in China.”
“Made in China is fine these days. And unless you go crazy, you won’t build a nuclear power plant roughly.”
Nuclear power plants cause astronomical damage once an accident occurs. If you look at the case of the Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan would have endured that much, otherwise the economy would have collapsed.
If a nuclear power plant in China explodes, causing damage to Korea, mainland China will become a radioactive hell.
There have been only three nuclear accidents in the world in decades. And by taking lessons from these accidents, safety was further strengthened.
Taehyung tilted his head.
“But if you say it the other way around, accidents do happen.”
“Well, yes.”
What if an accident happens anyway?
China suffers the damage because it is their own fault, but Korea suffers the damage even though it has done nothing wrong.
“But we can’t stop building nuclear power plants. If you say that you build a coal-fired power plant instead of a nuclear power plant, is it even more problematic?
“Hmm, if China turns on a thermal power plant, they die from breathing fine dust, and if they turn on a nuclear power plant, they die together in an accident?”
“answer.”
It’s like having a troubled neighbor next to you.
However, it is difficult to say strongly diplomatically, as China is Korea’s largest exporter. As the economy is highly dependent on trade, even trade retaliation will cause serious damage.
“Well, apart from that, it doesn’t mean that the government is doing well in diplomacy.”
Diplomatic power is closely related to national power. It would be great if there were no other countries to look out for because of its strong economic and military power, but the reality is not so.
Although Korea is at a disadvantage in diplomacy with great powers, if you think about it, there has never been a time when there were no great powers around since Gojoseon.
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Taehyung nodded and said.
“by the way. Isn’t it half because of you that Korea has a bad relationship with China and Japan right now?
“… … That’s a very good point.”
In China, after the Zhou tea incident, and in Japan after the Nishida Securities incident, anti-Korean sentiment has risen dramatically.
Even now, the far-right politicians of both countries put blood on their foreheads and swear at me whenever they hear me.
“In the Hwangu Timeline, you are compared to Mangtagjoui. Which of the four do you like the most?”
“… … I hate them all.”
Even so, isn’t it a bit of a messy scoundrel?
* * *
After OTK Company invested in Rosatom, the plan to develop a progressive wave reactor proceeded smoothly.
No matter how difficult the Russian economy was, if he put his mind to it, he could afford to pay for the experiment. Nevertheless, the reason the experiment was stopped was because of skepticism about the possibility of success.
In fact, Russia’s nuclear power technology was evaluated to be three years behind that of the United States.
However, the situation changed after Kang Jin-hoo came out. Aside from his $1 billion in money, his investment meant that he had a great chance of success.
Both the Russian government and Rosatom did their best to support and cooperate with the experiment. Even Professor Petrov, the head of the experiment, was surprised by the sudden change of attitude.
The world’s attention was drawn to the experiment to be carried out at the 500 MWe nuclear reactor built near Kursk.
The experiment started with all preparations to cool the reactor in case of emergency.
While everyone held their breath, Professor Petrov pressed the button.
First, a small amount of enriched uranium (235U) caused a nuclear reaction. Depleted uranium (238U) was then burned, and liquid metal sodium absorbed the heat and converted it into electrical energy.
“There is nothing wrong with the reaction speed!”
“No more than coolant temperature!”
“No more than the radioactivity level!”
The feared accident did not occur.
After seeing the fuel rod burning slowly like a lit cigar, the officials all cheered and applauded.
At that time, Professor Petrov breathed a sigh of relief, and the researchers who had worked together for a long time embraced each other with joy.
Although there are still obstacles to go through before commercialization, it has been confirmed that TWR, which has only existed in theory, can be implemented in reality!
The news immediately reached the Kremlin in Moscow.
President Vysotsky held a press conference and made the announcement to the press.
“The progressing wave reactor experiment conducted by Professor Petrov’s team was a success. The Russian government will spare no effort in helping to commercialize this technology. This is a victory for Russian technology and a victory for the Russian people. Russia has now become the world’s most powerful nuclear power plant. Nuclear material that once threatened mankind will now be used for human prosperity!”
