Chapter 365
Chapter 365
The Qing dynasty handed Hong Kong over to Britain in the Treaty of Nanjing, signed after its defeat in the Opium War, and Hong Kong returned to China’s arms after 99 years.
China agreed to one country, two systems, guaranteeing autonomy in return for Hong Kong.
As a result, Hong Kong also holds elections separately, and the currency is Hong Kong dollars, not Yuan. They also exercised judicial power on their own, not according to the Chinese constitution.
However, as China’s power grew, its influence over Hong Kong grew, and in recent years, it has become common for Chinese police to arrest people and take them to the mainland without the permission of the Hong Kong authorities.
Ellie was born to a Hong Kong father and an English mother. Her father, Eli’s father, runs business between Hong Kong and Europe.
Compared to Eli’s mother, who is British, or Ellie, who has dual citizenship and lives in Korea, it will be difficult for a Hong Kong father to escape the influence of the Chinese government.
When I heard this from President Vysotsky, my first thought was that I was too easy.
He had taken everything too easy during that time. Because of me, the people around me could be at risk.
What expression am I making now? Are you terrified or distorted by anger?
After a while, President Zhang Pinghua opened his mouth.
“Someone said that,” she said.
“What crime did you say you should be arrested for?”
“I am a drug addict.”
I was terribly surprised, but I asked calmly without showing any expression.
“Did Ellie’s father do drugs?”
“He said it didn’t matter.”
“… … .”
Are you trying to arrest me as a drug offender even though I’m not a drug offender?
China suffered severe damage from opium at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and has a painful history of being defeated in the Opium War. That is why drugs are considered a felony.
Possession or distribution of drugs in excess of a certain amount is punishable by death. Foreigners were no exception to this, and several Koreans were also executed.
Despite strong protests in the country, China never backed down when it came to drug issues.
If arrested as a drug addict, he would never have been released easily.
Fortunately, this didn’t actually happen. Ellie’s parents are still doing well in Hong Kong.
President Zhang Pinghua looked at my expression and said:
“I think that method would have been effective enough. There are people in the world who give up even those around them for a purpose, while others want to protect those around them even if they give up everything.”
If the Chinese government had taken Eli’s father hostage and used it as a negotiating card, what would I have done? Perhaps he apologized for making a groundless accusation against Zhou Cha and stepped down.
So, the question arises here. If you knew it was an effective method, why didn’t you do it?
Zhang Pinghua put down his finished teacup.
“According to the old saying, dragons can be tamed and ridden by humans. But under the dragon’s neck, there are scales that are upside down, and it is said that if you touch the scales, the dragon will surely kill that person.”
“It’s disgusting.”
This is what Han Bija said.
“There is something called rebellion even in humans. If you touch it, one of them must die.”
I nodded.
He would have conceded the Zhou Cha case to save Eli’s father, but after that, he would have attacked China by all means and methods and made the issue public.
Even if I suffered losses in the process, I would not have stopped, and as a result, China may have suffered more than the US-China trade dispute.
“I will ask you one last question. Does Li Huning’s resignation have anything to do with that?”
President Zhang Pinghua smiled faintly.
“I do not know. But if you can’t understand your opponent and say such stupid things, you don’t deserve to sit on the standing committee.”
It was a de facto affirmation.
The official reason for Li Huning’s resignation was his ill health, and experts analyzed that he, from Shanghai, was pushed back by a power struggle. But the truth is, is it because he said it?
“A horse is heavier than a thousand gold. It will never happen again.”
It’s not because it’s morally wrong or unfair. It’s just that you won’t touch my wrath.
President Zhang Pinghua looked straight at me and said:
“Even if we used to aim at each other’s necks with a knife, I think we can become friends as long as we agree. I think that the path that CEO Kang Jin-hoo wants to walk and the path that China has to take are not different.”
I remembered Li Suwei’s manager’s words and attitude toward me. As I felt it, it wasn’t a pretense, it was the truth.
As long as my skills and capital are helpful, China will continue to be favorable to me. A cat that catches mice is a good cat.
Should this be called Chinese pragmatism or the continental climate?
“China and OTK Company will be of great help to each other. I hope that today’s meeting will be the beginning of that.”
* * *
[President Zhang Pinghua, Korea is an important economic partner of China!][China and Korea historically have a long-standing friendship][Support for Korean companies to invest in China][Seeking Sino-Korea Cooperation to Revitalize the Three Northeast Provinces]Chinese media sent out photos and videos of President Jiang Pinghua shaking hands and talking with each other every day, emphasizing the importance of economic cooperation between Korea and China.
President Zhang Pinghua said at a press conference.
“China will allow more foreign equity ownership and independent management. We will strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and take strict measures against infringements. We will gradually abolish tariffs, maintain an open policy, and continue to open the door to the Chinese market.”
The next day, a meeting was held with Korean businessmen presided over by Prime Minister Bo Xiaoyu.
“This is a forum created to hear honest opinions. If you have any difficulties in conducting business in China, please tell us frankly.”
It was as if the division commander had gathered the privates and told them to tell them if there were any difficulties in military life, so no one spoke easily.
Reluctantly, I decided to carry the gun.
“It may be harsh or not very pleasant to hear, but can I say something?”
Prime Minister Bo Xiaoyu responded immediately.
“of course. I don’t care if it’s harsh or something that pierces your heart, so please speak up.”
“The Chinese government says it will expand investment in foreign companies, but in practice, local governments do not grant licenses and licenses, or apply various kinds of censorship or regulations strongly. I would like the authorities to take a stronger step in resolving these issues.”
Prime Minister Bo Xiaoyu nodded with a serious expression.
“You said that it might be annoying, but it was something that touched my heart. I think what you just said is an honest talk about the problem, not a resentment. We need that talk now, and we want to hear more from you.”
Next, Chairman Im Jin-yong and Chairman Han Chan-young spoke in turn, and other businessmen also expressed their difficulties.
“The Chinese government will continue to give everyone a chance to speak and listen seriously. And I will do my best to cooperate with you so that the difficulties you mentioned today can be resolved as soon as possible.”
Chairman Im Jin-yong, who was sitting next to me, spoke to me in a low voice.
“The sanctions have continued, even if it is not explicit, but now it will be lifted. Fortunately, the.”
“Seo Sung Electronics didn’t take any damage anyway, did it?”
“Neither is it. Semiconductors and batteries were mostly B2B anyway, so there was no problem, but smartphones, TVs, and refrigerators didn’t sell well. From now on, we have to sell hard again.”
Other businessmen also seemed to sigh.
* * *
Russia promoted the success of the TWR test day after day, and President Vysotsky began a tour of Europe. The general view was that the goal was to sell nuclear power plants.
China has announced that it will cooperate with Russia to commercialize the TWR.
The Korean government, which had been focusing on exporting nuclear power plants, was in an even more difficult situation. Orders for nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic have already crossed the water, and there are rumors that other countries, such as Saudi Arabia, will have a hard time as well.
In fact, concerns have grown that Korea may have been withdrawn from the global nuclear power plant market.
Several countries rushed to contact Rosatom, but KHNP officials kept their distance while keeping an eye on the government.
The government is in trouble. It received strong support even when it first created and announced a roadmap to phase out nuclear power. As it was not long after the Fukushima nuclear accident, the whole world started to phase out nuclear power, and it seemed that the era of renewable energy would open at any moment.
The problem is that while the amount of electricity required has increased significantly compared to when the plan was made, the expansion of the proportion of renewable energy has been slow.
Despite efforts so far, the share of renewable energy in Korea was less than 10 percent. On the other hand, dependence on nuclear power is absolute.
According to the Energy Master Plan initially announced by the government, it would raise it to the OECD average of 30 percent, but many experts questioned its feasibility.
Under this circumstance, the emergence of TWR was nothing short of shaking up the government’s energy master plan. The government pointed out that nuclear power plants have high external costs as they phased out nuclear power plants.
However, TWR uses depleted uranium as a raw material, and once it starts operation, it can be used for more than 50 years, and it burns fuel rods completely, leaving almost no nuclear waste.
Fuel cost, operating cost, closing cost, waste treatment cost, etc. will be drastically reduced. Experts have claimed that TWRs are at least 50 times more efficient than light water reactors.
According to an opinion poll conducted not long ago, support for the nuclear phase-out policy was lower than that of the ruling party. This meant that many of the ruling party supporters were against it.
The opposition Liberty Kuomintang continued to attack on the nuclear phase-out controversy, and even within the New Politics Party, opinions were divided.
As it is the president’s core promise, there was a difference of opinion between those who wanted to just carry out the policy and those who wanted to re-examine the policy from the beginning.
In a chaotic situation in the political arena, there was an incident that stirred public opinion.
A chaebol family assaulted a caddy on a golf course. The alleged victim was Kim Se-yeon, wife of Park Min-woo, president of Yuan Express.
The reason for the assault was that the car was scratched while the caddy was loading the golf bag into the car. The assault and verbal abuse continued for 20 minutes. Several other chaebol wives were also present, but no one stopped them and stood by.
The caddy was admitted to the hospital with injuries and trauma for 8 weeks, but the golf course did not report or protest the perpetrator, but instead fired the victim.
The incident, which was almost overlooked, was reported to the Internet and the media by his colleague caddy. The incident was captured on CCTV in the parking lot obtained by the police.
The people were outraged by the chaebol’s case of a chaebol, which if you forget it.
However, there is one more thing to say about this. Jinhu Kang’s mother also belongs to this golf club.
We weren’t together on the day of the incident, but that doesn’t matter.
Rep. Myung Jin-wook came to the National Assembly and waved his materials and shouted.
“Does it make sense that the mother of the world’s richest man, with her son’s money, carries a luxury bag, uses a five-star hotel like home, and plays golf with the wives of a conglomerate? In addition to this, on his last birthday, he received Chanel bags, shoes, jackets, etc. from various wives of chaebol families! The total gift amount alone is over $50,000. This is a bribe, not a gift! We must immediately investigate thoroughly, reveal the truth, and apologize to the people!”
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While we were having a meeting, Taek-gyu suddenly stood up and shouted.
“Hey! It’s a big deal!”
I waved my hand.
“It’s noisy, and if you’re going to use your phone during a meeting, go out.
“Oh, no, that’s a big deal! Look at the article.”
“Huh?”
Looking at his face, it seems like a really big deal. Did Lost Fantasy Online have an emergency update?
I picked up the phone that Taek-gyu was handed over to me, and the others quickly took their cell phones out of their pockets.
I was surprised to see the article title on the main portal site.
“What is this?”
[(Breaking News) After the earthquake, it is confirmed that her mother, Choi, received a Chanel bag from Kim Se-yeon in the golf course assault case!][Mr. Choi, is it related to golf course abuse?][Shocked to find out that he enjoyed a luxurious life in a 5-star hotel with his son’s money!][Having regular golf meetings with the hostesses of the chaebol family][We need to investigate if there are more hidden cases of abuse… … ]I stopped the meeting and called her mother. But no matter how many times I tried, I didn’t get it.
The moment I hung up because I was worried and tried to make a call to the hotel, the call was connected.
“It’s me, mother.”
[Ah! CEO Kang Jin-hoo!]“Chief Lim Su-mi?”
The person who answered the phone was not her mother, but Lim Su-mi, the president.
[Can you come right over here?]“Yes? What happen?”
President Lim Su-mi shouted urgently.
[Now your wife has passed away!]
