Chapter 1142: An Olive Branch from the Middle East (Thanks to the Silver Alliance of [Saibei Qingyan

When leaving the VIP reception room, Fan Jimin felt as if his feet were stepping on cotton, floating.

Cool.

So cool!

Starting from 1997, all the resentment that had accumulated because of the roundabout project was swept away.

If I have to describe it in words, it would be like the moment when you feel like you are going to have diarrhea two kilometers away from home, but you still force yourself to walk home and finally sit on the toilet.

You feel comfortable from head to toe.

Transparent!

If he wasn't in the UAE and worried about being embarrassed internationally, he would have performed a dance routine.

But as we all know, when people are in ecstasy, it is difficult to truly suppress their desire to express themselves.

Therefore, in order to make his restless limbs more obedient, Fan Jimin took a few quick steps and caught up with the large group in front.

As a result, before he could take the initiative to speak, Marin, who had just left the room, slowed down his pace:

"Hey, Lao Fan, today's incident...was all planned in advance?"

The tone seemed very calm.

But when Fan Jimin turned his head, he noticed that the corners of the other person's mouth were almost raised to the sky.

Obviously, Marin was also feeling very uncomfortable.

Although the aircraft carrier part of the Ring Project was completed by the Beriev Design Bureau, there was no direct involvement of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China.

But for such a big thing, it is impossible that anyone involved in the military industry has not heard of it.

Moreover, in the late 1980s, the aviation sector was also cheated by the Americans in a similar way through the "Peace Model" project. Therefore, I can empathize with the mentality of my colleagues in the Electronic Technology Group.

Not really. "

Fan Jimin waved his hand:

"Before we took off this morning, I knew exactly the same things as you did. The rest was just a matter of improvising in the air."

"And to be honest, I thought at first they were just putting on an act for the outside world to see, but I didn't expect them to react so quickly and actually find out the traitor..."

Hearing what he said, Marin also felt a little emotional:

"It seems that the UAE police may appear lazy on the surface, but they are actually quite capable inside..."

"..."

……

Big win.

In this round of selection, the Falcon 8Z "Gaoming" early warning aircraft jointly developed by Dassault, China Aviation Power Group, China Aviation Industry Group and Thales Group stood out with an almost overwhelming advantage.

So much so that the UAE selection committee did not even wait for the pre-announced deadline, but directly awarded a contract for a total of four aircraft after this round of testing.

Of course, it also includes necessary consumables, spare parts and personnel training.

The United Arab Emirates has not made any statement on this, but has withdrawn IAI's office in Abu Dhabi due to insufficient staffing, and the UAE has not made any public comments on what happened during the test.

It can be regarded as retaining the last bit of dignity for both parties involved.

Only Ericsson, which did not have the chance to participate in the actual machine test, was confused throughout the whole process and quickly protested against the UAE's behavior of not following the rules and ending the bidding process ahead of schedule.

But ultimately, equipment procurement is the UAE Air Force's own business.

The bidding process is only subject to the relevant domestic laws.

But it is really unnecessary to talk about law with the crown prince of an absolute monarchy.

So, no surprise.

The protest was ineffective.

Fortunately, the scale of the entire procurement project is not actually that large, and the final winning model was still participated in the name of Dassault, so it did not cause any uproar.

The world's attention is generally focused on the Mesopotamian region next door, which has become a mess.

Even on the day the UAE announced the results, it did not receive much attention.

However, for the two countries that finally won the bid, this order was far from as simple as it seemed.

Even Chang Haonan only learned the full story after attending a meeting of the Construction Committee...

"You mean to say that the David delegation not only failed to interfere with our test, but was expelled by the UAE for their tricks?"

In the office of the director of the Industrial and Construction Committee, Chang Haonan was somewhat dumbfounded when he looked at the report in front of Li Zhongyi, which looked to be hundreds of pages thick.

Firstly, he didn't expect that a plan of his that was purely defensive in nature would end up being a defensive counterattack due to some strange combination of circumstances.

The second was the report he had received two days ago, which was less than one-third as thick as the one in front of him.

However, even if the description of the second round of bidding process was detailed, it would not be able to fill such a long page.

Therefore, there must be some content that is not directly related to the early warning aircraft, but is equally important.

“That’s not all.”

Li Zhongyi turned the report 180 degrees and pushed it in front of Chang Haonan, then picked up the water glass:

"It is said that the Abu Dhabi royal family privately lodged a harsh diplomatic protest to Tel Aviv, and it was only with the mediation of the United States that the matter was barely suppressed."

Compared with Ding Gaoheng, who has a military style and is serious in his daily life, Li Zhongyi is more like a typical technocrat.

He usually appears to be a good guy, making it difficult for outsiders to guess what he is thinking.

But if someone really thinks that he is honest and gullible, he will inevitably suffer a great loss.

Chang Haonan took the report and quickly flipped through two pages.

The content happened to be what the delegation saw and heard in the VIP reception room and the King's Palace on the first day of the test.

You don't even have to meet face to face, you can feel the writer's excitement just from the words.

If official documents did not have specific requirements on genre and format, I could probably write a script.

"Okay, okay!"

Chang Haonan let out a long breath, raised his hand and flicked the report twice, making a crisp snapping sound:

"They have finally come to this day!"

We are all family here, there is no need to pretend.

Li Zhongyi was obviously in a good mood, but his long-term work habits almost made him lose the ability to burst out with emotions, so he just showed his signature harmless smile:

“In addition to the four AWACS aircraft, the bid also resulted in an additional meeting between the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and our senior representatives abroad.”

"The other party expressed that they look forward to deepening economic and trade cooperation with our country, especially hoping to obtain investment from our country. As for the specific content, it is all in the document."

He pointed to the report in Chang Haonan's hand:

"I just finished reading it before the meeting... Of course, I guess they said similar things to the French."

This time, Chang Haonan did not express his attitude immediately, but just quickly flipped through the parts that he had not read.

The content was exactly what he expected.

At the beginning, the basic statement was that the Afghan side wanted to understand the latest developments and future goals of the Chinese economy, promote more fruitful cooperation and exchanges between the two countries, and achieve common prosperity.

The following is a detailed list of the UAE’s ten core competitive strengths and the preferential policies currently available to foreign investors.

It can be seen that it is not just empty talk, but a real intention to do something practical.

The only problem is...

A little too early.

If these contents were released during the Belt and Road Initiative more than a decade later, there would definitely be countless Chinese companies rushing in.

But this was only 2004.

China itself is still attracting large-scale foreign investment and lacks experience in exporting capital and technology.

The very few successful cases were model projects led by Chang Haonan and were not replicable on a large scale.

The reason why Li Zhongyi specifically called him here was probably because of this reason.

Sure enough, looking at Chang Haonan who bowed his head and said nothing, Li Zhongyi quickly said seriously:

"Counselor Chang, what do you think about this proposal?"

"It's difficult, mainly because there's no handle."

The former shook his head very frankly:

"If it is a European country, or an underdeveloped country in Africa or Southeast Asia, we can still make use of our advantages and invest or cooperate with them based on the technology or industry they urgently need."

"But the only decent industries in the UAE are finance and oil. We don't even understand finance in China, and if we go abroad, we'll probably be slaughtered by international capital sharks. As for oil..."

Chang Haonan didn't continue talking, but just looked up at Li Zhongyi opposite him.

Before being transferred to the Industrial and Construction Commission, the other party had been working in the oil system for many years and certainly knew the twists and turns involved.

To put it bluntly, as long as the US Navy's aircraft carriers are still cruising in the North Indian Ocean, any oil-related investment can only be carried out slowly so as not to stimulate the Americans who are now going crazy in the Mesopotamian region.

"Indeed, don't even think about competing for existing shares in the short term..."

Li Zhongyi also gave a bitter smile.

The petrochemical industry has tried this, but it has learned more lessons than experience:

"Unless we can create some incremental market for the UAE, we can still give it a try..."