Chapter 815: Gains and Losses of Joining the WTO

Regarding Ding Gaoheng's concerns, it is of course impossible for Lan Xinzhi's position to echo him, but he needs to express his position:

"Don't worry, Director Ding, we will work closely with front-line enterprises and brother departments to properly respond to the new challenges brought about by China's entry into the WTO!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Chang Haonan next to him with a slightly grateful look.

Although the operation of the Equipment Industry Department has gradually been on the right track in the past year, as director, he will never forget who provided huge technical and market support when the work just started.

It can be said that without the shocking turnaround of the bearing and gear product line in Europe two years ago, China's machinery manufacturing industry would have been groping in the dark for a long time.

As for what to do to meet the challenge…

Don't even think about it.

It is good to be able to survive the impact of others and succeed.

Of course, until now, Huaxia products still have little competitiveness in the high-end market in Europe.

However, being able to go from "a no-name brand that you won't even look at unless all other products are sold out" to "a high-volume, cost-effective choice" is already a huge improvement in itself.

Brand effect, with or without it, is a qualitative change.

At the same time, Chang Haonan on the sofa also felt the eyes from behind.

Frankly speaking, even he cannot estimate the impact that China's joining the World Trade Organization nearly two years in advance will have.

As Ding Gaoheng said, most industries must be prepared to be impacted.

In this process, losses and losses are certainly unavoidable.

But on the other hand, forcing certain industries to make changes through external forces was originally one of the goals that China hoped to pursue when joining the WTO.

Chang Haonan suddenly felt like he was a parent.

I want my children to go outside to receive training, but I am also worried that my children will be injured and suffer a loss.

How to grasp the balance in the middle is simply an eternal problem.

"Director Lan, don't put too much psychological burden on me."

He didn't look back, just stared at the news picture on the TV screen:

"When we were planning to establish the Equipment Industry Department, we made a decision to focus on the large and let go of the small. Some areas are subject to some external impacts, which is not necessarily a bad thing..."

Although this sentence was in response to Lan Xinzhi, to a large extent, Chang Haonan was also speaking to himself.

The good news is that his current two main businesses, the Aviation Power Group and the Torch Group, will basically not change as a result of China’s entry into the WTO——

The former is relatively closed, while the latter has already been sold all over the world.

……

The day China signed the agreement was January 2000, 1.

Chang Haonan originally thought that no matter how efficient it was, the impact of joining the WTO would not be felt until the agreement officially came into effect.

Therefore, after he finished handling the Varyag fleet's passage through the Black Sea, he returned his main focus to the Torch Laboratory.

First, Li Yabo was given a project from Haofei Group to develop an all-composite shell with a diameter of 1 meter.

Then, it’s time to move on to the topic of advancing the manifold learning algorithm at hand.

And pay attention to some trends in differential geometry——

According to the previously set schedule, Perelman will visit Beijing Hang University at the end of this month.

Although Chang Haonan is not a professional mathematician, when facing such a big boss, respect must still be given.

However, the peaceful days did not last long.

Before waiting for Perelman, he first waited for another completely unexpected acquaintance.

"Old Qin?"

Chang Haonan received a notice that several comrades from the petroleum system wanted to talk to him about projects.

When he entered the reception room, the first thing he saw was Qin Wengui sitting on the sofa on the left.

Seeing Chang Haonan walk into the room, everyone who was sitting on the sofa chatting stood up almost at the same time.

Qin Wengui, the only person who had known Chang Haonan before, quickly stepped forward and shook hands with him:

"Hello, Professor Chang."

Then, he turned sideways and introduced the other people who stood up:

"These are our comrades from the Pipeline Bureau of China Petroleum and Natural Gas Company. They would like to come to you to consult on some engineering mechanics issues."

This is indeed Chang Haonan's housekeeping business.

It's just that he has never had any business dealings with the oil system before.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Wengui stretched out his palm and pointed at the other person who had been standing next to him:

"This is Huang Hewei, Bureau Huang, Deputy Director of the Pipeline Bureau and General Manager of the Domestic Business Department."

It seems that this person should be the talker who led the team here today.

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Hewei took a step forward, shook hands with Chang Haonan and said enthusiastically:

"The year before last in the Great Hall, I saw with my own eyes Mr. Chang's style of winning three awards alone. At that time, I wanted to get to know you, but I never had the chance. Today I finally caught up."

The praise is spot on, but it doesn't feel too artificial.

However, Chang Haonan had seen a lot in these years, so he just smiled casually:

"That's all in the past. When it comes to research, the main thing is to look forward."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to signal everyone to sit down again, and he also sat on the main seat in the reception room:

"I don't know if Director Huang has brought a team here this time. What specific questions do he want to consult?"

Seeing that the topic has entered, the expression on Huang Hewei's face also became serious:

"I think Mr. Chang may have heard of the 'West-East Gas Transmission' project?"

Chang Haonan nodded:

"I saw it on the news."

Even if you haven't had time to pay attention to this kind of big project in this life, you must have heard about it in your previous life.

"Then I'll keep the story short and won't introduce the situation of the West-East Gas Transmission Project itself."

Huang Hewei continued crisply:

"That's right. Our Pipeline Bureau is preparing to bid for the construction projects of two sections of the Longyuan section of the West-East Gas Pipeline, with a total length of approximately 430km."

“However, after on-site investigation, we found that this area contains subsidence zones, loess caves, sandy soil, seasonal frozen soil, etc. The geological characteristics are very complex, and the gas pipeline is a thousand-year project related to people’s livelihood, so there is no room for sloppiness. "

"A few days ago, I accidentally heard that you had cooperated with the Institute of Computing Technology of the Academy of Sciences to produce a set of engineering design tools for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway project. The railway department rated it very highly, so I thought about having Comrade Qin Wengui introduce it. Let’s see if you can give us some guidance from a theoretical level, which can also improve the success rate of our bidding.”

"Of course, you don't have to worry about funds. Compared with other units, Huaxia Petroleum has relatively sufficient funds..."

Chang Haonan believed this.

As for the petroleum system, there is certainly no shortage of money.

but……

"Director Huang, please forgive me."

He considered the sentence for a moment:

"If I remember correctly, the West-East Gas Transmission Project has not officially completed the project approval process yet, right?"

As Party B, you still need to understand the situation clearly before taking on a project, especially such a complicated project.

If it is an ordinary project, it is possible to find someone to do the work first, and then go through the bidding process.

However, the West-East Gas Pipeline is a landmark project for the development of the western region that has been approved by the highest level. Anyone who dares to do this may think it will last forever.

High and low also have to first establish the project, then invite bids and finally start construction.

And if you think about it this way, even if you plan for a rainy day, the other party will arrive too early.

You know, for a state-owned enterprise, the process of spending money to conduct research when there is no project is quite troublesome.

In Chang Haonan's impression, the Pipeline Bureau is a semi-monopoly unit, and it seems that it is not appropriate to rush into this situation.

"Alas...Mr. Chang, you don't know something."

Huang Hewei raised his hand and smoothed his hair:

"Hasn't our country joined the WTO? One of the conditions is to open up the West-East Gas Pipeline to full market operation and conduct open bidding for pipeline construction projects around the world."

"Is that so?"

Chang Haonan raised his eyebrows, with a hint of surprise in his tone.

He had previously told Ding Gaoheng and Lan Xinzhi about the catfish effect that joining the WTO might cause.

As a result, it has only been a few days, but the impact has already been seen.

All I can say is that it was an immediate success.

But Huang Hewei next to him didn't know why Chang Haonan was surprised. He thought that this comrade with a military background was worried about the country's energy security, so he quickly explained:

"Only the pipeline part has been brought into market-oriented operation. The upstream oil and gas fields and downstream receiving stations are still in our hands, so we don't have to worry about energy security."

"It's just that we feel that the West-East Gas Transmission is a key project of our country after all. If all the projects are taken over by foreigners after the public bidding, it will be a big loss. Therefore, after discussion within the bureau, it was decided that at least Concentrate our efforts to win the most representative section. Considering that our technical foundation is relatively weak, we must make some targeted preparations in advance, so I thought of coming to you."

Chang Haonan nodded slightly, indicating that he understood:

"Do you have a more detailed report on the geological conditions obtained through your investigation?"

"Of course there is, and we brought it here this time too."

Huang Hewei said as he took out two thick piles of information from the briefcase next to him and handed them to Chang Haonan:

"Please take a look."

The latter took it, put it on his lap, opened it and looked at it.

Indeed, as Huang Hewei said just now, there is no serious foundation under these more than 400 kilometers of pipelines. It is either loess or sand. If the pipelines are laid directly on top, they will settle and deform within a few years.

If you consider geological disasters and extreme weather, it will be even more troublesome.

It's definitely a hell of a construction project.

But...

On another level, it also means challenging.

More importantly, compared to pure engineering mechanics, this topic will also involve areas that Chang Haonan has always wanted to study but has not yet found a focus -

Computational materials science.

So, he decided.

Next.