Vol 4 Chapter 332: Higher-level interviews

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"I think it's okay," Feng Yiping nodded.

"Thank you, please come with me,"

As everyone watched eagerly, Feng Yiping Shi Shiran followed Walker and walked towards the white house in front.

"It's U.S. Secretary of Commerce Evans, isn't it?" someone asked, "Is he not nervous?"

Yes, to those present here, Evans, the Secretary of Commerce of the United States, is no stranger to him. He often represents the US government and comes out to say something. In the eyes of entrepreneurs who follow them, it is definitely a rant.

For example, the most unacceptable one is their view: The Chinese government provides subsidies to almost all export companies! The methods include low-priced land, low-interest loans, and export tax rebates.

This argument is really absurd. How many companies with export rights in our country or companies that export through foreign trade companies can enjoy low-priced land and low-interest loans?

And like the United States on other issues, such as the human rights issues that they frequently talk about, when criticizing others, they always do not take their own picture first.

What they call another subsidy, export tax rebates, is actually a universal rule.

Regarding international trade, anyone who knows how to do it knows that there is such a criterion between countries: avoid double taxation.

That is, a commodity can only be levied once for the same tax during its circulation.

Take the value-added tax that is mainly involved in export tax rebates as an example. When it is produced in the exporting country, it has already been levied a value-added tax, but when it reaches the importing country, because it has to enter the market, it will also be levied at the corresponding value-added tax rate of the importing country. Once, if no measures are taken, double taxation will be formed.

So the custom is that only the importing country levies value-added tax on exported goods.

This is what the domestic export tax rebate means. The value-added tax collected first is refunded. This is an international rule. What is a subsidy?

But the Ministry of Commerce, which Mr. Evans is in charge, is not just talking, they are even more unambiguous.

In October, it was supposed to be when the two countries were discussing matters related to their overseas visits. Evans led a team to the country. Naturally, the discussion was about the trade deficit. After that, on November 12, we had our country’s The purchasing team’s large purchases in the United States have listed more than tens of billions of dollars, including airplanes, automobiles, and agricultural products.

Obviously, such an approach showed China's sincerity in reducing its trade deficit. However, on November 18, the United States announced the establishment of new quota restrictions on the three major categories of Chinese textiles such as bras, robes and knitwear exported to the United States.

This directly affects the ruling of more than 10 million domestic textile workers. Of course, we have to respond. Therefore, the Ministry of Commerce urgently notified that the Chinese agricultural product purchasing group that was originally scheduled to visit the United States on November 19 was postponed to travel. Billion USD orders.

Just two days after our country took countermeasures, that is, on November 21, the US Department of Commerce made another ruling to impose anti-dumping duties on malleable cast pipes from China.

As soon as the U.S. side spoke, the next day our Ministry of Commerce made a final anti-dumping ruling on imports of toluene diisocyanate originating in the United States and other places.

Two days after we made the ruling, on the 24th, the US Department of Commerce ruled to impose anti-dumping tariffs on the color TV sets exported to the United States by Chinese companies such as Konka, Changhong, and Tcl...

For many unrelated ordinary people, these things are nothing more than a piece of news on the news network that they don’t like to watch. For some experts, this is just a normal "friction" between the two countries in the WTO framework. .

But for these companies that follow up, this may be a major event directly related to their livelihoods. Sanctions will sanction this and that. Then next time, who knows that they will not be sanctioned for their industry?

Therefore, for the U.S. Department of Commerce, which frequently wields the big stick of sanctions, the companies that follow up are really awed. There is no way. The decision of this department may directly affect whether everyone can eat meat or even connect. I can't live without any soup.

But does Feng Yiping seem to be nervous at all?

As expected of Feng Yiping!

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Of course Feng Yiping is not nervous. These people in the U.S. government cabinet, unlike the officials in our government, gradually rise from the grassroots step by step. They are directly appointed by the president.

For example, this Evans was given this position because of his great efforts during the election of George W. Bush-raising 100 million yuan in campaign funds.

As we all know, the Bush family from Texas has a strong oil background, and Donald Louis Evans, before that, he was the chairman of the energy giant Tom Brown Gas Company, a giant oil company.

Therefore, this is a business person, and communicating with him will not be like when communicating with some domestic officials, the idea is not on the same channel at all, and there will be no gap.

Feng Yiping is not even shocked by the world's best businessmen. He has dealt with the most genius businessmen in the United States. How could he be surprised by such an American businessperson who is not too genius?

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Feng Yiping was taken to a conference room and waited for two minutes. A middle-aged uncle with a strong aura and white temples walked in and greeted Feng Yiping as if he had known each other a long time ago, "Hi Feng, I’m Evans,"

Different from the respectful attitude in front of the domestic ministers, Feng Yiping is now much more casual, reaching out a hand to shake hands with him, "Hello Mr. Minister, thank you for being able to meet me in such a busy time,"

"Hehe, it's really busy," Evans said as he watched the hurried staff walking outside the meeting room. "Go for a walk?"

"Okay,"

Therefore, those in the follow-up team were surprised to see that Feng Yiping had just entered the White House and walked out behind a middle-aged man after a while, "That's Evans,"

Naturally they all know this guy who is likely to affect their jobs.

Then many people laughed heartily, "President Feng is so cool now!"

This is chic, not that chic.

Evans put his hands in his pockets, pushed the hem of his suit back, and said something with a smile as he walked, while Feng Yiping, with his hands behind his back, walked parallel to him without hurries, and followed him freely. Vince spoke while looking around graciously.

They can't be more familiar with that faction and posture. They are very common in various domestic news. The alive cadres have a sense of inspection.

Although they walked side by side, although they were younger than the one next to them, as soon as outsiders looked, they would feel that they were mainly Feng Yiping.

Many people in this room have also done this. They sometimes walk in the same way when they visit the companies below or when they are looking at companies that want to become their own parts suppliers.

Inspecting the US President’s house, walking freely on his lawn, and in front of Evans, whom all the merchants exporting to the United States are in awe, it is such a kind of very equality, even with initiative, so it’s slightly With a first-class posture, entrepreneurs think Feng Yiping will be very chic and cool to watch!

This incident, after returning, can definitely be regarded as one of the most exciting scenes of this trip, to share with caring and curious people. Although Feng Yiping is acting very well, he is also part of our Chinese businessmen?

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However, the issue Feng Yiping and the others are talking about at the moment is not easy. After thanking him very sincerely for his large investment in the United States, Evans really turned the topic to the work he has been doing recently, "Feng, you are Chinese. , I have also made very successful investments in the United States, and I know the national conditions of the United States and China very well. In addition, as everyone knows, you are also a very outstanding business theorist. The business model of China, then, what do you think of the current unequal status of trade between the United States and China?"

"You know, from an absolute data point of view, in the 14 years from 1989 to the present, China's increasing exports to my country have caused my country to lose at least 1.4 million job opportunities. You know what this means in my country."

To be honest, Evans admires Feng Yiping very much. Of course, this is not to him personally to a certain extent. As Secretary of Commerce, he admires all those who have invested heavily in the United States.

"From my perspective, this conclusion is ridiculous," Feng Yiping said very rudely.

ridiculous? Evans's face sank immediately, and his men said that he was believed to be a very humble and polite young man. Is this humble and polite?

"Mr. Minister, don't you think so?" Feng Yiping didn't seem to see Evans' face changed greatly.

"Yes, it is true that the export of some products from our country has led to the decline of some industries in your country, but we all know that this is the consequence of free trade and free competition, right?"

"I think you know better than anyone. Judging from the current situation, those industries that have been more affected are originally backward production capacity that is destined to be eliminated in the global competition, right?"

"Furthermore, Mr. Minister, you are different from those in the business federations. You must have seen some other figures. In the past 14 years, on the whole, the United States has added 20 million jobs and the people's living standards have been improved. , The output of the manufacturing industry has increased by 45%, I am right!"

"Although it cannot be said that this is all due to trade with China, it is clear that trade with China has not caused obvious harm to the U.S. economy. On the contrary, trade with China is good for the U.S. economy."

"So, not to mention, the high-quality products provided by Chinese enterprises," Feng Yiping still rejects the front of our country's products, with the label of "good quality and low price", "not only provides American people with more choices, And it saves them at least $20 billion in living costs every year, doesn't it?"

Feng Yiping talked about the information that can be collected in the American mass media one by one. Evans was also furious from the beginning, to relief later, and then to the surprise now. Said, this is really a very good young man, no wonder he can have a place in the fiercely competitive Silicon Valley so soon.

He stretched out his hand, "Although your perspective is relatively one-sided, I appreciate you as a young man with your own opinions and look forward to your other investments."

"I will, Mr. Minister," Feng Yiping shook his hand and said goodbye.

On such occasions, you can't keep chasing, and if you say "Is it one-sided or you are one-sided", it's good that everyone knows it well.

"I also look forward to your active efforts, our trade will become more and more prosperous,"

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It didn't take long for Feng Yiping to return to his position~www.wuxiaspot.com~The Prime Minister had already arrived at the White House. You can see that the salute over there is ready.

"Everyone, what's the matter? Why are you looking at me like this?" Standing Feng Yiping said unnaturally when he looked at everyone's eyes.

"It's nothing, we admire you very much, Mr. Feng, really, very much. You have greatly raised your face for us," Mr. Wu patted him gently on the shoulder.

"Yes," "Yes," more and more people patted him on the shoulder.

Feng Yiping looked stunned, why did he "greatly" raise his face for everyone?

"President Feng, please tell me, what did you and that Evans talk about?"

"Oh, nothing. We just exchanged some views on the trade between the two countries," Feng Yiping said concisely.

"You are amazing! You are amazing!" Everyone unanimously expressed their opinions with their eyes.

Feng Yiping said once again that being watched like this by a group of uncles like you, I was so stressed.

At this time, the salute rang, Feng Yiping counted it, a total of 19 shots, followed by Bush Jr. accompanied the Prime Minister and began to review the guard of honor...

The next thing, well, nothing happened to them.

The Prime Minister and George W. Bush will first have a small-scale meeting in the Oval Office, and then will have a large-scale meeting with more members of Bush’s cabinet... All of these, Feng Yiping and others, naturally cannot participate. .

After the grand welcome ceremony, these entrepreneurs will visit the American Chamber of Commerce.

However, when he was about to leave the American Chamber of Commerce with the delegation and rush to the next Sino-US entrepreneurs forum, a staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hurriedly said, "President Feng, please prepare with me, President Bush, I want to meet you,"