Chapter 1670: Super Section 301
The Tokyo District Attorney’s Office immediately caught wind of the situation and was out before the Batumi meeting was even over, busting straight into Toshiba’s headquarters, which brought about a drop in Toshiba’s stock.
“Everything else is fine, but I suspect that clearing out a large number of Japanese companies is not something Washington will do.” Alan Wilson accompanied his wife out for a walk, the age of the need to exercise more, talking about the possible consequences of this Toshiba incident, the United States want to temper Japan way more than enough, simply can not use such a hated way.
“Japan’s industry is still very strong, although not as extensive as my involvement.” Pamela Mountbatten also gave a high evaluation of Japanese enterprises, especially a few Japanese plutocrats, Mitsubishi, Mitsui and what not, still have considerable strength in the present.
“Which there are a few like you dabble so widely.” Allen Wilson let out a light laugh, “The Japanese plutocrats alone, are not your opponent. But all together, the Japanese companies are really worth paying attention to, the Konzern Group, well, that’s the characteristic. It’s much more powerful than those few families in Xiangjiang, who are nothing more than real estate businessmen.”
The four major families in Xiangjiang encountered certain difficulties last year, quite simply, after the Cyberport program was implemented, the Governor of Hong Kong released the land in reserve in his hands, leading to a certain degree of dive in Xiangjiang’s real estate. Several famous local real estate developers had operational difficulties and were cut by the British Hong Kong Government.
This is a side effect of the Cyberport project, the real estate developers’ books directly lost more than one billion Hong Kong dollars, but this is not worth the attention of the London government, but Alan Wilson himself still expressed his apologies, gave a number of Canadian green cards, as well as the United States of Canada to give preferential conditions for investment.
This move is as good as it gets, Alan Wilson knows in his heart, in fact, Canada’s feelings for Britain, deeper than Australia’s feelings for Britain, but where the volume of the United Kingdom is not too far away from the United States, the United Kingdom should try to maintain a bit of influence in Canada, but the problem is not that the United States is too strong also too close to it?
British capital can not be in Canada and U.S. capital confrontation, but to attract a number of Hong Kong capital to try the reaction of the Americans can still be, the British capital or the main attack on Australia, the whole of the South Pacific colonies a can not be scattered, the military presence should be maintained, the economic presence will not become a sprawl of water.
Suppressed a wave of house prices effect is still quite obvious, can continue to invest in business, as for some speculators because of the property fall jumped, small side effects only. Stocks can fall, what can’t property fall? There is simply no such reasoning.
“Semiconductor industry, I see that the United States will definitely pay attention to it, Japan can’t keep it.” Alan Wilson took his wife’s hand and sat down, rocking the swing and said, “This is the opportunity elsewhere. I’ve already put my chips on Xiangjiang to build up a leading foundry in Xiangjiang. As for research and development, it is placed locally.”
“Such an important industry is placed in Xiangjiang? Will it be a bit dangerous?” Pamela Mountbatten sat on the swaying swing and raised her question.
“The more dangerous the place, the safer it is. Putting it in Xiangjiang is instead safe and has more value for unification, because the equity distribution will inevitably have to take care of the British capital, and we can provide Xiangjiang with well-paid positions.” Alan Wilson replied confidently, “As for the safety of this enterprise, there is them on land and us on the sea, not the world’s number one naval power and the world’s number one army power, but China and Britain together can guarantee the safety of this enterprise.”
This point of supreme authority is still very confident, the more important the future chip enterprise, the more Xiangjiang can use this to ask for a price, this is after all a British-owned enterprise, the possibility of being forcibly snatched away is not there, is not completely absent, once the national power is not enough, what the bulls and devils may be pressed up.
However, Alan Wilson did this, but also precisely to protect the current British national strength, afraid of alone by virtue of Britain’s own national strength can not protect, so only want to borrow from a large country.
As for the interests of the two countries can be divided into three or seven, Britain is seven. This is good, it all depends on the face of some British capital.
“The most important thing is reliability.” Pamela Mountbatten listened to the explanation put down the heart, “If you can put pressure on the automobile industry is good, Japan and Germany two defeated countries, what is the right to climb on top of me?”
The richest woman under the Land Rover Group ranked third in the world today, in front of Japan Toyota and Germany Volkswagen, appeared in such a situation, mainly Land Rover Group focused on off-road type above, sedan on the top of a lot of weak, Alan Wilson can only comfort this would be good.
People are all types of cars are produced, you are alone in the off-road and pickup trucks, and then again, the United Kingdom where the civilian car?
Isn’t there something worse? For example, America’s world-famous car city Detroit, now has the initial trend of ghost towns, in a decade or eight years, Kensington Avenue is everyday. Compared to the U.S. auto industry, has not been an equal share of the risk of the richest woman is very good?
As the two conversed, the Batumi committee was still meeting around Japan’s political discipleship, involving companies on the embargoed list that should theoretically withdraw from the Eastern European and Soviet markets. Such a discussion should be held thanks to the fact that the supreme authority has been labeling the Japanese for decades, whether Japan is doing well or not, and the small gestures never stop.
The representative of Japan expressed strong regret that such a discussion was unfair because the Japanese government could assure that the Toshiba incident was an isolated one and that just because Toshiba had problems, it was not a presumption of guilt to assume that all Japanese companies had problems.
The United States side was also silent on this. The United States representative found that it seemed that the European countries did not have a pure purpose, and while the United States side was communicating with the country, the British representative was also communicating with Whitehall.
Alan Wilson, of course, wants to strangle the Japanese companies at once, but it seems that this matter is not so easy, “If you can’t do it, replace the ban with a six-month ban, this six-month period if you can’t replace the market vacated by the ban on Japanese companies, there is no way to do it, and Whitehall will also consider it a sign of incompetence. And the U.S. suggests that the U.S. government take six months to look into the problems that exist with Japanese companies.”
“Also, tell the U.S. Semiconductor Association about our suggestion, and don’t concern yourself with the rest, the U.S. Semiconductor Association will have a good talk with the Whitehall.”
Supreme authority in order to the United States of America’s semiconductor development can be said to be worried about, and even had to temporarily join forces with the United States companies, first of all, Japan in the semiconductor industry to beat down the advantage of the Japanese semiconductor advantage is reflected in what place? Currently occupies fifty point three percent of the world market.
The United States and Japan signed the “U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Agreement” last year, Japan was asked to open up the semiconductor market, and to ensure that within five years foreign companies in Japan to obtain one-fifth of the market share.
Although this is a stage victory, but obviously not a short period of time can work program, which has a super three zero one, and anti-dumping duties to more real? Now the Toshiba incident broke out, is the United States can take advantage of a good opportunity to play, in this regard, Alan Wilson practiced up the special relationship between Britain and the United States never discounted.
As for Britain’s own semiconductor program, all focused on integrated circuits, from a major country on the semiconductor industry above the attack on the chip is the most difficult, semiconductors can be divided into four categories: integrated circuits, discrete devices, sensors and photovoltaic devices, which can be collectively referred to as the four types of semiconductor components.
And integrated circuits can be divided into analog circuits, microprocessors, logic circuits, memory four sub-divisions, the core of the UK’s semiconductor industry will be logic circuits, memory. The other can be strategically abandoned, the real semiconductor program is focused on these two segments in the integrated circuit.
U.S. White House, Reagan received representatives of the U.S. Semiconductor Association, listened carefully to the claims of these people.
In fact, the Toshiba incident fermented so much, Reagan’s attitude itself is very critical, once this incident came out, he felt that this is a good opportunity to divert attention, Yin Langmen has been plaguing him for a long time, the Toshiba incident, if it can allow him to get rid of the negative impact of the Yin Langmen, it would be more than good.
“The Japanese Prime Minister has already said that he will come to the United States to apologize in person, and I will use this to express America’s tough stance on this matter.” Reagan gave the representative of the Semiconductor Association a piece of mind.
Appeased the semiconductor association’s dissatisfaction, Reagan decided to take this opportunity to show his tough persona, soon Prime Minister Nakasone Yasuhiro came to the United States, at the same time in the United States more than fifty mainstream media published the announcement of thanks, this time the whole of the United States people know the Japanese Prime Minister came to thank for the news.
And the Japanese prime minister just left, Reagan immediately signed the imposition of anti-dumping duties of the official document, at the same time announced in the U.S. Senate, to impose the Super Three Zero One provisions of the investigation of Japan, and was unanimously endorsed by the U.S. bipartisan, Reagan also took this opportunity to set up a defense of U.S. interests of the image.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone just returned to Tokyo and learned of the news, even if the psychology of the Americans cursed ten thousand times, in public can only express regret and apologize, this matter is Japan did wrong.
“What a sad country it is to have a foreign garrison at home.” Alan Wilson in front of Margaret Thatcher is very proud, “If the German garrison is only the U.S. Army, Germany can not be tough. It is also fortunate that the U.S. army is only a part of the German garrison, and the European countries’ garrisons together are the majority of the German garrison, which gives the Germans room to roll over, or else Germany would not be much stronger than Japan.”
Margaret Thatcher felt that there was something in the Cabinet Secretary’s words, but didn’t think much about it, and after approving Britain’s semiconductor program spoke, “What do you think about Moscow’s announcement that the leader is going to visit the United States?”
“To talk about what? If it’s to talk about the INF treaty, it’s a good thing for Europe’s security.” Alan Wilson replied happily, “Who wants to live with a nuclear bomb in their sights?”