Chapter 859: Plug the Loophole

Chapter 859: Close the loopholes

, "What is the reaction from the US government?" Fan Wuxian listened to Zong Wuxia's report to Tingchuan, and he seemed a little hesitant.

"The White House has not made a formal statement yet, but judging from what has been learned privately, it is expected that a proposal will be made in Congress in the short term. Regarding the issue of considering sanctions against China, a subordinate in the United States answered.

Fan Wubing scratched his head and said with some enthusiasm, "As for sanctions, they are just used by politicians to scare the people. What real impact can they have on us? In fact, the most important thing is to look at the big What is the position of the consortium?

The other party immediately replied, "Actually, due to the recent discussion of large aircraft projects in China, Boeing feels that its market position is being threatened, so it has united some people to interfere with this plan. Probably their lobbying group will soon We are about to arrive in Beijing. On the issue of rare earths, Raytheon, Boeing and Lockheed Martin in the United States are also actively joining forces to put pressure on China.

Fan Wubing nodded, this situation was inevitable.

Rare earth materials can be said to be the catalyst for modern military products. Without them, many high-tech products would not be launched smoothly. Therefore, Raytheon, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin, as U.S. fire dealers, are obviously worried after the price of rare earths in the international market is rising day by day and the supply of supplies is getting less and less.

Their joint suppression was also expected.

In fact, those who are dissatisfied with China's rare earth policy include companies from various industries such as Europe, the United States, and Japan on our behalf.

Rare earths, known as industrial monosodium glutamate, are widely used in wind power equipment, automobile exhaust purification equipment, precision instrument manufacturing, national defense and other fields, directly affecting the production of clean energy.

Although China is the country with the richest rare earth resources in the world, it has been supplying most of the world's usage cheaply in the past few decades. This has caused China's proven rare earth reserves to drop from 43 million tons in 1995, accounting for 43% of the world's total, to 43 million tons today, accounting for 40% of the world's total.

However, the integration of the rare earth industry started by Fan Wubing in the past few years has begun to bear fruit, by reducing mining sites and standardizing the management of mining licenses. The price of rare earths has increased significantly in recent years. The current average price quoted for oxidation of rare earth varieties is around 500,000 yuan per ton, an increase of about 300% from the beginning of last year.

Countries such as Europe, the United States, and Japan seem to have been caught off guard by China's sudden reduction in rare earth exports, consolidation of rare earth companies, and substantial price increases.

In the last ten years,

Affected by China's cheap rare earth market, the rare earth mining industry in many countries such as the United States and Canada has stopped.

Countries such as the United States and Australia that are relatively rich in rare earths have basically not used their own rare earth resources in the past five years.

However, recently China has been reducing its share of rare earth exports. In the past year, the international community has been very worried about this matter. Now many countries want to invest in rare earths again.

The U.S. Department of Defense has also raised the issue of rare earth security, analyzing whether there is a real risk to U.S. national defense due to production cuts in China, the major rare earth exporter. In addition, the U.S. Department of Energy is also studying this issue. Some government agencies in the United States hope to restore the U.S. rare earth supply chain through legislation. Although it is not yet known when a specific plan will be introduced, it is certain that this matter is underway.

The vigilance of American companies is relatively high, and they can report these developments to Fan Wubing as soon as possible, allowing him to spare enough time to make arrangements, so that the other party will not be caught off guard.

After answering the phone, Fan Wubing suddenly lost his sleepiness. He put on a blanket and sat on the sofa. Then he opened his laptop, connected the video signal, and started calling several people in charge of the rare earth project. . Learn from them the overall situation of domestic rare earth production and sales.

It was around three o'clock in the middle of the night. Several responsible persons were confused when they were called out. However, Fan Wubing, the current boss of the company, asked him personally and immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, so they all agreed He carefully reported his work situation one by one and explained the rare earth export situation.

They chatted like this for several hours. By the time Fan Wubing understood the situation, the sky was already bright.

"When did you wake up?" Shen Ying also woke up at this time and saw that the computer next to her was always on. Fan Wubing was sitting on the sofa with a blanket and typing something. So he asked.

"Oh, it was just a little earlier. Have you slept enough? It's still early." Fan Wubing came over and got under the quilt. "Shen Ying shrank in the quilt and shouted.

"The first important function of a wife is to warm the quilt." Fan Wubing hugged Shen Ying and laughed.

The two of them looked at each other, and the quilt started to rise and rise.

After getting up and washing up, the time is

Fan Wubing took Shen Ying to the botanical garden on the roof of the building and personally picked two loofahs and a tomato. I picked some ingredients, then took two eggs out of the refrigerator, and used the gas stove here to make loofah and egg drop soup. After drinking it hot, I felt comfortable.

"Is this breakfast or lunch?" Shen Ying asked.

"Never mind it. As long as you're not hungry, it'll be fine." Fan Wubing said this, but he thought of his previous life in the university before he was reborn. At that time, as soon as Saturday morning came, everyone couldn't sleep. , I didn’t get back to eat until noon.

As a result, one time, everyone drank on Friday night and fell asleep in a dark place. When they woke up, they found that it was still dark. The clock hanging on the wall pointed to six o'clock, so everyone thought it was still early and continued to sleep.

When they woke up again, it was still dark, so everyone continued to sleep, until someone was so hungry that he got up and looked at his watch. It was already past four o'clock in the morning the next day, and the people in the same dormitory had slept for more than a whole day. .

When they looked at the clock at six o'clock, it was actually already six o'clock in the afternoon that day, but it only gets dark earlier in winter. They thought it was six in the morning.

"That's right. I have to have a romantic talk with your dad later. Fan Wubing said to Shen Ying.

With whom? Shen Ying looked at Fan Wubing with a very unkind expression and asked.

Fan Wubing patted his forehead and said, "Hi, dad!"

Shen Peiming actually has more things to do than Fan Wubing. After all, the Shen family does not have many direct relatives, but the collateral branches are extremely large. There are hundreds of relatives in China alone, and there are thousands of branches overseas. , even if one tenth of these people are in regular contact, it is a very scary thing.

And very unfortunate. Even if Shen Peiming is the patriarch of this large family, how could he not be busy?

When Fan Wubing called him, Shen Peiming was a little surprised. However, when he heard Fan Wubing calling him dad, Shen Peiming still felt a little proud. He thought to himself, if you continue to be naughty, you still can't respect your elders obediently. ah? Obviously, raising a good daughter is sometimes more effective than controlling several financial groups, especially when dealing with a genius like Fan Wubing.

"Oh, Wu Yi. What's the matter?" Shen Peiming asked reservedly.

Fan Wubing was a little helpless towards Shen Peiming, an old fox. He didn't believe that with the connections of the Shen family, especially when they controlled the rare earth industry, they would know nothing about the actions of the Americans? It was obvious that the old fox was just adjusting his attitude.

However, Fan Wubing couldn't bear it after thinking about it. He gave all the fair and tender daughters raised by others to him. This gesture was still acceptable, so he said, "Recently, Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries have begun to impose restrictions on our rare earths." They are very dissatisfied with the policy and may take relatively large measures, such as putting pressure on the government and countering market monopoly behavior. We should do something now to silence them.

"Well, I have heard about this matter, but what good countermeasures do you have?" Shen Peiming did not pretend to be confused, but asked very seriously.

Rare earth prices have risen sharply this year. From the beginning of the year to now, the prices of major rare earth oxides have increased to varying degrees. Among them, the sales of oxidized products, the main varieties of rare earths in the north, increased sharply, and the sales of oxidized decorations increased vaguely. Oxidized steel increased; the main varieties in the south increased even more, dysprosium oxide increased, oxidized steel increased, and oxidized steel increased by 1%.

This is mainly because the integration of domestic rare earth production has achieved initial results. For example, Jiangxi once had more than a thousand mining sites, but now it has been reduced to 40. The trend of concentration towards large and medium-sized enterprises is obvious. These forty mining licenses are completely in the hands of Fan Wubing and Shen Peiming's rare earth investment company.

Their integration of rare earths gradually formed a pattern of separate control of resources and circulation. In the north, due to the large amount of rare earth resources and the small number of mining licenses, a situation of comprehensive control from resources to circulation was gradually formed.

"I mean. It is definitely impossible to resolve the conflict with words, but the top priority is to shut their mouths," Fan Wubing said.

"Why is it blocked?" Shen Peiming asked.

"Of course we have to let the numbers speak for themselves," Fan Wubing said with a smile.

Market monopoly cannot be as simple as talking the talk. Even if you are as powerful as the Americans, you must have actual data to solve the problem through legal means. As long as the loopholes in this area are plugged, at least The other party will have no legal basis.

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