Chapter 1142: Olive Branch From the Middle East (Thanks to the Silver Alliance of [Saibei Qingyan] Boss)
Chapter 1142 The olive branch from the Middle East (Thanks...Thanks to the boss [Saibei Qingyan] for his silver alliance)
When leaving the VIP reception room, Fan Jimin felt as if his feet were treading on cotton.
Cool.
So cool!
Since 1997, all the depression accumulated due to the Ring Project has been swept away.
If I had to use words to describe it, it would be like the moment when I felt like having diarrhea two kilometers away from home, but still endured the walk to get home and finally sat on the toilet.
Feeling comfortable from head to toe.
Transparent!
If it weren't for the fact that he was in the United Arab Emirates and worried about being embarrassed internationally, he would have had to dance and dance.
But as we all know, when people are in ecstasy, it is difficult to truly suppress their desire for expression.
Therefore, in order to make his restless limbs more obedient, Fan Jimin walked a few steps quickly to keep up with the large army in front.
As a result, before he could take the initiative to speak, Marin, who had just left the room first, slowed down:
"I said, Lao Fan, today's incident... was all planned by you in advance?"
The tone seemed very calm.
But as soon as Fan Jimin turned his head, he noticed the corner of the other person's mouth that was about to rise to the sky.
Obviously, Marin was also feeling very uncomfortable.
Although the aircraft part of the Ring Project was completed by the Beriev Design Bureau, the Aviation Industry Corporation was not directly involved.
But it is impossible for anyone engaged in the military industry to not hear about such a big thing.
Moreover, in the late 1980s, the aviation port was also tricked by the Americans using the "Peace Model" project in a similar way, so I can somewhat sympathize with the mentality of my colleagues in the Electronic Technology Group.
Not really. "
Fan Jimin waved his hand:
"Before taking off this morning, I knew exactly the same things as you. The rest is to improvise in the sky."
"And to be honest, I thought they were just putting on a show to show the outside world at first, but I didn't expect they would respond so quickly and actually find out the insider..."
After hearing what he said, Marin felt a little emotional:
"It seems that this UAE policeman is lazy on the surface, but there is something really good inside..."
"..."
…
A 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 crushing advantage.
So much so that the UAE's 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, necessary consumables, spare parts and personnel training are also included.
The United Arab Emirates did not make any statement on this, but canceled the IAI office in Abu Dhabi due to insufficient staffing arrangements, and the UAE did not publicly comment on what happened during the test.
It can be regarded as retaining the last trace of dignity for both parties.
Only Ericsson, which had no time to participate in the actual machine test, was confused throughout the process and quickly protested against the UAE's failure to follow the rules and end the bidding process early.
But in the final analysis, equipment procurement is the UAE Air Force’s own business.
The tender process is only governed by the relevant domestic laws.
But it is really unnecessary for you to discuss the law with the crown prince of an absolute monarchy country.
So, not surprisingly.
The protest was ineffective.
Fortunately, the scale of the entire procurement project was actually not that big, and the winning model was still involved in the name of Dassault, so it did not cause any uproar.
The world's attention is generally focused on the two river basins next door that have become a mess.
Even on the day the results were announced by the UAE, they did not receive much attention.
However, for the two countries that finally won the bid, this order was far from simple as it seemed.
Even Chang Haonan learned the complete story after attending a meeting of the Industrial and Construction Committee...
"You mean to say that the Davidian delegation not only failed to interfere with our test, but was expelled by the UAE for making small moves?"
In the office of the Director of the Industrial and Construction Commission, Chang Haonan was somewhat dumbfounded when he looked at the report in front of Li Zhongyi that seemed to be hundreds of pages thick.
At first, I didn't expect that my plan was purely defensive in nature, but in the end, due to a strange combination of circumstances, it turned into a defensive counterattack.
The second is the report he got two days ago, which is less than one-third as thick as the one in front of him.
And just the description of the second round bidding process, no matter how detailed it is, cannot fill such a large space.
So there must be some content in it that is not directly related to early warning aircraft, but is equally important.
"It's not just that."
Li Zhongyi turned the report 180° and pushed it in front of Chang Haonan, then picked up the water glass:
"It is said that the Abu Dhabi royal family privately made a stern diplomatic protest to Tel Aviv. In the end, the United States intervened to mediate and reluctantly suppressed the matter."
Compared with Ding Gaoheng, who has a military style and is serious about his daily life, Li Zhongyi is more like a standard technocrat.
He usually has a good-natured image, making it difficult for outsiders to guess his thoughts.
But if someone really thinks that he is honest and can be bullied, they will inevitably suffer a big 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 face each other, you can feel the writer’s excitement just from reading between the lines.
If it weren't for the official document's genre and format requirements, I'm afraid I could 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 will have today after all!"
We are all our own people here, there is no need to pretend.
Li Zhongyi was obviously in a good mood, but his long-term work habits had almost made him lose the ability to express emotions, so he just showed his trademark 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 representative abroad.”
"The other party expressed that they look forward to deepening economic and trade cooperation with our country, and especially hope to obtain investment from our country. As for the specific contents, they are all in that document."
He said and pointed to the report in Chang Haonan's hand:
"I just finished reading it before the meeting... Of course, I guess they also said similar things to the French."
This time, Chang Haonan did not express his attitude immediately, but quickly flipped through the later parts that he had not read.
The content was not what he expected.
From the beginning, the Arab side basically hoped to understand the latest developments and future goals of China's economy, promote more fruitful cooperation and exchanges between the two countries, and achieve common prosperity.
The following lists in detail the ten core competitiveness of the UAE itself, as well as the preferential policies currently available to foreign investors.
It can be seen that it is not just a mere talk, but that he is really preparing to do something practical.
The only problem is...
A little too early.
If these contents were placed in the Belt and Road period more than ten years later, there would definitely be countless Chinese companies rushing in.
But this was only 2004.
China itself is still attracting foreign investment on a large scale and has very little experience in exporting capital and technology.
The very few successful cases are still model projects built under the leadership of Chang Haonan and cannot be replicated on a large scale.
And the reason why Li Zhongyi found him specifically was probably for this reason.
Sure enough, looking at Chang Haonan who lowered his head and said nothing, Li Zhongyi quickly said seriously:
"Counsellor Chang, regarding this proposal...what do you think?"
"It's difficult, mainly because there is no grip."
The former shook his head very frankly:
"If this was a European country, or an underdeveloped country in Africa or Southeast Asia, we could barely make use of our advantages and invest or cooperate based on the technology or industry that the other party urgently needs."
"But the only decent industries in the UAE are finance and oil. We still don't understand finance at home. When we go abroad, we may be killed by international capital predators. As for oil..."
Chang Haonan did not continue speaking, but just raised his head and glanced at Li Zhongyi opposite.
Before the other party was transferred to the Industrial and Construction Commission, he had been working in the petroleum system for many years, and of course he knew the twists and turns.
To put it bluntly, as long as the US Navy's aircraft carriers are still cruising in the northern Indian Ocean, any oil-related investments can only be made slowly, so as not to stimulate the Americans who are going crazy in the Mesopotamia.
“Indeed, we shouldn’t even think about stock competition in the short term…”
Li Zhongyi also showed a wry smile.
It is not that the petrochemical system has not tried in this regard, but it can only be said that it has gained more lessons than experience:
"Unless we can create some incremental market for the UAE, we can still try one or two..."