Chapter 1600

In the morning, the harsh winter sunshine in New York shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows, making Andy unable to open his eyes.

In a daze, she reached out to hug Ivana beside her, and after missing nothing, she turned over and faced the sky, lazily opened her arms, stretched her waist, yawned, and sat up directly.

Stretched out his hand to scratch his hair, looked at the clock on the wall, it was already time, today is the day he left New York, flew to Los Angeles, attended the Qualcomm shareholders meeting on February 6th tomorrow, overturned the table, officially entered the board of directors of Qualcomm , Complete the final closing!

Wow——

The steaming bath water from the shower washed away the crystallized post-war residue on Andy's body.

After washing up, Andy wore a white bathrobe, wiped his hair, walked out of the bedroom, and went down the stairs.

Ivana, who was wearing a belted nightgown with white flowers on a dark blue background, heard the footsteps going downstairs, raised her eyebrows and smiled sweetly, and appeared on the stairs on the first floor with a cup of coffee, watching Andy come down.

"Good morning, dear."

"Good morning--"

Andy smiled and kissed Ivana, then took the steaming, fragrant coffee, stretched his arms around her waist and walked towards the sofa in the living room.

"This morning, I'm really upset that you didn't use Zui to 'wake up' yourself."

After the two sat down, Andy put the coffee cup on the table, and teased Ivana with a sideways smile.

"You bastard..." Ivana's mouth turned up, and she gave Andy a sweet smile, but she knew that her man was used to talking, so she didn't care, but picked up the newspaper on the table and handed it to him.

"You should take a look first, it's already fried outside!"

"Huh?" Andy frowned as he took the newspaper and opened it, "What happened?"

"Uncle Alston's proposal really hit the hornet's nest this time. The countries are excited, and the major trading partners of the United States are even more angry and violently blast the "Buy American" clause, saying that this clause violates the main A pledge by economic leaders "not to resort to protectionism" and a warning that it could spark a trade war."

"Buy American policy may lead to trade war!"

"A proposal with obvious protectionist overtones!"

"Economic patriotism, this approach may meet political needs!"

"Trade protectionism is the "poison" to deal with the financial crisis!"

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Almost all the titles are biased towards criticism, and Andy couldn't help but sneered and complained: "It's really outrageous! But, is the Canadian finance minister crazy, and he threatened the United States to start a trade war? Haha, to be honest, on weekdays Li, it’s really good for these countries, and it’s just a little bit mentioned, one by one jumped out like stepping on a landmine, and threatened us in turn, it’s really ridiculous!”

However, it is no wonder that the major trading partners are furious. It is the United States that strongly calls for the promotion of free trade. However, when the world is generally facing economic and financial challenges, the plan launched by the United States to deal with economic difficulties may increase the "purchasing The "American goods" clause not only violates the principle of free trade, but also goes against the spirit of everyone working together to tide over the difficulties in times of crisis, which has aroused concerns from all parties.

As for why the 'America First' proposal was fully targeted and angered just after it was put forward, the main reason is that all these trading partners who count on the United States to help them get out of the financial crisis are really afraid that this proposal will really pass under the impetus of some forces. .

It's not that they make a fuss, but that these American allies have a very deep understanding of the US boss. You must know that the United States is a very strange country. It is one of the countries with the highest degree of government kidnapping by the people among all the democratic countries in the world. one.

If the American people are really fooled into economic patriotism, once the general trend is formed, no one in Washington will stand up and fight against the votes, including the big tree called the president swinging in the wind in the wilderness!

Therefore, in the United States, sometimes, if a proposal that feels very weird, if it really harms certain interests,

It is absolutely necessary to pay attention to it from the very beginning, because in Washington, anything can happen, even if it is a trivial matter, it must be given enough attention!

Because, once passed, it will not be so easy to overthrow it again!

Andy quickly scanned the reactions reported in the newspapers. The British Chancellor of the Exchequer Darling said that the fight against protectionism is now more necessary than ever before. German Finance Minister Steinbrück also pointed out that during the Great Depression in the 1930s, there was a very destructive trade protectionism situation, which triggered trade wars among countries. will repeat itself.

The Consumer Electronics Association of America warned that the government's promise to abide by international norms is meaningless, and it will also trigger a series of opposition voices such as trade retaliation by various countries, causing Americans to lose valuable jobs, rather than stimulating the economy.

Moreover, what makes Andy dumbfounded is that the opposition camp also pointed out that abandoning low-priced imports and buying American products is estimated to increase the cost of the project by a quarter, and may delay the start of construction in the economic stimulus plan, because To ensure that employees abide by the laws and regulations, separate regulations have to be established.

In a word, the "America First" proposal with strong trade protectionism is absolutely wrong and unacceptable, and it is the public enemy of all countries in the world!

Andy sneered at this and dismissed it. However, he also knew that the current U.S. government would never play any kind of trade protectionism, because for the U.S., the financial crisis has almost been exported and is ready to bottom out It has rebounded, and it is time to benefit from countries all over the world. How could the United States offend friends at this time!

But if anyone really dares to fight a trade war because the United States is really thinking too much, to be honest, in today's world, in the scope of bilateral trade, there is really no country that can beat the United States.

The United States has the world's largest domestic demand market, and it has an unparalleled advantage in high-tech fields. In addition, the manufacturing base has now been transferred to China and neighboring Asian countries, which can completely reduce its dependence on low-end products from trading countries. Therefore, fighting with it is really asking for trouble.

"There won't be any problems with Uncle Auston, right?" Ivana had read these reports, looked at Andy who had been sneering, and asked worriedly.

"What's the problem? Haha, don't worry, not only will there be no problems, but this time my dad has really stepped on the stage and established his status as a political rookie!" Andy smiled, closed the newspaper, and stretched out his hand to pat Patting Ivana's little hand, he said in relief.

Of course, this is not what Andy just said to comfort Ivana, but the truth. This proposal by my father fully represents the values ​​of the American Elephant Party and is biased towards trade protectionism. Therefore, not only will it not become the target of public criticism , On the contrary, it will get the most extensive support in the Xiang Party, and at the same time, it will leave the deepest impression on the people who support the Xiang Party!

"Okay, things have already started to ferment, so it's not something we should care about. We can just wait and see the good show. Hehe, the meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven countries held in France this month is really interesting. Look at the excitement, maybe Geithner will be mobbed and attacked, haha..." Andy gleefully put his arms around Ivana and laughed, and walked into the restaurant full of sumptuous breakfast.