Chapter 1531
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Simon was in Washington on the first weekend of September.
It was the evening of September 4th.
After all kinds of entertainment during the day, the Clintons held a private dinner for Simon in the evening.
Simon didn't come here idle and bored. Of course, he had serious business. In a small restaurant in the White House, when the waiter had dinner, he complimented each other as usual, and the topic soon got on track.
"For Russia, bill, my idea has always been clear. Economic penetration is far better than military intervention. Therefore, for the upcoming Chechen conflict, my soldiers in Ukraine will certainly not go out. If you insist on intervention in Washington, you can only cooperate with other private military organizations."
The topic is about Russia's upcoming second Chechen War.
In history, the second Chechen War broke out at the end of August. This time, things inevitably deviated under the roar of Simon, a big butterfly.
It is mainly the Kosovo war that has ended. Compared with the past, on the Russian side, after someone began to hold more and more power, it is inevitable to get involved deeper in Yugoslavia. Coupled with the confrontation with western countries, the time has been prolonged.
So it was not until September that there was a clear sign of another use of force against Chechnya in recent days.
Washington, aware of this, of course, the first reaction was to intervene, but it was not easy to intervene this time, so it once again hoped that Simon's private army in Ukraine would enter Chechnya.
Simon won't promise this time.
If it's limited to this, just say hello. However, Simon also felt that it was time to take the opportunity to talk with some people in Washington. After all, it was like controlling his own business empire. If Washington wanted to maintain a sufficient sense of existence, Simon also needed to come often, so he had a trip this weekend.
It is the seventh year of his term of office, and then he will hand over the stick to his ambitious wife. Clinton is quite calm. As a result, the president is smiling and brewing something, and the president's wife has spoken: "Simon, don't you think Russia has once again shown its unwarranted ambition in Yugoslavia, and we must try to suppress it?"
Simon also smiled and looked at the president's wife: "Hillary, of course, I'm sure Russia should be suppressed. Moreover, as I just said, this suppression is undoubtedly the most effective from the economic level. After all, the result of the US Soviet hegemony has confirmed this. According to China's military theory, we should use what we are good at to attack what the enemy is not good at. In addition, I have to say, Ukraine, Many of my private troops are actually Soviet veterans and have some feelings for the former Soviet Union. If they are sent to Chechnya, I am difficult to determine whether they will be unable to shoot because they are afraid that their opponents are former comrades in arms. "
Simon's tone was mild, and Hillary immediately realized that she had just seemed too strong. After all, she was going to run for the Senate of New York state next year. If she made the young man feel bad, it would not pay off. So she quickly eased down and smiled: "The problem is, Simon, we all know that Russia is a group of barbarians, and barbarians are more used to solving problems in barbaric ways. Therefore, I have to remind you that economic means may not be applicable to them. Maybe one day, I mean, not only you, Simon, but also many federal companies may invest in Russia because of a wild war in Russia Pretty, they were all confiscated and returned to zero. "
Simon heard Hillary say so, but also had to admit that the woman saw quite thoroughly.
Last year, if Simon had not intervened, Russia would have played a big trick. However, because the aid plan that could collapse at any time at that time led to financial market turmoil, it still hurt many western financial giants such as long-term capital management companies.
Therefore, it is obvious that barbarism does have a big enough "advantage" in front of civilization.
Thinking so, Simon said: "Hillary, the problem is that there are a group of barbarians in Russia, but if necessary, I mean, we can't always be civilized people. However, in the current state, I think it's more effective to be civilized. Of course, I won't object to Washington's response to Russia's expected actions in Chechnya, but I won't participate."
After Simon said these words, the president finally inserted his first sentence, picked up the goblet next to him and said in a round tone: "well, honey, and Simon, we are all for the union, aren't we?"
Simon cooperatively picked up the wine and Hillary followed.
After clinking the glasses, the president finally did not lose the initiative to speak, and quickly said: "Simon, I've understood what you mean. I'm sure I won't force you to make some arrangements in Washington for Chechnya, and, of course, our pleasant cooperation will never change. Let's skip this. Simon, talk about China. I'll have a meeting with China at the APEC leaders' meeting in New Zealand on the 11th. You know, the main thing is I'm still talking about the WTO. You're a China expert. You've also helped lobby for China's accession recently. So, can you give me some suggestions this time? "
It is worthy of being a veteran politician. He said he was asking for advice, but Simon's recent help in lobbying for China's accession to the WTO suddenly turned into a favor.
If Simon takes advantage of the situation and hopes Clinton to help promote China's accession to the WTO, it is obvious that he will give a favor to each other. In fact, Simon doesn't mind oweing this kind of favor. The so-called favor actually comes and goes. If you only let others owe you, it's inevitable to rise mien and fight rice revenge. If you only owe others, it's certainly impossible to last long.
Thinking so, Simon didn't answer directly, but said, "bill, what do you think is the biggest diplomatic mistake made by the Soviet Union in the process of us Soviet hegemony?"
Clinton did not expect someone to push the problem back. Moreover, as a smart man, a personal experience of the US Soviet hegemony and a top politician, he certainly knows. After a little hesitation, Clinton did not pretend to be stupid and said, "probably, break off diplomatic relations with China."
Simon nodded: "For China, the powerful Soviet Union in those years preferred to directly develop each other into its sphere of influence, even if it was not a member country, it could only be a subsidiary country. However, China demanded independence and was unwilling to lose its independence. The two sides broke up because of this. The result was not just that the Soviet Union lost a strategic ally in Asia , what it has lost is a production base and consumer market of one billion people. Ah, as a businessman, obviously, this is still a problem I consider from the commercial level, but I believe this is a very key factor. The weakness of the Soviet Union in agriculture and light industry is very obvious from beginning to end, and China can just make up for the great weakness of the Soviet Union It can also provide a huge potential market for the Soviet Union's heavy industrial products. However, the Soviet Union voluntarily gave up all this and directly lost the qualification to compete with the Federation to a great extent. Therefore, bill, should we give up this time? "
Clinton nodded slightly.
It's not a pity that I didn't get a favor. After all, Simon westero's favor is not so easy to take.
Instead, Hillary Clinton said again: "Simon, I think you are a little absolute. As far as the current Federation is concerned, we don't lack other options except China."
"Others," Simon looked at the president's wife, "Hillary, do you mean Africa in a mess, or Latin America where the economic structure is basically solidified and it is difficult to revitalize?"
Hillary Clinton did not show weakness: "what about Eastern Europe?"
Simon smiled and shrugged: "in Eastern Europe, Hillary, I think you should be able to understand."
The president's wife is also very strong at the moment. Simon said so, and she generally reacted.
With the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, there is an economic virgin land waiting to be developed that embraces hundreds of millions of people in Eastern Europe.
However, it has to be said that even if the federal side makes more efforts, because of its proximity, Eastern Europe is undoubtedly more reserved in Western Europe.
To put it bluntly, the cheap labor force of hundreds of millions of people is undoubtedly the most valuable "asset" in Eastern Europe. Western European countries want to maintain their own high welfare and a comfortable working system for their citizens for less than eight hours, but society still has to run, and there are some things they have to do. Therefore, hundreds of millions of cheap workers in Eastern Europe can just fill all this. Moreover, this is a problem Some people flock to Western Europe because they don't need to give identity immediately, so they don't need to consume the social welfare of local residents. At the same time, because they don't have identity, they can do the most work and take the least money, and the results of their labor are enough for western European residents to maintain a comfortable life.
Compared with Western Europe, which can be reached in a few steps, the difficulty of crossing the sea to the United States is the rise of geometric level immediately.
In short, Simon can build a stronghold in Ukraine, and then gradually erode and eat the whole Ukraine. However, it is impossible to expand his power to the whole of Eastern Europe. After all, when there is a ready-made "good life" that can be easily pursued, not many people are willing to fight step by step. Even some people The dream of a better life is to go to economically developed Western European countries to wash dishes and do cleaners. Relatively speaking, you can get more than staying in your own country.
This is the reality.
Moreover, for the United States itself, with the issuance of the euro, there is still the most critical problem to be solved, that is, to maintain the hegemony of the dollar.
With a population of 1.2 billion, China, whose current economic volume has also entered the top 10 in the world, is definitely an object that can not be ignored. Just to maintain dollar hegemony, the federal government must take the initiative to pull China into the WTO system, rather than let the other side join the embrace of the euro zone.
After a few words, we could not help talking about Latin America, Africa, and finally about Hillary Clinton's New York Senator campaign next year. Dinner began at seven o'clock and lasted until ten o'clock. On the whole, the two sides were very happy.
The next day is Sunday.
Simon continued to stay here. At noon, he attended a cocktail party organized by Carlyle group headquartered in Washington. In the evening, he had another private banquet from the vice president and his wife.
In fact, such a private dinner can be together last night.
However, as Al Gore also announced his plan to participate in next year's presidential election some time ago, the vice president began to draw a clear line with the already infamous president, saying that when he announced his participation in next year's election, neither side had enlisted Clinton's help.
From the perspective of a mature politician, this seems to be a quite wise choice.
However, Gore probably ignored that most ordinary people are not politicians. Moreover, ordinary people are also the most vulnerable group of people who lose their judgment. Their position... Or there is no accurate position at all.
This means that in the past few years, Mr. vice president has been building a posture of close partnership with Mr. President. Now, in order to run for president and prevent the current president's bad reputation from affecting him, he resolutely cuts off his robe and righteousness from the other party. What will such a person make the public think?
Can a person who is so ruthless to his close partners still have enough loyalty to the voters?
What a good focus of public opinion operation.
On the other hand, since the vice presidents have drawn a line with themselves and the White House has invited Simon to a private dinner, the Clintons will certainly not call the gores again.
Come and go.
Of course, Simon will not make a clear distinction with the vice president and his wife, but gladly attend the dinner. After all, this is actually equivalent to maintaining a good relationship with the whole democratic party.
I probably feel that compared with the White House, their heavyweights are not enough. The gores also invited some Democratic leaders in Washington to help. Therefore, the private dinner on Sunday is more lively than that on Saturday night. The people are too enthusiastic. When Simon left, he was inevitably a little drunk because he drank a lot of wine.
In the new week, Simon woke up in a private residence in the western suburbs of Washington and received the news.
At dawn on Monday local time, the assembled Russian troops launched an attack on Chechnya.
The second Chechen War broke out.
This time, someone has made very adequate preparations. Not only have there been a number of attacks from Chechnya in Russia some time ago, which has won the support of public opinion, but the name of the war has also been labeled as "anti-terrorism".
Moreover, compared with the mess of all aspects of the Russian army in the first Chechen War, the troops entering Chechnya this time basically belong to the last elite family that Russia can win, which can be called breaking the boat.
In any case, if there is no accident in next year's general election, the Kremlin really has to burn its bridges this time.
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Simon was in Washington on the first weekend of September.
It was the evening of September 4th.
After all kinds of entertainment during the day, the Clintons held a private dinner for Simon in the evening.
Simon didn't come here idle and bored. Of course, he had serious business. In a small restaurant in the White House, when the waiter had dinner, he complimented each other as usual, and the topic soon got on track.
"For Russia, bill, my idea has always been clear. Economic penetration is far better than military intervention. Therefore, for the upcoming Chechen conflict, my soldiers in Ukraine will certainly not go out. If you insist on intervention in Washington, you can only cooperate with other private military organizations."
The topic is about Russia's upcoming second Chechen War.
In history, the second Chechen War broke out at the end of August. This time, things inevitably deviated under the roar of Simon, a big butterfly.
It is mainly the Kosovo war that has ended. Compared with the past, on the Russian side, after someone began to hold more and more power, it is inevitable to get involved deeper in Yugoslavia. Coupled with the confrontation with western countries, the time has been prolonged.
So it was not until September that there was a clear sign of another use of force against Chechnya in recent days.
Washington, aware of this, of course, the first reaction was to intervene, but it was not easy to intervene this time, so it once again hoped that Simon's private army in Ukraine would enter Chechnya.
Simon won't promise this time.
If it's limited to this, just say hello. However, Simon also felt that it was time to take the opportunity to talk with some people in Washington. After all, it was like controlling his own business empire. If Washington wanted to maintain a sufficient sense of existence, Simon also needed to come often, so he had a trip this weekend.
It is the seventh year of his term of office, and then he will hand over the stick to his ambitious wife. Clinton is quite calm. As a result, the president is smiling and brewing something, and the president's wife has spoken: "Simon, don't you think Russia has once again shown its unwarranted ambition in Yugoslavia, and we must try to suppress it?"
Simon also smiled and looked at the president's wife: "Hillary, of course, I'm sure Russia should be suppressed. Moreover, as I just said, this suppression is undoubtedly the most effective from the economic level. After all, the result of the US Soviet hegemony has confirmed this. According to China's military theory, we should use what we are good at to attack what the enemy is not good at. In addition, I have to say, Ukraine, Many of my private troops are actually Soviet veterans and have some feelings for the former Soviet Union. If they are sent to Chechnya, I am difficult to determine whether they will be unable to shoot because they are afraid that their opponents are former comrades in arms. "
Simon's tone was mild, and Hillary immediately realized that she had just seemed too strong. After all, she was going to run for the Senate of New York state next year. If she made the young man feel bad, it would not pay off. So she quickly eased down and smiled: "The problem is, Simon, we all know that Russia is a group of barbarians, and barbarians are more used to solving problems in barbaric ways. Therefore, I have to remind you that economic means may not be applicable to them. Maybe one day, I mean, not only you, Simon, but also many federal companies may invest in Russia because of a wild war in Russia Pretty, they were all confiscated and returned to zero. "
Simon heard Hillary say so, but also had to admit that the woman saw quite thoroughly.
Last year, if Simon had not intervened, Russia would have played a big trick. However, because the aid plan that could collapse at any time at that time led to financial market turmoil, it still hurt many western financial giants such as long-term capital management companies.
Therefore, it is obvious that barbarism does have a big enough "advantage" in front of civilization.
Thinking so, Simon said: "Hillary, the problem is that there are a group of barbarians in Russia, but if necessary, I mean, we can't always be civilized people. However, in the current state, I think it's more effective to be civilized. Of course, I won't object to Washington's response to Russia's expected actions in Chechnya, but I won't participate."
After Simon said these words, the president finally inserted his first sentence, picked up the goblet next to him and said in a round tone: "well, honey, and Simon, we are all for the union, aren't we?"
Simon cooperatively picked up the wine and Hillary followed.
After clinking the glasses, the president finally did not lose the initiative to speak, and quickly said: "Simon, I've understood what you mean. I'm sure I won't force you to make some arrangements in Washington for Chechnya, and, of course, our pleasant cooperation will never change. Let's skip this. Simon, talk about China. I'll have a meeting with China at the APEC leaders' meeting in New Zealand on the 11th. You know, the main thing is I'm still talking about the WTO. You're a China expert. You've also helped lobby for China's accession recently. So, can you give me some suggestions this time? "
It is worthy of being a veteran politician. He said he was asking for advice, but Simon's recent help in lobbying for China's accession to the WTO suddenly turned into a favor.
If Simon takes advantage of the situation and hopes Clinton to help promote China's accession to the WTO, it is obvious that he will give a favor to each other. In fact, Simon doesn't mind oweing this kind of favor. The so-called favor actually comes and goes. If you only let others owe you, it's inevitable to rise mien and fight rice revenge. If you only owe others, it's certainly impossible to last long.
Thinking so, Simon didn't answer directly, but said, "bill, what do you think is the biggest diplomatic mistake made by the Soviet Union in the process of us Soviet hegemony?"
Clinton did not expect someone to push the problem back. Moreover, as a smart man, a personal experience of the US Soviet hegemony and a top politician, he certainly knows. After a little hesitation, Clinton did not pretend to be stupid and said, "probably, break off diplomatic relations with China."
Simon nodded: "For China, the powerful Soviet Union in those years preferred to directly develop each other into its sphere of influence, even if it was not a member country, it could only be a subsidiary country. However, China demanded independence and was unwilling to lose its independence. The two sides broke up because of this. The result was not just that the Soviet Union lost a strategic ally in Asia , what it has lost is a production base and consumer market of one billion people. Ah, as a businessman, obviously, this is still a problem I consider from the commercial level, but I believe this is a very key factor. The weakness of the Soviet Union in agriculture and light industry is very obvious from beginning to end, and China can just make up for the great weakness of the Soviet Union It can also provide a huge potential market for the Soviet Union's heavy industrial products. However, the Soviet Union voluntarily gave up all this and directly lost the qualification to compete with the Federation to a great extent. Therefore, bill, should we give up this time? "
Clinton nodded slightly.
It's not a pity that I didn't get a favor. After all, Simon westero's favor is not so easy to take.
Instead, Hillary Clinton said again: "Simon, I think you are a little absolute. As far as the current Federation is concerned, we don't lack other options except China."
"Others," Simon looked at the president's wife, "Hillary, do you mean Africa in a mess, or Latin America where the economic structure is basically solidified and it is difficult to revitalize?"
Hillary Clinton did not show weakness: "what about Eastern Europe?"
Simon smiled and shrugged: "in Eastern Europe, Hillary, I think you should be able to understand."
The president's wife is also very strong at the moment. Simon said so, and she generally reacted.
With the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, there is an economic virgin land waiting to be developed that embraces hundreds of millions of people in Eastern Europe.
However, it has to be said that even if the federal side makes more efforts, because of its proximity, Eastern Europe is undoubtedly more reserved in Western Europe.
To put it bluntly, the cheap labor force of hundreds of millions of people is undoubtedly the most valuable "asset" in Eastern Europe. Western European countries want to maintain their own high welfare and a comfortable working system for their citizens for less than eight hours, but society still has to run, and there are some things they have to do. Therefore, hundreds of millions of cheap workers in Eastern Europe can just fill all this. Moreover, this is a problem Some people flock to Western Europe because they don't need to give identity immediately, so they don't need to consume the social welfare of local residents. At the same time, because they don't have identity, they can do the most work and take the least money, and the results of their labor are enough for western European residents to maintain a comfortable life.
Compared with Western Europe, which can be reached in a few steps, the difficulty of crossing the sea to the United States is the rise of geometric level immediately.
In short, Simon can build a stronghold in Ukraine, and then gradually erode and eat the whole Ukraine. However, it is impossible to expand his power to the whole of Eastern Europe. After all, when there is a ready-made "good life" that can be easily pursued, not many people are willing to fight step by step. Even some people The dream of a better life is to go to economically developed Western European countries to wash dishes and do cleaners. Relatively speaking, you can get more than staying in your own country.
This is the reality.
Moreover, for the United States itself, with the issuance of the euro, there is still the most critical problem to be solved, that is, to maintain the hegemony of the dollar.
With a population of 1.2 billion, China, whose current economic volume has also entered the top 10 in the world, is definitely an object that can not be ignored. Just to maintain dollar hegemony, the federal government must take the initiative to pull China into the WTO system, rather than let the other side join the embrace of the euro zone.
After a few words, we could not help talking about Latin America, Africa, and finally about Hillary Clinton's New York Senator campaign next year. Dinner began at seven o'clock and lasted until ten o'clock. On the whole, the two sides were very happy.
The next day is Sunday.
Simon continued to stay here. At noon, he attended a cocktail party organized by Carlyle group headquartered in Washington. In the evening, he had another private banquet from the vice president and his wife.
In fact, such a private dinner can be together last night.
However, as Al Gore also announced his plan to participate in next year's presidential election some time ago, the vice president began to draw a clear line with the already infamous president, saying that when he announced his participation in next year's election, neither side had enlisted Clinton's help.
From the perspective of a mature politician, this seems to be a quite wise choice.
However, Gore probably ignored that most ordinary people are not politicians. Moreover, ordinary people are also the most vulnerable group of people who lose their judgment. Their position... Or there is no accurate position at all.
This means that in the past few years, Mr. vice president has been building a posture of close partnership with Mr. President. Now, in order to run for president and prevent the current president's bad reputation from affecting him, he resolutely cuts off his robe and righteousness from the other party. What will such a person make the public think?
Can a person who is so ruthless to his close partners still have enough loyalty to the voters?
What a good focus of public opinion operation.
On the other hand, since the vice presidents have drawn a line with themselves and the White House has invited Simon to a private dinner, the Clintons will certainly not call the gores again.
Come and go.
Of course, Simon will not make a clear distinction with the vice president and his wife, but gladly attend the dinner. After all, this is actually equivalent to maintaining a good relationship with the whole democratic party.
I probably feel that compared with the White House, their heavyweights are not enough. The gores also invited some Democratic leaders in Washington to help. Therefore, the private dinner on Sunday is more lively than that on Saturday night. The people are too enthusiastic. When Simon left, he was inevitably a little drunk because he drank a lot of wine.
In the new week, Simon woke up in a private residence in the western suburbs of Washington and received the news.
At dawn on Monday local time, the assembled Russian troops launched an attack on Chechnya.
The second Chechen War broke out.
This time, someone has made very adequate preparations. Not only have there been a number of attacks from Chechnya in Russia some time ago, which has won the support of public opinion, but the name of the war has also been labeled as "anti-terrorism".
Moreover, compared with the mess of all aspects of the Russian army in the first Chechen War, the troops entering Chechnya this time basically belong to the last elite family that Russia can win, which can be called breaking the boat.
In any case, if there is no accident in next year's general election, the Kremlin really has to burn its bridges this time.
Simon was in Washington on the first weekend of September.It was the evening of September 4th.After all kinds of entertainment during the day, the Clintons held a private dinner for Simon in the evening.Simon didn't come here idle and bored. Of course, he had serious business. In a small restaurant in the White House, when the waiter had dinner, he complimented each other as usual, and the topic soon got on track."For Russia, bill, my idea has always been clear. Economic penetration is far better than military intervention. Therefore, for the upcoming Chechen conflict, my soldiers in Ukraine will certainly not go out. If you insist on intervention in Washington, you can only cooperate with other private military organizations."The topic is about Russia's upcoming second Chechen War.In history, the second Chechen War broke out at the end of August. This time, things inevitably deviated under the roar of Simon, a big butterfly.It is mainly the Kosovo war that has ended. Compared with the past, on the Russian side, after someone began to hold more and more power, it is inevitable to get involved deeper in Yugoslavia. Coupled with the confrontation with western countries, the time has been prolonged.So it was not until September that there was a clear sign of another use of force against Chechnya in recent days.Washington, aware of this, of course, the first reaction was to intervene, but it was not easy to intervene this time, so it once again hoped that Simon's private army in Ukraine would enter Chechnya.Simon won't promise this time.If it's limited to this, just say hello. However, Simon also felt that it was time to take the opportunity to talk with some people in Washington. After all, it was like controlling his own business empire. If Washington wanted to maintain a sufficient sense of existence, Simon also needed to come often, so he had a trip this weekend.It is the seventh year of his term of office, and then he will hand over the stick to his ambitious wife. Clinton is quite calm. As a result, the president is smiling and brewing something, and the president's wife has spoken: "Simon, don't you think Russia has once again shown its unwarranted ambition in Yugoslavia, and we must try to suppress it?"Simon also smiled and looked at the president's wife: "Hillary, of course, I'm sure Russia should be suppressed. Moreover, as I just said, this suppression is undoubtedly the most effective from the economic level. After all, the result of the US Soviet hegemony has confirmed this. According to China's military theory, we should use what we are good at to attack what the enemy is not good at. In addition, I have to say, Ukraine, Many of my private troops are actually Soviet veterans and have some feelings for the former Soviet Union. If they are sent to Chechnya, I am difficult to determine whether they will be unable to shoot because they are afraid that their opponents are former comrades in arms. "Simon's tone was mild, and Hillary immediately realized that she had just seemed too strong. After all, she was going to run for the Senate of New York state next year. If she made the young man feel bad, it would not pay off. So she quickly eased down and smiled: "The problem is, Simon, we all know that Russia is a group of barbarians, and barbarians are more used to solving problems in barbaric ways. Therefore, I have to remind you that economic means may not be applicable to them. Maybe one day, I mean, not only you, Simon, but also many federal companies may invest in Russia because of a wild war in Russia Pretty, they were all confiscated and returned to zero. "Simon heard Hillary say so, but also had to admit that the woman saw quite thoroughly.Last year, if Simon had not intervened, Russia would have played a big trick. However, because the aid plan that could collapse at any time at that time led to financial market turmoil, it still hurt many western financial giants such as long-term capital management companies.Therefore, it is obvious that barbarism does have a big enough "advantage" in front of civilization.Thinking so, Simon said: "Hillary, the problem is that there are a group of barbarians in Russia, but if necessary, I mean, we can't always be civilized people. However, in the current state, I think it's more effective to be civilized. Of course, I won't object to Washington's response to Russia's expected actions in Chechnya, but I won't participate."After Simon said these words, the president finally inserted his first sentence, picked up the goblet next to him and said in a round tone: "well, honey, and Simon, we are all for the union, aren't we?"Simon cooperatively picked up the wine and Hillary followed.After clinking the glasses, the president finally did not lose the initiative to speak, and quickly said: "Simon, I've understood what you mean. I'm sure I won't force you to make some arrangements in Washington for Chechnya, and, of course, our pleasant cooperation will never change. Let's skip this. Simon, talk about China. I'll have a meeting with China at the APEC leaders' meeting in New Zealand on the 11th. You know, the main thing is I'm still talking about the WTO. You're a China expert. You've also helped lobby for China's accession recently. So, can you give me some suggestions this time? "It is worthy of being a veteran politician. He said he was asking for advice, but Simon's recent help in lobbying for China's accession to the WTO suddenly turned into a favor.If Simon takes advantage of the situation and hopes Clinton to help promote China's accession to the WTO, it is obvious that he will give a favor to each other. In fact, Simon doesn't mind oweing this kind of favor. The so-called favor actually comes and goes. If you only let others owe you, it's inevitable to rise mien and fight rice revenge. If you only owe others, it's certainly impossible to last long.Thinking so, Simon didn't answer directly, but said, "bill, what do you think is the biggest diplomatic mistake made by the Soviet Union in the process of us Soviet hegemony?"Clinton did not expect someone to push the problem back. Moreover, as a smart man, a personal experience of the US Soviet hegemony and a top politician, he certainly knows. After a little hesitation, Clinton did not pretend to be stupid and said, "probably, break off diplomatic relations with China."Simon nodded: "For China, the powerful Soviet Union in those years preferred to directly develop each other into its sphere of influence, even if it was not a member country, it could only be a subsidiary country. However, China demanded independence and was unwilling to lose its independence. The two sides broke up because of this. The result was not just that the Soviet Union lost a strategic ally in Asia , what it has lost is a production base and consumer market of one billion people. Ah, as a businessman, obviously, this is still a problem I consider from the commercial level, but I believe this is a very key factor. The weakness of the Soviet Union in agriculture and light industry is very obvious from beginning to end, and China can just make up for the great weakness of the Soviet Union It can also provide a huge potential market for the Soviet Union's heavy industrial products. However, the Soviet Union voluntarily gave up all this and directly lost the qualification to compete with the Federation to a great extent. Therefore, bill, should we give up this time? "Clinton nodded slightly.It's not a pity that I didn't get a favor. After all, Simon westero's favor is not so easy to take.Instead, Hillary Clinton said again: "Simon, I think you are a little absolute. As far as the current Federation is concerned, we don't lack other options except China.""Others," Simon looked at the president's wife, "Hillary, do you mean Africa in a mess, or Latin America where the economic structure is basically solidified and it is difficult to revitalize?"Hillary Clinton did not show weakness: "what about Eastern Europe?"Simon smiled and shrugged: "in Eastern Europe, Hillary, I think you should be able to understand."The president's wife is also very strong at the moment. Simon said so, and she generally reacted.With the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, there is an economic virgin land waiting to be developed that embraces hundreds of millions of people in Eastern Europe.However, it has to be said that even if the federal side makes more efforts, because of its proximity, Eastern Europe is undoubtedly more reserved in Western Europe.To put it bluntly, the cheap labor force of hundreds of millions of people is undoubtedly the most valuable "asset" in Eastern Europe. Western European countries want to maintain their own high welfare and a comfortable working system for their citizens for less than eight hours, but society still has to run, and there are some things they have to do. Therefore, hundreds of millions of cheap workers in Eastern Europe can just fill all this. Moreover, this is a problem Some people flock to Western Europe because they don't need to give identity immediately, so they don't need to consume the social welfare of local residents. At the same time, because they don't have identity, they can do the most work and take the least money, and the results of their labor are enough for western European residents to maintain a comfortable life.Compared with Western Europe, which can be reached in a few steps, the difficulty of crossing the sea to the United States is the rise of geometric level immediately.In short, Simon can build a stronghold in Ukraine, and then gradually erode and eat the whole Ukraine. However, it is impossible to expand his power to the whole of Eastern Europe. After all, when there is a ready-made "good life" that can be easily pursued, not many people are willing to fight step by step. Even some people The dream of a better life is to go to economically developed Western European countries to wash dishes and do cleaners. Relatively speaking, you can get more than staying in your own country.This is the reality.Moreover, for the United States itself, with the issuance of the euro, there is still the most critical problem to be solved, that is, to maintain the hegemony of the dollar.With a population of 1.2 billion, China, whose current economic volume has also entered the top 10 in the world, is definitely an object that can not be ignored. Just to maintain dollar hegemony, the federal government must take the initiative to pull China into the WTO system, rather than let the other side join the embrace of the euro zone.After a few words, we could not help talking about Latin America, Africa, and finally about Hillary Clinton's New York Senator campaign next year. Dinner began at seven o'clock and lasted until ten o'clock. On the whole, the two sides were very happy.The next day is Sunday.Simon continued to stay here. At noon, he attended a cocktail party organized by Carlyle group headquartered in Washington. In the evening, he had another private banquet from the vice president and his wife.In fact, such a private dinner can be together last night.However, as Al Gore also announced his plan to participate in next year's presidential election some time ago, the vice president began to draw a clear line with the already infamous president, saying that when he announced his participation in next year's election, neither side had enlisted Clinton's help.From the perspective of a mature politician, this seems to be a quite wise choice.However, Gore probably ignored that most ordinary people are not politicians. Moreover, ordinary people are also the most vulnerable group of people who lose their judgment. Their position... Or there is no accurate position at all.This means that in the past few years, Mr. vice president has been building a posture of close partnership with Mr. President. Now, in order to run for president and prevent the current president's bad reputation from affecting him, he resolutely cuts off his robe and righteousness from the other party. What will such a person make the public think?Can a person who is so ruthless to his close partners still have enough loyalty to the voters?What a good focus of public opinion operation.On the other hand, since the vice presidents have drawn a line with themselves and the White House has invited Simon to a private dinner, the Clintons will certainly not call the gores again.Come and go.Of course, Simon will not make a clear distinction with the vice president and his wife, but gladly attend the dinner. After all, this is actually equivalent to maintaining a good relationship with the whole democratic party.I probably feel that compared with the White House, their heavyweights are not enough. The gores also invited some Democratic leaders in Washington to help. Therefore, the private dinner on Sunday is more lively than that on Saturday night. The people are too enthusiastic. When Simon left, he was inevitably a little drunk because he drank a lot of wine.In the new week, Simon woke up in a private residence in the western suburbs of Washington and received the news.At dawn on Monday local time, the assembled Russian troops launched an attack on Chechnya.The second Chechen War broke out.This time, someone has made very adequate preparations. Not only have there been a number of attacks from Chechnya in Russia some time ago, which has won the support of public opinion, but the name of the war has also been labeled as "anti-terrorism".Moreover, compared with the mess of all aspects of the Russian army in the first Chechen War, the troops entering Chechnya this time basically belong to the last elite family that Russia can win, which can be called breaking the boat.In any case, if there is no accident in next year's general election, the Kremlin really has to burn its bridges this time.
