The appearance of Mapu is not an accident of history. When China's rise threatens the hegemony of the United States, there will inevitably be voices in the United States to contain China, and Meipu is the representative of this voice. American society is a mature society, and it is unrealistic to expect American voters to make a collective mistake and elect a weak leader. Meipu's appearance is inevitable, and Feng Xiaochen will not have any luck on this issue.

But Feng Xiaochen also knows that China's rise is the trend of the times, and that a big country of 1.3 billion people, a big country with a long history and tradition, as long as it steps into the right track of development, its rise momentum is unstoppable. The United States industrialized more than 100 years earlier than China, and it may not be easy for China to reach the same level of development as the United States in a few decades, but it is not difficult for the per capita index to reach more than one-half of that of the United States. And once China's per capita level reaches half that of the United States, the total amount will be twice that of the United States, which is the advantage of a large country with a large population.

The comparison of comprehensive national strength is based on the total amount, not per capita. In terms of per capita, a small country in the Pacific can claim to be a military power, and its number of rifles per capita may be more than ten times higher than that of China, but this is of no avail, and a small militia company in the suburbs of China can crush the national defense force of such a country.

In 2009, China's industrial added value surpassed that of the United States and became the world's first, which is a highly symbolic event. It means that China will henceforth have higher industrial output, richer production data, and more opportunities for production practices than the United States, and these experiences will eventually lead to the world's number one industrial power changing hands. No matter how economists boast about the tertiary industry, what really determines a country's national strength is its industrial level. Economists may not understand this, but senior politicians do.

Mapp sees such a trend, and he hopes to reverse this unfavorable situation, bring China's development to a halt, and put the United States back on the track of high-speed growth. However, to paraphrase an inappropriate sentence, he has the intention to kill the thief and has no power to return to heaven. With 200 million industrial workers, 50 million science and engineering graduates, and hundreds of thousands of industrial enterprises, China is like a giant ship sailing at high speed, who can stop its progress?

"The voices in the United States against China are getting louder and louder, and the U.S. government's policy leanings are becoming more and more unfavorable to us. Last month, the U.S. company Haifei declared bankruptcy, and Luo Ye tried to take over, but was blocked by the U.S. Commerce Department on the grounds that it could harm U.S. security. In addition, Lin Chong Fan participated in the bidding for wind farm equipment in Ohio, USA, and all conditions were better than those of local wind turbine companies in the United States, but the local government claimed that the construction of the wind farm involved local geological data, and these geological data were confidential to overseas enterprises, so they rejected Lin Chongfan's equipment. There have been several similar incidents in the past six months. We are worried that if Mepp is elected, the U.S. policy toward China will intensify, and our exports to the U.S. and our technology trade will be greatly affected. Leng Feiyun said worriedly.

"That's a big possibility. Feng Xiaochen said, "Meipu's election is almost a foregone conclusion, even if he loses, with the current public opinion situation of the US government and the opposition, other people will also contain China when they become presidents." Between China and the United States, a trade war is inevitable. ”

Wang Gengen said: "At this point, we are also mentally prepared, and now we hope that the scale of the trade war will not be too large, so as not to affect our overall exports to the United States." ”

Feng Xiaochen said: "Lao Wang, Lao Leng, I advise you to prepare for the worst. In this trade war, the United States may do its best, and all Chinese goods exported to the United States will be affected. In addition, the United States is likely to use other means, including a stricter high-tech embargo on China and a joint boycott of Chinese goods with its allies. ”

"Isn't it?" Leng Feiyun was dumbfounded, "Xiaochen, do the Americans really dare to do this, and they still don't talk about WTO rules?"

Feng Xiaochen said with a smile: "Lao Leng, let me tell you a joke, there is a small country that violates the WTO rules, and then this small country is finished." There was a big country that violated the rules of the WTO, and then the WTO was finished. ”

"Uh......" Leng Feiyun was speechless, Feng Xiaochen's story was so hardcore that he couldn't argue with it.

Wang Genji frowned and said, "Xiaochen, do you mean that the Americans will not hesitate to tear their faces, openly violate the rules of the WTO, and take tough trade measures against us?"

Feng Xiaochen nodded: "At least we need to be mentally prepared for this." In fact, during his election campaign, Mepp had already said more than once that the WTO rules were unfair, and that if he came to power, he would ask the WTO to revise the rules. Don't think he's just talking casually, for the president of the United States, the WTO rules are just a piece of paper, do you think he cares about a piece of paper?"

Feng Xiaochen was able to say this, in fact, because he had memories from later generations. Before 2017, no one in the world would have believed that the United States would be able to withdraw from so many international agreements in one year, squandering the international credit it has accumulated over the years like garbage. The United States used to be the initiator of the GATT and a staunch supporter of the WTO, but in this era, it claimed that the WTO agreement was unreasonable and demanded a comprehensive change in WTO rules, otherwise it would not hesitate to withdraw from the WTO.

Hearing Feng Xiaochen's analogy, Wang Genji was stunned for a moment, and then said firmly: "Yes, he will attach importance to this piece of paper." As long as we beat him up, he will need a lot of paper. ”

"This ...... , uh, hahahaha!" Leng Feiyun was amused by Wang Genji's cold joke, and couldn't help laughing.

Feng Xiaochen was also happy, as a person with memories of two lives, his laughter was far higher than Leng Feiyun's, so he didn't laugh out loud. He said to Wang Genji: "Lao Wang, you are very right, if you want the Americans to pay attention to this piece of paper, you must first let him loosen. However, after all, the United States is also the world's number one power, and it has a very rich background, and we have to pay a big price to make them soft. ”

"It's worth the price. Wang Genji said in a rare seriousness, "This is how my old man forced the Americans to bow their heads on the Korean battlefield. My old man said that the Americans are not willing to bow their heads, so we will fight until they bow their heads. ”

"That's right, we weren't afraid of it when we first founded the country, and we don't have to be afraid of it now!" Leng Feiyun was also incited by Wang Genji's words. He was originally a soldier, and he was bloody in his bones.

"If you have this momentum, I will be relieved. In fact, whether we can win this trade war mainly depends on whether we are determined or not. Feng Xiaochen said with a smile.

"What do you say, you can rest assured!" Wang Jiji didn't do it, he glared at Feng Xiaochen and said, "Xiaochen, it turns out that you are not the general manager, you just want to escape? You first said that the purpose of your resignation was to facilitate the search for the bottom in Europe and the merger of European enterprises. Now that you're pretty much done, shouldn't you come back too?"

Feng Xiaochen shook his head: "How is this possible? I resigned because I said that I would take responsibility for the accident at the Ruishan Power Plant." Now that it has reversed course, what will public opinion say?"

Wang Gengen said: "What kind of bullshit public opinion, isn't it just that Gao Lei's gang is making waves? Now many people have clearly realized that Gao Lei's gang is misleading the country, and they can't listen to their words at all. You go to the Internet to take a look, and now many netizens are saying that you shouldn't leave the equipment company and want to ask you to come back. ”

Feng Xiaochen still shook his head and said, "It's impossible for me to go back, Xiao Liu, Xiao Ma and they are already very mature, and they will be able to take over the two of you in a year or two." If I go back, won't I be in their way? If our equipment industry is to develop, we have to let these young people come up, and we old people will not leave, so what's the matter?"

"Cut!" Wang Jiji issued a syllable representing disdain, and then said: "Forget it, I know that you Xiao Feng is not a thing in the pool, and it is also a condescending talent to let you go back to the equipment company to continue to be the general manager." I've heard a long time ago, the top is going to put a heavier burden on you, you wait, that is, in the next two days, it is estimated that Director Han should summon you. ”

Facts have proved that Wang Genji, as a second ancestor, is very well-informed. Just two days after he chatted with Feng Xiaochen, Feng Xiaochen received a call from Han Hong, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, asking if he was in China, and if it was convenient, he might as well go to the National Development and Reform Commission to sit down.

Han Hong's words were very polite, but Feng Xiaochen couldn't really wait until it was "convenient" to see him, he knew that when Han Hong said this, he had something important to talk to him about. He asked Han Hong's schedule, and then rushed to the National Development and Reform Commission, and under the guidance of Han Hong's secretary, he walked into Han Hong's office.

"Hehe, it's coming pretty fast. Han Hong got up to greet him, shook hands with Feng Xiaochen, and let him sit down on the sofa, while he sat down on the sofa next to him.

"Well, I heard that you went to Japan a while ago and merged your old rival Pondani Manufacturing?" asked Han Hong as if he were at home.

"Yes, that's actually a ripe thing. Feng Xiaochen replied with a smile, and then briefly talked about the grievances between himself and Ikeya Manufacturing for many years and the situation of this merger of Iketani Manufacturing. Han Hong had naturally heard about this matter a long time ago, but the situation introduced by Feng Xiaochen was different, and many of the details were unknown to others, Han Hong listened to it with relish, and at the same time, he was full of emotion.

After chatting a few idle words, Han Hong put away his smile and said to Feng Xiaochen: "Xiao Feng, you should also know something about the Sino-US trade friction, right? The central leader pointed out that we must guard against the United States adopting tougher trade measures against us, and we must take precautions. What are your thoughts on this issue?"