Chapter 412: International Cooperation
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Feng Xiaochen said bluntly.
"Since last year, there has been a lot of talk about decentralization. Local governments want to decentralize state-owned enterprises to local governments and manage them. Some large enterprises also have such requirements, feeling that it is better to hand over the management of the state to the local government, because then they do not need to undertake the tasks assigned by the state, and can do some short-term and quick money-making projects. The situation in academia is even more one-sided, with about seventy or eighty percent of scholars in favor of decentralization, and some scholars even outright calling out the idea that all enterprises should be privatized. β
Luo Xiangfei said angrily, "How can such reactionary viewpoints be openly put forward at the meeting?
Feng Xiaochen shook his head and said: "Director Luo, there is no need to be harsh on this, academic research should be free, and different opinions cannot be suppressed, otherwise it will become a hall of words." β
We are a socialist country, and this point cannot be changed by absolutely anything, and there is no question of freedom. In a socialist country, enterprises must be publicly owned...... Well, of course, I'm not saying that all enterprises must be publicly owned, and the state still advocates the coexistence of multiple economic forms, but these large-scale equipment manufacturing enterprises like the ones we have to contact with the Heavy Equipment Office must be state-owned, which is beyond doubt. Luo Xiangfei said.
Feng Xiaochen frowned and said, "This is where I don't think the situation is optimistic." Recently, I have participated in many academic seminars on behalf of Mr. Shen, and some of the conferences are quite high-level, and some cadres from ministries and commissions have participated in the meetings. Of course, there are a few people who hold this view, but they don't have the upper hand. From the practical sector to the theoretical community, the prevailing view is economic liberalization. I am very worried that such a trend of thought will affect the country's decision-making. β
Hearing Feng Xiaochen say this, Luo Xiangfei's tone softened suddenly, he sighed, and said, "Why don't I worry? Actually, there are already signs of this. In the past year or so, the work of our rearmament office has become more and more difficult to do, cross-departmental and cross-regional coordination has been seriously constrained, and the means we can use are becoming fewer and fewer. On the national side, the determination to develop major equipment seems to have softened. By the way, have you heard, there is a scholar who recently put forward a theory called the theory of international cooperation, which has a great impact. β
"Of course I heard. Feng Xiaochen sneered, "In these academic seminars, the theory of international cooperation has been very popular, not only supported by the academic community, but also given it a platform by cadres in many ministries and commissions, saying that this theory is very inspiring for guiding the work of ministries and commissions." β
The so-called theory of international cooperation is actually very simple, that is, the whole world is regarded as a complete economic system, and each country undertakes a link in this system according to its own conditions. For example, European and American countries have a high level of technology and are responsible for making breakthroughs in the frontier of technology and manufacturing major technological equipment; Asian countries, including China, have abundant labor and are responsible for the development of labor-intensive industries and produce light industrial products such as socks and trousers for developed countries; as for countries in the Middle East and Africa, as suppliers of raw materials, they can also live comfortably by selling oil and ores.
According to this theory, there is no need for China to spend so much energy on the development of any major equipment, because people in Europe, the United States, and Japan have already built the equipment, and you can just buy it with money and use it, so why should you build a set of equipment yourself? To put it bluntly, isn't it the old idea of self-reliance that is at work? I am always worried that imperialism will not die and that I will suffer losses if I participate in the great international cooperation. And this kind of thinking is the obvious Cold War mentality, which is backward and outdated......
At the beginning of China's reform and opening up, the United States urgently needed to unite with China to contain the expansion of the Soviet Union, and Sino-US relations were in a "honeymoon period". Many Chinese officials believe that world harmony is on the horizon and that the so-called "imperialist will destroy our hearts" is no longer appropriate. In this context, the idea of international collaboration is quite marketable.
In fact, not only China, but also a considerable number of people in the Soviet Union at that time believed in this view of universal harmony, so that Goe's new thinking was brewed, which is a digression.
Feng Xiaochen is a person with advanced vision, so he naturally knows how naΓ―ve this idea of international cooperation is. How can there be eternal friendship between countries? The rules that dominate this world can only be the law of the jungle, and being at the bottom of the industrial chain is equivalent to being at the bottom of the food chain, and it can only be the result of being eaten by human mermaids. In the past, he only had a contemptuous attitude towards the theory of international cooperation, but now when he heard Luo Xiangfei also mention this viewpoint, his heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "Why, have the leading comrades also accepted such a viewpoint?"
Luo Xiangfei shook his head, the expression on his face was a little bitter. Feng Xiaochen knew that Luo Xiangfei's shaking of his head contained several meanings, one was that the leader had not yet accepted such a view, the second was that Luo Xiangfei did not dare to guarantee whether the leader would accept such a view, and the third was to express a kind of worry, maybe even disappointment.
"How so?"
Feng Xiaochen was a little stunned.
Although he is a time-traveler, he has been working in technology management in his previous life, and he does not have a deep understanding of economics and economic history. He was aware of the theory of international collaboration that emerged in the mid-80s, but he did not remember whether the national decision-making level had been influenced by this theory to make a corresponding strategic choice. In his impression, in the mid-to-late 80s, China's equipment manufacturing industry did have a very difficult time, some enterprises went bankrupt, some enterprises switched to the production of light industrial products, and some enterprises fell into the pocket of foreign capital. Could this be the result of the theory of international collaboration?
The stagnation of the equipment manufacturing industry cannot be said to have no objective reasons, but from the perspective of later generations, this is a detour. The result of a detour is a waste of time and a loss of opportunities, and to make up for the impact of this detour, you must pay the price of blood and sweat.
Now that I have come to this time and space, can I avoid taking this detour again?
"Director Luo, what is your point of view?" Feng Xiaochen asked.
Luo Xiangfei replied without hesitation: "I am firmly against this theory. A country as big as China must not rely on others in terms of equipment manufacturing, and must develop its own equipment manufacturing industry, so as not to be controlled by others. What about international cooperation, if your father has your mother, it is better to have it yourself. In the 50s, the big brother of the Soviet Union once proposed that they had an atomic bomb and could protect us, and that we did not need to build an atomic bomb ourselves, but the leaders of the older generation insisted on it. Practice has shown that without the sharp weapon of its own country, a country cannot have a status, and can only be bullied by others forever. We already understood this truth in the 50s, but don't we understand it now?"
"However, what if the state revokes the rearmament office?" Feng Xiaochen asked.
Luo Xiangfei showed some determination on his face, and said: "As long as our old comrades are still there, we will definitely not let the rearmament office be revoked." We can compromise on other things, but we will never compromise on the issue of independent research and development of major equipment. β
"At a critical time, you old comrades still need to be the anchor of the sea. Feng Xiaochen said with emotion. This world needs the vigor of young people and the stability of old comrades. In the previous life, Russia was fooled by a group of American economists into a "shock therapy" because a 35-year-old "big boy" Gaidar presided over liberal economic reforms, and almost ruined the whole of Russia.
Hearing Feng Xiaochen's praise for himself, Luo Xiangfei did not feel complacent. He said: "The current situation is a bit chaotic, the country is also crossing the river by feeling the stones, and various departments do not know what to do. I am in favor of the idea of a commodity economy, because only by delegating power can the economy be invigorated, and if it is too much control, it will have no vitality. However, under the conditions of the commodity economy, how to carry out major equipment is a new topic that needs to be explored by all of us. By the way, Xiao Feng, you are now a graduate student of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and you need to make more contributions in this regard. β
When he said the last sentence, Luo Xiangfei had a smile on his face.
Feng Xiaochen said: "This is exactly what I want to report to you. I went out for a meeting this time, and contacted the leaders of several enterprises, and they reported that now the national cooperation in the research and development of major equipment has been interrupted, and there will be some technical exchanges between various enterprises, but now everyone cherishes themselves, hides their own technology, and refuses to take it out and share it with other enterprises. In terms of product ordering, many companies would rather introduce equipment from abroad than use the equipment of domestic enterprises, and as a result, the technology we have worked so hard to introduce will have no place to use. β
Luo Xiangfei said: "What a coincidence, I was also about to talk to you about this matter." Do you know, Wang Weilong of Luo Ye has been in the capital for several days, and he may have gone to the Academy of Social Sciences to look for you, but if you go to a meeting in another place, he will definitely not find you. β
"What's the matter, there's something wrong with Luo Ye?" Feng Xiaochen asked sensitively.
Luo Xiangfei nodded and said, "That's right, and it's the kind of situation you said." In the past two years, we have worked hard to introduce electric wheel dump truck technology from Heidingsfield, and you have also gone to Honghedu to help them sell it. But now the number of domestic orders is very small, which cannot support the production of Luoye, because the batch is small, and Luoye will lose one when it produces one. If this continues, Luo Ye can only give up this product. β
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