Since the mid-80s, China has been engaged in negotiations to restore the status of a party to the GATT, but until the end of the GATT in the mid-90s, the negotiations have not yielded results. Subsequently, China moved into the so-called "WTO accession negotiations", that is, negotiations on applying for accession to the World Trade Organization, and formally joined the WTO on December 11, 2001, which is commonly referred to as TO.

As for China's accession to the WTO, the Chinese authorities are actually quite apprehensive. China's accession to the WTO will greatly reduce the obstacles to China's commodity exports, and will undoubtedly play a tremendous role in promoting the vigorous development of labor-intensive industries. At the same time, however, the WTO accession pledge has also exposed China's relatively naïve equipment manufacturing and financial industries to the pressure of foreign competition, and if we are not careful, they may collapse completely, and eventually turn China into a failed country that can only rely on low-end industries to survive. The word "Latinization" has been China's sword of Damocles for a long time, and it has also become a common phrase that must be on the lips of public intellectuals of all sizes when they curse China.

However, if you look at it from the perspective of a traverser, you will find that the worries of the year were actually unnecessary. In the 20 years since joining the WTO, China's equipment manufacturing industry has not collapsed under the impact of foreign counterparts, but has become more and more courageous in the fierce competition, and many fields have rushed to the forefront of the world, so that the commanders on the other side of the ocean are so frightened that they can't sleep at night when they hear the number "2025", and they try their best to get China to abolish the 2025 plan.

Wang Weilong is not a traverser, but he has always had some trust in Feng Xiaochen's prediction. He nodded and said, "Xiao Feng, over the years, you have been urging us Luo Ye to speed up the absorption of imported technologies, and forcing us to invest the money we have earned so hard to develop new technologies. Seriously, there are a lot of people among the factory leaders and middle-level cadres who make irresponsible remarks about you, but now when you look back at those peers who are on the verge of bankruptcy because of the lack of core technology, and then think about the harsh environment after joining the WTO, everyone can't help but praise you for your foresight. ”

"People have no foresight, but they must have near-term worries, this sentence will never be outdated. Feng Xiaochen said, "Large enterprises like Luo Ye, the past days are very nourishing, but that is based on the protection of the state, now engaged in market economy, in the future we will join TO, on the one hand, private enterprises to squeeze your space, on the other hand, large foreign companies to occupy your market, if you do not practice internal skills, the end is predictable." ”

"That's right, that's right. Wang Weilong echoed, and then remembered the business of his trip, and said: "By the way, Xiao Feng, I came this time to invite you to go to Gabega with me, the second batch of dump trucks we made for Piesig Iron Mine is about to be transported to Piesig Iron Mine, and the Ministry of Industry of Gabeg Country intends to hold a receiving ceremony, which will be around the 10th of next month, mainly to celebrate the success of cooperation between the two sides." The party committee of our factory held a meeting to discuss, and felt that if we could invite you Mr. Feng to attend this ceremony, it would be a great honor for Luo Ye. No, I was sent by the party committee of the factory to send you an invitation, I don't know if Mr. Feng can take the time to go to Africa in his busy schedule. ”

"Going to Africa to attend the pick-up ceremony?" Feng Xiaochen was stunned, then looked at Wang Weilong with suspicious eyes, and asked, "Lao Wang, do you have anything else to say?"

The Pietrosig Iron Ore Mine is a joint venture between China and Gabe, and the Chinese side has funded the supply of various mining equipment, including Luoye's dump trucks, Lin Chong's excavators, and other mining equipment provided by other companies. The purchase of this equipment is financed by various steel mills in the country, which have also become shareholders in the Piesig Iron Ore Mine as a result of providing the funds.

After the first batch of equipment provided by the Chinese side arrived at the mine and put it into use, the production capacity of the mine has been increased by leaps and bounds, and most of the iron ore produced by the mine has been shipped to China, where it has been replaced with various industrial equipment and consumer goods produced in China, which has promoted the industrialization of the country and improved the living standards of the people of the country. It can be said that this is a win-win cooperation.

The government of Gabay State tasted the sweetness and decided to increase cooperation with China, and Luo Ye's second batch of dump trucks was transported to Gabay Country in this context. Wang Weilong's ceremony to receive the equipment is not only to celebrate the arrival of these equipment, but more importantly, to announce the further cooperation between Gabay and China in the development of iron ore. Feng Xiaochen had known about this for a long time, but because the matter was too far away from him, he didn't think about attending this ceremony.

For Luo Ye, asking Feng Xiaochen to fly tens of thousands of kilometers to Africa just because of a pick-up ceremony is indeed a big fuss. Considering Feng Xiaochen's current position, Luo Ye's request can even be said to be more Meng Lang. Wang Weilong and Luo Ye's leaders of a cadre factory are both veterans of officialdom who have become elite after the founding of the People's Republic of China, so how could they make such a mistake? Obviously, their purpose in inviting Feng Xiaochen to Africa was not only for this reason, but for other reasons.

Hearing Feng Xiaochen's words, Wang Weilong smiled awkwardly, and said, "I know that I can't hide anything from your Mr. Feng's discerning eyes." Frankly speaking, at our strong request, the Ministry of Industry of Gabek will invite officials from the Ministry of Industry and executives of mining companies from more than a dozen surrounding countries to observe the ceremony, and the idea of Lin Zhong and his family is to develop more customers at this ceremony. However, I discussed with Lin Chong's Lao Liu, and we agreed that only by inviting Mr. Feng to take charge can we have the confidence to convince other customers. I'm here to send you an invitation today, if I'm not mistaken, at the latest tomorrow, Liu Wang and even Shen Jinbao will probably come to invite you. ”

Liu Wang, who he said, is the deputy director of Linbei Heavy Machinery, and he also led a team to the Munich Construction Machinery Exhibition two years ago. As for Shen Jinbao, he is Lin Chong's leader, and he is also quite familiar with Feng Xiaochen. Although the equipment industry company is at the same level as Luo Ye, Lin Chong and other large state-owned equipment enterprises, everyone still defaults to the equipment company is the superior unit of each enterprise, and if you encounter trouble, you must ask the equipment company to come forward to solve it. Of course, when the Economic and Trade Commission set up an equipment company, it was also to take over the responsibilities of the Heavy Equipment Office, so it did have the authorization to coordinate and organize the research and development of major equipment for the equipment company, and it was also the responsibility of the equipment company to help the enterprises run errands.

Hearing Luo Ye's true intentions, Feng Xiaochen smiled. He got up and pressed the electric bell button on the table, and Meng Yang, the secretary who had just avoided it, entered. Feng Xiaochen asked Meng Yang: "Xiao Meng, you can help me see, what are the arrangements around the 10th of next month, if it is not important, I may have to go to Africa with Mr. Wang and them, and it is estimated that it will be ...... before and after."

"A week at most. Wang Weilong hurriedly declared.

Feng Xiaochen glanced at Wang Weilong, pretended to be displeased, and said, "I finally went to Africa, is it just for you to stand on the platform?

"Uh...... Then I don't care. Wang Weilong said stupidly.

Feng Xiaochen then continued to say to Meng Yang: "The time is estimated to be about half a month, you can find a way to arrange it." ”

Meng Yang agreed and went back to his small office to arrange his schedule. Feng Xiaochen and Wang Weilong have been friends for many years, and the things they meet and talk about are often both public and private, so every time Wang Weilong comes, Meng Yang usually chooses to avoid it, and only comes in when Feng Xiaochen calls him.

Seeing Meng Yang leave, Wang Weilong turned his head and asked Feng Xiaochen with a smile: "Xiao Feng, you really want to visit relatives and friends in Africa, do you have a lot of acquaintances over there?"

Feng Xiaochen said: "My own uncle works in Africa, don't you know?"

"Is there such a thing?" Wang Weilong looked very curious, thought about it, and said: "Well, it seems that I have heard people talk about this matter, but I don't know much about the details." ”

"I don't know much either. He is in the military-industrial system, and his work there is also a military secret, so it has always been inconvenient for me to inquire about it. Feng Xiaochen said perfunctorily. In fact, Feng Xiaochen knows about Feng Fei's specific work in Africa, but there is no need to say more about this kind of thing to outsiders. He digressed and said:

"Of course, it's a joke to visit relatives and friends, but your invitation has inspired me to take a trip to Africa to sell all kinds of equipment we have, not just your mining equipment. The industrial base of African countries is very weak, and they are in need of advanced and cheap industrial equipment, so we can take the road of encircling the cities in the countryside, first occupy the African market, and then promote it to the Latin American and Asian markets, and finally go to the nest of the Western powers and grab their own markets. Last year, we built three after-sales service centers in Africa, and according to the information reported, the business of several centers is very good, but I have not seen it with my own eyes, and it is always a little unrealistic. ”

"I see, it is estimated that Mr. Feng, you yourself have long planned to go to Africa, and you will take this opportunity to push the boat down the river, but let me and Liu Wang owe you a great favor. Wang Weilong pretended to be aggrieved and said.

Feng Xiaochen said with a smile: "Since Mr. Wang said so, then my travel expenses to and from Africa will be reimbursed by the equipment company, and I will never take advantage of your penny." ”

"That's not good!" Wang Weilong was as anxious as if he had been robbed of money, "Since we invited you to go, then the air tickets, accommodation, and meals are of course all covered by our Luo Ye and Lin Chong, if you dare to be reimbursed in the equipment company, you will look down on people, and don't come to us in the future." ”

"Didn't you force the head of the ox to drink water?"

"We just don't want people to laugh at us for slamming the door. ”

"Lao Wang, you have changed. ”

"Haha, it's you Mr. Feng who has changed. ”

"It's changed, it's all old!"

"What do you say? It's my old Wang, you, Mr. Feng, are still in the prime of life, and you're a flower......