"On January 20, 1993, Bill Clinton, the Democratic candidate who won the general election, was sworn in as the 42nd president of the United States in Washington, D.C., and officially entered the White House......

That night, as usual, after Wu Xiaozheng accompanied his family to dinner, as soon as he returned to his apartment in the city with Wu Xiaoli and Zhuang Ningwen, he was attracted by the news on TV.

As soon as he heard Clinton's words, he immediately thought of Lewinsky.

In his previous life, the handsome 42nd president of the United States, when he was in office, he was most impressed by the zipper door incident.

No way, in his previous life, when Clinton was still in office, he was struggling with life and didn't care much about international politics.

It wasn't until later that he made his mark that he studied Clinton's history a little.

He knows that, apart from the zipper-door incident, Clinton is actually a landmark political figure, both for the United States and China.

"How could you be interested in the inauguration ceremony of the President of the United States? It doesn't have much to do with you, does it?"

Zhuang Ningwen interrupted his thinking.

The implication of her remarks is that Clinton is the president of the United States, and he has little to do with China, let alone Wu Xiaozheng.

Of course, it has something to do with his China policy and how Wu's enterprises go to the United States to develop. ”

Wu Xiaozheng gave a reasonably acceptable reason.

It does matter.

You must know that Wu Xiaozheng already has the heart to expand his business to the United States.

Chef Wu Group's related products were exported, a food processing plant was established in the United States, and a computer research institute was secretly established in the United States......

In fact, all of this has a lot to do with the relationship between China and the United States.

Many people think that international trade and international investment are simple, just sell things or spend the money.

Not really.

For example, in recent years, the reason why China has spent a lot of energy to rejoin the GATT is because of the trade barriers set up by Western countries led by the United States against China.

China's trade disputes with the West, especially with the United States, have never stopped since the Bush era and into the Trupp era.

This is actually quite a constraint on enterprises.

For example, if the food and alcohol of Wu's enterprise are exported to the United States, the United States will impose 100% tariffs on you at every turn, which will cause Wu's products to be uncompetitive in the United States.

Another example is Wu's investment in the United States.

If relations between China and the United States are tense, then the United States may restrict the entry of Chinese capital, or restrict and punish Chinese companies at every turn, which will make investors want to cry.

Therefore, even if a company's transnational behavior is highly related to state-to-state relations.

"Then you are miserable, when Clinton was running for president, he accused the previous presidents of not being tough enough on China, and it seems that after he takes office, the relationship between China and the United States will be more tense. Zhuang Ningwen said with a smile.

She seemed to have the meaning of schadenfreude, but her original intention was to hear Wu Xiaozheng's views on this.

She has long realized that once on a formal topic, if she can let Wu Xiaozheng express her opinions, it can give her a refreshing feeling.

Wu Xiaozheng decided to fulfill her wish.

"You're too young and naïve!"

The first sentence made Zhuang Ningwen very depressed.

You're a lot younger than me, okay!

"The words of politicians, like women's oaths, are not credible, and the key depends on the relationship between the interests of countries. ”

The second sentence made Zhuang Ningwen even more depressed.

The words of politicians, the oath of women.

You put these two together as an analogy, it is definitely an insult to women!

But she had to admit that there was actually truth in this.

"So you mean that Clinton's policy toward China won't be too tough?"

It is more important to get to the point, Zhuang Ningwen let go of Wu Xiaozheng's disrespect for women in his words.

Wu Xiaozheng nodded.

For the direction of history, Wu Xiao is very clear.

Indeed, during his election campaign, Clinton did say that the previous presidents had not been tough enough on China, including Nixon and Bush Sr.

However, after he took the stage, after a detailed understanding, he found that the policies of the previous presidents were right.

China's large population and huge market demand are something that the United States, which is in the stage of economic recession, cannot refuse.

The recovery of the U.S. economy has to count on this new market.

As a result, in September 1993, Clinton officially launched a "comprehensive engagement" policy toward China, hoping to develop a comprehensive relationship with China.

And, he argues, a strong, stable, modernizing and prosperous China is more in the long-term interests of the United States.

At this time, Clinton had already bid farewell to the idea of "being tougher on China."

It is precisely for this reason that during Clinton's tenure, he has also been creating trouble for China, including linking the most-favored-nation status to China's "human rights" and firing missiles at China's Yugoslav Embassy.

On the whole, however, he has been positive in promoting Sino-US relations.

During his tenure, China eventually joined the World Trade Organization, which replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

Trade between China and the United States has also developed substantially.

In 1992, before Clinton took office, the annual trade volume between the United States and China was $33.2 billion, but by 1998, it had rapidly increased to $85.5 billion, and by the time he left office, the annual trade volume between China and the United States was close to $100 billion.

The numbers speak for themselves.

Wu Xiaozheng also knows an interesting fact.

It is said that China has also set up a special treatment for the US president, called "red carpet" treatment.

This means that as long as the previous US presidents have made special contributions to the development of Sino-US relations, they will enjoy China's highest VIP treatment for life, and they will be greeted with a red carpet when they visit China.

In history, there have been four US presidents who have enjoyed such treatment: Nixon, Carter, Reagan, and Bush.

And Clinton is fifth.

Chinese are righteous, and for China, "once you become a friend, you will always be a friend."

This is enough to illustrate Clinton's role in promoting Sino-US relations.

In fact, China has been able to develop rapidly since 92, and in fact, it has a certain relationship with Clinton.

It is precisely because of Clinton's "comprehensive engagement" policy toward China launched in '93 that American companies have also begun to invest in China in large quantities, which has also promoted China's development to a certain extent.

This is also the reason why Wu Xiaozheng dared to boldly go out and actively went to the United States to bring in internationally renowned brands.

An era of development and exchange has begun.

This is also a huge opportunity for Wu's enterprise.