KHN Corporate Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan

KHN Chairman Seinosuke Uno met an uninvited guest from Europe in the reception room, he was the marketing director of the German ALK Group, Khedira, KHN and ALK have been business partners for many years, and Uno Seinosuke has also had some contacts with Khedira, and the personal relationship is barely familiar

When he saw Khedira, a smile appeared on Uno Seinosuke's face, but the smile seemed so stiff that it was more of a helplessness than the joy of seeing an old friend

Mr. Khedira is very happy to meet you in Japan, we KHN and ALK have been partners for many years, what good news have you brought us this time in Japan, Uno Seinosuke asked with a fake smile, and at the same time bowed shallowly to Khedira, according to Japanese etiquette, this is a sign that Seinosuke Uno is not interested in Khedira

Khedira has also been mixed in the market for many years, the world has been hot and cold, and he has experienced a lot of the meaning of Uno Seinosuke's expression, where can he not see that Uno Seinosuke's words are clearly hinting at him: If there is a good thing, you can say it quickly, if it is a troublesome thing, then don't open your mouth

Mr. Uno is very sorry for the ...... I brought you. I'm afraid it's not good news, Khedira stubbornly said, I'm here to ask Mr. Uno for help on behalf of our company

Oh...... Uno Seinosuke replied coldly, since Mr. Khedira has come over despite the long distance, if there is anything to say, as long as it is something that our company can do, we will definitely help

What we want KHN to do is actually very simple, which is to stop supplying industrial control chips that meet the third generation standards to the Chinese market, Khedira said

A trace of anger passed over Uno Seinosuke's face, but as a Japanese, he had some awe of Europeans in his heart, so although he was very unhappy in his heart, he could only deal with it politely: Mr. Khedira, I don't understand this request of yours, it seems that the exchanges between our KHN and the Chinese do not affect ALK's business

Of course, Khedira knew that his request was very unreasonable, but he really had no way out, and he tried his best to tie up more than 20 large European enterprises to establish a European business alliance to contain China

This is also a helpless thing, after the thousands of patents of the Giessen company flowed to China, the European patent barriers envisaged by Khedira were opened, and a gap was opened, with the patents of the Giessen company, Chinese enterprises can bypass other patented technologies, so that if other enterprises increase the patent licensing fees according to the original agreement, not only can not sanction China, but will make themselves the target of Chinese enterprises

Therefore, after the news of the cooperation between Giessen and Hanhua came out, the companies that had promised to advance and retreat with ALK were no longer silent, according to what Khedira learned, these companies hurriedly sent executives to China, intending to reconcile with China, in order to make up for the previous criticism of China, these companies have presented a high gift list to China, or are willing to transfer patented technology, or promise to establish a joint laboratory, or sign a long-term supply contract for core components, and no one notices when everyone is making a fuss, and ALK is put aside

What a bunch of undisciplined guys, Khedira scolded viciously in his heart, he also knew that his peers were really hungry, in the face of China's large-scale infrastructure over the years, who can still be calm, everyone also knows that in order to get these orders, the transfer of technology to Chinese enterprises is definitely a thirst-quenching behavior, but knowing that it is poisonous wine, everyone has to drink it, who makes the European economy so sluggish

Europe's allies can't count on Khedira, thinking of Japan, China's electronics industry started late, so far the high-end industrial control chips used by Chinese companies still need to rely on imports, and Japan is the country that sells the most industrial control chips to China, Khedira thought that if you can persuade Japanese electronics companies to reduce chip exports to China, maybe you can get back a game...,

With this in mind, Khedira came to KHN with the intention of talking to Seinosuke Uno about jointly containing China

In fact, as early as when the following people reported that Khedira asked to meet, Uno Seinosuke guessed the other party's intentions, and Uno Seinosuke had also heard about the European companies joining forces to contain China, and had been paying attention to this matter, hoping to find some business opportunities for himself from it, when Giesen disarmed and surrendered, Uno Seinosuke knew that the alliance of Europeans was over, which is in line with an old Chinese saying: When disaster comes, they fly separately

For the containment of China, Uno Seinosuke's heart is very conflicted, when the chairman of the West Hu company, Osawa Hiko, once made the same request to him, and Uno Seinosuke did make an attempt to send a notice to Chinese companies to reduce supply, this attempt is aimed at China's machine tool companies, but stand up to put pressure on KHN is China's home appliance companies, under the threat of home appliance companies threatening to abandon KHN's control chips, Uno Seinsuke had to give in, raised the white flag to show surrender

After that, the company was crushed by the Chinese company because it was isolated, and before Osawa committed suicide, he asked someone to bring a sentence to Seinosuke Uno: You will regret it

Uno Seinosuke remembered this sentence, and in recent years, he has often reflected on what happened back then, imagining that if he had not been intimidated by the Chinese, but stood with Xihu to resist the competition of Chinese companies, would the situation be different now

Reflection is reflection, after all, there is no regret medicine to buy in this world, in the past few years, China's development momentum is very good, whether it is the home appliance industry or the machine tool industry, the development momentum is very good, the demand for industrial control chips is also increasing day by day, KHN has also earned huge profits in the Chinese market, for the sake of these profits, Uno Seinosuke no longer wants to curb China's affairs, after all, it is only the Xihu company that has collapsed, not his KHN

Uno Seinosuke hopes that he will never have another trade war with the Chinese, everything is the best to maintain the status quo, he also knows that Hanwha has established its own microelectronics company and began to gradually replace imported chips with its own chips, Uno Seinosuke has taken an evasive attitude towards this matter, he is like an ostrich burying his head in the sand, just hoping to be able to drag it out for a while, Khedira came to KHN at this time to propose to him to join forces to suppress China, which is no less than pulling his head out of the sand, which makes Uno Seinosuke feel quite annoyed

Faced with the dissatisfied attitude of Seinosuke Uno, Khedira said: "Mr. Uno, I know that our request is very abrupt, as far as we know, your company's current business situation in the Chinese market is very good, and it is impossible to give up the Chinese market, but what I want to say is that both Europe and Japan should be highly vigilant against the rise of China

If we don't take strong measures at this time to slow down China's rise, maybe in ten years there will be no room for European companies and Japanese companies to survive on the planet, Mr. Uno, and I hope you can understand this, and we are in the same boat

Uno Seinosuke was silent, there are some similarities between Khedira's words and what Osawa said to him many years ago, maybe there is a company like ALK that drags Hanhua's hands and feet, KHN's life will be better, if ALK collapses, I wonder if Hanhua will turn all its energy to microelectronics, so as to pry KHN's wall

However, it was also very difficult to agree to Khedira's proposal, and KHN did not fail to do so, and as a result, he was defeated by Hanhua's combination punches, and now if he does it again, what certainty will KHN have of winning

Mr. Khedira: As far as I know, your European equipment companies have agreed to jointly contain China's technological development, and since you already have such a strong alliance, what role can this little power of our KHN play?" said Seinosuke Uzino

Mr. Uno, you should know that our alliance has died in name only, if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have come to trouble you, Khedira said unabashedly, he knew that Uno Seinosuke's purpose in saying this was to find excuses, there was no need for him to deny his defeat in order to save face...,

Is this really a pity, Uno Seinosuke said lightly, since your own alliance cannot be sustained, then why do you think that KHN will be able to turn things around, you should know that KHN's main profits come from the Chinese market, and it is impossible for us to give up this market

All the people only saw the immediate benefits, Khedira sighed and said, Mr. Uno, how long do you think KHN's existence in the Chinese market can be maintained, Hanwha has purchased complete sets of integrated chip equipment in the American market, and has also purchased a large number of other equipment in the European market, it is obvious that they are planning to develop their own chip industry

If you can restrict the export of the latest chips to China, and we restrict the export of equipment for chip processing to China in the European market, the development of Hanhua will be hindered, so that both of us can avoid the threat of Hanhua, on the contrary, if we all only care about the immediate interests, we will definitely sink together

There's some truth to what you're saying, Uno Seinosuke said, but this matter is very important, and I hope to be able to discuss it with my colleagues (to be continued, if you like this work, you are welcome to come (.) Vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation)