Chapter 910: The Plaza Accord
"Neither the Warsaw Pact nor the countries of the Asian security system lack light weapons, right? Through the Comintern's request for assistance, the Ministry of Shipping immediately set off for Nicaragua, escorted by nuclear submarines, mainly with military assistance. "Serov didn't want to die more than 10,000 kilometers away from Nicaragua, he wanted the country to die with more dignity.www.biquge.info
How long Nicaragua can hold out will ultimately depend on how much of a role Cuba can play. He would never let Soviet soldiers go to Central America to confront the United States head-on, at least the current balance of power does not allow him to learn from the wayward transoceanic warfare of the United States. The cost of a single shipment of fuel is not proportional to the cost of supporting the opposition in the United States.
Reagan has just approved a large amount of $3 billion and called on the American people to support the freedom fighters as much as they can. To make clear his anti-Soviet attitude, he could not be said to be unspeakable. This attitude is visible all over the world, and there is no need to prove it too much, and in the current Western European public opinion, Reagan and Serov are already equal in popularity.
Western Europeans hated the USSR, that's of course, the USSR was too close. But to say that Western Europeans like Reagan, who knew that the Soviet Union was not easy to mess with, but still aggressively confronted the Soviet Union? It's also impossible. Western Europe is like a hostage kidnapped by the Soviet Union, and the United States, as a policeman, pulls out a gun from time to time to provoke the Soviet Union, what if the Soviet Union tears up the ticket?
It is also not that Western Europeans have been unable to adapt to their roles for decades. In the state of détente before Reagan came to power, Western Europe still thought that life could be improvised, but the current situation has revived the memories of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Western Europe.
But times are different, the Soviet Union is already much stronger than it was 20 years ago, and the degree of confidence in the assurances of the United States is even lower than that of the Cuban Missile Crisis 20 years ago.
Reagan didn't care what Western Europeans thought of the United States, and Western Europe was not a political entity, and he believed that with the cooperation of Margaret Thatcher, it would not be difficult to suppress the discontent of Western Europe. As long as this confrontation is won, the countries of Western Europe will not dare to be dissatisfied.
For Reagan, the problem is not in other countries, but in what is happening within the United States. It is chic to allocate three billion dollars with a stroke of the pen, but this is not a problem for a small country in Nicaragua. This small country is only a small part of the whole problem, and there are many pro-Soviet countries that Reagan supported the anti-government forces.
President Reagan, who spends money like water and does what he says, is generous enough to oppose the Soviet Union, but he also has to consider the economic situation in the United States. The promise of the Reagan election was to increase military investment to restore the United States' military strength. He has done both of these by cutting out public spending and making the U.S. economy more market economic.
There is another thing that not many people have paid attention to during Reagan's tenure, but as president, he has noticed. This year, the United States officially put an end to the 70-year-long history of creditor countries since 1914, and since the first year of Reagan's presidency, the United States has begun to run a double deficit, and finally this year it has relinquished its position as the world's largest creditor country for 70 years, and in just a few years it has become the largest debtor country, and Japan has been replaced by Japan.
Reagan's reforms worked, but they didn't stop there without other help. During the Carter period, developed countries, including the United States, increased their own investment, but the lack of effective domestic demand led to a serious overcapacity, and at this time, fixed capital investment declined, which led to the stagnation of the world economy.
In order to alleviate the economic depression and revive the domestic economy, a series of expansionary fiscal policies and monetary policies similar to increasing fiscal expenditures have been adopted, which has led to the fact that the money supply has exceeded the actual demand for money in the country, which has also caused a vicious increase in prices for a period of time, which is counterproductive, and has caused serious fiscal deficits in various countries.
To solve America's own problems once and for all, other countries must make sacrifices. Reagan sometimes thought about the theory of international division of labor advocated by the Soviet Union, and found that it was not impossible, but this division of labor should not be dominated by the Soviet Union, but by the United States.
Moreover, the Soviet approach could be carried out on even more deceptive grounds, such as globalization. In this way, other countries will not think that their country is under foreign pressure and can only develop certain industries on a fixed basis.
Reagan, who ran a deficit of hundreds of billions of dollars in his first term in office, certainly did not see this as his problem. The Soviet Union was the great enemy of the United States, and it certainly made sense to exchange hundreds of billions of dollars for victory. However, at present, it seems that the current investment is not enough, and more investment is needed to see the results.
But the problem is that Reagan didn't dare to spend money too uncontrollably, similar to the signing order in support of the Nicaraguan rebels, he no longer knows how much, and now it's time to sacrifice the allies who have been free-riding.
"Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany must be brought to their knees immediately, and they cannot be delayed any longer." Reagan had already made up his mind what the United States had been supporting the development of the Federal Republic of Germany and Japan for a long time, in order to make the two countries surpass themselves. Isn't it because these two countries have US troops stationed in them, and they will definitely not resist the will of the United States. Do you expect to replenish yourself with these two countries at a critical moment?
Reagan believed that the current fierce confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union was a critical moment. But Japan, regardless of the overall situation, struggled like a dead fish, instead of choosing to obediently separate its legs, which made Reagan almost lose patience.
"Do you want to force Japan to comply? It's just that we can't communicate with Japan unilaterally, we also need the participation of other countries! It was U.S. Treasury Secretary Baker who was very clear about the U.S. fiscal deficit and was worried about it. Mounting fiscal deficits have left James? Baker had a bad feeling that if Reagan could kill the Soviet Union in this way, he did not know, and the fiscal deficit alone could make the United States have problems.
Just recruited by Reagan to the White House, James? Beck listened to Reagan's idea and immediately expressed his support. It's too stupid to strangle yourself to death by sticking to the rules, and what will happen to Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany in the end? We'll talk about it then......
"This will not work, this time we will fight against the Soviet Union by absorbing the nutrients of Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany, what will we do in the future? Even if we win? If there is an opponent, can we come back a second time? "And Treasury Secretary James? Baker's approval is different, Secretary of State George? Schultz still wants Reagan to think about it.
There is nothing so easy in the world, and once the United States embarks on this blood-sucking mode, it will not be easy to get rid of it.
The Soviet Union's industrial output has increased year by year, and all indicators have been higher than those of the United States, but the United States has absorbed the strength of its allies and created great prosperity. Schultz always felt that the foundation was not strong.
"Schultz, as you said, this is the fastest way to get results. Besides, with the foundation of Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany, will it not be possible to go backwards? "President Reagan said with a pleasant face, George? In addition to this incident, Schultz helped Reagan clear up a lot of troubles, including relations with Europe and with the Gulf countries. It's all George? Schultz played a key role in this.
"Well, hopefully there are no obvious after-effects." George persuaded by Reagan? Schultz let go of the uneasiness in his heart.
George? Scholz did not know where the uneasiness in his heart came from, and finally let go of his uneasiness and agreed to communicate with Britain, France, and the Federal Republic of Germany, and as long as the consent of Britain and France was obtained, the goal could be achieved.
Needless to say, Britain itself is an island country, and it wants something to happen to the European continent, otherwise Britain will eventually be marginalized by the European continent. France also has its own considerations, and in a sense there is also a problem with the German-French duo model organized by Charles de Gaulle, that is, there must always be a country that says the truth, and the French certainly want this country to be their own.
Every country is selfish, and France and Germany are so close that they certainly don't want Germany to be above them. George, who presided over diplomacy? Scholz knows that if all countries are in harmony, there is simply no room for diplomats to play. Diplomats must learn to sow discord.
After both Reagan and Baker decided to put pressure on Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany to defuse the financial pressure on the United States, the secretary of state set to work on the opportunity to create such an opportunity to continue to travel around the world.
"Huh? Almost a year early? Reagan spent money faster than history. "Originally, Serov wasn't sure about George at first? How did Schultz always visit, and then he asked for data from the United States from the KGB, plus his own diary, he understood that Reagan was going to start shearing sheep.
The Soviet Union, led by Serov, held on, and it was not only Japan that fell into the pit of this agreement. The collapse of the Soviet Union created a power vacuum in Eastern Europe, and the Federal Republic of Germany, which was close to the water, took advantage of the Khitans to ask for food, and used German capital to attack the city to get Germany out of the pit of the Plaza Accord.
Now? Serov thinks that he is much stronger than the Soviet Union in the same period of history, don't think about the Federal Republic of Germany in the Eastern European market, you can't even swallow the GDR, obediently stay out of the pit with Japan.
"I still haven't held back, you're done." Serov knew the impact of the Plaza Accord, and as long as the Soviet Union did not disintegrate, Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany would always stand still, and perhaps the Federal Republic of Germany would be even worse. Serov also knows where the source of the concerns of the relevant people in the United States is, but now the general secretary does not know Secretary of State George? Schultz is also one of them, and the source is China......
I can't say it too early, and I'm attacking it when I sign it. U.S. Secretary of State George? Schultz's rush certainly worked, and a few days later, the finance ministers and central bank governors of the five countries of the United States, Japan, West Germany, Great Britain, and France announced a pre-agreed agreement on a stable exchange rate at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, New York.