"It's up to the patience of our boards on both sides, but as long as it doesn't drag on too long, I don't think it's a big problem."

Stonesyper sat back on the couch just now, and looked at the back standing in front of the window:

"But you seem to have a plan, are you ready to sanction them again?"

He has no hostility towards China, and of course he has no good feelings, as long as he can achieve his goal, he can do whatever he wants, and for the Ministry of Commerce, economic sanctions are obviously the most direct and convenient way.

"Of course not, is this the only way we do it in your eyes?"

Kanter looked back at the two CEOs of the big companies with a smile and asked rhetorically in a slightly exaggerated tone.

The two didn't answer directly, but it was not difficult to see from the eyes that they thought so.

"Ahem—"

Kanter, who felt a little embarrassed, changed the subject with a few coughs:

"Phil is right, the market potential in China is very large, not only in the aviation industry, but also in other industries. And unlike Europe and Japan, their products are almost completely no threat to us, and we can only export some cheap labor, which is a perfect market, and we can't give it away. ”

"The confidence of Huaxia and Europe to confront us in this matter lies in the strong complementarity between the two, Huaxia needs advanced aircraft produced by Airbus, and Airbus also needs to quickly occupy market share, so what we have to do is not to directly put pressure, but to destroy the relationship between Huaxia and Europe."

In fact, N'Golo Kante has another reason not to tell.

That is, since mid-1996, the White House has gradually changed its attitude toward China's accession to the WTO, and has changed from its previous strenuous obstruction to conditional support.

On the one hand, this is because the major enterprises in the United States, especially the emerging high-tech enterprises behind the Donkey Party, which have developed with the Internet boom, hope to get a piece of the pie from the rapid development of China's economy, and on the other hand, it is also related to several scandals that have fermented in recent years, such as the Whitewater incident.

The president himself hopes to make China's accession to the WTO an important achievement in his second term, and Kanter is keenly aware of this trend, so he is reluctant to have too large-scale conflicts with the other side in the business field.

"But Michael, since the end of the Cold War, Europe has lost the threat from the other side of the Iron Curtain, and has become less obedient, especially their companies that have been recovering with our assistance."

Condit's tone was a little dissatisfied, after all, without the Marshall Plan, Europe would have been in ruins until now, where would there be so many opponents who could compete with him:

"We can see the potential of the Chinese market, and Europeans can naturally see it, and if you want to drive a wedge between them, I'm afraid it's not so easy."

"Of course, you can't expect to start from the commercial level, and those European companies are probably dreaming that this matter will be bigger."

Kanter, who sat back in his office chair, shook his head and extinguished the half-lit cigar in his hand:

"But thanks to the existence of NATO as an organization, we have some more direct ways to influence them."

"Can the Pentagon agree to do it again from the beginning of last year?"

Stonesyver grimaced his face.

Although there is no doubt that China Xia suffered a loss in that incident, the United States is actually under great pressure, and it is not feasible to do it again in a short period of time.

"Why us?"

Kante gave a somewhat playful smile:

"It's 1997, Harry, and it's been a very interesting year."

"Although European companies have long since stopped caring about this, I think there will be some London aristocrats who are still living in the dream of an empire on which the sun never sets, and want to do something at this point in time to satisfy their ridiculous self-esteem."

It took the other two a few seconds to realise what Kanter was talking about:

"That's it? No other moves? ”

Obviously, they are not very optimistic about this plan.

"As long as you can make the Chinese people suffer a loss, it is enough."

N'Golo Kante looked confident:

"It's not just you who have arranged consultants and foundations in China, we have them, and the Pentagon has them. At that time, you can arrange for some experts with sufficient weight to concentrate on mobilizing their national sentiment through the media, and set off a wave of anti-British and anti-European influences, and then you can get those who have benefited from you to propose a reduction in cooperation with Airbus. ”

"They don't have a choice."

A set of serial schemes sent Stonesyfer and Condit deep into thought at the same time.

This plan is to fool others, and there is at least no risk to them.

If it succeeds, it will be equivalent to weakening the bargaining chips of both Europe and China at the same time, and even if it does not succeed, it will be nothing more than a waste of a few months of effort, and then consider negotiations.

The merger and acquisition process of two hyperscalers was supposed to take years, and this time was still affordable.

But there is another thing that worries them.

"Sounds reasonable, but Michael, there's a question I don't know if you've thought about it."

Condit gave a somewhat strange expression:

"Fifteen years ago, the British were almost defeated by the Argentines in the South Atlantic, are you sure they still have enough strength to threaten the Chinese?"

"All your assumptions are based on the fact that the Chinese will suffer, but if it is the British who lose face in the end, I don't think the EU will suspend cooperation with the Chinese because of this."

Stonesever, sitting on an adjacent couch, agreed:

"Not to mention the EU, even British companies, I'm afraid they won't be affected, Rolls-Royce, Marconi, Unilever and Rio Tinto, these companies have grown very rapidly in China in recent years, so they won't lose the opportunity to make money for this little thing."

"No, no, no, you misunderstood what I meant."

Kante waved his hand and then explained:

"I don't want the British to start a war like they did, I want a successful provocation that can be the fuse that destroys their relationship, and that's enough."

"For example?"

"For example, in the South China Sea, where the Chinese navy and air force are out of reach, they have conducted several exercises with neighboring countries."

The huge office fell silent.

The two CEOs looked at each other and whispered their opinions.

"Well, your plan is worth a try."

"But the patience of the board of directors and investors is not unlimited, and if we don't see a convincing change within six months, then we will consider a negotiated solution."

(End of chapter)