The length of stay in the United States indicated on Cheng Ran's tourist visa was two months, but actually he had originally thought that only fifteen days would be enough. However, as Fu Long's lobbying in the United States became more in-depth and critical, it now seemed that Cheng Ran was not in a hurry to return home for the time being.
Jiang Hongshao returned to Chengdu, and Liu Gao also fell out with him, but in fact, the pressure on the front line had already begun. From the intelligence gathered from all sides, it was found that not only was Fu Long lobbying and smoothing the connections, but those in the United States who were targeting Fu Long were also causing trouble and setting up obstacles behind the scenes.
But judging from Fulong's current actions, Fulong's continuous openness, charity projects and appearances in major newspapers have allowed Fulong to present a good image to the American public. In the interview with The Washington Post, Cheng Feiyang frequently made golden remarks.
The other party is an experienced reporter, a friend introduced by the lobbyist representative Robert. He has a certain bias against China, and he also intends to question the doubts in his heart regarding Cheng Feiyang's interview.
For example, when asked whether Fulong would threaten American companies, Cheng Feiyang said, "China's entry into the WTO has removed obstacles. The future is an era of globalization. In this growing and developing market, American companies should have nothing to fear. The only thing they should fear is losing opportunities, losing hope, and losing the future."
When asked about the relationship between Fulun and the Chinese government, Cheng Feiyang said, "The relationship between us and the government can be summarized this way: we can date, but we can't get married." When he said this, even the guy who was taking notes next to him laughed.
Regarding competition, Cheng Feiyang said, "I can't say there is no competition. Competition is the way for human beings to have a better life. The world pattern is changing all the time. Whether it is American or Chinese companies, they are all participating in a long-distance race. Don't stare at the opponent around you, because it is hard to say that this is your destined enemy. You may have to run forward 10,000 meters before you can find out who the real competitor is. And what you have to do here is to move forward, just like the lines in the American movie "Forrest Gump", run, run forward. This is the spirit of Forrest Gump, I believe it is also the spirit of the United States, and it should also be the spirit that all entrepreneurs should have."
The atmosphere of the series of interviews was lively. When the interview was finally published in the newspaper, the reporter even used a relatively positive subtitle: "Cheng Feiyang, a unique and courageous entrepreneur from China, told his story of starting from scratch and encouraged Americans to embrace the era of free trade and globalization."
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Being able to publish an exclusive interview in The Washington Post, a newspaper that tends to exaggerate bias against China, and with a relatively positive newspaper tone, naturally caused an extraordinary effect.
The reason why The Washington Post changed its position may be the deep relationship between lobbying representative Robert and Daji, or it may be that Cheng Feiyang's outstanding speech broke the inherent prejudice to a certain extent. Of course, it is more likely that The Washington Post has been losing money continuously, and in order to explain to the investors, they cannot refuse the price offered by Cheng Feiyang.
The interview was published and received widespread positive responses, giving Fulong Company a break from the high pressure in the United States.
The current progress in the United States is the result of the efforts of Fulong's negotiation and lobbying team, as well as a certain degree of forbearance by his father Cheng Feiyang. Even in the face of difficulties in the patent review of the Ministry of Commerce, Fulong has endured the consequences.
Many things are not done without preparation and without purpose. Before coming to the United States to lobby, Cheng Feiyang had already conducted a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the current U.S. Congress, and had fully demonstrated the four aspects of congressional organizational structure, congressional committees, congressional leaders, and congressional culture.
At present, the 106th U.S. Congress has two major factions on China issues, namely moderates and hardliners. The hardliners, as the red team, are a staunch anti-China faction that actively promotes various anti-China policies, advocates a tough stance against China, and repeatedly creates troubles in the fragile relationship between the two sides. The moderates, on the other hand, hope to promote China's Westernization and a comprehensive landing in politics, economy, and culture. Although the two factions have different attitudes towards China, their core purpose is still very clear, that is, the general principle of wanting to change China's political and social system will not change.
Moderates are in power in the 106th Congress, but the bias caused by ideology is still considerable. Fulong was able to achieve certain results in this lobbying because of the current environment.
The general environment was "China's accession to the WTO". At that time, there was a group of lobbying groups in the US Congress that lobbied for China.
They are Boeing, General Motors, Mobil Oil, IBM, Motorola, ATT, and other Fortune 500 companies and interest groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Manufacturing Association, and the Business Roundtable.
They may not be mediated by the Chinese government. In fact, ever since Nixon's visit to China in 1972, which broke the ice in Sino-US relations, American companies have been actively exerting influence in the US Congress, laying a certain foundation in the "knocking on the door" in Washington.
The operations of these Fortune 500 leaders on U.S. China policy stem from their companies' coveting of China's 1.2 billion cheap laborers and potential consumer market.
To a certain extent, Fulong can reduce the pressure on its lobbying work in the United States, and its accumulated operations in China are also at work.
As for Fulong’s cooperation in the United States, it was not only to take advantage of the situation, but also to build a community of interests. After all, interests are the most fundamental foundation for maintaining an alliance.
The obstacles and hindrances set up by Liu Gao and his forces behind the scenes were not the biggest trouble in Cheng Ran's eyes.
The most serious threat is that the top leaders who control the American ship do not really believe that China's rise can coexist with them. Even if the American people can bring tangible benefits from trade, no matter whether it is this term, the next term, or the next term, all the politicians and groups who control the top political level of the United States will not really trust and be willing to see China's rise.
The ideological confrontation between the two sides is difficult to eliminate.
The United States would not want to see China overturn its status as the world's only superpower, so counterattack is inevitable.
So Fu Long finally had to give up his fantasy.
Cheng Ran is still concerned about this.
The United States is not a hotbed, but a teacher, an opponent, and even more so, a gaming partner in which we are interdependent. If one day China surpasses the United States, it will not be achieved by completely defeating the other side, but by being more open, more dynamic, more wise, less evil, and more hopeful than the other.
How far can Fulong go in the United States now
Can you…
Go as far as possible
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Jiang Yueqin obtained key breakthrough evidence in the mineral resources corruption case of Sichuan Heavy Industry Group, which she is currently supervising.
The predecessor of Sichuan Heavy Industry Group was the Southwest Geological Bureau of Nuclear Industry. Later, according to the system reform of the geological survey team of the State Council, the Geological Bureau was placed under the local management of Sichuan Province and transformed into an enterprise, moving from a military-industrial planned enterprise to market-oriented competition.
Sichuan Province is a province rich in mining resources. Its reserves of 32 kinds of minerals including titanium, vanadium, lithium and thenardite rank among the top five in the country, and its rare earth resource reserves rank second in the country. Based on this, Sichuan Heavy Industry Group holds a large amount of mining resources in Sichuan Province.
However, the powerful Sichuan Heavy Industry Group has frequently seen mineral resources lost in low-price acquisitions by foreign companies. The most typical example is a rare metal mine with a proven reserve of 100 tons and a value of 20 billion yuan, which was purchased by the American company Foxconn at a low price. A series of signs show that the Sichuan Heavy Industry Group has already had corruption problems in the field of mineral resources.
After the beginning of the year, the provincial inspection team headed by Jiang Yueqin and the provincial discipline inspection commission deployed a special investigation. It was found that the top two leaders of the group's party and government had seriously violated work discipline, interfered in matters related to mineral resource development and transactions, abused their power for personal gain, and had a large amount of property of unknown origin.
However, despite Jiang Yueqin's strong attack, she still encountered resistance from the other party. The bribery chain and interest chain were difficult to uncover, the investigation encountered resistance, and there were even several "serious leaks" to the relevant responsible persons.
It was at this time that the tip of the iceberg of the bribery chain finally saw a turn for the better because of a "romantic affair". The mistress of Fox executive Marek in China suddenly reported to the investigation team the evidence of a series of bribes to senior executives of Fox in order to obtain the rare metal mine of Sichuan Heavy Industry Group.
Then there is a way out for Jiang Yueqin. As long as she can control Marek, a senior executive of Fox in China, she can completely connect the bribery chain of Sichuan Heavy Industry Group and have a significant impact on the case.
However, Marick was involved in overseas capital and bribery by overseas companies, which was a thorny issue in itself. After summarizing the information revealed by Marick's mistress's testimony, Jiang Yueqin still spent some time reviewing and considering.
When the key information was gradually becoming complete, Li Jingping knocked on the door of the study in Building B, where Jiang Yueqin was most likely in a state of panic in the eyes of the outsider in Rongcheng, and said that he wanted to talk to Jiang Yueqin.
Jiang Yueqin took off her glasses at the desk, rubbed her brows, walked to the sofa, and sat opposite Li Jingping.
"I might be violating discipline by doing this, so just think of it as a casual chat between us for your husband. Of course, you should avoid answering questions related to the confidentiality of the case."
"Sichuan Heavy Industry Group, the key breakthrough is still in Fox, right?"
Li Jingping looked at Jiang Yueqin.
Jiang Yueqin remained calm.
Li Jingping continued, "So what are you going to do? Fox is the Chinese branch of the American Anno Company. It is the largest mining company in the United States, with businesses all over the world, and is said to have a strong backing on Capitol Hill. The president of Fox, Marek, is said to be the son of the chairman of Anno..."
"What do you want to say?" Jiang Yueqin was a little annoyed.
Li Jingping said slowly, "The Chengdu Business Association is currently conducting trade activities in Washington, D.C. You have to consider whether the reaction of Annuo, a company with a strong background, will affect the business of our Chengdu Business Group in the United States, such as retaliation from the other party... My suggestion is to slow down for a while, investigate the deliberate confusion here, and then close the net and take action after the Chengdu Business Group leaves the United States?"
"The daughter is the same, and the father is the same!" Jiang Yueqin frowned, and then couldn't help it anymore.
Jiang Hongshao's meeting with Cheng Ran in the United States had already made her furious. After Jiang Hongshao returned home, the mother and daughter had been in a cold war. Coupled with the case she was currently supervising, Jiang Yueqin had been holding back her anger for a long time. When she heard Li Jingping's words at this time, she was furious.
"Fox Company openly bribed Zhao Kuanming and Li Mingqing of Sichuan Heavy Industry, plundered mineral resources at a low price, and caused the mineral deposits to flow out! Now that the key evidence is in hand, you tell me to wait a while. The other party may escape at any time due to the slightest disturbance. When he escapes back to his own country, where can I find him? You bring him back for me?"
Li Jingping said in a deep voice, "Or inform the Chengdu Business Group in advance so that they can be prepared for possible reactions..."
Jiang Yueqin was furious. "Do I need to tell them when I do something?... You also know that they are in the United States. If I tell them before I start, who will be held responsible if I alert them?"
Li Jingping said, "You are too nervous... I believe that no one in the Rongcheng Trade Group has anything to do with this place... Of course, it depends on you."
My daughter is like this, and now Li Jingping is like this too.
Jiang Yueqin looked around the room. The scene of Cheng Ran standing here in front of the fireplace, without any humility or due obedience in front of her, emerged involuntarily in her mind. Then she looked at Jiang Hongshao's room on the second floor which was closed to her, and a feeling of anger rushed to her mind.
I don’t care if there’s a flood!
Jiang Yueqin stood up and said, "You don't have to say anything. I have made up my mind. Arrest him immediately!"