Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 1027 Conditional Consent
The recommendation report submitted by Carter was passed quickly in the White House!
Whether it was the strong support during the campaign, or Carter's help in several subsequent issues, in essence, Lao Bu owed a lot of favors.Just taking the opportunity to sell a few more computers, in the eyes of Lao Bu, it is not a big deal at all, anyway, it is not for him or the federal government to pay for it!
Besides, if the United States makes this request, the Japanese side may not necessarily agree to it!
In fact, after seeing the terms proposed by the United States, Japan, like Carter and others, could tell at a glance that the other party had a small plan!

Relaxing the regulation of an industry that was once sanctioned, and then tightening the sanctions on an industry that is relatively strong in Japan today, is this crazy. Wouldn’t it mean that wherever I am stronger in the future, I will be suppressed wherever I am? !

Today's Japanese high-level executives are almost out of breath, just looking at the country, and now the environment seems to be in a depression
The noisy streets in the past are now audible; there are few smiles on the faces of pedestrians on the street;
They, if they can't bear it, they have to bear it!

"Look, it's coming again! This time there is a change of people. The deputy prime minister will lead a team to visit the United States from the 19th to the 25th. Discuss, who will be responsible for this plan report?"

Carrying the visit letter forwarded by the Secretary of State, Carter returned to the shirt team briskly, and slapped the documents in his hand on the desktops of those people.They are already familiar with each other, and Carter is not polite.

"Let me do it! Or, together? We made up the original plan, and now we should come up with a countermeasure."

The guy with glasses pushed his glasses as usual, turned his chair around, and took over the task.

"What conditions do you think they will propose this time?"

There was no promise, but no rejection either. Carter asked this first.

To be honest, there is only one piece of news about the visit, and Carter can only confirm that their visit this time is probably for negotiations on the subsequent adjustment of the United States.But the specific information, Carter does not know.

This time, the U.S. action has three parts: lowering the tariffs on imported cars from Japan, canceling the original 25% anti-dumping duties, and increasing the original quota of 168 million imported cars; and imposing a 40% tax on Japanese electronic products. Anti-dumping tariffs, with a quota of 400 million units per year; and the last one, suggesting that Japan increase imports of American agricultural products, electronic products, especially computer products.

There is no specific quantity requirement, but let's combine the low selling price of American agricultural products and the huge deficit in the trade structure.This number, you don't need to think about it, it must not be less!Otherwise, it will hardly help the improvement of the income and expenditure structure.

It is good for Japan to reduce the tariffs on importing Japanese cars to the United States. Presumably they will not refuse, but this is excluded.The remaining problems are on the other two points, but it may also be in other fields
Carter knew that the American market demanded by Japan was not a single market.Restrictions on strong industries will certainly cause headaches for Japan, but at the moment, what Japan urgently needs should be the reduction of overall tariffs and the liberalization of trade
Only by exporting a large amount of goods can Japan's manufacturing enterprises be maintained and production activities continue.Only in this way can there be employment and Japan can slowly recover!

Wait, trade liberalization? !
"I suddenly thought of something, do you think they will ask to enter MI5?!"

The so-called MI5, the Federation of Major Industrialized Countries.This organization is not well-known and has a short history. It was established in 75, and its members are only the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany.It can be seen from the member states that almost all of them are of the same origin and a vote of American brothers!

Since they are of the same origin, the condition of MI5 is naturally very good.Among them, the most critical point is the free trade agreements signed between the member states.Moreover, the name of MI5 seems to be the only reason Japan can join in the fun, the Federation of Major Industrial Nations
What do you want to change to the North American Free Trade Area or something, Japan is not a North American country!There is no reason to apply at all!
Moreover, Japan's application for MI5 can be said to have already taken action.As early as 1987, Nakasone Yasuhiro had applied to join MI5, but was rejected by the United States as expected.
"There is this possibility, and after hearing your reminder, I feel that the possibility is not small! They may stop worrying about the gains and losses of a certain industry. Japan needs time now! Negotiations for one industry and one industry are too inked! They can’t wait that long, but if they directly give up their gains and losses in a certain industry, at the cost of accepting the conditions of the United States, we will ask us to allow them to join MI5.”

"Losing the revenue of an electronics industry, but in exchange, it is a bigger market!"

"Is there any reason to refuse?"

Rubbing his chin, when he proposed the possibility of MI5, Carter, like the guy with glasses, confirmed this possibility in his heart.Regardless of whether it is out of personal interests or the interests of the United States, Carter does not want Japan to join MI5.

From the perspective of the interests of the United States, it goes without saying.The reason why the United States can take advantage of the current negotiations is to put it bluntly because it is a buyer's market.As Japan's largest overseas market, strong buyers naturally have strong bargaining power!
If they are allowed to enter MI5, it will open the doors of more markets such as France, Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom to Japan.In the future, they may not be able to threaten the status of the United States as the largest overseas market, but relatively speaking, the importance of the United States, or the rigidity of its influence on the Japanese economy, will decline significantly.

From the perspective of its own interests, the more Japan is influenced by the United States, the more room it can operate as a federal master.Of course, it is impossible to get any benefits from it now, but it may not be so in the future!

Carter did not forget his goal of annexing Hitachi!
"I'm afraid it's not easy to find. The reason for the rejection back then was that Japan's foreign trade policy was biased towards trade protectionism. It did not conform to the spirit of trade liberalization advocated by MI5, but now, their policy adjustments, at least on the surface, have become much more open." No! We can’t say that they are engaging in trade protectionism while still wanting to take advantage of free trade!”

"And, most importantly, we can't push them too hard! Japan's strategic position, for us, still cannot be given up."

"Then it's back to the original point, conditional agreement!"

Carter nodded helplessly.

After working for so long, Carter gradually got used to this kind of extreme pulling.

After standing at this level, whether it is the opponent or your own side, in fact, both sides are basically playing their cards. Who doesn't know who's thinking? !This is not a small trick, a problem that can be solved by cleverness.More, it is the collision of hard power, as well as the checks and balances and compromises under multilateral influence.

Since there will be a compromise, it depends on the extent of the compromise!

It is impossible to let go easily and agree to let Japan in.That would not be a compromise, but an admission of defeat!
As for the conditions. What should I mention?

(End of this chapter)