British Civil Servant

Otherwise, the Minister of Foreign Affairs just doesn’t understand the general situation. Personally, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has his own tasks. In fact, the Minister of Finance is not idle. He is receiving the visiting Minister of Finance of Japan to discuss currency diplomacy. The violent appreciation of the yuan has made the Japanese government unable to sit still.

The appreciation of the yen is of course a great convenience for the Japanese, but it is not the case for the Japanese government. It has different supports for the purchasing power of different countries' currencies, either in terms of resources or national strength.

But Japan’s national strength is said to be there, of course, but it is said to be absent, and Japan’s national strength cannot be realized.

Let the Ministry of Finance suggest that when negotiating with the Japanese, attract Japanese investment. If the negotiation fails, then the UK may not have expectations of Japan's goals.

The UK is not greedy either. It is nothing more than a way to attract investment. It has given the US so much, why should it give some to the UK?

Except for the economy like a castle in the air, Japan is useless in the eyes of Allen Wilson, and its powerful industries are not protected. What else can it talk about with the United Kingdom? It would be a pity if this kind of being taken advantage of doesn't grab the wool.

In terms of monetary policy negotiations, if Japan does not pull out anything, then the United Kingdom must not stand by Japan. You must know that Germany is also a victim of the Plaza Accord, and has not yet started currency diplomacy.

When the Minister of the Exchequer received the Minister of Finance of Japan, Alan Wilson was holding a meeting of the Ministry of Finance to discuss the economic situation in the world today, and he came to a very real conclusion, that is, there is still room for the yen to appreciate, even if countries jointly intervene The currency market also does not help to stabilize the steady appreciation of the yen.

When the Plaza Accord was signed, in addition to the undervaluation of the yen itself, it was also in the midst of a strong U.S. dollar interest rate hike cycle. Now that strong cycle has passed, this is not just saying that the exchange rate of the yen is okay. able to stop the appreciation of the yen.

This is a very serious issue, so serious that Britain cannot help unless Japan offers some benefits.

Alan Wilson remembered that the Louvre agreement was ultimately fruitless, and the joint intervention of various countries in the foreign exchange market failed to achieve their goals. After the yen broke through 150 yen to one dollar, it continued to appreciate.

Now that this result is known, the supreme authority naturally cannot have too much expectations. It is best for Japan, who has been taken advantage of by Japan, to give up the benefits immediately, but it is still unknown whether the benefits obtained by the United Kingdom will play a role.

The vast majority of Japanese are enjoying the carnival of nouveau riche—because of the exchange rate change, the yen in their hands can be exchanged for more dollars, and their wealth has doubled in a short period of time. The appreciation of the yen does not seem to have affected the Japanese economy, which is extremely dependent on exports, thanks to the strength of the Japanese industry.

It is possible for this kind of traditional industry to gain competitiveness by lowering profits. How did Japan impact Europe, and then it was followed by South Korea and a big country.

"Experts still believe that Japan's problems are very complicated and cannot be solved by mere intervention. On the contrary, the problems of the Soviet Union are more important." Alan Wilson took the opinions of the experts, mainly his own, to the Number 10 Downing Street showed Mrs Thatcher what kind of decision Britain should take.

As for Japan's request, you might as well agree to it. If you agree, you don't have to do it, and if you do it, it may not be effective. Let's see what price Japan can offer to buy Britain.

"Even if it is a bribe, it seems that you don't think it will be in the best interest to help." Mrs. Thatcher named the connotation of this proposal as if she knew the answer a long time ago, "However, some experts believe that the core driving force behind the appreciation of the yen is The strength of Japanese industry."

"Then we can't help even more." Alan Wilson said without the slightest embarrassment, "A defeated country can ride on the head of Britain. Isn't this a blasphemy against World War II? Of course we also expect Japan and Germany to prosper, but we can't more prosperous than Britain."

As for which one is more important, Japan or the Soviet Union, neither Margaret Thatcher nor Alan Wilson believed that the two countries were comparable, and it was obvious that the Soviet Union was more important. Anyway, they are still the leaders of dozens of countries, and the other is the private land of the United States, which is simply incomparable.

Mrs. Thatcher also agreed with this view. The issue of the Soviet Union has always been the top priority. Even the Atlantic faction cannot change the fact that Britain is geographically in Europe, so Alan Wilson thinks the Atlantic faction is very funny. Shouting about the special relationship between Britain and the United States, the United Kingdom cannot be removed from Europe. Isn't this nonsense.

Even when it comes to currency issues, the Soviet Union is more important than Japan. You must know that the problem of the ruble's exchange rate is no smaller than that of the yen, but the problem lies in different places.

Under the Soviet Union's high welfare policy and wrong currency policy, the actual purchase value of the ruble has long been out of touch with its surface value. Simply put, the currency of the ruble is no longer so valuable.

At least its exchange rate with other currencies should not be so high. Its current strength is only supported by the Soviet government, and this is also the root cause of the crazy ruble depreciation in the years after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Of course, the story that the pension at the head of the map was only worth two dollars was not the real value of the ruble. It was obvious that Russia had suffered the treatment of the defeated country.

The Cold War was also a war, and if you lose a war, you will also be treated as a defeated country. Of course, the value of the ruble still has something to say at present.

The so-called "socialist camp" economic and trade system constructed is very interesting. In addition to covering all the republics of the Soviet Union, it also includes almost all socialist countries in Eastern Europe. In this system, the Soviet Union and its partner countries enjoy the most-favored-nation treatment in trade.

So many countries are naturally able to support the value of the ruble, so during this visit to the Soviet Union, Britain also hopes to receive this kind of treatment. Although it may not be successful, it still has dreams.

Not to mention just wanting to be treated as a trading partner. When Alan Wilson was talking to Hao Daer before, he really wanted to settle the economy and trade of the entire Soviet system in pounds.

In addition to discussing the issue of the Iran-Iraq War, there is also the issue of Cambodia. The issue of Cambodia has little to do with Britain, but it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with it.

Alan Wilson still suggested that the main dialogue be focused on the Iran-Iraq War. After all, the issue of Cambodia can allow a certain major country to talk to the Soviet Union. There is no need for the UK to ignore greater interests for this matter.

This may mean taking advantage of a certain big country, but this is diplomatic work, and it is okay to mention it. If the Cambodian issue can be resolved, it is naturally the credit of the United Kingdom. If it cannot be resolved temporarily, it can only show that a certain big country is not strong enough. It certainly cannot be attributed to a certain big country. Could it be that the British hegemony of public opinion is shit?

Soon, the foreign minister who had warmed up for Mrs. Thatcher's visit came back, saying that he had discussed the issue of the Iran-Iraq war with the Soviet Union, and the results were good.

So Mrs. Thatcher's warm-up also began. Prime Minister Thatcher spent a day in Paris to meet French President Mitterrand, and then rushed to Bonn to talk with German Chancellor Kohl. Both France and Britain insist on the same position: both maintain their own nuclear deterrents.

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom all share the same idea. After the agreement on reducing medium- and long-range missiles is reached, negotiations on reducing short-range missiles and conventional weapons should follow. The leaders of all three countries agreed that whatever agreement the United States made with the Soviet Union could not bypass its European allies.

Prime Minister Thatcher told reporters in Bonn: "The meeting with President Mitterrand and Chancellor Kohl was an important part of the preparations for my visit to Moscow."

In recent times, Mrs Thatcher has discussed similar issues with Italian Prime Minister Claxey.

So far, Mrs. Thatcher has communicated information with the main Western allies, and then shouldered the trust of these leaders and reached a consensus with them, and unequivocally went to Moscow as the spokesperson of the four countries.

After uniting the European countries, the obstacles to visiting the Soviet Union this time have basically been removed, and the Soviet Union has also begun to warm up for Mrs. Thatcher's visit. The Soviet "Pravda" responded immediately, pinning its hopes on Mrs. Thatcher's visit. The visit will strengthen bilateral relations and help build an atmosphere of international trust.

The Soviet Union also received a list of interviewers. Alekseev couldn't help but sigh that his mother was right. His father did exactly as his mother said, trying to squeeze into the list~www.wuxiaspot.com~No If there is an accident, it will be another moment when father and son meet, but this time it is the cultural tsar who will be published, not his big brother.

At the same time in London, Alan Wilson had already prepared pounds and went to the Soviet Union for shopping. It might be a little embarrassing to say that the secretary-general of the cabinet was so fussy, and he was going to take wool from the Soviet Union.

Two days later, on a special plane to Moscow, she told a random Reuters reporter that she thought the map leader was a "realist" and that "we don't use diplomatic rhetoric when we meet, we talk about substantive issues, so I respect him." , he also respects me."

Not far away, Allen Wilson was familiar with the pound he brought with his fingers, and he was fully committed, as if preparing to visit the red light district. The Reuters reporter glanced at it and asked the cabinet secretary-general's opinion on the visit to the Soviet Union. , Alan Wilson put the banknotes in his pockets shyly, "The national interest is the criterion. We all know that not only British citizens, but the entire free world also have great expectations for the Prime Minister's visit this time. How to defend the British Leadership, the Prime Minister has given the answer."

(end of this chapter)

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