"Sir, when he comes to Berlin, he must be busy with a lot of things. I don't know what I can do." Arnold said in a very polite manner, "I believe that the White House is very concerned about the progress of privatization in the GDR. I am willing to
Unreserved details.”
"Of course we have to care about these things. What we are more concerned about is the new atmosphere of the Democratic Republic of Germany. Arnold, you know, for many British people, Soviet cameras and Chinese film are also the childhood memories of the public."
Middleton also said enthusiastically, "I hope that the Democratic Republic of Germany can also provide the goods that Britain desperately needs."
“Just as the plains of Russia are our cornfields, Canada and the Baltic Sea are our forests, Australia is our pastures, Peru is our silver mines, South Africa and Australia are our gold mines, and India is our tea plantations.
, the East Indies are our sugar cane, coffee, and spice plantations."
After listening to Arnold's words, Middleton corrected, "It seems that North America has been forgotten, but it doesn't matter. With the advancement of science and technology, there are still many places where it can play a role. Just like Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates are our oil depots, and Rhodesia is our granary."
, Australia is our mine, Malaya is our industrial base, and the Democratic Republic of Germany is ours?"
"It's also an industrial base." Arnold laughed. "The Secretary-General of the Cabinet hopes that we will build the Democratic Republic of Germany into a dumping base facing Eastern Europe, just like Malaya's role in Southeast Asia. It will even radiate to the entire South China Sea. Obviously
The Democratic Republic of Germany cannot yet become such a role and must continue to work hard."
"I can rest assured that you will do your job." Middleton patted Arnold on the shoulder and said, "Actually, the Secretary-General has always had high hopes for you, and of course I do too."
Arnold nodded and asked what his father was doing. Middleton did not hide anything, "The secretary-general is convening a meeting of economic experts to introduce an economic concept called real purchasing power. The application of PPP purchasing power is an old concept of Swedish economists.
But we must recognize the value of some of them. This is very suitable for the economic assessment of Eastern European countries."
PPP purchasing power parity has been around for a long time, but it is true that it has not been taken seriously for a long time. After all, the concept is only more than 20 years old. Now that the Cold War has ended, Europe is no longer an either friend or enemy relationship, so this concept is very suitable for introduction.
Soothe the fragile self-esteem of Eastern European countries.
Alan Wilson discovered the huge value of maintaining stability from PPP purchasing power parity. However, this concept actually still has loopholes, that is, it will greatly amplify the economic capabilities of a country with a large population.
This depends on the concept of PPP purchasing power parity. Whether other countries accept it? Different countries will adopt different attitudes. They use it when they want to maintain stability, but in fact they don't believe it in their hearts.
For example, a certain big country and a famous big country have expressed different attitudes towards PPP purchasing power parity at different times.
The difference is that after surpassing Japan, a certain big country soon stopped taking PPP purchasing power parity seriously. It seems that the big and prosperous countries cannot get rid of the PPP purchasing power parity concept in a short time. This concept can at least make the big and prosperous countries look like this.
Something happened.
At this stage, Alan Wilson wants to apply this economic concept in the political field, which is actually to maintain European stability. As for the huge amplitude effect on populous countries, he can't care about it now.
"If the Mexican peso depreciates by half relative to the dollar, then GDP in dollar terms will also be halved. However, this does not mean that Mexicans become poorer. If income and price levels in peso terms remain the same
, and imported goods are not important to the living standards of Mexicans, so currency depreciation will not worsen the quality of life of Mexicans. This problem can be avoided if purchasing power parity is used."
There is definitely an economic gap between Eastern Europe and Western Europe in Europe. No one denies this. This concept can make the economic gap in Europe not so big, so that it will not impact the psychological expectations of most Western European people. Let’s compare it now.
, sending a signal to this economic revolution.
As for the position of leading Europe's future economy, Britain must do its part, although French President Mitterrand certainly disagrees and feels that France is the country that leads Europe.
The two countries also have differences on how to lead Europe. Alan Wilson, listening to France's wishes, seems to want to expand the European Community eastward. Isn't this another opportunity to practice the special relationship between Britain and the United States?
The UK firmly opposed the eastward expansion of the European Community, which was unlikely to be realized in a short time anyway. It quickly hit the French with a flare on the head to draw the attention of the Americans to this rebel.
Cabinet Secretary There is no one here who knows economics better than me. The current trade war between Europe and the United States is still in a deadlock, and the French are firmly opposed to making concessions on agricultural and animal husbandry subsidies. Mrs. Thatcher put the Cabinet Secretary who pretended to be an economics expert
Call us and ask for professional advice.
"I have no objection. The conditions proposed by the French now were also exchanged by the British."
Alan Wilson shook his head and heard the Prime Minister ask what the specific conditions were, "It is the scope of application of the trade treaty. The French must count the territory of North Africa. At the same time, the British conditions are similar, but because of the specific industry, the exchange provided
The conditions are different. For example, in the fisheries agreement, the United Kingdom added Newfoundland, and in the mineral and energy agreement, Rhodesia was added. In terms of commodity tariffs, the United Kingdom suffered more, and the Malayan part was not negotiated at the beginning."
It's normal that we haven't discussed it yet. First of all, Malaya really has nothing to do with the European Community framework. If the French agree with this, it will basically be no different from our Qing Dynasty. Of course, on some goods, Britain still allows
France gave Malaya equal treatment, but nothing can be expected.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Specific to agriculture and animal husbandry, the UK can be said to have suffered some losses. Since the UK has suffered losses, if the UK helps the United States to compromise with the European Community under the current conditions, this will
Yes or no?
The UK didn't even negotiate its own terms. If it helps the US achieve its goal, will the previous agreement signed by the UK also have to be reconsidered?
"It seems to make sense." Mrs. Thatcher nodded and talked about another topic, "What do you think about Prince Alexander's popularity in Yugoslavia?"
"Of course I am happy to see it happen. He was born in the UK. From the British perspective, at least there will be no objection to his having a certain influence. As for Yugoslavia? He is also a consensus in Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia
There isn’t much consensus.”
Of course, even so, Alan Wilson felt that it was still unlikely to restore the monarchy unless the Soviet Union and Britain had a common position on this matter.
This common position is almost equivalent to the surrender of the Soviet Union to the British with all remaining spheres of influence. This is not easy.
Regarding the Lithuanian issue, there was news that the top Soviet officials were preparing to use force to solve the problem. Of course, Mrs. Thatcher was opposed to it. Alan Wilson agreed that it was extremely stupid to use force. "If it were me, I would directly block the Lithuanian border and let no one from Lithuania escape."
If they don't come, then order the Soviet army to conduct military exercises in Lithuania. If that doesn't work, use landmines to surround Lithuania. This is what Grace did in Rhodesia, and the effect was very good."
"Should I say, it's a good thing you're not a Soviet?" Mrs. Thatcher rolled her eyes, "What leverage do we have to prevent the Soviet Union from using force to solve the problem?"
"Other than scolding them in newspapers, there is essentially no leverage." Alan Wilson was not embarrassed. This was the Prime Minister's question. Of course, he could only tell the truth. Otherwise, Mrs. Thatcher thought about it, what could Britain do? She actually
Can't think of it either.
So sometimes, Alan Wilson hates these politicians. He still wants to get ahead even though he has nothing to do. Isn't that asking for trouble?
"However, I also agree that we can pay attention to the progress of the matter secretly, but there is no need to express the British position at the official level. After all, it seems that the Soviet Union has the upper hand, and we have no choice."
It's okay to give money, but you can't give too much. Britain can give a tenth of the amount the United States gives, and public opinion can be concerned. As for other things, everything has a price, including justice.
"I suggest that we and France tentatively communicate with Moscow to see if the West Berlin garrisons of the two countries can appear in Berlin." Alan Wilson said that the United Kingdom can pretend that it is busy, but of course it must join forces with France to act together, so that
There is evidence of alibi.
"In order to show that we have no time to pay attention to Lithuania, the British army should appear in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Germany?" Mrs. Thatcher couldn't help laughing. How could the other party think of bombing Warsaw?
"After all, we were allies with the Soviet Union in World War II. Isn't it okay to celebrate the end of the Cold War? As long as Moscow agrees, there is nothing that cannot succeed. There are not many reasons. It is not impossible to celebrate the October Revolution. The key is the British military.
It should appear on the soil of the Democratic Republic of Germany. The last Prime Minister's visit was not enough. Once our military power can appear in the Democratic Republic of Germany, there will be one more way to prevent the reunification of Germany. The military power is still reliable."
"By concentrating our efforts on the GDR, we can avoid having to resort to actions that broadly offended the citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany, as was the case during the last energy crisis."
"Doesn't this offend the Federal Republic of Germany?" Mrs. Thatcher raised an eyebrow, "Okay, if you can persuade the Soviets."
Since Mrs. Thatcher did not object, then Alan Wilson would not mind using some light industrial commodity aid to make small purchases of the Soviet Union. To be honest, Malaya also had a commodity backlog problem. The reason why there were no major setbacks was that
It depends on the opening up of a certain big country, otherwise the dividends of technology transfer would have been exhausted long ago.