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Seeing that this weak president finally understood this truth, Laws felt a wave of contempt in his heart, and he didn't know how this idiot led such a large country. If this really happened, it might not be the government bankruptcy To put it simply, the U.S. Congress and the public will never spare him. It is certain that he will be removed from office early after accepting impeachment.

"Do you have a better way to avoid this crisis?"

Staff, you look at me, I look at you, and finally all focus on the face of Secretary of State Palak. Now he, the Secretary of State, needs to make up his mind. Everyone knows what the sobriety plan will mean once it is implemented. Now everyone The partnership is about to break up, so naturally no one wants to get burned at this juncture.

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Bowman's character is weak, but that doesn't mean he's stupid. Seeing everyone's eyes on Farak, Bowman understood: "Mr. Palak, do you have any better suggestions?"

Palak thought for a moment before hesitatingly said: "Mr. President, Mr. Vice President's visit to Huaxia this time did not make any progress. Huaxia's selling of U.S. debt is like a sword of Damos, hanging over the head of the United States at all times. I think all gentlemen are very clear about the consequences once this sharp sword falls. Since the use of political means cannot stop Huaxia's crazy behavior, and we have no ability to stop them economically, now we can only implement a sober plan gone."

Palak knew what he would mean by making this suggestion. Once the sobriety plan was implemented, it would be like releasing a demon from a magic bottle, and the situation would be out of control.Judging from the current economic situation of the United States, it is absolutely afraid to launch a ground war with China, a big country. The only way is to provoke the small countries that have territorial disputes with China to make trouble, and the United States will dispatch aircraft carriers to intimidate , *Forcing Huaxia to bow his head.

But there must be a prerequisite for this, that is, Huaxia has no ability to prevent the US aircraft carrier battle group from entering the South China Sea. If Huaxia has this ability, then the problem will be terrible.The U.S. government is bound to be completely defeated in this battle, and a powerful China will appear in the world with an unstoppable momentum, becoming another powerful overlord on a par with the United States.

Preventing the rise of China is something that the successive U.S. governments have tried their best to do. Although everyone knows that the rise of China is unstoppable, they are only trying to slow down the rise of China. No one wants this to happen during their term of office. situation and bear enormous political responsibility for it.If China rises during Bowman's administration, then the title of the weakest and incompetent president in American history will undoubtedly fall on Bowman's head, and their staff are the most stupid guys in history up.

After Palak told his worries, none of the staff present said anything. Now Palak kicked the ball at Bowman's feet again. As a staff member, he can only make suggestions to the president, but the decision is in the hands of the president. Li, at this time, it depends on how Bowman makes a decision.

Bowman thought for a full 10 minutes, but he still couldn't make a decision. As the president of the United States, Bowman is naturally very aware of the serious consequences once the sobriety plan is implemented.Once the United States loses this battle, the power of the United States will be driven out of Asia forever, and it will rule against China in the world. This is the result that no one wants to see.

Bowman pinned his last hope on Bill, the director of the CIA: "Mr. Bill, please tell me, does China have the ability to prevent the US aircraft carrier battle group from entering the South China Sea?"

During this period of time, Bill was not idle, and strictly ordered his subordinates to inquire about China's military intelligence through various methods and channels, and activated several super spies hidden in China by the CIA for many years.Judging from the situation they have so far, the Huaxia Dongfeng series of anti-aircraft carrier missiles are currently in the experimental stage, and their accuracy needs to be improved.Although theoretically speaking, it is possible to intercept the US aircraft carrier battle group, but in fact, whether it has the ability to do so, because the Chinese military's secrecy measures are very good, the CIA has no idea.

In addition, the old aircraft carrier that Huaxia bought from abroad, although it has been refitted, can now move, but it is only conducting various equipment experiments and personnel training. If you want to rely on such an old aircraft carrier Blocking the US aircraft carrier battle group is undoubtedly an egg hitting a rock. Under the powerful firepower of the US aircraft carrier battle group, this aircraft carrier can only be a living target.

The CIA also learned from some other sources that Huaxia may have built no less than one aircraft carrier, and has also sent a group of officers and soldiers to Brazil's aircraft carrier for training. long time.

Based on all aspects of the situation, experts from the CIA have come to a conclusion that within a short period of time, at least within half a year, China is unable to prevent the US aircraft carrier battle group from entering the waters surrounding China. It is undoubtedly the best time to dispatch an aircraft carrier. Once this opportunity is lost, the United States will no longer be able to use an aircraft carrier to threaten China.

Thinking of this, Bill said: "According to what we have so far, China may not be able to prevent more than two aircraft carrier battle groups from entering their surrounding waters within three months."

Bill's words are also very flexible. He believes that even if Huaxia has the Dongfeng series of anti-aircraft carrier missiles, no one knows their accuracy and anti-jamming capabilities.It is very dangerous for an aircraft carrier battle group to go to the South China Sea. If two or more aircraft carrier battle groups go to the South China Sea, relying on the advanced electronic interference equipment on the aircraft carrier battle group, Huaxia's missiles may not pose a substantial threat.As long as the aircraft carrier battle group enters the South China Sea and there are no problems within three months, Bill, the director of the CIA, will have no responsibility. As for the political problems, those politicians will have a headache.

Bowman was relieved: "Very well, three months is enough time. Will our aircraft carrier stay in the South China Sea? After all, we don't have a base there yet. Now I have decided to immediately implement the sobriety plan and organize Two aircraft carrier battle groups have entered the South China Sea! In addition, let the Filipinos and Japanese cooperate with us. As for the cost this time, let them bear the cost. We sent the aircraft carrier to the South China Sea this time for They have served justice, and of course it should be their responsibility to pay the bill."

Palak hesitated for a moment and said: "Mr. President, I have another suggestion for you to consider. There is a saying in Huaxia called courtesy before soldiers. Would you call the chairman of Huaxia again and tell them clearly that if Huaxia dares to announce the sale of U.S. debt? , we will take all possible actions to stop their crazy behavior, God bless, I hope the Chinese government can bow its head this time, so that we don't have to take this risk."

"Mr. Palak's suggestion is very good. You should inform the foreign affairs department and agree on a time for me to talk with President Huaxia. It is best not to use force. If force is used, they will kill it."

Ever since the U.S. government made a high-profile announcement of arms sales to Taiwan, there has been a lot of enthusiasm in China, especially on the Internet. Almost all of them demand that the Huaxia government should not bow its head under the high pressure of the United States and must take tougher countermeasures. In some places, there were even demonstrations in front of the US consulate.

Mu Guoxing is not a war madman either. He is very clear about the serious consequences that will be brought about if the confrontation with the United States escalates, and their current leadership will face huge risks.Of course, risks and benefits coexist, and if the risks are high, the benefits obtained are equally large. Although Mu Guoxing saw that the United States must dispatch an aircraft carrier when he opened his eyes, he still wanted to rely on his own ability to prevent this crisis. His solution is to take another trick against the U.S. government.

In No. [-]'s office, the conversation between Mu Guoxing and No. [-] is coming to an end. The main issue of the two people's discussions this time is to get the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council to come forward and put pressure on the Taiwan authorities. On the surface, the attitude of the Central China Central Committee is firmly opposed to the Taiwan authorities. Buy American firearms, otherwise, China will impose comprehensive economic sanctions on Taiwan.

Over the years, China has given Taiwan several preferential policies for the great cause of peaceful reunification. Among them, as many as 700 kinds of Taiwanese products can enjoy preferential tariff treatment to enter the Chinese market.The series of measures adopted have benefited Taiwan's enterprises a lot, and the bilateral trade surplus between Taiwan and the mainland has reached nearly [-] billion U.S. dollars every year.

In the past few years, the United States has repeatedly announced arms sales to Taiwan, and most of the money was earned by Taiwan from the mainland, or indirectly paid by the mainland for Taiwan.In the past, the mainland wanted to develop its economy due to its weak national strength. It was neither capable of countering the United States, nor was it possible to vent its anger on Taiwan. Instead, it adopted a policy of appeasement, with the purpose of stabilizing Taiwan.

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It is precisely in order to stabilize Taiwan and prevent them from going further and further on the road to independence that the mainland has signed a series of extremely beneficial trade agreements with Taiwan.The benefits Taiwan gains from the mainland are even greater, and it is more capable of paying protection fees to the United States.

Now a strange phenomenon has formed. The more Taiwan leans toward the United States, the more benefits the mainland will give Taiwan, and the more money Taiwan will have to pay protection fees to the United States.Every time the mainland gives Taiwan an inch of benefits, Taiwan will stay away from the mainland by an inch, and this situation has become more and more serious in recent years.

"Comrade Guoxing, your suggestion is very good!" No. [-] took a sip of tea and continued: "I also asked some old leaders for their opinions, and they also believed that our investment in Taiwan over the past ten years has already been greatly improved. It has paid off, and now it’s time to reap the dividends. Originally, I wanted to take this measure after successfully intercepting the US aircraft carrier, but now it seems that I have to act in advance.”

Mu Guoxing said: "In the past few years, we have paid too much to Taiwan, and it can be said that we have done our best. Although we have always said that we are brothers and sisters with Taiwan, and blood is thicker than water, some people don't. Appreciate it. They think that the central government can be bullied, and some people even say that we are invading Taiwan with the economy. This can be proved from the speeches of the leaders of the Taiwan region. No independence, no reunification, and no force means that we must Maintaining the status quo indefinitely is a good idea. Take the money we earned for them to buy American arms, increase the strength of confrontation and maintain the status quo with us. This situation must not continue. Otherwise, we are making fun of the interests of the country, which is a crime against the nation!"

"I agree with your opinion. Tomorrow is the time for the Politburo meeting. I will talk about this issue at the meeting. I will immediately notify the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and let them prepare. As soon as the Politburo meeting ends, a meeting of Chinese and foreign journalists will be held immediately." It will show our attitude. Taiwan’s leaders will either give up buying American firearms, or accept our comprehensive sanctions. I believe that after this time, most Taiwanese will understand a truth. Without the support of the central government, there is no With the help of more than one billion compatriots, a small island like Taiwan will not be able to accomplish anything."

The Politburo meeting held the next day successfully approved Proposal No. [-], and decided to impose sanctions on Taiwan’s insistence on buying American guns despite dissuasion.After intense preparations, the spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council announced on behalf of the central government: In view of the fact that the arms sales agreement reached between the Taiwan authorities and the US government has seriously damaged the stability of cross-strait relations, the Central People's Government has decided that if the Taiwan authorities cannot revoke the agreement with the US government, The arms purchase agreement reached will take comprehensive sanctions against Taiwan two weeks later. The first step is that all Taiwan products that enjoy preferential tariff treatment will return to the previous tariff level, and the central government will also retain the power to implement other sanctions.

Once the news was announced, the whole world was in an uproar. In the past, only the U.S. government would use sanctions. Unexpectedly, the Chinese government has also started to use it now.But this is something that can’t be helped. China is no longer the poor and backward country it was decades ago. The domestic economy has been developing very well, people’s livelihood has been greatly improved, and they hold a large amount of foreign exchange reserves. Dare to fight against the United States, let alone such a small island of Taiwan.

It was like stabbing a hornet's nest. Some celebrities and heads of business conglomerates in Taiwan came to the capital one after another, trying to persuade the central government not to impose sanctions on Taiwan. They also knew that once the sanctions were implemented, the What do they mean.

Now the mainland is Taiwan's largest trading partner, and it is precisely with the support of the mainland that Taiwan took the lead in emerging from the shadow of the economic crisis.If there is no support from the mainland, more than half of the enterprises in Taiwan will go bankrupt. This is not a guess, but a very possible reality.

Those people in the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council are busy, and often have to receive several batches of visiting guests a day, but when it comes to whether to impose sanctions on Taiwan, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council has the same answer: we impose sanctions on Taiwan. The preferential policy of Taiwan is to let the people of Taiwan live a happy life, not to allow the Taiwan authorities to use it to buy American weapons and destroy cross-strait relations!

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council also told these lobbyists that if the mainland wants to impose sanctions on Taiwan, it is up to the leaders of Taiwan to decide. As long as they stop buying arms from the United States, China will not sanction Taiwan brothers.

Seeing that the central government could not be persuaded, these people returned to Taiwan and exerted pressure on the Taiwan authorities from various aspects. But what surprised them was that the Taiwan authorities were unexpectedly tough this time, not only saying that they would continue to buy American guns , but also to further strengthen Taiwan's regional defense forces, and make it clear that it will confront the central government.

Seeing all this, Mu Guoxing sighed deeply, the law of historical development is by no means something that a certain person can change.Although there is a saying that a butterfly can set off a storm, it is impossible to actually do it. The wheel of history does not depend on anyone's will, and he rolls forward according to his own specific development track.

On the [-]st, he called Mu Guoxing: "Comrade Guoxing, it seems that our efforts this time have failed. Taiwan's leaders are stubborn and have reached a very dangerous point."

"We have done everything we can, but the people of Taiwan will suffer for a while. I believe that the U.S. government must have encouraged the Taiwan authorities in advance. The Taiwan authorities also know what the U.S. government will do next. But this time their calculations are about to fail. As long as our military exercise is successful this time, I believe that the leaders of Taiwan will sit down and talk to us obediently. Otherwise, we will start the 00 plan for the next step. .”

That night, Chief No. [-] had a phone call with U.S. President Bowman at the request. Bowman's attitude on the phone was very tough, and he was directly warning Huaxia that if he dared to sell U.S. debt, the U.S. would take measures including military action. Any measures to stop Huaxia's crazy behavior.

The matter has reached this point, and it is irreversible. If the central government bows to the strong pressure from the United States, the domestic conflicts will intensify, and eventually it will become unmanageable.At this time, the central government needs a tough action to completely defeat the United States to prove that this leadership group can best represent the interests of the broadest masses of the people.

At the subsequent Politburo Emergency Standing Committee meeting, everyone unanimously passed a resolution to sell U.S. debt and take more severe countermeasures against the U.S., and the commander-in-chief of this operation fell on Mu Guoxing's head. .

On Monday morning, the capital was still silent. The venue for the press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was packed with journalists sent by news media from all over the world to China. Although everyone can guess what the Chinese government will announce this time, but Well, guesses are guesses after all, and it's not as accurate as the leader of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs personally announcing that he will come.

Just arrived at nine o'clock, Foreign Minister Wei Anguo stepped onto the podium on time, without any politeness, Wei Anguo said bluntly: "The US government unilaterally announced arms sales to Taiwan region of our country ten days ago, which has seriously violated During this period, the Chinese government has done a lot of persuasion work to the US government, but due to the stubbornness of the US government, our efforts in this area have failed. In order to safeguard the core rights and interests of our country, the anti In response to the US government’s sanctions against Huaxia, the Huaxia government has decided to sell the US$3000 billion of matured US bonds held by it from now on. In the future, it will decide whether to continue to sell US bonds according to the development of the situation. I reiterate, The tense relationship between China and the United States is entirely caused by the US government, and any future consequences will be borne by the US government.

Before Wei Anguo left the venue, there was a bang in the venue, and all the reporters wanted to spread this huge news that shocked the world back to China as soon as possible. This time it was even more appropriate. That sentence, time is money, and time is life. Only by throwing out the U.S. debt in your hand earlier can you minimize your losses.

The Huaxia government announced the sale of U.S. debt. This is not a trivial matter. Although the first batch is only 3000 billion, everyone knows that Huaxia holds 7000 trillion U.S. debt. .Judging from the difficulty shown by the U.S. government in paying its debts some time ago, the U.S. will no longer be able to pay any more money this time. Their only way is to declare a technical default on U.S. debt, and the U.S. Once the government does this, the consequences will be disastrous.

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As night fell, the sky over Washington DC was covered with dark clouds. After a flash of lightning, there was an earth-shattering thunderstorm. President Bowman, who was worrying in the Oval Office, was shocked by the shock. As the phone rang, Bowman's heart suddenly rose. There was an ominous feeling. **Bubble! Book.Bar*

Secretary of State Palak came in, and when he saw the dejected look on his face, Bowman knew that Palak must have brought bad news without asking.

The phone rang non-stop, and Bowman signaled Palak to sit down on the sofa, and reached out to pick up the phone.

The call was made by Kornford, Chairman of the Chief of Staff Contact Conference: "Mr. President, according to your order, the two aircraft carrier battle groups, the Charvinson and the Constellation, will arrive in the South China Sea area at the scheduled time, and all the ships have been prepared. Prepared for all battles."

Thankfully, that was the best news Bowman had heard today.This morning, Bowman asked Congress to raise the national debt limit again. As expected, Bowman's request was not only flatly rejected, but also ridiculed by several Republican lawmakers, saying that he was incapable of leading the country and screwing up the economy. It is a mess, and now the contradiction with China, a big country, is gradually escalating, and it is going to drag the United States into the abyss.

Facing the severe questioning from Republican congressmen, Bowman had no choice but to endure it.He knew that if he quarreled too much with the Republicans, his end would be even worse.

In the past few days, Bowman consulted several famous economists to thoroughly understand the relationship between U.S. debt and the U.S. dollar.U.S. debt is the fiscal revenue and expenditure credit of the U.S. government, and the U.S. dollar is the currency credit of the Federal Reserve.If the government's credit collapses, it will collapse, and it will not have much impact.As long as the credit of the Fed's currency does not collapse, the risk of the dollar is not great, and the US economy can remain basically sound.

If the US debt ceiling is controlled, the US fiscal deficit cannot be offset.Under such circumstances, the United States will not be able to repay the principal and interest of the U.S. debt, and the U.S. debt will soon become garbage, and the price of U.S. debt will also plummet.At the same time, the U.S. government has to cut spending sharply and find ways to increase taxes.For example, the social medical insurance system in the United States will basically collapse, and education, military and administrative expenses will be greatly reduced.

Conversely, if the U.S. debt limit continues to increase, the Federal Reserve will have to purchase U.S. debt by issuing additional currency. This method is to support the U.S. fiscal deficit by "injecting" the U.S. dollar.