Chapter 851 - New TransAsia (1/2)
Translator: _Min_ Editor: Rundi
“This is a doc.u.ment sent by the n.o.bel Committee. This is sent by the International Biological Certification Alliance,” As Zhang Yapin went through the pile, he picked up some of the letters from the stack of files on the table and pulled them aside. “…and these.”
“My a.s.sistant will pick up these doc.u.ments after.” Jiang Chen looked at the doc.u.ments with disdain. Afraid of trouble, he didn’t flip through them. “Today I’m here not to deal with these troublesome trifles.”
“What else?” Zhang Yaping put his hand on his head, visibly annoyed, feeling a headache.
“Well, something else,” said Jiang Chen as he took out an envelope from his suit and put it on the table. With a reserved smile, he said, “Looks like I have to trouble you again.”
Looking at the two dark circles on his eyes, Jiang Chen, who continued to trouble others, was rather embarra.s.sed and felt guilty.
“It’s okay. I’m used to it.” Zhang Yaping sighed and picked up the letter. He scanned through the lines and he began to look intrigued. “New TransAsia Economic and Trade Cooperation Organization? I remember Asia has an ASEAN. There is also a w.a.n.ghai Economic Cooperation Organization. Why do we have to set up a separate one?”
“Because our influence is growing. If New TransAsia Economic and Trade Cooperation Organization are established, we can draw at least three members. That is, Moro, Malaysia, and Country F.” Jiang Chen smiled and called out a map from his watch to draw a red circle on the map of Asia. “Compared with ASEAN, New TransAsia will focus more on economic cooperation. We will work together in international trade, labor and environment, intellectual property rights, tariffs, and other issues.”
As long as they exerted enough influence in the economy, influencing other areas wouldn’t be too far away.
“We already have three partners. How many countries will join next will have to rely on your diplomatic means,” Jiang Chen said to Zhang Yaping.
“Diplomacy…?” Zhang Yaping pushed up his gla.s.ses and thought for a moment. “The key point is what can we offer as a bargaining chip to convince other Asian countries to join New TransAsia that we have established? If it is just an unfulfilled promise, even the most clever diplomat will not achieve any results.”
“There are two chips; technology, and the Xin Reserve,” Jiang Chen said with confidence.
“Technology? Xin Reserve?” Zhang Yaping frowned and repeated in confusion.
“Our neighboring countries have abundant natural resources and labor resources, but their technologies are generally lagging behind. I believe that with the use of technology as bait, they definitely will be tempted.” Jiang Chen smiled. “So, we can use this as the entry point, persuade them to join our New TransAsia.”
“Will you take out the technology and share it with them?” Zhang Yaping looked at Jiang Chen without a word. He was very clear about the extent to which the Future Group’s secrecy on technology was achieved.
“On a limited level,” Jiang Chen said with a smile. “Take this for example, with growing demand and wider application of graphene materials, the production capability of New Malaysia Special District is absolutely not enough to meet the demand. We can share technology that is not sensitive, and then use their labor force to earn profits for us, while focusing on higher-level interests…”
“What about the Xin Reserve?”
“The Xin Reserve can provide investment for members of the New TransAsia,” said Jiang Chen.
“…I remember that the Xin Reserve’s main funding comes from Future Bank. Do you have that much money? This kind of investment at the national level will not just be in the range of 10 to 20 billion,” Zhang Yaping questioned.
“We may only have 10 to 20 billion now, but it doesn’t mean that we will only have this much next year. Imagine the sky above us. The resources there are unlimited. By next year, I promise you, whether it’s the Dollar or the Yuan, they will all become a figure for Future Group.” Jiang Chen explained with confidence.