Chapter 975 - Dark War (1/2)
“All businesses will terminate the use of foreign currency for settlement, the Xin New Dollar will be the only currency accepted for s.p.a.ce resource transactions…”
When this pa.s.sage was read by Secretary of State Kerry in the conference room of the Capitol, the entire conference room went quiet.
Kerry was uncomfortable being the focus of countless eyes, so he moved the doc.u.ment away and shrugged. “I’m finished.”
All the tension in the conference room seemed to have disappeared, as if it were some kind of signal, the whispering gradually grew louder.
Kerry sighed and sat back in his chair. He rubbed his sore eyes and glanced toward Hill and the House of Representatives. Typically, the internal meeting of the Capitol didn’t include people from Congress, especially the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Paul Ryan, an Republican.
But they couldn’t do that anymore.
The eyebrows of Hill and the Chief of Staff furrowed, and the Minister of Commerce had shut is jaw for the tenth time. The Minister of Internal Affair looked at the ceiling thoughtfully. Economic experts and consultants exchanged opinions in small voices, but it was obvious that they did not have anything to recommend. If there was an idea, they would have brought it up already. After all, the only reason they were here was to contribute their ideas.
This situation lasted for ten minutes and finally an official broke the silence.
“I don’t understand the reason why they do this. The US dollar is the international currency. If it is settled in US dollars, it would make a lot of inconvenient things a lot more convenient!”
“Obviously they are trying to save the crumbling New Xin Dollar,” said an economist from Harvard University.
“No, maybe they have greater ambitions…” Stanford University’s international relations expert said, “just a few days ago, we thought they were crazy about buying back the Xin New Dollar in the foreign exchange market. It was just a temporary solution to patch up their mistake. I didn’t expect everything was a trap they set.”
A Democrat congressman leaned back in his chair and sneered at them with disdain.
“I think we are being too anxious. How big is the market for the development of s.p.a.ce resources? At most hundreds of billions.”
“Yes. Our core interests are still on the planet. No matter how much resources they have developed in s.p.a.ce, they have to be circulated on the international market. The US dollar still has an undisputed influence, and to challenge the US dollar with just one s.p.a.ce elevator. This is simply idiotic.”
“They just captured an asteroid, not to mention the asteroid has not yet been fully developed, even if it’s fully developed, it’s worth hundreds of billions at most. The global US dollar is over 90 trillion, it is not in the same order of magnitude.”
“Unless, they can prove the profitability of the s.p.a.ce elevator.”
The debate lasted for a while, but it was Hill who cleared her throat that silenced the room.
Seeing everyone present here look at her, Hill spoke.
“I have just exchanged views with the Speaker of the House of the Representatives. We all agree that it is necessary to send the Secretary of State to conduct a diplomatic visit to Xin. Expanding the application of the US dollar is one of our diplomatic strategic priorities. The US dollar is an international currency. The philosophy we have been working on for decades.”
“At least, using the US dollar and the Xin dollar both for settlement, after all, the US dollar has a certain amount of liquidity in Xin, we must remind them of this.”
Secretary of State Kerry turned the pen in his hand, and his hands on the table spread out slightly.
“Europe? Recently in Europe…”
Hillary looked at him and said.
“I know. Everything has a priority.”
“The EU is our ally, so you should go to Europe first, and when you return, make a stop in Xin on the way.”
Hill emphasized the words “on the way “.