Reborn Russia As An Oligarch

After receiving such a difficult task, Wang Ye couldn't help but laugh.

Because this matter, whether it is accomplished or not, is a bit thankless.

There is a lot of opposition in the country!

Many people believe that joining the WTO will have a huge impact on the corresponding domestic industries. Not only will there be no benefits, but foreign goods will be dumped in the domestic market under the cover of low tariffs.

It is not conducive to the development of domestic industries.

After all, there are not many industries in China that Da Mao can excel in, and there are no competitive products that can compete with others in the international market.

Under such circumstances, why should we join the WTO?

Therefore, even if Wang Ye can successfully negotiate with WTO member states and obtain permission to join the WTO, he may be rejected when he returns to the country and submits it to the Duma for a show of hands...

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Weighing the heavy folder in his hand, Wang Ye had a wry smile on his face.

But he couldn't refuse. After all, his two positions of "Director of the National Foreign Affairs Council" and "Director of the National Economic Council" determined that he was indeed the most suitable candidate.

WTO accession negotiations are not just matters related to diplomacy and economics...

It was originally led by the government, but now that it is encountering difficulties, the adoptive father wants to hand over the matter to himself to continue.

To put it nicely, this is trust and respect for yourself!

But there is no suspicion of "passing the buck"...

Probably seeing the hesitation and embarrassment in Wang Ye's heart, the adoptive father smiled and persuaded: "Don't be too embarrassed. Anyway, this matter has been delayed for more than ten years and has not been concluded. I also know how big the resistance at home and abroad is. , just do your best, and you don’t have to complete the negotiation within a limited time.”

This is considered "human talk" and does not put pressure on Wang Ye. Otherwise, Wang Ye might really give up and quit...

He thought about it and decided that this wasn't such a bad thing.

After all, if the domestic economy of Mauritius wants to continue to develop rapidly, it must deal with the world's major economies. Joining the WTO is indeed a good way.

Although there are not many successful industries in China, and there are not many competitive products, we must look at the problem from a development perspective!

In recent years, with his strong support, the Internet industry, the automobile industry, and the large aircraft, wafer chip and other industries that are currently preparing for intensive preparations may become extremely competitive in the near future!

If you join the WTO now, other member countries may still look down upon you, so you can take the opportunity to get more favorable conditions and prepare for the future.

When those industries mature, they will be sufficiently competitive in the international market.

Thinking of this, Wang Ye nodded cheerfully and said: "No problem! Leave this matter to me. I also think that joining the WTO has more advantages than disadvantages. If we can join the WTO as soon as possible, it is better not to delay it."

The adoptive father was overjoyed when he heard this. He originally thought that even if Wang Ye did not object, he would delay it for a while, or even delay it for several years before moving forward with the matter.

I never expected that Wang Ye would be so forthcoming and immediately agreed, saying that he would push it forward as soon as possible.

You must know that my adoptive father himself is a staunch supporter of WTO accession, so he has been relentlessly promoting WTO negotiations.

Otherwise, this matter would have been suppressed long ago and would never be discussed again!

"Haha, I know that with Misha's structure and vision, you can definitely see the benefits of joining the WTO. Alas, it's a pity that there are still many stubborn old stubborns in the country who only see the disadvantages of joining the WTO, but The benefits are not seen at all! But you still have to pay attention to one thing, that is, you cannot make too many compromises on the negotiation conditions in order to join the WTO as soon as possible. Especially in the agricultural field, it is a major matter related to the survival of the country. We must stick to the bottom line..."

Because Wang Ye agreed too readily, the adoptive father was a little worried, so he warned.

Obviously, he does hope to join the WTO as soon as possible, but he will not give up his bottom line in order to join the WTO.

Some fields and industries do need to be protected, otherwise they will definitely suffer big losses in the future!

As for some insignificant industries, to be honest, if you give up, you just give up, and it doesn’t matter much...

Wang Ye nodded. Of course, he also had a sense of proportion and understood what could be done and what could be discussed, and what could not be touched.

Take agriculture as an example. It was at his suggestion that the country began to really pay attention to it.

Naturally, he will not open this industry to foreign investment in order to successfully join the WTO. He must provide adequate protection to domestic agriculture. Only when his agriculture becomes strong and competitive enough will foreign investment be allowed to enter the domestic agricultural market. .

This is also Wang Ye's bottom line. Even if his adoptive father doesn't point it out specifically, Wang Ye will take it seriously.

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Back in his office, Wang Ye first called Bakova and asked her to go to the archives room to retrieve all the documents related to the WTO accession negotiations in recent years.

Then he started to open the folder given to him by his adoptive father, which contained information about the progress of WTO accession negotiations, as well as the attitudes and conditions proposed by various WTO member states towards Mao's accession to the WTO.

It can be seen from the data that the vast majority of WTO member states are in favor of Mauritius joining the WTO.

Lao America has expressed its position several times, saying that it fully supports Mao's joining the WTO family...

However, although the United States did not object, several of its younger brothers jumped out, such as Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and expressed opposition.

It is believed that Mauritius has always had high subsidies for domestic agriculture, which is unfair competition. If Mauritius wants to join the WTO, it must cancel the domestic agricultural subsidy policy, fully marketize it, and allow foreign-invested companies to enter Mauritius's domestic agriculture. market……

Seeing this, Wang Ye frowned.

He is very clear about the development of domestic agriculture, because he has single-handedly promoted agricultural subsidies.

The problem is that DaMao’s domestic agriculture has just started, and it rarely exports abroad. It only meets the domestic market and supplies a small amount to a few neighboring countries. Why do countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Canada focus on this area?

Da Mao's agriculture itself has no competitive relationship with them.

Therefore, the intentions of these countries are a bit unclear...

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After Bakova collected all the relevant information, Wang Ye was speechless after reading it.

In particular, the attitude of the domestic business community in DaMao towards WTO accession is that up to 70% of business people are opposed to it!

There are still 10% of people who think it doesn't matter whether they live in the world or not.

Only about 20% of people think joining the WTO is positive and beneficial.

The reason for those opponents is of course that the industry they are in is completely uncompetitive when facing foreign counterparts.

Now that the country has not joined the WTO, similar foreign products have to pay high tariffs if they want to enter the domestic market, so the price is quite competitive.

But once the country joins the WTO, tariffs will be reduced, and a large number of foreign products will appear in the domestic market at a relatively affordable price.

At that time, similar domestic products will completely lose their advantages, and may even cause a large number of bankruptcies!

It seems that if you want to promote Mao Mao's accession to the WTO, you are really faced with internal and external difficulties, and there are many difficulties...

However, Wang Ye did not lose heart. If it had been easy to do, this matter would have been done long ago, and it would not have been delayed for so many years. Now it is in his own hands.

The process of promoting Mao's accession to the WTO will involve many domestic and foreign factors and mobilize a large amount of resources. This in itself is a kind of exercise for one's abilities...

Moreover, through this incident, I can get to know more foreign political figures, which can be regarded as accumulating contacts for myself.

Not a bad thing!

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After studying all the information, Wang Ye had a clear idea and formulated a plan to promote WTO accession.

The first step, of course, is to obtain the support of the majority of members on the Economic Committee.

Therefore, Wang Ye quickly held a special seminar with only one theme, which was to discuss the pros and cons of Mao's entry into the WTO. He wanted to unify his thoughts and reach an agreement at the meeting.

Participants in this meeting were limited to members of the Economic Committee, and no government officials, business representatives, or legal experts were invited.

Because the committee has not yet reached a consensus, there is no need to expand the scope. The food must be eaten one bite at a time and the road must be taken step by step.

Sure enough, as soon as the meeting started, several members started arguing. Some were in favor of joining the WTO, while others were opposed.

The main points of support are as follows:

"Accession to the WTO will allow the country's economy to integrate into the world economy and promote economic development."

"Only by opening the door and actively embracing the world economy can our economy develop more healthily."

"Most economies in the world have joined the WTO. If we don't join, we will be simply isolated from the world. This will not be conducive to our country's expansion of external influence."

"Our exports, especially metal products, have been subject to high tariffs abroad for a long time. If we can join the WTO, these tariffs will be reduced, which will be beneficial to the export of our bulk commodities!"

The opponents also have something to say. Their objections mainly lie in:

“You can’t just see the benefits of joining the WTO, you must also see the negative sides.”

"Our country's industrial structure cannot withstand the impact of mature foreign industries. I bet that as soon as it is opened up, a large number of real industries will go bankrupt!"

"We have managed to cultivate some industries over the years, but they are not very competitive internationally. I think we are not in a hurry to join the WTO now. It would be better to wait until our domestic industries become more mature before joining the WTO."

"Let's not talk about other industries. Look at our financial industry. The assets of all the banks combined cannot match that of any big bank in Europe and the United States! How can we compete with others? Can the financial industry be liberalized?"...

Wang Ye listened to everyone's argument with a smile and did not interrupt to stop everyone.

They waited until everyone was tired from arguing and their voices became quieter before they spoke.

"I have heard everyone's opinions. To sum up, joining the WTO has advantages and disadvantages. Not all of them are advantages, and of course not all of them are disadvantages.

Then can I think that as long as we grasp the timing of joining the WTO and when signing the WTO accession agreement, we will not make concessions to certain industries and industries, and temporarily prevent foreign investment from entering our market without restrictions.

Or it can be divided into time stages, such as liberalizing certain industries within five years and liberalizing other industries within ten years.

As for industries that are very important to us and must be protected, then a twenty-year period will be set for gradual liberalization.

In this way, we can also meet the requirements of WTO member states and protect some of our important industries. "

Hearing what Wang Ye said, the conference room suddenly fell silent.

Also, the plan he proposed took into account the opinions of both the pros and cons.

Try to maintain the positive side of the hair while minimizing the negative effects as much as possible.

But the question is, will those WTO member states really agree to your five- to ten-year protection period?

As a result, some members raised questions.

"Director, if we can achieve the plan you mentioned, it would of course be the best! No matter who it is, there is no reason to oppose joining the WTO. However, can we really get such favorable conditions for joining the WTO from the WTO? As far as I know, many WTO members are very powerful and often make unreasonable demands. From what I see, some countries just don’t want us to join the WTO and are deliberately looking for trouble. In this case, they might as well not join!”

Obviously, this member does not support joining the WTO. What he said is not unreasonable and represents the thoughts of many opponents.

Wang Ye nodded, indicating that he agreed with his statement.

Then he smiled and said: "Yes, because it is not easy, that's why it has been delayed for so many years without reaching an agreement. Now that the task of joining the WTO is in my hands, what I need to do is to protect our national interests. At the same time, we strive to join the WTO and enjoy the benefits of free trade with the world. In other words, if we can ensure that our most important domestic industries will not be greatly affected, will everyone agree to join the WTO?"

In the conference room, everyone looked at me and I looked at you. Those who were firmly opposed just now have also softened their minds.

The reason for their opposition is that they are worried that some domestic industries will be destroyed.

Since Wang Ye said that he could protect these industries from being impacted, or that they would not be impacted within a specified period of time, there was no basis for their opposition.

After a while, everyone expressed their opinions one after another. As long as they did not give in too much, they still supported joining the WTO.

After all, global trade is a major trend and it is irreversible.

The reason why everyone opposes it is also for the purpose of protecting domestic industries.

Seeing that the committee all agreed, Wang Ye nodded with satisfaction.

In the plan he drew up, he did not intend to make too many concessions. Mao's joining the WTO was not a unilateral request for other countries, but a mutual benefit!

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Wang Ye to agree to the unreasonable demands made by some countries.

As for domestic pillar industries, or important industries related to the survival of the country, it is absolutely impossible to let them go immediately!