Chapter 1452: The Outlook of Joining The Alliance
The last sugar cube was pinched in Jiang Chen’s hand.
This last chip was “sold” to Jiang Chen by Trump for 100 billion dollars.
The Xin Reserve would use its foreign exchange reserves to increase its holdings of 100 billion dollars in Treasury bonds, and this money would be used to improve employment in the UA. It was also seen as a move to help Trump fulfill his campaign promise of “increasing employment rate.”
The Xin Reserve’s foreign exchange reserve was quite abundant, and it was not an issue to spend 100 billion dollars.
“It seems that I got 20 cubes first.” As Jiang Chen smiled, he picked up the sugar cubes from his plate and pushed them to Trump, “I’m glad we reached an agreement. I bet that this moment will be remembered in history.”
The agreement on the withdrawal of UA troops in Nippon was canceled, NATO would withdrawal from Colombia within half a year, and Celestial Trade would also withdraw from Colombia. The United Nations peacekeeping force would enter the Colombian border to control the situation and maintain the divided status quo…
In the greater interest of “the UA joining Earth Defense Alliance,” the interests of Celestial Trade in Colombia and Nippon were no longer significant. On the blueprint for the future in Jiang Chen’s mind, Earth Defense Alliance would eventually surpass all traditional countries and become a united and unified federation.
And now, the biggest obstacle to the integration of global forces by Earth Defense Alliance was removed, and this blueprint was one step closer to becoming a reality.
The more realistic issue was that Harmony’s colonization ship was getting closer and closer to the solar system, and there was not much time left for humanity. Only when all civilizations on Earth could face the colonization ship from 20.5 light-years away as a united front, would there be a slim chance of victory.
“The sugar cubes are really expensive.”
After Trump weighed the sugar cubes in his hands, he was amazed and shocked at the same time.
Whenever he remembered that the price of each sugar cube was no less than 100 billion dollars, he felt that they weighed far more in his hand.
“You can take them back as souvenirs.” Jiang Chen laughed, “Of course, if you are hungry, you can just eat them.”
“Eat them? Haha, what would the media report after I leave? Oh, look, that idiot president just ate 100 billion dollars of taxpayers’ money!” Trump jokingly said, then patted the assistant next to him who had been taking notes. Then in the assistant’s bewildered look, he snatched the notebook away and tore out a piece of paper.
“Let me borrow a piece of paper.”
After he wrapped the ten sugar cubes and stuffed them into his inner pocket, Trump laughed and patted his pocket.
The assistant nodded in a daze.
“Go ahead…”
“I think this kind of negotiation method can be promoted all over the world.” Trump pushed the chair away as he stood up. Then he looked at Jiang Chen and smiled, “We solved all of our issues in less than an hour.”
Jiang Chen also stood up, but he only responded with a polite smile and did not say more.
He didn’t think that it was a clever negotiation tactic, it was just the most suitable way for them.
In fact, as long as they were willing to sit down and talk, the two sides could still reach a consensus after all, and those 20 sugar cubes just sped up the pace of negotiations.
When Hill was the President of the UA, whether it was the President or the Secretary of State, similar negotiations and Celestial had been conducted countless times, but the results were often unsatisfactory. It was not that Hill and Kerry were not great at negotiating, but rather, from the start, they represented the interests of Wall Street, and they did not plan to reach an agreement.
But Trump was different, and Jiang Chen was even surprised by the difference.
Is this guy really the person Morgan and Rockefeller joined hands together to push to the presidency?
The two chatted and laughed as they walked out of the conference room, got on the elevator, and finally appeared in the lobby of Future Building and in front of the reporters from all over the world.
Almost at the moment when they first appeared, all the reporters rushed forward as they desperately tried to ask their prepared questions.
“Mr. Trump, what was discussed in the conference room?”
“Will the UA join the Earth Defense Alliance? Or will the Earth Defense Alliance be incorporated into the UN framework?”
“…”
These reporters were full of ill-intentions.
From the beginning, they didn’t expect this president to solve any problems. There were too many contradictions between Xin and the UA that they wouldn’t even fit in the Pacific Ocean. Many people just put the microphone near him with the mentality of simply wanting to see him make a fool of himself.
However, Trump’s reaction was beyond the expectations of all reporters on the scene.
There was no disappointment or frustration on his face, but the smile of a winner.
“I once said that I will have a good talk with him on behalf of our people,” Trump pulled the microphone closer, then said with a bright smile and joy in his tone, “Just now, I fulfilled my promise! I dare to bet, in the name of Trump Group, that he is a good person!”
Many stunned reporters looked at Trump as if he was a monster.
Did the sun rise from the west?
On the other side, Jiang Chen just smiled and said something quite low-key in front of the microphone.
“Congratulations to the people of the UA, you have elected an impressive president.”
It seemed that the sun did indeed rise from the west.
Judging from their friendly attitude… They seemed to have reached an agreement?
…
[Shocking! The UA has reached a consensus with Celestial Trade. The UA is expected to join Earth Defense Alliance within this year?]
[Sugar Cube Diplomacy breaks the deadlock, and the relationship between Xin and UA may usher in a honeymoon period!]
[The Colombian crisis is expected to be resolved within this year, an exclusive interview to elaborate on the inside story of Sugar Cube Diplomacy.]
Countless eye-catching titles occupied the headlines. Just after the meeting between Trump and Jiang Chen, the newspapers, TV, and Internet media in the UA and the world were sensationalized.
On the Internet, netizens in North America also expressed that the contrast was too great to accept for the results of the negotiation. Surprise, shock, joy, and concern were all the emotions that were vented on through their keyboards.
“It seems we have all misunderstood him, and he is not as stupid as he looks!”
“Although I still can’t forgive what he said… But he did this right. In the face of a survival crisis, we should really unite, not for the so-called hegemonic internal friction.”
“You overestimate him. Before he returns home, no one knows what stupid agreements he signed.”
“I’m curious, what does the Congress think?”
“…”
Just as public opinion was fermenting on the Internet, in the presidential suite on the top floor of the Heart of the Sea.
“I’m going to the UK at the end of the month.” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson put his suit over his shoulder, tied his tie, and said slowly, “Thirty-four hours later, there will be a meeting in the Capitol waiting for me to host, is it okay to leave everything here to you?”
“No problem,” Trump, who laid on the sofa and was scrolling through Twitter comments, smiled and raised the hand placed on the back of the sofa.
It took one hour to reach a consensus with Celestial Trade on more than 20 sensitive issues. In terms of his ability to act, he completely beat the last president Hill. Whether it was his own evaluation of himself or the surprise and shock shown by netizens all over the world under his Twitter account, he was so happy that he couldn’t keep his mouth closed.
Rex Tillerson took a long meaningful look at Trump, turned around, and walked out the door.