MTL - Big Time 1958-Chapter 910 plaza agreement

"The Warsaw Pact and the countries in the Asian security system are not short of light weapons, right? The Ministry of Shipping immediately set off for Nicaragua through the Comintern's request for assistance. The nuclear submarine escorted, mainly military assistance." Shelov didn't want to die more than 10,000 kilometers away. Paul Nicaragua, he wants this country to die with a little more dignity.

How long    Nicaragua can last depends on how much Cuba can play a role in the final analysis. He will never let Soviet soldiers go to Central America to confront the United States head-on, at least the current strength comparison does not allow him to learn the wayward transoceanic warfare of the United States. The cost of fuel for one shipment alone is not proportional to the cost of supporting the opposition in the United States.

  Reagan just approved a generous $3 billion, and called on the American people to support the freedom fighters as much as they can. To clarify his anti-Soviet attitude, he can't say that he will do what he says. This attitude can be seen all over the world, and it does not need too much proof. In the current Western European public opinion, Reagan and Serov are already on a par in terms of popularity.

   Western Europeans hate the USSR, of course, the USSR is too close. But to say that Western Europeans liked Ronald Reagan, who knew that the Soviet Union was not easy to mess with, but was still aggressive and confronted the Soviet Union? This is also impossible. Western Europe is like a hostage kidnapped by the Soviet Union. As a police officer, the United States draws a gun from time to time to provoke the Soviet Union. What if the Soviet Union tears up the vote?

   For decades, Western Europeans are not unable to adapt to their roles. In the easing state before Reagan came to power, Western Europe still believed that life could go on, but the current situation has brought back memories of the Cuban missile crisis in Western Europe.

  But times have changed. The Soviet Union has become much stronger than it was 20 years ago. Western Europeans believe in the United States' chest-beating assurances to a lower degree than the Cuban missile crisis 20 years ago.

  What Western Europeans think about the United States, Reagan didn't care, and Western Europe was not a political entity. He believed that with the cooperation of Margaret Thatcher, it would not be difficult to suppress the dissatisfaction in Western Europe. As long as this confrontation is won, the Western European countries will not dare to be dissatisfied.

   For Reagan, the problem was not with other countries, but with the situation in the United States. Granting 3 billion with a single stroke of a pen is cool, but this is not a problem for a small country in Nicaragua. This small country is only a small part of the whole problem. There are also many pro-Soviet countries, and the anti-government forces in these countries are supported by Reagan.

  President Reagan, who spends money like water and walks his word, is generous enough in anti-Soviet affairs, but he also needs to consider the economic situation of the United States. The promise of the Reagan election to increase military investment to restore American military power. He did both by cutting out public spending on terms and conditions and making the U.S. economy a bigger market economy.

  There is one more thing during Reagan's tenure that not many people paid attention to, but he himself has noticed it as president. This year, the United States officially ended the 70-year-long creditor country since 1914. Since Reagan took office in the first year, the United States began to have a double deficit, and finally this year gave up the world's largest debt for 70 years. The position of creditor country has become the largest debtor country in just a few years, replaced by Japan.

  Reagan's reforms worked, but stopped there without additional help. During the Carter period, developed countries including the United States continued to increase their own investment, but the domestic effective demand was insufficient, resulting in a serious excess of production capacity, and at this time, fixed capital investment declined, which led to the stagnation of the world economy.

In order to alleviate the economic depression and recover the domestic economy, a series of expansionary fiscal and monetary policies similar to increasing fiscal expenditure have been adopted, which has caused the money supply to exceed the actual demand for money in the country, which has also caused Vicious price growth for a period of time backfired, causing countries to run into serious fiscal deficits.

   To solve America’s own problems completely, other countries must make sacrifices. Sometimes Reagan thought about the theory of the international division of labor advocated by the Soviet Union, and found that it was not impossible, but this division of labor should not be dominated by the Soviet Union, but by the United States.

   And the Soviet approach could be used for more deceptive reasons, such as globalization. In this way, other countries will not think that their own countries are under foreign pressure and can only develop certain industries on a fixed basis.

  Reagan, who created a deficit of hundreds of billions of dollars in his first term, certainly did not think it was his own problem. The Soviet Union is the great enemy of the United States, and it is certainly worthwhile to exchange hundreds of billions of dollars for victory. However, it seems that the current investment is not enough, and more investment is needed to see results.

   But the problem is that Reagan didn't dare to spend too much money, similar to the signing order to support the Nicaraguan rebels. He doesn't know how much he signed. Now it's time for the allies who have been riding the wind to sacrifice.

   "Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany must be brought to their knees immediately and cannot be dragged on any longer." Reagan had already made up his mind. For a long time, why did the United States support the development of the Federal Republic of Germany and Japan? To let the two countries surpass itself? It is not because these two countries have American troops stationed in them and will never rebel against the will of the United States. Do you expect to supplement yourself with these two countries at a critical moment?

  Reagan believed that even the critical moment in the fierce confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. However, regardless of the overall situation, Japan actually struggled like a dead fish, instead of choosing to separate his legs obediently, which has already made Reagan lose his patience.

"Do you want to force Japan to submit? It's just that we can't communicate with Japan unilaterally, and we need the participation of other countries!" The speaker was the US Treasury Secretary Baker. As the Treasury Secretary, Baker knew nothing about the US budget deficit. , and worried about it. More and more fiscal deficits have made James Baker feel bad. He doesn't know if Reagan can kill the Soviet Union in this way. The fiscal deficit alone can cause problems in the United States.

   Just been recruited to the White House by Reagan, James Baker immediately expressed his support after hearing Reagan's idea. Sticking to the rules and strangling yourself is too stupid. What will happen to Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany in the end? we'll talk about it then…

"This can't be done. This time we fight the Soviet Union by absorbing the nutrition of Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany. What will happen in the future? Even if we win? If there is an opponent, can we come a second time?" Baker's approval was different, and Secretary of State George Schultz still wanted Reagan to think about it.

  There is nothing so easy in the world. Once the United States has embarked on this blood-sucking mode, it will be difficult to get rid of it.

  The industrial output value of the Soviet Union has increased year by year, and all indicators are already higher than the United States. However, the United States has absorbed the strength of its allies and created great prosperity. Although this has achieved quick results, Secretary of State George Schultz always feels that the foundation is not solid.

"Schultz, you also said that this is the quickest way to achieve results. Besides, with the basis of Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany, is it possible to go backwards?" President Reagan persuaded genially, George Schultz in addition to this It helped Reagan settle a lot of troubles, including relations with Europe and relations with the Gulf countries. Are George? Schultz in which played a key role.

   "Well, I hope there are no obvious sequelae." George Schultz, who was persuaded by Reagan, put down his unease.

  George Schultz didn't know where the unease came from. He finally let go of his unease and agreed to communicate with Britain, France and the Federal Republic of Germany. As long as they obtained the consent of Britain and France, they could achieve their goals.

  It goes without saying that the United Kingdom, which is an island country, is eager for something to happen to the European continent, otherwise the United Kingdom will eventually be marginalized by the European continent. France also has its own considerations. In a sense, the German-French duo model organized by Charles de Gaulle also has problems. That is, there must always be a country that has the final say. The French certainly hope that this country is themselves.

  Every country is selfish, France and Germany are so close, I definitely don’t want Germany to be above them. George Schultz, who presides over diplomacy, knows that if all countries are in harmony, there is simply no room for diplomats. Diplomats must learn to sow discord.

  Reagan and Baker both decided to put pressure on Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany to resolve the financial pressure on the United States. After the Secretary of State began to work, looking for an opportunity to create such an opportunity, constantly running around the world.

"Huh? Almost a year earlier? Reagan spends money faster than history." At first, Serov was not sure why George Schultz always visited. Later, he asked for the data from the United States from the KGB. With the comparison of his own diary, it is clear that Reagan is going to start shearing.

  The Soviet Union led by Serov insisted, and the country that fell into the pit of this agreement was not only Japan. The disintegration of the Soviet Union created a power vacuum in Eastern Europe. The Federal Republic of Germany, which was close to the water, took advantage of the fact that the Khitans were begging for food, and used German capital to siege the city to get Germany out of the pit of the Plaza Accord.

Now? Serov believes that he is much stronger than the Soviet Union in the same period in history. Don't think about the Federal Republic of Germany in the Eastern European market. You can't even swallow the GDR. Just stay out of the pit with Japan.

   "I still can't hold back, you are finished." Shelov knew the impact of the Plaza Accord. As long as the Soviet Union does not disintegrate, Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany will always stand still, and the Federal Republic of Germany may be even worse. Sheloff also knows the source of the concerns of relevant people in the United States, but now the general secretary does not know that Secretary of State George Schultz is also one of them, and the source is China...

   It's too early to say, I'm attacking when I sign it. US Secretary of State George Schultz certainly had an effect. A few days later, the finance ministers and central bank governors of five countries, the United States, Japan, West Germany, the United Kingdom and France, issued a pre-agreed statement at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, New York. Okay, an agreement on a stable exchange rate.