Chapter 1,255 Friendship? Trade?
Three days have passed since the Ares incident.
The U.S. Secretary of State paid a diplomatic visit to the new country and met with Kerwin, the Minister of the Star Circle Trade and Space Department... In fact, they wanted to meet Jiang Chen at first, but Jiang Chen declined the Secretary of State's invitation because he was on vacation. Meeting request.
take a vacation.
That's a good excuse.
In short, Kerwin replaced Jiang Chen and tactfully expressed to the visiting US Secretary of State that the rescue would be very difficult. For example, Ares landed directly above the devil bug nest. A hasty rescue may cause casualties to the astronauts on Ares. Star Ring Trade cannot bear this responsibility and there is nothing they can do to help...
To put it simply, we can't save your people!
Regarding the attitude of Star Ring Trade, the White House was angry but helpless.
After all, there is no military assistance agreement between New Zealand and the United States. Others are willing to help you out of humanitarianism, and others are free to say that they cannot help you.
Of course, considering the economic and trade relations between the two countries, Kerwin did not say anything to death and left some thoughts for the White House.
For example, Kerwin cryptically revealed in a private meeting with the visiting U.S. Secretary of State that there is actually room for negotiation on this matter, but the price you offered is not sincere enough. You might as well go back and discuss it with your president first. , and then we’ll talk about rescue and so on...
In this way, with a full stomach of disappointment, the US Secretary of State ended his three-day diplomatic visit to the new country.
Then, what happens next is interesting.
As soon as the new Secretary of State of the United States returned home, the American media began to criticize the White House.
The Washington Post, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal all came out with the same voice, accusing the Hillary administration of being incompetent in diplomacy on this issue, and accusing the new Secretary of State of having problems with his abilities, etc...
Jiang Chen was surprised by the direction of public opinion this time.
Originally, he thought that the American media was going to brush up on the Star Ring trade and put a few more "cold-blooded" and "selfish" labels on his head, but he didn't expect that the one at the center of the whirlpool of public opinion was actually the White House?
But it didn't take him long to figure it out.
The new Secretary of State appointed by Hillary has hit a wall with the Star Circle trade.
Just enough to set off the capabilities of the former Secretary of State. Currently, the Democratic Party only has three candidates who are hopeful of competing in the March preselection.
Of course, it is impossible for Kerry to know what agreement the Boston consortium has reached with Jiang Chen. Now that they have the opportunity, Kerry and his supporters will certainly not give up on stepping on Hillary, a competitor.
However, just as planned, what happened next was completely beyond the expectations of Kerry and the Morgan consortium behind him...
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Koro Municipal Airport.
A special plane from Boston International Airport landed on the straight runway.
The plane stopped.
A man in a black suit, accompanied by two bodyguards and an accompanying reporter, stepped off the plane with a confident smile.
Of course, it was not his own money that was used to rent the plane. He was just a congressman and it was impossible for him to have so much money.
However, he was traveling to New Zealand on behalf of the Boston University Alumni Association, so the fund under the Alumni Association's name would naturally cover his business trip expenses. And once this money is covered with a fund, it will be much easier to operate.
He took a few steps toward the VIP passage of Koro City Airport. When he saw the man standing at the entrance of the passage, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he put on a spring-like smile. He stretched out his hand to greet him from a distance.
"Welcome, Mr. Joseph Kennedy." Looking at the approaching Americans, Jiang Chen smiled slightly and stretched out his right hand.
"Nice to meet you," Joseph warmly held Jiang Chen's hand and laughed, "I have admired your name for a long time,"
"Your Chinese seems pretty good?"
"Of course, I worked in a Chinese restaurant to earn tuition when I was a student. Not only can I speak fluent Mandarin, but I can also make spring... spring rolls," Joseph drew vividly with his finger pen, "The kind with white skin and fillings. .”
"Haha, I'll have to get acquainted with it later," Jiang Chen joked with a smile, "But I guess your boss didn't teach you seriously, because those things are actually called dumplings."
The atmosphere of the meeting is quite friendly, especially when both parties have the purpose of making friends.
The two of them walked all the way to the outside of the airport, and the reporter behind them held the camera all the way until the two of them got into the Rulka limousine outside the airport.
Obviously, this reporter should be a member of the Boston Consortium and knows what can and cannot be photographed.
All future news about this visit, no matter which newspaper or TV station it comes from, the source of the material can only come from this reporter. This will avoid the possibility of the campaign teams behind Kerry and Hillary making false reports.
In addition to the silent reporter, Jiang Chen also noticed that the two bodyguards wearing sunglasses behind him had an aura that should not be underestimated.
If you want to compare with anyone, it is probably slightly inferior to the guy named Johnson who is often carried by Carmen. It's probably either a retired seal or a retired delta.
It seems that the people in the Boston Consortium are also very aware of the curse of the Kennedy family, and they protect the young Kennedy tightly.
"Is the next itinerary confirmed?" After getting into the car, Jiang Chen looked at Joseph and asked with a smile, "Tell me how we can cooperate with your election."
"Is there a golf course?" Joseph smiled, "My golf skills are pretty good."
"I do have one at the foot of Mount Fuji, but I don't go there very often." Jiang Chen said with a smile.
Every inch of land in Koro City is precious. They want to plant all the farmland into the sea. Where can there be large tracts of land to build golf courses? It's not that Jiang Chen doesn't have the money, but there's no need to pretend to be so cool.
"What about volleyball or table tennis?" Joseph asked.
"Anything is fine," Jiang Chen said pleasantly, "If you want to play volleyball, I recommend the Heart of the Ocean. The beach volleyball there is of the highest quality I have ever seen."
The so-called high quality, of course, is in a certain sense.
Only travelers staying at five-star hotels in the Heart of the Ocean or holding membership cards are allowed to enter. The entire beach has been artificially modified and can be called the most beautiful coastline in the entire Coro City. It is precisely for this reason that rich people from all over the world always gather on the beach. And in a place like this, beauties with different skin colors are naturally indispensable...
and "rough" beach volleyball.
"Haha, then it's all up to the guest to be the host." Joseph said with a smile.
He didn't really care about the destination of his trip.
As already discussed, the purpose of his coming to the new country was to establish friendship with Jiang Chen and at the same time show this friendship to the American people.
No matter what he did when he came to New Zealand and what deals he reached with Jiang Chen, there will only be two sentences that will appear in the headlines of major American media tomorrow -
In order to save the alumni, Senator Kennedy went to New Zealand alone on behalf of the Boston University Alumni Association to promote diplomatic ice-breaking.
The conversation was very pleasant, and Jiang Chen promised that Starlink Trading would rescue the trapped American astronauts and witness the friendship between the two countries.