Chapter 1207: Tit-for-tat view

"I admit that what Director William said just now are facts, and even for some of these incidents, I am still one of the parties involved.
Skeff. Mellon said in a deep voice, "But I think that all the things mentioned just now can be explained by pure business practices. Even the civil war in Burma just cited by Director William, we have reason to believe that this is Eli Ke initiated the establishment of diplomatic relations between Chief Alian and Huaxia in order to obtain the control of Taigong as the nickel mine. If Eric really played an active role in it, it should be for oil. I heard that he was in China has an oil refinery that cooperates with BP, but what I want to say is that for us, these behaviors are not commonplace in the eyes of us? Eric is a businessman and a capitalist, I have to admit, He is the most business-minded person I have ever seen. He will chase all profits, no matter whether these profits are or not, isn't it normal?"
Face Skeff. Mellon's aggressive questioning, Mr. CIA director couldn't help but retort: ​​"But you can't explain why he set up his business center in Xiangjiang instead of our US mainland. We all know that "Red Flag Capital" is his core. enterprise."
"As far as I know, Eric first showed his talents in business and finance at Xiangjiang, and also opened his business empire there. His two core partners are also from Xiangjiang. Therefore, Is there any problem with setting up the headquarters there? Just like our Mellons have business all over the world, but the base camp is still in Pittsburgh, I personally don’t think there is any problem.

Skeff. Mellon retorted: "And I have to remind everyone that Eric already has a wide range of international influence. In our country, in Europe, in the Middle East, in Japan, and his hometown of China, he is a well-known Characters, his every move has attracted great attention from ordinary people and the media. I think that if we take extreme actions against such a character, we need to consider many factors. A little carelessness will bring us to the United States. The loss is immeasurable, especially in terms of reputation, so I personally think that unless Eric shows obvious hostility to our country, we cannot act rashly."
Seeing the obvious opposition between William and Skeff regarding the position of the Chinese man, President Reagan was caught in a contradiction-for a life, there would be no one sitting in his position. There are too many worries. If this person is indeed a threat to the interests of the United States, then letting him disappear is the best and most thorough solution. Otherwise, the United States will waste so many taxpayers' money every year to raise an organization like the CIA. ? Is it black? But Mellon is also right. For a world-renowned person like Eric, who has a huge influence on the international scale, and may even have a significant impact on the relationship between the two countries, you need to be careful in any operation.
He turned his inquiries to Brent, who is very insightful in the fields of national security and international relations. Although Scowcroft did not reuse this person during his tenure because of certain personnel relations and some of his views and practices that he felt was too mild, his rich experience and wisdom was still Trustworthy, and just now, this person discovered what was hidden behind those two articles.
Perceiving the questioning glance from President Reagan, Brent. After a little hesitation, Scowcroft still spoke his own point of view.
"Mr. President, you guys, I have dealt with this Eric once, and also through my student, Stanford University's faculty assistant and associate professor of current affairs, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, has learned something about this person, and has also been financially Mr. Warner and our Mr. Mellon have heard a lot about this Eric here. Generally speaking, he is a very smart person, and he is very good at using all the favorable factors around him. According to Dr. Rice From the first sight of the meeting, she determined that this was a person who would not follow the rules, and his absenteeism record during school also proved this point. I even heard that in order to be absent from school as much as he wanted, He also donated a large sum of money to Stanford University."
His words caused a few chuckles, and also diluted some of the tension and solemnity brought about by the serious topic just discussed.
"All indications show that Eric is an extremely good person. He has almost concentrated all the characteristics of a successful person. This is also the reason why he can achieve such an achievement in a very short time. I am very surprised. His age, a 23-year-old young man, can have such a mature mind, old ways of acting, keen insight, it is very unimaginable, but he stands in front of us alive, if such a person, if once Our opposite, that, as Chief William said, is extremely dangerous."
William Joseph Casey vs. Brent. Scowcroft nodded slightly to express his gratitude for agreeing with his views.
Scowcroft also nodded, and after accepting this compliment, he continued: "However, I think Mr. Mellon is also right. Leaving aside Eric’s international influence, As far as Huaxia is concerned, we know that Eric has now become an icon of Huaxia. He represents a trend that this country is gradually moving closer to our Western world. As far as I know, many young people in China As an idol, he hopes to repeat the path he has taken through his own efforts and achieve his success. Although we all know that it is almost impossible, it is not important. What we need is Eric. Such a model, after all, he achieved current success after he came to our country. We can influence the thinking mode of the entire Chinese younger generation by shaping such a model, telling them that the moon in the US is indeed rounder than China. Huh?"
His words caused a chuckle in the room again, and Reagan thoughtfully.
Brent. Scowcroft is right to say that subverting the thinking mode of a generation of young people is undoubtedly a shortcut to subverting a regime. In this regard, the United States has extremely rich practical experience, and for the country of China, Eric, It is undoubtedly a good model.
"Returning to the international political situation, in the last dialogue between Eric and I, I fully felt his dissatisfaction with Soviet Russia. I think this should be the general feeling of his generation of Chinese youth. I think, at least In this matter, we still have huge common interests with China and Eric, so I think it is definitely inappropriate for us to take certain extreme measures before this huge common interest still exists. Bring unforeseen consequences."
William Joseph Casey couldn’t help but retorted:
Brent, will China turn its face against us because of this? You must know that they are facing real border pressure, and they are even engaged in a border war. In the face of this kind of pressure, I don’t think China will make any reckless actions."
"Actually they have already done it, Director William, do you need me to remind you what China has done on the Korean battlefield and Annan battlefield?"
Speaking of the two wars that have humiliated the United States, the CIA director immediately stopped.
President Reagan gave a light cough for his love to resolve some embarrassment, and then said: "After Brent, don't mention some old accounts. Also, your analysis is very pertinent, but you can directly say yours. Conclusion?"