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The only one who could unite the four capitalist empires to get a slice of the fat out of it was Poland, which was infinitely deadly, and after Germany and France simultaneously proposed an agreement to ratify Poland's accession to the WTO, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke and US Treasury Secretary Robert Edward Rubin both stood up at about the same time to issue statements in support of the German and French proposals. Countries with even the slightest knowledge of the situation can see that the four capitalist empires are preparing to cut off a large piece of meat from Poland to temporarily alleviate the weakness and malaise caused by the economic crisis.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Clark said in an interview with Reuters that Poland's accession to the World Trade Organization will help promote the economic development of Eastern and Central European countries, and will also help promote the development of multilateral cooperation in the WTO.

The words of US Treasury Secretary Robert are more direct, he said that Poland's accession to NATO will greatly promote the development of the US economy, and bring a new pattern of cooperation between the United States and Eastern Europe, and at the same time can effectively guarantee NATO's strategic security in Eastern Europe.

But spring is always short-lived, as Poland is followed by a bitter winter.

In addition to the spokesmen of the four imperialist capitalists, the only one who can laugh is Polish President Kwasniewski, who naively believes that the promises made by the four capitalist giants are won by Poland itself. Won the respect of the state through the way of foreign trade struggle. Even President Kwasniewski would talk to those around him about his exploits during meals.

"Although the most powerful Western countries agreed to Poland's accession to the World Trade Organization. But what I want to make clear. This result was not given by others, but won by Poland itself, Poland does not need the sympathy of others, nor does it need the charity of others, and we have proved to the world that Poland is also a powerful country, and even Western Europe does not dare to sanction us casually. Once Poland took tough measures, even Western countries chose to relent. Kwasnievsky said triumphantly.

Kwasniewski saw the trap that Western Europe had laid for itself as a Polish victory. I don't know that the finance ministers of those countries have gathered to discuss how to dismember this piece of meat that was sent directly to the door. Want to earn the respect of others? First of all, you have to have a strong economy. Otherwise, there is no second way out except the fate of being economically enslaved.

However, people like Kwasniewski who are obsessed with Poland's theory of beating the world, even Yanayev cannot pull him back, and the Soviet Union has done its best to retain Poland's friendship, and now in the face of Poland, which is about to jump into the fire pit, Yanayev can only choose to minimize the benefits obtained by Europe and the United States and protect the interests of the Soviet Union itself.

In other words, what the Soviet Union could not get, Europe and the United States could not think of. Yanayev would rather destroy Poland ahead of schedule than see Europe and the United States survive economic difficulties at the expense of small countries.

When the interests are the same, I will pay attention to your feelings. When there is a conflict of interests, it is all about comprehensive strength.

So Yanayev will be the former Minister of Finance Ryzhkov. There was also Slyunikov, chairman of the Committee on Social and Economic Policy of the Central Committee of the CPSU, to discuss policies and plans against Poland, Yanaev's idea was that Poland was almost a sure thing, and the Soviet Union just wanted to prevent Britain, the United States, Germany, and France from getting the most out of Poland.

Slyunikov, who worked with numbers all day long, put forward a professional opinion, "If you want to minimize the benefits obtained by the four European and American countries, the Soviet Union must take the lead and seize the opportunity." ”

"For example?" Yanayev waved his hand and motioned for him to continue.

"For example, we can reduce tariffs on goods exported to Ukraine and encourage domestic companies to conduct foreign trade. At the same time, export subsidies were provided to enterprises that exported goods to Poland, and anyway, the Soviet Union did not have to worry about being charged with dumping, because the World Trade Organization had nothing to do with us. ”

Yanayev nodded, affirming Slyunikov's view that although the Soviet Union wore the hat of an open market economy on its head, in fact the government still controlled the market economy with a strong hand. To be precise, the established economic policies of Ryzhkov and Yanayev are more like a mixture of Roosevelt's New Deal and Lenin's New Economic Policy.

"Seeing that Poland is profitable, so that our enterprises will export goods to the Polish regions and earn foreign exchange. At this time, it is necessary to build up international momentum. That is to create a posture that the Soviet Union wants to try to win over Poland, so that the WTO signatories can be a little nervous. Slyunikov pushed his glasses, and the reflection of the lenses just covered the gloomy look behind the two lenses.

"What happens after that? Because of our support, Poland is more confident in the Uruguay Round negotiations, and the nervous Western countries will naturally give Poland certain policy preferences, which is probably manifested in the issue of trade protection period, and the four WTO countries that want to harvest wealth in a short time will definitely not extend the protection period, so what they allow Poland should be more stringent conditions. ”

"For example, let Poland set up trade barriers openly, for example, cut its own interests a little, let Poland make a steady profit first, and wait until the short protection period has passed, that is, the death period of Poland comes. But this did not hinder the export of goods from the Soviet Union, because we don't have to care about the bullshit rules of the World Trade Organization, and the three countries of France, Britain and Germany combined may not be able to stop the Soviet Union from doing business with whomever it wants. ”

Yanayev bowed slightly, bowed slightly to Comrade Slyunikov's proposal, and then continued to ask, "The first half of the plan sounds good, but what about the second half?" I wonder what will happen to our business when the time comes, when the United States and them all pour into the Polish market? ”

"A total evacuation, of course." Comrade Slyubnikov replied without scruples, "How can a Soviet Union be an opponent of four countries in a trade war, so we will make a fortune and leave, lest we lose our capital when we get it." After the United States entered the Polish market, the Soviet Union adopted a plan to avoid the edge, cutting off additional subsidies and reducing tariffs for Polish companies exporting goods. In order to prevent our industry from entering the Polish market and being slaughtered by others. ”

"Poor Poland." Ryzhkov, who had not spoken out all this time, sighed, although Slyunikov's plan was insidious, but at the level of national interests, it was indeed understandable. The short-sightedness of allies and adversaries is the best cover for Slyunikov's plan for economic strikes.

"If we pity Poland, who will pity the USSR?" Slyunikov showed professional rationality, "Win-win is a situation that everyone wants, but our opponent is not destined to let such a situation happen, so in this game, we can only choose to play the victim Poland as a bargaining chip with the Americans." ”

Yanayev interrupted the increasingly gunpowder-smelling standoff and asked, "Alright, stop complaining. International politics is not a game for children, and in any case, the interests of the country must be considered first. With regard to Poland, if you are lucky, Kwasniewski will learn a hard lesson, and if you are unlucky, Poland will wait for an economic crisis. Comrade Slyunikov, give me a detailed report according to your line of thought, I need to see this report the day after tomorrow, and Comrade Ryzhkov, the specific arrangements will have to be handed over to you, the chairman of the Council of Ministers, this is the content of this meeting, is there anything else to add? ”

Both shook their heads at the same time.

Yanayev exhaled and said, "Very well, then we will wait to see the show." (To be continued.) )