The Brazilian government's sudden large-scale arrest operation naturally attracted the attention of most citizens. What is even more surprising is that most of these people are those who spread the message that the Chinese have encroached on the interests of Brazilians.
Many people who did not know the truth thought that the government was under pressure from the Chinese and retaliated against these people. For a time, many conspiracy theories appeared in public opinion.
They are all criticizing the Chinese for their insidiousness and cunningness, and the government for its incompetence and short-sightedness.
The next morning, a number of mainstream media, led by the Brazilian Times, began to enter the scene and provided comprehensive coverage of yesterday's nationwide manhunt.
The content of the report is also very clear, that is, these people were commissioned by overseas forces to enter Brazil and serve as the vanguard in provoking racial conflicts, and what results they achieved during this period.
After careful investigation by the intelligence police, these reactionary forces were finally eradicated and wiped out.
At the same time, some well-known social critics published articles in newspapers, analyzing the incident in detail, focusing on their sinister intentions to stir up racial conflicts, and analyzing in detail the serious consequences that would result if racial conflicts occurred in Brazil.
When people see that if their actions to instigate racial conflicts are successful, Brazil's amazing economic achievements in recent years will be lost and people's living standards will return to pre-war levels.
Everyone was angry, and the direction of public opinion changed. People began to be very sensitive to these remarks that promoted racial conflicts. Once such public opinion appeared around them, it would easily lead to group attacks.
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What’s interesting is that this time, because there is no conclusive evidence to prove that this incident is related to Americans, all major media outlets did not mention the United States when promoting this matter.
But the first reaction of almost all Brazilians was that this was another American conspiracy.
In particular, when Brazilian TV organized reporters to conduct video interviews with those American agents, American agents like Dole Carson admitted that the CIA promised to grant them American citizenship and protect their business.
Brazilian public opinion began to overwhelmingly show anti-American sentiment, and people even spontaneously organized demonstrations to support domestic products and ban American goods.
For a time, the United States became a target of public criticism in Brazil. This CIA operation not only failed to achieve their goals, but also further reduced their image and status in the hearts of Brazilians.
This caused many members of the U.S. Congress to speak out and express strong condemnation of the CIA's reckless behavior.
At the same time, Dwight D. Eisenhower, a five-star general of the United States who only began serving as the President of the United States in 1953, was also controversial because of the two consecutive failures of the CIA.
The diplomatic relations between the United States and Brazil have also fallen to the lowest point since World War II. Of course, this is mainly due to Brazil's attitude towards the United States.
On the surface, there has not been much change in the US's diplomatic relations with Brazil. Unfortunately, the Brazilian domestic media's repeated reports were naturally also carried over by the American media.
The attitude of the domestic media in the United States towards Brazil is polarized, and many people have clearly expressed their disgust with the US CIA's subversive activities against its own ally.
There are also many Americans who have gradually become accustomed to US hegemony and believe that Brazil's disobedience to the US government is a provocation to the US government and that the US government should impose sanctions on Brazil.
While the US domestic media stood on different positions and spit at each other, Universal Group CEO Wan Chongxin was meeting with an important figure in the US government at a seaside estate in Los Angeles.
Of course, for this meeting, a charity dinner hosted by the Universal Group was taking place in the lobby of the manor. The two protagonists were sitting in a room on the second floor, watching the lively charity dinner on the first floor.
"Mr. Nixon, my boss asked me to give you his regards!"
The man Wan Chongxin called Mr. Nixon was a well-dressed, dignified-looking white man in his forties.
After hearing Wan Chongxin's words, he nodded to Wan Chongxin very politely and said:
"Mr. Wan, it's nice to see you again! Please also give my regards to your boss, Mr. Fang! I wonder why Mr. Wan asked me to come here today?"
Although Nixon was just in his early forties, he was definitely an old politician. He was not surprised that he was invited by the president of Global Group today. He even anticipated the other party's purpose.
But there are some things he obviously won't bring up on his own initiative.
Wan Chongxin had anticipated this, and after looking at the other party calmly, he slowly spoke:
"Recently, there have been a lot of voices in the United States against our Global Group. We would like to know what Mr. Nixon's attitude is towards this?"
Wan Chongxin has lived in the United States for a long time, so he didn't speak in the roundabout way that Chinese people usually do. Instead, he asked the questions he wanted to know directly.
After hearing Wan Chongxin's words, Nixon did not show any surprise. It was obvious that he had already anticipated the purpose of this meeting.
"Mr. Wan, please rest assured that the United States has always been a free and democratic country, and it also pursues a free market economy. I have also heard about the negative news about Global Group that has suddenly appeared in the market recently.
My attitude towards this has always been very clear: as long as Universal Group does not violate relevant laws and regulations of the United States, the U.S. government will absolutely protect all normal business activities of Universal Group in the United States. "
Hearing Nixon's official jargon, Wan Chongxin couldn't help but frown, and looked at Nixon beside him with undisguised dissatisfaction on his face.
"Mr. Vice President, I believe you should know as well as I do whether our Global Group complies with the laws and regulations of the United States. I have not asked you to come here today to discuss with you whether our Global Group complies with the laws of the United States.
It also concerns our confidence in investing in the United States. To be honest with you, our boss is ready to withdraw capital from the United States at any time if we cannot feel the proper respect from the US government.
Then we will move our headquarters to the UK or France.”
Wan Chongxin's words were quite heavy. Given the current size of the Global Group in the United States, if it withdraws its funds from the United States, it will be a big blow to the U.S. economy.
The economic blow was actually secondary. What really made Nixon nervous was that the withdrawal of such a large group company from the United States would deal a huge blow to the credibility of the United States and might even trigger a large capital outflow.
At the same time, the Global Group is different from the Morgan family and the Rockefeller family. They do not simply support a certain party politically, but more pragmatically support senators who can bring them practical benefits.
After so many years of development, they also have considerable influence in the United States. At least as far as he knows, the relationship between the Kennedy family and the Global Group is quite close.
You have to know that the Kennedy family has a huge political influence on the East Coast. They hold a considerable number of votes in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The reason why he, a California congressman, was able to ascend to the vice presidential throne was inseparable from the support of the Universal Group. Now that the Universal Group was being targeted, if he really ignored it, the blow to his political influence would be unprecedentedly huge.
If he wants to maintain his current position or make further progress in the next election, he must not offend his financial backer or allow him to leave the United States.
The reason why he spoke in an official tone before was actually because he knew the source of the trouble in the Global Group. It can be said that this matter is very troublesome and he does not want to get involved in it.
But now the development of things has obviously gone out of his control, and he has no choice but to make a statement.
After listening to Wan Chongxin's statement, he had to take a deep breath and said helplessly:
"Mr. Wan, I have some understanding of the situation you are facing now. I have to say that your identity as the boss of your company has both made your company successful and brought huge hidden dangers to your company.
This is not just an economic issue, but a serious political issue, or even a diplomatic issue between countries. It is not something that I, as the vice president, can easily decide."
Seeing that the other party's words were still full of excuses, Wan Chongxin didn't want to continue to talk to him, so he raised his hand and interrupted:
"Mr. Nixon, I know that your position is Vice President, not President, and I am not asking you to change your foreign policy.
I am here to talk to you on behalf of my boss. I just want to know your attitude towards this matter so that we can make our own judgment on whether to be your enemy or continue to be your friend. "
The toughness of Wan Chongxin's attitude obviously took Nixon by surprise. In his impression, Chinese people have always been humble and polite, but this time Wan Chongxin directly broke his inherent cognition.
Although he was very dissatisfied with the other party's attitude at the moment, he had to face up to the other party's attitude, because he knew very well that the other party's consortium had only risen in the United States for a few years. Although its strength could not be compared with Morgan and Rockefeller, it was definitely one of the top ten financial consortiums in the United States.
Especially because the other party was the first to participate in the European aid plan, the huge influence in Europe also gave the other party a position of ample room for maneuver. He knew very well that although the Global Group would suffer huge losses if they said they wanted to withdraw from the United States, it would definitely not hurt their bones.
Especially during the Korean War, the Global Group invested in Asia first and reaped the biggest dividends from the Korean War. Now the United States' influence in Asia still relies heavily on the Global Group.
If the Universal Group really broke up with the United States, it would be a huge disaster for the United States. As for what Wan Chongxin just said about moving the headquarters to the United Kingdom and France, he believed that these two countries would definitely raise their hands and feet in approval.
And they will spare no effort to support the departure of Universal Group. At that time, even if the US government wants to take action against Universal Group's industries in the United States, it will encounter huge diplomatic resistance.
This is also the reason why he came here today even though he knew the purpose of Wan Chongxin asking him to come here, because he knew very well that although it seemed that there were many people in the United States who were eyeing the Global Group, they could not actually cause much substantial damage to the Global Group.
If the Global Group really wanted to confront them regardless of the consequences, the US economy would definitely be greatly affected, which was something that neither he, the vice president, nor President Eisenhower wanted to see.
Therefore, in the face of Wan Chongxin's tough attitude, he could only choose to swallow his pride and said with a wry smile:
"Mr. Wan, we have been working together since I was a California congressman. It can be said that our friendship is very long-lasting, so, for me personally, of course I would choose to be friends with you and your boss.
But you have to understand that I cannot change the attitude of the US government towards Brazil."
Upon hearing this, Wan Chongxin just looked deeply at this young but cunning politician, with a flash of contempt in his eyes, and said calmly:
"Mr. Vice President, we never intended to let you change the US government's attitude towards Brazil. Since you still consider yourself a friend of our Global Group.
Then I will bring you our boss's words. What our boss wants to tell you is that Brazil is Brazil and Global Group is Global Group.
If the US government can treat the two sides separately, then no matter how the relationship between the United States and Brazil goes, the Global Group will remain independent. But if the US government insists on mixing the two, then the Global Group will have to make its own choice. "
These words expressed Fang Lang's attitude very clearly, and Nixon could naturally understand it easily, but the statement of the Global Group also surprised him. After all, with Fang Lang's identity, it would be difficult for the US government not to tie him to the Brazilian government.
This is also the reason why there have been negative voices against Universal Group in the United States recently, but he did not expect Fang Lang's attitude towards this matter to be like this.
But he soon realized that this might be a good thing for them. After all, the Globo Group was just a private consortium, not a state-owned enterprise in Brazil.
It is not impossible to treat them differently from Brazil, but no one had expected Fang Lang to think this way, so they had to take action against the Global Group.
Now, as long as he spreads the attitude of the Universal Group towards this matter, the crisis of the Universal Group will naturally be resolved.
After all, no one wants to easily start an economic war within the United States, because there will be no winner in this battle.
Of course, the main reason for this is that the Global Group is not a listed company, but a private enterprise in which Fang Lang holds an absolute controlling stake. Many financial methods that are invincible in the American financial world cannot be used on the Global Group.
The Universal Group, which owns the shares of the Bank for International Settlements, is not something that ordinary financial institutions can covet, unless they can convince the Morgan and Rockefeller consortiums to take action against the Universal Group at the same time.
Unfortunately, this time neither the Morgan Consortium nor the Rockefeller Consortium made any statement, but chose to wait and see quietly.
It's not that the two consortiums are concerned about their friendship with the Universal Group, but the Universal Group's early layout in Asia makes the two consortiums a little wary. Who would have thought that the Universal Group could quietly make a layout in Japan long before the outbreak of the Peninsula War!
With the outbreak of the Korean War, the Global Group made a fortune in Japan and directly controlled Japan's police system. At the same time, it also controlled a large amount of Japan's water, electricity, energy, steel, transportation and other infrastructure.
He almost grasped the vital point of Japan and became the new emperor to replace MacArthur. Such means and foresight made them all feel terrified. Without the absolute ability to kill the Global Group with one blow, how dare they make any rash moves?
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