Just when everyone is looking for Liu Ziguang, the international iron ore market is changing again. The three major monopoly iron ore companies have canceled quarterly pricing and adopted monthly pricing and index pricing. This is after the three major mines forcibly canceled the implementation of
This is the second forced change after more than 20 years of annual negotiation pricing model for iron ore.
As an iron ore monopoly, the comprehensive implementation of indexation and financialization of iron ore transactions will naturally make it easier for shareholders to obtain greater financial benefits from other channels. However, for China, the only result is to pay a more expensive price.
The three main international iron ore indexes are the TSI index of Global Steel News (SBB, the parent company of the steel index), the MBIO index of Metal Bulletin, and the Platts Index of Platts. It is ironic that
The significance is that the above mainstream indices are comprehensively designed based on China's spot market prices and shipping prices. However, as the world's largest iron ore importer and consumer, it has no say in the pricing of iron ore.
The China Iron and Steel Association negotiated year after year, and failed every year. They were extremely tough every time, and in the end they all accepted the price increase in despair, without even getting a dime of discount.
After the price of iron ore was linked to the index, imported Australian ore and Indian ore increased by 45.2% and 38.7% respectively. Adding in shipping costs, the CIF price has far exceeded US$200 per ton. The extra foreign exchange paid each year alone is as high as
More than 50 billion U.S. dollars, all of which are included in the cost of steel production and ultimately fall on Chinese consumers.
If China Mining can successfully acquire the shares of Wood Iron Mine this time and gain a certain say in the matter, then the China Iron and Steel Association will have sufficient confidence when negotiating with the three major mines, at least it will not lose every time.
Tragic.
Of course, although the Wood Iron Mine has rich reserves, the surrounding infrastructure is almost blank. It is still impossible to meet the domestic demand for iron ore in the short term, but in the long run, the benefits to the country from winning this iron mine will be huge.
, it is immeasurable. For this purpose, the State Council has set up a special group, led by a certain deputy prime minister. Personnel from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the China Steel Association, Huaxia Mining, and some related departments are responsible for coordinating this matter. It can be said that,
The country takes this matter very seriously.
Originally everything was going smoothly, but suddenly things went wrong. Spain unilaterally suspended cooperation and contacted Japan, Australia, Brazil and other parties. When the news came, the Vice Prime Minister was very worried and ordered the relevant departments to quickly understand and follow up.
this matter.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs acted urgently and learned through relevant channels that the Western Saddamoa government was in contact with a Japanese chaebol to discuss investment in iron ore.
Due to its small territory, Japan has always been keen on overseas investment, especially in terms of resources. As far as iron ore is concerned, the three major mines have a considerable proportion of Japanese investment in it, so Japan is not concerned about the rising price of iron ore.
Care, for them, is nothing more than moving money from the left hand to the right hand, but for China it is completely different. If the momentum of rapid growth in domestic infrastructure continues, the urgent demand for iron ore will not decrease.
, we have to be controlled by others and give away our hard-earned money, and the speed of national construction is also restricted by this, which is like a strangulation in our throats.
The matter is so important that the Prime Minister has given relevant instructions and all departments have been busy. Ambassadors from neighboring countries in Western Sadamoa have gone to Western Sadamoya to make contacts and test whether the Western government has a tendency to lean towards other countries.
The result is that the situation is even more complicated and confusing. The Western authorities have always adhered to the tradition of being friendly to China. The Prime Minister even studied in China and is an out-and-out China expert. His Chinese is even more proficient than the translator brought by the ambassador, but
It has a slight accent from the Huaijiang River Basin in the Central Plains.
After friendly talks, the Prime Minister of the Cisadamoa Cabinet approved the request of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish an embassy in San Juan, and issued a visa on arrival to China. He also expressed that he welcomed all investment and assistance in construction. The people of Cisadamoa and China
The friendship between people will last forever.
However, when talking about the investment and development of the Wood Iron Mine, Prime Minister Martin took matters into his own hands and said that this project is the lifeline of the country's economy and needs to be seriously considered and must be reviewed and approved by a special committee of the Parliament. In short, things should be done in accordance with economic laws.
, will never shut out Chinese investors.
Then the Ambassador, accompanied by the Prime Minister, laid a flower basket at the sculpture group at the intersection in the center of San Juan. The Prime Minister introduced that many heroic heroes emerged in that tragic massacre, including a Chinese medical team.
, it is with their help that thousands of refugees hiding in the San Juan Hotel survived. The people of Sissadamoa will always remember these heroic deeds.
At the intersection, there is a group of newly completed granite sculptures. An Asian-looking man carrying a shotgun holds a torch symbolizing freedom, followed by a group of men, women, and children with complex expressions. Some are Asian, but more are Asian.
Some of the local black people are helpless, some are extremely frightened, but most of them have expressions of bravery to die. The sculpture group is obviously the work of the world's top masters, with a powerful style, full of power and an indescribable tragic atmosphere.
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The ambassador had done his homework beforehand and knew that the story of this sculpture came from the deeds of a Chinese medical team that protected thousands of Kaye refugees during the San Juan Genocide. He pointed to the Asian man holding a torch with emotion and said
: "We are deeply moved by the deeds of Comrade Mai Jiaxuan. This sculpture also symbolizes that the friendship between the people of China and Spain has been tested by blood and fire. Let us bow to the fallen hero."
As he spoke, he led his entourage to bow three times to the sculpture. The atmosphere was solemn and solemn. Prime Minister Martin was so excited that he didn't say a word for a long time. After the Ambassador delivered the flower basket, he coughed twice and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Ambassador, I want this."
There are some misunderstandings, maybe the topic of transliteration is unknown. You know, my Chinese is not very good. I wonder if liuziguang is transliterated as maijiaxuan in your country?"
The ambassador's face suddenly became extremely embarrassed, and he cursed in his mind that the person who provided him with the information was not careful at all and got the names of people wrong. This diplomatic mistake was embarrassing, but fortunately Martin didn't seem to mind.
, and never mentioned the matter again.
That night, after the banquet, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Western Saddamoa presented the ambassador with some audio-visual materials and picture albums about the massacre at that time. The ambassador read these materials overnight. After reading them, he was deeply moved and immediately wrote a letter to the ministry.
He wrote a long letter and introduced his experience and thoughts.
After receiving the letter, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately held a meeting. It is said that the minister severely reprimanded the relevant personnel, saying how could things used for domestic propaganda be used internationally. The participants conducted a profound review of the problems that occurred in the information sharing work.
, to ensure that similar errors will not occur again.
After analysis and discussion, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted a report to the leading group. The report naturally did not mention this little mistake, but said that overall, the attitude of the West was friendly and positive. Wood Iron Mine
The twists and turns in the project are just a bargaining chip for the other party to increase the asking price. Our personnel should not be overly nervous about this and operate with a serious and prudent attitude. There is still hope for obtaining the dominance of the iron ore.
The report was submitted to the National Iron Ore Resources Leading Group and received unanimous praise. Relevant leaders instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to continue to follow up, and other units worked closely to solve the dilemma of my country's iron ore imports being restricted by others.
The document quickly arrived at Director Tan's place. He looked through it and was slightly surprised. He first called the relevant department personnel under his control: "Shangguan Jin, this is Tan Zhihai. Stop the secret hunt for Liu Ziguang and withdraw all the field agents.
Bar."
"Yes." Shangguan Jin, also known as Wang Qian, on the other side of the phone, let out a sigh of relief. It was not an easy task to hunt down a former employee of Yongchang Company. He used all the technical equipment and human resources he could get.
The other party seemed to have disappeared from the world, which made her feel tremendous pressure. The higher-ups issued an order to revoke the previous order, which made her feel a sudden drop in pressure.
Then Director Tan called Ma Fengfeng again: "Is there any news from you?"
"I have already spread the word. All the black and white guys are looking for him. As long as he is still in Beijing, he will be on my plate sooner or later. Uncle Tan, don't worry." Ma Fengfeng is still arrogant.
His face made Director Tan slightly unhappy: "Okay, stop looking for him, he will come out on his own."
"Oh, I see."
Previously, Ma Fengfeng had contacted the Public Security Bureau through his connections and asked his friends from the Public Security Corps and the Criminal Investigation Corps to keep an eye on them. In addition, he hired several experienced private detectives to investigate the whereabouts of Liu Ziguang.
I also said hello to my friends in the underworld. The big brothers who were doing well in Beijing's 49 City were all Ma Fengfeng's close buddies. Feng Zi said a word and they all helped me. Liu Ziguang's photos were typed on A4 paper and sent out tens of thousands of times.
, this group of people are more efficient than the police. Even though the capital is so big, there are not many places to hide people. The registration system of big hotels is connected to the police, small hotels, Internet cafes, bathhouses and other places.
There are eyeliners everywhere, and Liu Ziguang will definitely not be able to escape once he appears.
However, after two days of searching, there was no sign at all. Ma Fengfeng became more and more angry. Although Director Tan had said hello, he did not withdraw his words.
Director Tan didn't know what Ma Fengfeng was thinking. He asked Liu Ziguang's files to be sent over, but was told that after the dissolution of Yongchang Company, all files were sealed and kept highly confidential. No one was allowed to access them without authorization from the relevant leaders.
So Director Tan made another call: "Minister Chi, do you have the authority to access Yongchang Company's confidential files?"
A gold star shone brightly on Minister Chi's shoulder, and he answered unhurriedly: "Yongchang is a confidential unit under the general assembly. The level of confidentiality is very high, and I have no right to access it. Only those above the level of assistant to the general manager have this authority.