I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 506 On Democracy and Freedom

"It's okay, just chat casually. I haven't prepared any courseware today anyway." Seeing that no one spoke, the teacher encouraged everyone to speak boldly.

"What does it have to do with us? Those members of the Guru religion have already changed their nationality. Who knows if they are Chinese or Australians?" Li Yuqing didn't understand anything and thought that this was what the teacher was referring to.

"What else can I say? I'm still confused. I just feel that the Australian authorities should increase police force. Mo Village is so big, they should send more people to manage it." After one person spoke up, the rest of the people were not so restrained. Ouyang Ming spent the whole day in a daze, almost the same as Li Yuqing.

"I think that Australia doesn't have to be so close to China. We are also their partners. With so much trade every year, isn't it enough for the Australians to make money? Besides, we international students have contributed so much to Australia's education industry. If the relationship between everyone is not good, the decrease in international students will definitely bring about an economic downturn in the local area. There are so many countries in the world, why should I have to come here to study under your will?" Sun Cheng said bluntly. He felt that the international students from Country H brought huge wealth to Australia and the Australians should be grateful to them.

"Well, that makes sense. But if Australia wants to gain a foothold in Oceania, it can't rely solely on the economy. The surrounding island countries have already expressed their positions..." The teacher did not deny Sun Cheng's words and began to introduce Australia's military strength.

The current total strength of the Australian Defense Force is approximately 5.9 (active) and 2.2 (reserve). These military personnel have received professional training and equipment and are able to perform a variety of tasks.

Army and Air Force Strength: The Turkish-Australian Army has a considerable number of armored vehicles, artillery and other ground combat equipment, and is capable of operating in a variety of terrains and climatic conditions. The Air Force has advanced fighters, bombers, transport aircraft and helicopters, and is capable of performing a variety of tasks, including aerial reconnaissance, air strikes and transportation of personnel and materials.

The Navy currently has light aircraft carriers and other types of warships.

This year, construction of the Canberra-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) began. This is the export version of the Spanish Juan Carlos I strategic delivery ship with a total tonnage of 5.5 tons.

In terms of military allies, the main ones are the United Kingdom, Great Britain and Germany.

The teacher's meaning is very clear. Turkey and Australia will not give up military cooperation for the sake of mere trade or other economic issues.

After all, Australia's geographical location is very special, sandwiched between Asia and America.

"Teacher, will Australia target Chinese businesses? My aunt runs an accounting firm in Boxhill. It would be bad if she was affected." Shi Tao couldn't help but worry about his family.

"I don't know the details, but I think there will definitely be an impact. If the Chinese business can't continue, your aunt's customers will naturally decrease. In fact, you don't have to worry too much. The relations between countries are ever-changing. Maybe Australia will no longer look at our face after a while. Also, I know that you Asian students like to do business while you are in school, so try to focus on your studies. This will just help you avoid this crisis." This teacher is a good person and cares about Asian students. He thinks that some of the online remarks against Asia are deliberately made up by the official. As a university professor, he still has the ability to distinguish things.

"Teacher, I'm in the red wine business and I often ship goods to Country H. Will my business be affected?" Ouyang Ming was very worried about his money problem.

"It shouldn't have much impact on exports, but I know whether other countries will impose counter-sanctions on you." The teacher smiled and then looked at Chen Xi, indicating that he could say something.

"Teacher, what do you think about Carsales and Real-Car?"

"Oh? You're asking me a question back." The teacher was slightly stunned, and after a moment's silence, he spoke: "These two companies are competitors. In this fight, they were probably targeted by certain people and became tools for others to achieve certain goals..."

"Teacher, which of these two companies do you think has a better future? Who will win the final victory and become the number one automobile trading platform in Australia?" Chen Xi asked again.

"It's hard to say. The advantage of Carsales is that it has an old brand and has a greater chance of obtaining investment... As for the disadvantages, it doesn't have any innovative products. Until now, it can't even make a good mobile terminal. It is far worse than Real-Car. Real-Car has the support of the auto parts city, and the number of users has increased dramatically, but it also has disadvantages. That is, their products are all from Country H. If the Australian government raises the import threshold, it will be a big blow." The teacher pointed out the problem in one sentence.

"Teacher, there is not much auto parts production in Australia. If they raise the threshold, wouldn't they be cutting off their own arms? By then they won't even be able to solve the local people's livelihood issues." Shi Tao asked.

"We can import from other countries, such as the Cherry Blossom Country, the Kimchi Country, Germany, and the Beautiful Country..."

"But isn't our production cheap?"

"Heh, why don't you think about it from another angle? Things can be cheaper."

"What do you mean?" Shi Tao didn't quite understand what the teacher said.

"I have traveled to China. In those markets, if the seller tells you that something costs 100 yuan, and you turn around and leave to go to another store, the seller will definitely catch up with you and lower the price, and the item that originally cost 100 yuan will only cost a few dozen yuan..." The teacher told a story about bargaining in China. This bargaining technique has long been familiar to many foreigners, and they put it into practice.

After listening to it, Chen Xi felt that it made some sense. If Jin Junxiu brought the auto parts from Korea to Australia to compete with him, then Real-Car’s current advantage would be gone.

No, we can't just sit there and wait for death. Although we don't know whether Kim Junsu will do these things, we must be prepared in advance.

Chen Xi plans to find an opportunity to discuss it with Alin.

"Teacher, you haven't told me which of these two companies will win in the end!" A classmate who was listening attentively asked.

"Carsales has been operating for many years. I heard that it has received investment from other countries and is now heading for a listing. According to the Australian securities market, once it is listed, it can make money continuously unless there are any major accidents. This is different from the US securities market..." the teacher responded.

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is the largest stock exchange in Australia, with more than 2000 listed companies and a total market value of A$1.6 trillion. Although not as large as the U.S. stock market, the ASX's trading activity is also very significant, with a daily trading volume of up to US$35.3 billion.

Because there is only one exchange in Australia, the market structure is relatively concentrated.

The U.S. market is huge and is one of the largest securities markets in the world. The market structure is diversified, including multiple exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq.

In terms of regulation, the regulatory requirements of the Australian securities market are relatively loose, and the financial reporting and information disclosure requirements for listed companies are relatively low. This may lead to certain challenges for investors in assessing company risks and investment value, but from another perspective, those listed companies can also obtain a lot of funds.

Due to the impact of the global economic environment last year, the Australian stock market also experienced some fluctuations. However, due to the relatively stable economy of the country, the overall performance of the stock market was relatively good.

From the perspective of investor groups and investment styles.

The investor group in the US securities market is diverse, including a huge number of funds, institutions and individual investors. These investors seek investment targets in different stock markets according to their respective requirements and purposes, which promotes active market trading and frequent financing and merger and acquisition activities.

The investor group in the Australian stock market is relatively conservative and stable. The Australian people are very involved in the stock market, but they may prefer to hold potential stocks for a long time and are unwilling to take excessive investment risks.

"If Carsales is successfully listed and completes its global layout later, then Real-Car..." "Global layout? What kind of global layout can a platform that sells cars have?" Ouyang Ming asked disdainfully.

"There are many things that can be done in it. Once the automotive big data is used well, we can cooperate with some car companies. Add the financial sector, and the effect will be very good. Just imagine that there is no automobile manufacturing industry in Australia now. Carsales can only grow by seeking external partners. When the Australian policy changes one day, we can engage in automobile manufacturing in Australia..."

“Automotive big data, what is that?”

"Did you fail the M340 course?" The teacher looked at Ouyang Ming seriously, because he was also the one who taught that course, and the content of the course was about big data analysis.

"Uh... I don't remember, it seems like it's been..." Ouyang Ming shrank his neck, but his expression betrayed him.

"Teacher, how can Real-Car defeat Carsales now? Carsales should have been hit hard by this incident and seems to have lost its status in the hearts of Australian users." Chen Xi really wanted to know the answer.

"You are right, but not everyone knows these things. These few people don't know." The teacher pointed at Ouyang Ming and Li Yuqing, and then he continued: "There are too many messy things on the Internet at present. People can easily forget some major events that have just happened and turn their attention elsewhere. Besides, support and boycott are just temporary angry words. As long as the products launched by those companies are of good quality and low price and can attract you, even if they scolded your whole family yesterday, you will still swallow your pride and buy them in a few days. As for how to defeat them, we can only use our own advantages, constantly innovate and develop new products. Real-Car's products are very novel, and then preventing Carsales from going on the market involves some shameful things. I am a teacher, and some special methods are inconvenient to teach students..." The teacher smiled at Chen Xi, and the latter twitched his mouth.

"Isn't Australia a democratic country? Doesn't it value freedom? Why are we being targeted for doing business legally?" After listening for a while, Li Yuqing understood the general situation, so she slammed the table and said.

The teacher was shocked by her, but he still held back his anger and said patiently: "There is no such thing as absolute democracy and freedom in this world. It's just a trick to deceive the lower class. Some people's business threatens the interests of some upper class, and they will definitely take action to resolve it, and they will find an excuse that sounds very reasonable."

"Tsk, I thought business in Australia was free and fair, but it turns out it's all bullshit." Li Yuqing said disdainfully, crossing her arms.

"There was once an entrepreneur named Allen who developed a new type of smart home system that integrated artificial intelligence and Internet of Things technologies, which could greatly improve the convenience and comfort of family life. Allen's company has achieved remarkable success in the market, with product sales rising steadily and widely praised by consumers.

However, Allen's success caused dissatisfaction among a large local technology company. This company originally dominated the smart home market, but Allen's products quickly seized market share with their innovative technology and excellent performance. The large technology company was worried that Allen's rise would threaten its own position, so it began to plan a series of actions to suppress Allen.

First, they spread rumors through the media, claiming that Allen's smart home system has security risks and may leak users' private information. They used their influence in the government and society to create public pressure and make consumers question Allen's products.

Then, they secretly contacted some of Allen's partners and suppliers, threatening them with legal action and commercial sanctions if they continued to cooperate with Allen. After weighing the pros and cons, these partners and suppliers had no choice but to cut off cooperation with Allen.

In addition, the company also used political means to put pressure on the government to introduce relevant policies to restrict the sale of Allen's products in the market. They used their connections in the government to promote a series of bills and regulations that were unfavorable to Allen.

Allen felt powerless in the face of these suppressions. He tried to protect his rights through legal means, but found that this large technology company had a strong influence in both politics and business, and it was difficult for him to compete with it. In the end, Allen had to choose to give up his company and transfer the technology and patents of the smart home system to other companies..." The teacher told Li Yuqing a real case to tell her not to be so naive. When she enters society, she will know that those slogans are all fools.

Chen Xi nodded after listening to it, indicating that he agreed. Because in his previous life, when he was doing business, it happened that Australia introduced a "new policy" to restrict foreigners from taking loans, which was fine, but later he said that his business seriously threatened the development of local people.

What democracy and freedom? They're all bullshit.

It's the same in all regions and forms.

Of course, Chen Xi didn't think Western countries were bad. On the contrary, he thought life there was quite comfortable, but that was only for school and ordinary life. Once your business grows big and touches the interests of certain people, you, a yellow-skinned outsider, will have no democracy in front of the locals.

Some people who have just gone abroad find everything new and praise the democracy and freedom of other countries on the Internet, while belittling their homeland. In fact, this is just like a rural person who has just moved to the city. He feels that he is suddenly superior to others. After living in the city for two days, he starts to curse the countryside. Little do they know that those original city people don't even look at him. These people who have just moved to the city think that they have become real city people and can be on an equal footing with the locals. In fact, you are still a village person at heart.

So there is nothing to praise or belittle about some things. If you think it’s good, then live in the city, but don’t forget that you once came from the countryside.

In fact, any country, any form, has advantages and disadvantages in dealing with certain things. No matter what the top does, no matter what voting or elections are held, some people will complain. Think about a country with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people. It is impossible to satisfy everyone.

When Chen Xi was a teenager, he was also a rebel. When he first arrived in Australia, he felt that everything was fair, except for the skin color discrimination. When his business started, many things that he had not seen before were exposed. Chen Xi felt like an outsider, being targeted everywhere, and the original freedom and democracy seemed to have disappeared.

The so-called democracy and freedom is nothing more than a relative state under a social system. It gives citizens the right to express their opinions and participate in political decision-making within the framework of laws and regulations, but it also means that citizens need to bear corresponding responsibilities and obligations. However, democracy and freedom are not absolute, and they are affected by various factors, including history, culture, and economy.

With the evolution of the global situation and the progress of the times, competition among countries has become increasingly fierce, and competition in the economic, technological, and military fields has become an important driving force for national development. However, this does not mean that values ​​such as democracy and ideology have become less important, but their manifestation and importance in international relations may change.

First, democracy, as a political system and value, is still an indispensable part of modern society. The democratic system emphasizes the rights and participation of citizens, and realizes the reasonable distribution and restriction of political power through elections, supervision, public opinion and other means. This system is conducive to protecting the rights and interests of the people and promoting social justice and stability. Therefore, many countries still adhere to the democratic system and continue to improve and develop it.

Secondly, although ideology still plays an important role in national competition, it is no longer the only criterion for competition between countries. However, it is still an important factor affecting a country's image, cultural soft power and international discourse power. If a country can gain the recognition and support of the international community in terms of ideology, it will be able to occupy a more advantageous position on the international stage.

However, in the context of globalization and informatization, competition between countries has become more complex and diverse. In addition to traditional economic and military competition, it also includes competition in multiple fields such as science and technology, culture, education, and environment. Competition in these fields often requires more cooperation and exchanges, rather than simple confrontation and conflict.

Therefore, in national competition, values ​​such as democracy and ideology still have an important position and role. They are not only the cornerstone of a country's internal governance, but also an important reference for competition and cooperation between countries.

To put it simply, in today's Western countries, democracy and freedom are just slogans. From the end of the SD War to the beginning of the Cold War, countries around the world have focused on national interests.

Well, this national interest-oriented approach is different from before. Although some Western capital can still dominate most things, if it involves national issues, it will be restricted. For example, a certain country has used necessary means to solve the problem of oligarchs.

This problem will become more and more obvious as time goes by. This actually represents that Western countries have made some changes and are learning from some developing and rising powers.

To sum up, as far as democracy and freedom are concerned, it is the same everywhere, except in war-torn areas.

"Do you know the famous case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka? Also, during the Cold War, a certain country often used economic sanctions and blockades to punish countries that were considered unfriendly to it. These sanctions and blockades often lead to economic difficulties in the sanctioned countries, difficult lives for the people, and even social unrest. These practices are obviously inconsistent with the concept of promoting democracy and freedom. Now it is 2009. It would be a bit naive to talk about ideological issues. Those various isms were nothing more than used to divide camps or as excuses for sending troops, and they are all linked to resource allocation and productivity..." The teacher is also a talented person. He talked a lot about the global democratic system in class.

He also gave the example that the Middle East is always invaded, and the reason for sending troops is always to help certain regions achieve democracy.

The students present also listened with great interest. After all, telling stories in class is much more interesting than just reading the courseware texts.

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