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According to the report of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, according to the calculation of the European Commission, due to the rapid growth of the air transport industry, more than a quarter of the environmental benefits obtained by the EU from the emission reduction of the "Kyoto Protocol" will be absorbed by the emissions of the aviation industry in the EU. offset by growth, hence the plan to include aviation in the EU ETS.This means that starting next year, all flights taking off and landing at airports in the EU will need to pay for the purchase cost of carbon emissions exceeding the quota.

In the first year of implementation of the resolution, 97% of airline emissions will be used as the total emissions indicator, and airlines can obtain about 85% of free emission credits, but as time goes by, the proportion of self-payment will increase.

Europe is the main source of international passengers for China Airlines, and China Airlines' routes to Europe are in a period of growth.Currently, Air China has the most European routes, with 80-100 one-way flights per week.If the European Union is allowed to implement this plan, it will undoubtedly be a huge disaster for China's civil aviation industry.

If we say that in the past few years, if Huaxia wants to let the EU abandon this regulation, it needs to make some concessions in other aspects, but now Huaxia cannot do so anyway.First of all, China's economic transformation has been very successful, the economic situation has developed very well, and science and technology have also made a leap forward. Some so-called advanced science and technology in the EU have not been paid so much attention to. Make no further concessions.

Mu Guoxing took up a pen and wrote on the report of the Civil Aviation Administration: "On the surface, the EU is for environmental protection, but in fact their purpose is to protect their own aviation industry. We cannot remain indifferent to this behavior. Please ask the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation to come up A plan is to formulate countermeasures against this EU regulation."

Two days later, at a regular press conference, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the ruling of the European Court of Justice to allow the EU to impose a carbon tax on international aviation, saying that China opposes the EU's imposition of unilateral legislation.He said that in fact, many countries also opposed the EU's approach.Huaxia hopes that the European side will act prudently, and properly negotiate and handle this matter with relevant parties in a positive and pragmatic manner.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation also announced at the press conference that Huaxia will investigate the luxury goods exported to China from the EU. Once the investigation is completed, it will increase the tariff on luxury goods from the EU by another [-]%.

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Spokespersons of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation immediately aroused great repercussions in the European Union. Just the next morning after the press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the Civil Aviation Administration of China also announced that if the EU unilaterally implements a carbon tax Emission tax, Huaxia will also double the carbon emission tax on flights from the EU to China, and a huge fuel tax. Huaxia Civil Aviation Airlines does not rule out the possibility of canceling European Airbus aircraft orders.

This beautiful combination of punches directly stunned the EU. The next day, the US government also issued a statement. If the EU insists on going its own way, the US will also impose a carbon tax on EU flights to the US. Russia is even more ruthless. In addition to collecting carbon from the EU In addition to the emission tax, all EU flights flying over Russian airspace will be charged ten to twenty times the overflight fee.

The aviation departments of the three countries of China, the United States and Russia have united very rarely this time. Representatives of the American and Russian aviation companies rushed to the capital of China. The three parties reached an agreement on this and decided to take three no-measures against the EU’s carbon emission standards, that is, not to participate in the EU Carbon emission market transactions, do not submit monitoring plans to EU management member states, and do not negotiate preferential terms with the EU.

During the period, Liu Xiangdong, director of the National Development and Reform Commission, played a good role in coordination and leadership. At the press conference announcing the decision of China, the United States and Russia, the aviation companies, Liu Xiangdong expressed the position of the Chinese government to the reporters.

An EU reporter said in a question: "Mr. Director, imposing a carbon tax on foreign airlines is a decision made by the European Commission and has been approved by the European Court of Justice. Does this mean another crisis will happen? What about fierce trade disputes? According to relevant EU regulations, the EU will have the right to impose fines, detain aircraft or stop routes for airlines that refuse to cooperate. What’s your comment on this?”

Liu Xiangdong said solemnly: "Because of the weak macro-economy and disorderly excess supply, the current price of the EU carbon trading market has hit a record low. The EU insists on imposing aviation carbon tax. It must demonstrate its image as a global leader on climate change issues; it is economically optimistic, and the carbon tax can gain additional benefits, subsidize the EU debt crisis, create job opportunities, etc. This is obviously a very good way to transfer the crisis to the outside world. The Huaxia government firmly opposes the wrong approach."

Liu Xiangdong paused, and said with a smile: "The decision made by the EU is only suitable for the EU, and cannot be imposed on countries outside the EU. It is obviously very unreasonable to impose a carbon tax on foreign airlines, and there is also interference. Suspicion of other countries’ internal affairs. As you just said, the EU imposes fines on airlines that refuse to implement the regulations, detains planes or suspends routes. Let me ask here, is it true that EU planes will not fly to China, the United States, and Russia in the future? Are there three countries? China, the United States and Russia are the three big countries, and the EU should think twice before implementing these measures."

Liu Xiangdong's words aroused huge repercussions at the press conference, and everyone saw the solemn position of the Chinese government on this.If the European Union wants to impose carbon taxes on other countries, other countries will of course respond and retaliate. As for the seizure of planes, that is even more impossible.China, the United States and Russia are the three major powers. Does the European Union have the guts to do so?I am afraid that at that time, the EU will face even tougher retaliation from China, the United States and Russia, and it is not impossible to even develop to speak with fists.

Although this is a very small matter, we can also see some truths from it. The United States and Russia are now looking at Huaxia. Just maybe.This incident is also a touchstone, enough to prove China's leading position in the world. Both the United States and Russia obeyed, and other countries naturally followed suit.

The EU sent high-level officials to China, the United States and Russia to lobby. To their dismay, the three countries held surprisingly consistent positions on this matter, and they were determined not to make concessions on the issue of the EU's carbon emission tax, especially Russia's position. Toughness, through this incident, it can be proved that there are no permanent friends or enemies between countries, only an alliance of interests.

Just the day before the European Union decided to formally implement the carbon emission tax, the spokesperson of the European Commission announced that because the timing of imposing carbon emission tax on foreign flights was not yet ripe, the European Union decided to postpone the implementation of this regulation, which means that the European Union Under the strong pressure of China, the United States and Russia, they had to choose to succumb.

When some reporters asked when to restart this regulation, the spokesperson did not give a definite answer, but said that he would reconsider when the time is right.

Everyone knows that the European Union has found a way for itself. As long as China does not agree to this matter, the time will never be ripe, and the European Union's carbon tax is just a dream.

The work of the newly established leadership class of the State Council has been on the right track. The ministers of various ministries and commissions promoted by Mu Guoxing are all young and capable cadres, and the work style of various ministries, commissions, and agencies has also improved The big change, the difficulty of entering the door, the embarrassment of looking at things, and the difficulty of handling things, have gradually disappeared.

All officials know that Prime Minister Mu Guoxing is an iron-handed politician, and the reform of the political system has given him absolute power. The Prime Minister's instructions, if you can't do your job well, not to mention that the Party Committee and the National People's Congress have the right to supervise and appoint and remove them, even the Prime Minister will take them down. There is no shortage of people who want to be officials these days.

"Prime Minister, Hou Xiaodong's wife Zuo Haitang requests to see you!"

Speaking of Hou Xiaodong and Zuo Haitang, people in Beijing are no strangers to their couple.Hou Xiaoxian is the son of Hou Lao, a former member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the contractor of the Jiangnan Tofu Project, and the father of Hou Zhixian, the former president of Sanjiang Construction Group.

Hou Xiaodong is currently the deputy chief prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, while his wife Zuo Haitang is the youngest daughter of a founding general and is currently the first deputy director of the China Women's Federation.Although Zuo Haitang's father has passed away for many years, he still has a certain influence in the army.Although the husband and wife are not very high-ranking, their names are still very famous because of their family status.

This is the fourth time Zuo Haitang has asked to see Mu Guoxing. Now the case of her son Hou Zhixian has been heard by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Ministry of Public Security, and will soon be transferred to the procuratorate for prosecution. Zuo Haitang wants to represent Mu Guoxing when he sees Mu Guoxing. The son begged for mercy, because she knew very well that this case was a major case that the prime minister personally arrested, and other members of the Politburo Standing Committee might not be willing to speak for her.

Although the arrest of Hou Zhixian was very secretive, it is too difficult to keep it secret in the officialdom. Besides, Hou Zhixian has been arrested for such a long time, relying on the power of the Hou family and the Zuo family. It is not difficult to get news.

Mu Guoxing put down the documents in his hand, looked at the schedule, and said with a smile: "Since she has come to the door, let her come in."

Five minutes later, Mu Guoxing walked into the reception room No. 5, and a woman in her 60s who was very plainly dressed stood up and said, "Hi, Prime Minister! Sorry to bother you! Thank you for meeting me in your busy schedule."

"Hehe, Comrade Haitang is here, Mr. Hou and Comrade Xiaodong are alright."

"Thank you for the Prime Minister's concern. The master is not going out of the gate now. He only grows flowers and plants at home. Xiaodong's health is not very good recently, and he is going to write a report to the central government and retire to recuperate."

On the surface, Zuo Haitang's words seemed to be an answer to Mu Guoxing's question, but in fact they were indeed very informative. She was conveying a message to Mu Guoxing that Mr. Hou had stopped asking about anything. Her husband's request to step down was actually to make a deal with the central government to save his son's life.

As a result, the staff brought tea, and Mu Guoxing said: "Old Hou is a politician of the older generation. He did a lot of things that benefited the country and the people when he was in office. A lesson. When you are old, you should pay more attention to your body. The central government still cares and loves these old comrades very much.”

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Zuo Haitang originally came to Yi Le Tang with the mental preparation of being criticized, and the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He didn't expect Mu Guoxing's words to be so humane, and he couldn't help but carefully scrutinized the iron-handed prime minister. .

"Prime Minister, my son Hou Zhixian made a huge mistake during his tenure as the president of Sanjiang Construction Group, which caused huge losses to the country. Although he resigned from his post and went abroad after that, the crime he committed is unforgivable. He deserved it for bringing him back from abroad for trial. As a state cadre who has been educated by the party for many years, I can distinguish right from wrong, and I firmly support all decisions made by the central government.”

Zuo Haitang is still very good at speaking, Mu Guoxing couldn't help but nodded, and first admitted his mistake first, which opened a good start for the next conversation. From this point of view, this woman is still very capable.

"According to the investigation of relevant departments, Hou Zhixian's problems mainly lie in three aspects. First, he failed to strictly implement the procedures during the project contracting process, and there was a secret operation. Second, he violated relevant regulations and illegally subcontracted the project to unqualified contractors. The qualified construction team loosened supervision during the construction process and caused catastrophe. Third, they bribed government officials during the bidding of the project. This time he was extradited to let him explain the problems in the tofu dregs project. "

Zuo Haitang looked at Mu Guoxing, and felt that there was something in the Prime Minister's words. Most of these problems were just the leadership responsibilities that Hou Zhixian should have borne during his tenure as the president of Sanjiang Construction Group.Giving bribes to government officials is not a big deal. Who doesn't engage in secret operations if they want to get a project now?If the rules are strictly followed, it will be very difficult to get the project. Does the president want to let Hou Zhi go first?

"Thank you Prime Minister, and thank you to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and relevant judicial departments for being able to give Zhixian a fair conclusion."

Mu Guoxing smiled: "Seeking truth from facts is our highest criterion in our work, and it is also a fine tradition of our party. Whoever should bear the responsibility must bear it. If there are no problems, we can't impose them on others. Everything must be done out of public interest.”

Mu Guoxing picked up the teacup and signaled Zuo Haitang to drink tea together, and then said after a while: "Since Hou Zhixian was able to take the initiative to explain the problem, it has provided convenience for the relevant departments to successfully detect this case, and I have also exchanged opinions with No. [-] and No. [-]." , decided to deal with him lightly, and how many years he will be sentenced depends on the court's trial."

Hearing Mu Guoxing's words, Zuo Haitang was relieved. The three bosses decided to deal with Hou Zhixian lightly. In fact, they decided the nature of the case. Wouldn't the court listen to them?It is said that judicial independence is actually impossible to be truly realized in any country, and court trials are just for show.

When Zuo Haitang was pondering, Mu Guoxing said: "Comrade Hou Xiaodong is 60 years old this year, right? He can't hold a leadership position, so he can go to the People's Political Work Committee to make use of his spare time. In addition, Hou Zhixian's personal compensation obviously does not meet the relevant regulations. , take out 8000 million to do some charity work."

Zuo Haitang understood that there was a condition for Mu Guoxing to deal with Hou Zhixian lightly, that is, Hou Xiaodong had to take the initiative to step down.Although according to the relevant regulations, Hou Xiaodong can still serve another term, but in the current situation, this is the only way to go. Retiring early in exchange for his son's sentence being reduced for a few years is also a very good result.

Asking Hou Zhi to take out 8000 million yuan for charity is to ask him to donate the money he earned in the project, which means that the central government does not want to make a big fuss about this matter.Now there are so many prostitutes, using the influence of the family, and made countless money. If they are all investigated, I am afraid that none of them will be able to escape. As long as they can learn from this case and stop doing anything wrong in the future, The central government will not ignore the fact that the law is not as good as the public.

Zuo Haitang thanked him and left. Mu Guoxing returned to the office and called Mr. Zhong.

"Grandpa, Zuo Haitang came to look for me just now."

"I watched Haitang grow up. Her father was an old comrade-in-arms of mine. When his daughter found me here, I must give the old comrade who died. If Hou Zhixian's problem is not very serious, he can be treated lightly. Let's deal with it lightly, alas, this is also the first time I have spoken for someone against my will."

"Grandpa, don't blame yourself too much. The case of the tofu project has been investigated. Hou Zhixian's problem is not very serious. It is estimated that the court will only sentence him for three or two years. This case is not about what to do to anyone. It is to sound the alarm for some people. It is too shameful for some officials below to pull up banners and make tiger skins. It will be difficult to carry out work in the future if this unhealthy trend is not killed. Through this case, some People know that the prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the people, not just talking about it.”

After the call was over, Mu Guoxing shook his head helplessly. This is the actual situation now. The children of cadres have been repeatedly banned from doing business. As long as they are not too outrageous, they must be given a way out.It may not be a good thing if they are banned from doing business and they are all squeezed into official careers.If some uneducated officials and eunuchs are allowed to take power, the country may suffer even greater losses.Some things can only be corrected. It is absolutely impossible to solve this problem fundamentally.

Not to mention the unique political system in China, even some western countries are also a big problem in this regard. Some of the children of political families in their countries have developed by relying on their own abilities.The children of high-ranking officials have special backgrounds, and some want to carry sedan chairs. Sometimes they don’t want to go to activities by themselves. If they get rich, someone will take the initiative to send them to their door. Power and money are always a pair of twin brothers. This is unavoidable in any political system.

The case of the Jiangbei flood control embankment bean curd dregs project, which has been raging all over the place, has finally come to an end after three months.Hou Zhixian, former president of Sanjiang Construction Group, was sentenced to three years in prison and suspended for two years.Liu Gaoren, the former governor of Beijiang Province, received a huge amount of bribes and was sentenced to death with a suspended execution.Vice Governor Chu Xinli was sentenced to death for corruption, huge property with unknown sources, and framed crimes.In addition, there are eleven bureau-level cadres who have also been severely punished by the law.

This case made people not only shocked, but also deeply reflect on the tofu dregs project of the Jiangbei flood control embankment, which caused huge losses of life and property to the people of Jiangbei, and all of this was the result of the collusion between government and businessmen.If the levee hadn't breached, the matter would not have been revealed, and Hou Zhixian, Liu Gaoren, Chu Xinli and his gang would still be at large, and the hard-earned money of the people would be taken forever by these people.

Although a deputy governor was killed, can the fall of a corrupt official sound a wake-up call to the people, and can it make the high-level people have a clear understanding?Can Chu Xinli's death make up for the pain caused to the common people?The lack of a system makes power unrestricted and some officials are allowed to act recklessly. This is the saddest thing.

Anti-corruption is a long and arduous task. After the scandal of officials was exposed, they hurriedly organized people to investigate, not to mention increasing administrative costs and delaying normal work. How can the losses caused by these corrupt officials? Can a human head be saved?Could it be that corrupt officials like Liu Gaoren and Chu Xinli were corrupt officials from the beginning?For such a long time, the discipline inspection and procuratorial departments of Jiangbei Province have not found any problems with them. Did these departments not find out or were unwilling to find out?

Fortunately, there is an iron-handed prime minister like Mu Guoxing, so that the case can be investigated smoothly. If it were someone else, what kind of result would it be?Therefore, anti-corruption should not be an afterthought, but should be tackled at the source, and more importantly, the emergence of corruption should be prevented from the system. This is the root of the problem.

Mu Guoxing pondered for a long time and wrote: a political system in which the three powers restrict each other and promote each other: the National People's Congress and the discipline inspection department jointly supervise the promotion and use of government officials: a transparent and sunny government under the supervision of ordinary people.Everything the central government is doing now is working towards this. What work needs to be further strengthened in the future?

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