The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 815

Chapter 815: Gains and Disadvantages of Joining the WTO

As for Ding Gaoheng's concerns, Yilan Xinzhi's position is of course impossible to echo, but needs to express its position:

“Don't worry, Director Ding, we will work closely with front-line enterprises and brother departments to properly deal with the new challenges brought about by China's entry into the WTO!”

As he spoke, he glanced at Chang Haonan next to him with a slightly grateful look.

Although the operation of the Equipment Industry Department has gradually been on the right track in the past year, as the director, he will never forget who provided huge technical and market support when the work just started.

It can be said that without the shocking turnaround of the bearing and gear product line in Europe two years ago, China's machinery manufacturing industry would have been groping in the dark for a long time.

As for what to do to meet the challenges…

Don't even think about it.

It is good to be able to survive the impact of others and succeed.

Of course, until now, Huaxia products are still not very competitive in the high-end European market.

However, being able to go from "a no-name brand that you won't even look at unless all other products are sold out" to "a high-volume, cost-effective choice" is already a huge improvement in itself.

Brand effect, whether it exists or not, is a qualitative change.

At the same time, Chang Haonan on the sofa also felt the eyes from behind.

Frankly speaking, even he cannot estimate the impact that China's joining the World Trade Organization nearly two years in advance will have.

As Ding Gaoheng said, most industries must be prepared to be impacted.

In this process, losses and losses are certainly unavoidable.

On the other hand, forcing certain industries to make changes through external forces was originally one of the goals that China hoped to pursue when joining the WTO.

Chang Haonan suddenly had a sense of déjà vu as a parent.

I want my children to go outside to receive experience, but I am also worried that my children will be injured and suffer a disadvantage.

How to grasp this balance is an eternal problem.

“Director Lan should not have too much psychological burden.”

He did not look back, just stared at the news picture on the TV screen:

“When we were planning to establish the Equipment Industry Department, we made a decision to focus on the big ones and let go of the small ones. It is not necessarily a bad thing if some fields are subject to some external impacts..."

Although this sentence is in response to Lan Xinzhi, to a large extent, Chang Haonan is also saying it to himself.

The good news is that his current two main businesses, the Aviation Power Group and the Torch Group, will basically not change as a result of China's entry into the WTO—

The former is relatively closed, while the latter has already been sold all over the world.

The day China signed the agreement was January 11, 2000.

Chang Haonan originally thought that no matter how efficient it was, the impact of joining the WTO would not be apparent until the agreement officially came into effect.

Therefore, after he finished dealing with the Varyag fleet passing through the Black Sea, he returned his main focus to the Torch Laboratory.

First, I found a project for Li Yabo from Haofei Group, which was to develop an all-composite shell with a diameter of 1 meter.

Then, it is about continuing to advance the topic of the manifold learning algorithm at hand.

And focus on some trends in differential geometry—

According to the previously set schedule, Perelman will visit Beijing Hang University at the end of this month.

Although Chang Haonan is not a professional mathematician, when facing such a big boss, respect must still be given.

However, the peaceful days did not last long.

Before waiting for Perelman, he first waited for another completely unexpected acquaintance.

“Lao Qin?”

Chang Haonan received a notice that several comrades from the petroleum system wanted to discuss projects with him.

When he entered the reception room, the first thing he saw was Qin Wengui sitting on the sofa on the left.

Seeing Chang Haonan walk into the room, everyone who was sitting on the sofa chatting stood up almost at the same time.

Qin Wengui, the only person who had known Chang Haonan before, quickly stepped forward and shook hands with him:

“Hello, Professor Chang.”

Then, he turned sideways and introduced the other people who had stood up:

“These are our comrades from the Pipeline Bureau of China Petroleum and Natural Gas Company. They would like to come to you to consult on some engineering mechanics issues.”

This is indeed Chang Haonan's housekeeping business.

It's just that he has never had any business dealings with the oil system before.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Wengui stretched out his palm and pointed at the other person who had been standing next to him:

“This is Huang Hewei, Director Huang, Deputy Director of the Pipeline Bureau and General Manager of the Domestic Business Department.”

It seems that this person should be the talker who led the team here today.

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Hewei took a step forward, shook hands with Chang Haonan and said enthusiastically:

“The year before last in the Great Hall, I saw with my own eyes Mr. Chang's style of winning three awards alone. At that time, I wanted to get to know you, but I never had the chance. Today I finally caught up.”

The flattery is spot on, but it doesn't make people feel too deliberate.

However, Chang Haonan has seen a lot in these years, so he just smiled casually:

"That's all in the past. When it comes to research, the main thing is to look forward." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to signal everyone to sit down again, and he also sat on the main seat in the reception room:

“I don't know if Director Huang has brought a team here this time. What specific questions do he want to consult?”

Seeing that the topic has entered, the expression on Huang Hewei's face also became serious:

“I think Mr. Chang may have heard of the 'West-East Gas Transmission' project?”

Chang Haonan nodded:

“I saw it on the news.”

Even if you haven't had time to pay attention to this kind of big project in this life, you must have heard about it in your previous life.

“Then I'll keep the story short and won't introduce the situation of the West-East Gas Transmission Project itself.”

Huang Hewei continued crisply:

“That's right, our Pipeline Bureau is preparing to bid for the construction projects of two sections of the Longyuan section of the West-East Gas Pipeline, with a total length of approximately 430km.”

“However, after on-site investigation, we found that this area contains subsidence zones, loess caves, sandy soil, seasonal frozen soil, etc. The geological characteristics are very complex, and the gas pipeline is a thousand-year project related to people's livelihood, so there is no room for sloppiness. "

"A few days ago, I accidentally heard that you had cooperated with the Institute of Computing Technology of the Academy of Sciences to produce a set of engineering design tools for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway project. The railway department rated it very highly, so I thought about having Comrade Qin Wengui introduce it. Let's see if you can give us some guidance from a theoretical level, which can also improve the success rate of our bidding.”

“Of course, you don't have to worry about funds. Compared with other units, Huaxia Petroleum has relatively sufficient funds...”

Chang Haonan believed this.

As for the petroleum system, there is certainly no shortage of money.

but…

“Director Huang, with all due respect.”

He considered the sentence:

“If I remember correctly, the West-East Gas Transmission Project has not officially completed the project approval process yet, right?”

As Party B, you still need to understand the situation clearly before taking on a topic, especially such a complicated topic.

If it is an ordinary project, it is possible to find someone to do the work first, and then go through the bidding process.

However, the West-East Gas Pipeline is a landmark project of the western development that has been approved by the highest level. Anyone who dares to do this may think it will last forever.

High and low projects must be approved first, then tendered and finally started.

And if you calculate it this way, even if you plan for a rainy day, the other party will arrive too early.

You must know that for a state-owned enterprise, it is quite troublesome in terms of the process to spend money for research when there is no project.

In Chang Haonan's impression, the Pipeline Bureau is a semi-monopoly unit, and it seems that it is not appropriate to rush into this situation.

“Alas... you always don't know something.”

Huang Hewei raised his hand and smoothed his hair:

“Isn't our country joining the WTO? One of the conditions is to open the West-East Gas Pipeline to full market operation and open the pipeline construction project to open bidding around the world.”

“Is that so?”

Chang Haonan raised his eyebrows, with a hint of surprise in his tone.

Previously he had talked to Ding Gaoheng and Lan Xinzhi about the catfish effect that might be caused by joining the WTO.

As a result, it has only been a few days, but the impact has already been seen.

I can only say that the effect was immediate.

But Huang Hewei next to him didn't know why Chang Haonan was surprised. He thought it was this comrade with a military background who was worried about the country's energy security, so he quickly explained:

“Only the pipeline part has been brought into market-oriented operation. The upstream oil and gas fields and downstream receiving stations are still in our hands, so we don't have to worry about energy security.”

"It's just that we feel that the West-East Gas Transmission is a key project of our country after all. If all the projects are taken over by foreigners after the public bidding, it will be a big loss. Therefore, after discussion within the bureau, it was decided that at least Concentrate our efforts to win the most representative section. Considering that our technical foundation is relatively weak, we must make some targeted preparations in advance, so I thought of coming to you."

Chang Haonan nodded slightly, indicating that he understood:

“Do you have a more detailed report on the geological conditions obtained through your investigation?”

“Of course there is, and we brought it over this time too.”

As he spoke, Huang Hewei took out two thick piles of information from the briefcase next to him and handed them to Chang Haonan:

“Please take a look.”

The latter took it, put it on his lap, opened it and looked at it.

It is true that as Huang Hewei said just now, there is no serious foundation under these more than 400 kilometers of pipelines. It is either loess or sand. If the pipelines are laid directly on top, they will settle and deform in a few years.

If you consider geological disasters and extreme weather, it will be even more troublesome.

Absolutely a **** of a construction project.

It's just that…

From another level, it also means that it is challenging.

More importantly, compared to pure engineering mechanics, this topic will also involve areas that Chang Haonan has always wanted to study but has not yet found a focus -

Computational materials science.

So, he decided.

Next.

(End of this chapter)

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