The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1036: The gods fight and the mortals suffer
1 month 21 day.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced a defense budget request for fiscal year 3700 totaling $2001 billion, a huge amount that shocked the international community.

You know, since eight years ago, the US government has been tough on cutting military spending and devoting more time, energy and financial resources to economic development. This has led to rapid economic development in the United States in the past eight years, and the world has also ushered in a rare period of overall peace and rapid development.

However, the first of the three things a new official does when he takes office is to deal with the military budget.

Over the years, even if the United States has cut its military spending, it has always been the country with the highest military spending in the world.

This time, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that its defense budget request for fiscal year 2001 reached 3700 billion U.S. dollars, which was earth-shattering. Even the U.S. fiscal surplus figure in 2000 was not as high as its military expenditure.

According to the US Secretary of Defense, the military spending cuts over the past eight years have caused enormous damage to the US military. The retirement of US warships, aircraft, tanks and armored vehicles that were supposed to be retired had to be delayed, and now they have reached the point where they have to be retired.

The $3700 billion is just to make up for the shortfall of the past eight years, and this is not the end, but only the beginning.

Subsequently, the U.S. government submitted the 2001 fiscal year budget proposal to Congress in accordance with the U.S. federal budget formulation process. Logically, the Senate and the House of Representatives would review the proposal and then propose their own versions of the budget proposal, which would then be finally discussed and approved by the bipartisan budget negotiation groups of the two houses.

But because both the House and Senate are now in the hands of the Republicans, this budget bill was quickly passed.

The U.S. military budget for fiscal year 2001 was as high as 3700 billion U.S. dollars, which is much more than the total military spending of the next nine countries.

与此同时，美国宣布向印度提供超过135亿美元的安全援助，安全援助内容包括1400多个托管架防空系统、超过8500个标枪反装甲系统、27000多个其他反装甲系统、126门155mm榴弹炮和80.6万发155mm炮弹、16门105毫米榴弹炮和10.8万发105mm炮弹、126辆战术车辆牵引155mm榴弹炮、22辆战术车辆用于回收设备、16个高机动性火炮火箭系统和弹药、20个120mm迫击炮系统和8.5万发120mm炮弹、1500枚管发射光学跟踪线导导弹、四辆指挥所车辆、8个国家先进地空导弹系统和弹药、高速反辐射导弹、20架米17直升机、数百辆装甲高机动多用途轮式车辆、200辆M113装甲运兵车、40辆装有压雷机的MaxxPro防地雷伏击车、扫雷设备和系统、10000多个手榴弹发射器和小武器、590万发小武器弹药7.5万套防弹衣和头盔、激光制导火箭系统、50台反炮兵雷达、4部反迫击炮雷达等等。

When the news came out, the whole world was in an uproar.

At this point, the current US government's attempt to "use military hegemony to maintain global hegemony" is obvious, which cannot but arouse the high vigilance of the international community.

The United States even calls India the 'Mother of Democracy' and the world's largest democracy.

This move by the United States has caused a huge chain reaction. More than a dozen countries including Pakistan, Khalistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, East India and South India have publicly accused the United States of favoring India and scolded the United States for disrupting regional peace.

Not only that, the Islamic world is also very dissatisfied with the US's actions. Pakistan is an Islamic country, and the US's statement is undoubtedly hostile and harmful to the Islamic world.

Originally, due to the war in South Asia, the international oil price broke through 16 US dollars per barrel. The US's move undoubtedly added fuel to the fire, causing the international crude oil price to break through 20 US dollars per barrel in just a few days.

Oil importing countries such as Japan, South Korea, and European countries are complaining bitterly. This is like a disaster coming from the sky while one is sitting at home.

When gods fight, mortals suffer!

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and other countries gave Pakistan a second donation of up to US$80 billion. These oil-producing countries do not have weapons to give to Pakistan, but they can give Pakistan money!

As long as Pakistan has money, it can continue to purchase weapons, ammunition and supplies.

In the capital city, heavy snow fell on New Year's Eve.

As soon as it got dark, heavy snow began to fall from the sky.

By eight o'clock in the evening, the snow on the ground was enough to make a snowman.

Liu Ziyu acted as the leader of the children just like he did more than ten years ago, leading everyone to build a snowman.

Liu Tao had to go to a meeting after finishing his family reunion dinner. The news from across the Pacific Ocean made the New Year uneasy.

Liu Tao never expected that the United States would be so ruthless and increase military spending from more than 3700 billion to billion US dollars in one go.

3700 billion US dollars is almost equivalent to 3.7% of the US GDP, which can be said to be warmongering.

A country's tax revenue is limited. If military spending increases, then spending in other areas will inevitably decrease.

Moreover, giving India $135 billion in military aid in one go was simply adding fuel to the fire.

What impact will the $3700 billion military expenditure and the $135 billion military aid have?

These all require meetings!
Including how to respond.

The process of a multipolar world must be promoted, rather than allowing the world to remain in a unipolar state.

And there are not only Americans in South Asia, there are also polar bears!

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Salman Bashir came to Beijing as his plenipotentiary representative to visit Liu Tao directly.

"Salman, my friend, our friendship is as solid as a rock. Please rest assured that our friendship will not be interfered with by any third party, nor will our trade be affected by any third party." Liu Tao's attitude was very clear, which gave Salman Bashir a reassurance.

Pakistan's military industry alone cannot support such a large-scale war.

If Pakistan wants to continue the war, it must rely on external support.

Salman Bashir quickly said: "Thank you very much for your support. We also believe that the friendship between us is indestructible and unshakable. Our friendship is stronger than steel!"

"In this war, we are not the initiators, we are the passive defenders, we are also victims. The war has caused us great harm, but the Indian side is determined to fight, so we have to fight back!" said Salman Bashir.

The parties had been arguing for quite some time in the headquarters building on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Unfortunately, no. The Indian side, with its backers, has an extremely tough attitude and is determined not to give up.

Now the Americans have personally provided India with a large amount of military aid, and they also claimed that it was only the first batch.

It can be said that the Americans' actions have put tremendous pressure on Pakistan.

If Pakistan loses the trade here again, it probably won't even have to fight a war and will just surrender.

Fortunately, the worst did not happen.

As long as weapons and ammunition can be purchased from Panshan Group, it remains to be seen who will win or lose this war.

Even Salman Bashir was delighted that a company would provide Pakistan with an interest-free loan.

The meaning here is self-evident.

(End of this chapter)