The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1083 Back Garden Unstable

In the past, Cuba was already a headache for the United States.

Now, the left is in power in Venezuela and Colombia, and their leaders have become anti-American fighters.

Brazil and Argentina, the two major South American countries, have been doing business with China in recent years, and the trade volume between the two sides has been rising steadily, setting new records every year. Beef, mutton, soybeans, rice, iron ore and other products are exported to China in a steady stream, and the economy is developing rapidly. However, some very unfavorable remarks continue to appear in Brazil and Argentina.

There are also things in Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay that make Americans frown.

You know, ever since Americans shouted the slogan "America is America for Americans", it actually declared that Latin America belongs to the sphere of influence of the United States.

All along, Americans have adhered to the "Monroe Doctrine", treating Latin America as their own backyard, sucking blood from it every once in a while to replenish America's vitality.

South America is unstable, which means that Americans' control over Latin America is declining.

As for Southeast Asia, it goes without saying that Americans no longer have any influence in this area. The only country in South Asia where Americans still have influence is India.

The Americans did not send troops to Venezuela. After all, their attention is now on Afghanistan and Palestine and Israel. Although Palestine and Israel are still at war, the Americans are trying to prevent the war from spilling over and turning into the sixth Middle East war.

Up to now, the international crude oil price has officially exceeded US$40 per barrel. If it continues to rise like this, it is expected to set a new historical high!

Although the Americans are trying their best to suppress both the Palestinians and Israelis, and even the European and American media have not used the Sixth Middle East War to describe the Palestinian-Israeli War, at most they report it as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict or the Palestinian-Israeli war, but in fact, up to now, it is already equivalent to the Sixth Middle East War.

The Israeli Air Force was completely wiped out and all the airports in the country were destroyed.

Jewish pilots in the US military flew F15 and F16 fighter jets to participate in the battle. After losing hundreds of F15 and F16 fighter jets, they destroyed the main air forces of Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, leaving both sides without air superiority.

Since the outbreak of the war, Israel has lost more than 1200 aircraft, while Palestine, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan have lost more than 1600 aircraft.

The huge number of aircraft losses set a record high since World War II.

And there are hundreds of third-generation fighter jets in it!
This also became the third-generation fighter with the most war losses in history.

Now on the battlefields of both sides, the most there are in the air are helicopters!
Even American aircraft will not easily appear on the battlefield. After all, the Afghan coalition has mobilized anti-aircraft missile positions, which pose a great threat to aircraft.

The war is still taking place on the Palestinian-Israeli territory and has not yet spilled over. The war modes of both sides include tank and armored battles, trench warfare, street fighting, "asymmetric warfare" and so on.

From the very beginning, the Israeli army not only attacked the Palestinian Defense Forces, but also shelled civilian houses.

After the war breaks out, the Palestinian side will naturally not be so foolish as to just attack the Israeli army. Besides, everyone knows that Israel is a nation of soldiers and there are no real civilians at all.

Both sides are engaged in a general mobilization, and neither is willing to take a step back.

Beijing, Saudi delegation visits China.

The head of the Saudi delegation this time is neither the Saudi king nor Prince Sultan.

The Saudi king is already 79 years old this year, nearly 80 years old. And Prince Sultan is not young anymore, he is 74 years old this year.

Even Crown Prince Abdullah is not young either, he is also 78 years old this year.

The head of the Saudi delegation this time is Bandar, the eldest son of Prince Sultan and one of the most influential people in Saudi Arabia. In 1978, he successfully persuaded the US Congress to sell F15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, and was soon appointed Saudi ambassador to the United States. After 1985, he served as Saudi Arabia’s highest official in China. After the Gulf War, he returned to Saudi Arabia and served as Saudi Minister of Agriculture. Now he is Saudi Deputy Minister of Defense and Saudi Arabia’s third deputy prime minister.

Bandar led a delegation to arrive on a Y-10 special plane, which has extraordinary symbolic significance.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides, relations have become increasingly close over the past 30 years, and exchanges between the two sides in the fields of politics, economy, military, culture, infrastructure construction, sports, science and technology have become increasingly close.

Saudi Arabia is China's largest trading partner in the Middle East. A large number of goods are exported to Saudi Arabia every year, and then enter the entire Middle East market through Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is the fulcrum of Chinese goods in the Middle East.

Similarly, Saudi Arabia is also China's largest arms customer and one of the largest investors in China among all countries in the world.

There are more than 10,000 Saudi students studying in China, and China has sent more than 1,000 students to Saudi Arabia. Even Arabic is one of the foreign languages ​​learned by many people, and many companies doing foreign trade business often need people who can speak Arabic.

China accorded the Saudi delegation very high-level courtesy and gave Saudi Arabia enough face.

The Saudi delegation was even arranged to stay at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, which shows how much importance China attaches to Saudi Arabia.

It also reflects the friendship between the two sides.

On that day, China held a state banquet to entertain the Saudi delegation. Both sides enjoyed singing and dancing performances together, including those from China's national team and Saudi Arabia's national team.

This time, the Saudi delegation not only covers the three fields of military, politics and business, but also culture.

The exchanges between the two sides will last for a week and will cover various fields.

The next day, Liu Tao entertained Bandar and Salman in the courtyard. These two were the core figures of the Saudi delegation.

Needless to say, Bandar is the eldest son of Prince Sultan and one of the most influential figures in Saudi Arabia. Salman is also not simple. He is the 25th son of the current Crown Prince Abdullah and has served as the governor of Riyadh Province since 1963. Salman, 67 years old this year, is definitely a powerful figure in Saudi Arabia.

This time, it is also Salman’s first visit to China.

The Saudi royal family is very large. As one of the few countries in the world that maintains a royal family, and also one of the few royal families that maintains a royal family and truly rules the country, the Saudi royal family is very large and very rich.

Since Saudi Arabia is a country with a polygamous system, these wealthy and powerful royal families often marry many wives. For example, the founding king of Saudi Arabia married 38 wives in his lifetime and had more than 100 children.

Over the years, the Saudi royal family has more than 3000 princes and a huge number of princesses, making it the largest royal family in the world.

Of course, the treatment of Saudi princes and princesses is not exactly the same, and their status and influence are also very different. Those with high status and position have great power and wealth, while those with low status and position are relatively wealthy and have no rights.

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