The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1114 Turbulent World

The economy in 2002 is not optimistic either!

The US economy has many hidden worries. Except for the booming development of the war-related sectors, the unemployment rate remains high, corporate profits continue to decline, prices are rising, and inflation has risen sharply. The Federal Reserve's anti-recession measures have inflated the US economic bubble to a certain extent, and a new round of crisis is brewing.

International oil prices are unstable and rising overall, doubling compared to before 2001. The panic over a new round of terrorist attacks is also not conducive to the US economic recovery.

The successive corporate fraud scandals have further hit confidence in the U.S. economy. The reputation of America's best investments has been damaged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has plummeted to below 8000 points, the Nasdaq has fallen below 1300 points, and the U.S. dollar has fallen even more sharply. The wealth of the American people has shrunk significantly, the banking system is in crisis, foreign capital inflows have decreased, and the economy has been damaged. Pessimists believe that the U.S. economic downturn will continue for three to four years.

The Japanese economy is stuck in a vicious cycle, with stock and land prices continuing to fall, deflation intensifying, corporate debt increasing, and GDP showing consecutive negative growth. The depreciation of the US dollar leading to the appreciation of the yen has made the Japanese economy even worse.

The eurozone economy is not optimistic either, with European countries such as France, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom experiencing slow or even negative growth.

The entire Latin American economy is showing negative growth, and some countries have even experienced debt crises. For example, Mexico's good days only lasted two years, and now social order has collapsed, a group of warlords have emerged, and war has already broken out in Mexico.

From a global perspective, regional integration continues to develop, the total amount of global foreign investment inflows has dropped sharply, trade protectionism has further risen, and the proportion of the US dollar in the international settlement system has further declined.

The regional economic integration of ASEAN + China has come into view, and the economic integration of Northeast Asia has appeared in public opinion for more than a year.

To the southwest of China, with the construction of railways and the improvement of transportation, it is possible that South Asia + China regional economic integration will emerge in the future. The only obstacle now is India.

To the west of China is Central Asia. The economic and trade exchanges between the five Central Asian countries and China have further increased, and the exchanges between the two sides in politics, military, economy, culture and technology are becoming increasingly close.

As China goes north, the total trade volume between China and Russia has further increased. Russia has become one of the important sources of China's oil and natural gas imports, as well as one of the sources of raw material imports. Every year, a large amount of iron ore, copper ore, and timber are exported to China. Russian soybeans, rice, etc. are also exported to China in large quantities. Sausages, honey, aquatic products, etc. from Russia are also one of the focuses of bilateral trade.

China's motorcycles, cars, refrigerators, air conditioners, computers, mobile phones, televisions, etc. are exported to Russia in large quantities.

The two sides have currently reached a cooperation in Vladivostok, which has enabled Heilongjiang Province to have an outlet to the sea and join in global trade through maritime trade.

The main force in maintaining globalization is not the United States or Europe, but China.

China's second aircraft carrier fleet has concluded its global friendly visit, which has caused a huge response in the world. Many countries believe that this is a manifestation of the enhancement of the world's peace force.

New Year.

Liu Tao is holding an awards ceremony in the auditorium of Panshan Group headquarters.

Participating in the conference were representatives from Panshan Hospital.

There are currently 40 Panshan Hospitals in the whole of China. In addition to Kunming City, which is the Panshan Hospital headquarters, there are 39 Panshan Hospitals in other provinces and cities.

As a pilot unit for medical reform, Panshan Hospital has, from the very beginning, given equal importance to traditional Chinese and Western medicine and explored integrated treatment. Over the past two decades, it has achieved fruitful results in medical and health care.

At the same time, Panshan Hospital has been constantly reforming itself. It introduced computer office work very early, and Panshan Hospital was also the first to connect to the Internet. Now, one Panshan medical card can be used in 40 Panshan hospitals across the country, and relevant information, including the examinations conducted, can be read directly through the Panshan medical card.

Panshan Hospital was also one of the first to explore remote diagnosis.

Panshan Hospital has achieved fruitful results in medical research, disease research, and exploration of treatment methods.

This also led to the fact that the medical major of Southwest Associated University has always been ranked first in the country. Liu Tao attended the commendation conference this time because he commended the representatives of the Panshan Hospital system who performed outstandingly in the public health emergency. Among these representatives are medical staff who are fighting on the front line and have made outstanding contributions in solving this public health incident.

This is a commendation from the Panshan system, and the next step will be to select representatives to participate in the national commendation.

Liu Tao presented certificates to the representatives, encouraged them to continue working hard, and then took a group photo as a souvenir.

Finally, Liu Tao hosted a banquet for these representatives.

During this public health emergency, a group of heroic people and deeds emerged, and it was also an exercise in the ability of social organizations.

A number of leaders who had not held their positions were punished, while a number of those who performed well and were capable were promoted.

This is also the first time that China has faced a nationwide test since the establishment of a nationwide emergency response system for public health emergencies in 1995.

This time, the people of the whole country and all systems across the country worked together to overcome the crisis in just one month.

On New Year’s Day, in Europe, Vienna New Year’s Concert!
Vienna, the capital of Austria and one of the nine federal states of Austria, is the largest city and political center of Austria, located on the banks of the Danube.

Vienna is also one of the four official seats of the United Nations. In addition, Vienna is also the headquarters of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the International Atomic Energy Agency and other international organizations.

Vienna has a strong classical music atmosphere, attracting musicians from all over the world to gather here, and it has the reputation of being the 'World Music Capital' and the 'Music Capital'.

Just then——

"Boom~~"

A huge explosion occurred directly from the middle seat, interrupting the Vienna New Year's Concert.

"Ah~~~"

There were screams of fear and panic among the audience. People were pushing each other everywhere, and some people fell down and were stepped on.

Passage.

"Boom~~"

There was another explosion, and many people who were fleeing were killed or injured.

The three explosions directly dyed this year's Vienna New Year's Concert bloody.

The police station that received the call was in chaos.

No one expected that such a massive explosion would occur on New Year's Day 2003.

And it happened at the Vienna New Year's Concert!
Anyone who can attend the Vienna New Year's Concert cannot be an ordinary person. He must be rich or noble!
The whole of Vienna was in chaos. Vienna dispatched a special anti-terrorist force, and fully armed soldiers moved out quickly.

(End of this chapter)