The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

As 2008 approached, the atmosphere of the Beijing Olympics became stronger and stronger. There was more and more news about the Beijing Olympics. Advertisements for the Beijing Olympics and so on appeared not only in various places in China, but also in countries around the world.

The Chinese Olympic Committee invites Olympic committees from various countries and the International Olympic Committee, as well as some world-famous athletes, to visit the capital and the already built Olympic Village and Olympic venues.

Won a standing ovation.

It can be said that the preparations for the Beijing Olympics set a record and also created a miracle.

The capital's subway system, bus system, and so on, have spread all over the world.

Even during the Two Sessions, the atmosphere of the Beijing Olympics was still very strong, and the atmosphere of the Two Sessions did not dilute the atmosphere of the Beijing Olympics.

Even the delegates and committee members of the two sessions went in groups to visit Olympic-related projects, further enhancing the atmosphere of the two sessions.

Beijing's electric/hybrid buses, taxis, and police cars and motorcycles built for the Olympics received a lot of exposure.

Even the representatives and committee members watched the "Snow Leopard" commandos conducting anti-terrorism drills at close range.

And all of this is public, representing China's determination and national will.

If anyone or any organization dares to sabotage during the Beijing Olympic Games, they will inevitably be ruthlessly attacked by China.

The Chinese rescue measures that countless people have been looking forward to were also formally voted on and passed during the Two Sessions.

The central government has invested up to 4 trillion yuan to start related infrastructure, including low-rent housing, high-speed railways, highways, ports and terminals, large-scale water conservancy projects, etc. at the central level.

At the same time, it is required that provinces, cities and other local funds provide 4 trillion yuan for infrastructure.

The massive money injection that real estate companies expected, using real estate as a reservoir and making real estate a pillar of the national economy, did not happen.

On the contrary, the construction of a large number of low-rent housing will actually suppress housing prices.

Although the low-rent housing built by the government is not excellent in terms of house type and the houses are relatively densely packed, often with four or even six households per elevator, the rent is very cheap, the construction quality is guaranteed, and there are not many things to worry about, which makes many ordinary people rent low-rent housing.

Low-rent housing not only has apartment types, but also suite types.

Those who meet the requirements can often rent low-rent housing.

At the same time, the government-led reform of the medical system, including the reconstruction of older hospital buildings, replacement of medical equipment, and construction of new hospitals, will undoubtedly further solve medical problems.

In the future, China will form a national health service system consisting of a basic medical system, general practice clinics, and urban comprehensive hospitals. The basic medical system will be based on community health service centers and township health centers, providing basic prevention, medical treatment, health care, and rehabilitation services. General practice clinics, as an important part of community medical care, provide general medical services to treat common, frequently occurring, and chronic diseases. Urban comprehensive hospitals, mainly tertiary hospitals, are responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of difficult diseases, medical teaching, and scientific research, and are the leaders of the three-level medical network.

In the public health service system, four systems are formed: disease prevention and control system, health supervision system, maternal and child health system, and mental health system.

Of course, in addition to the rescue measures and infrastructure construction and government investment in stimulating economic development at this year's two sessions, there is another very important content, which is China's further improvement of insurance, social welfare and other aspects of construction.

In addition to central and local funds, a special government bond of 1 trillion yuan will be issued to carry out post-disaster reconstruction in the provinces and cities affected by the snowstorm.

As for increasing holdings of U.S. debt or increasing the amount of dollars as foreign exchange reserves, there was no mention of it.

Another statement that has attracted much attention is about the integration of ASEAN + China, the integration of 14 South Asian countries + 1, and the economic integration of Northeast Asia. In the past, there was a timetable for the economic integration of ASEAN + China, which was 2010. Now it is 2008, which means that the economic integration has entered the countdown.

In recent years, ASEAN countries have cleared the few obstacles to economic integration.

There are no more rebel forces or pirates in the entire South Seas.

Those rebel forces or pirates were either completely eliminated or captured and sent to labor camps. Foreign powers could no longer exert influence in Southeast Asia through rebel forces or pirates.

Although it has not yet been announced that ASEAN+China economic integration has been achieved, everyone knows that it is inevitable and has entered the countdown.

此次让人瞩目的是，是南亚14国+1和东亚经济一体化给出了时间表，南亚14国+1经济一体化时间表是2020年，而东亚经济一体化的时间表是2025年。

This also means that after completing the economic integration of ASEAN + China, the next focus will be the economic integration of South Asia + China and the economic integration of East Asia.

As for the economic integration of the five Stan countries in Central Asia and China, it did not appear in government documents, obviously because they did not want to irritate Russia's sensitive nerves.

The huge amount of funds used to rescue the market attracted the attention of the whole world.

After all, this money is not a small sum!

But China took it out to rescue the market with ease.

Unlike Europe and the United States, they did not rescue financial institutions or large companies, and they did not even mention words like injecting capital into banks or rectifying financial institutions. Instead, they rescued the market through infrastructure, stimulating the domestic market, and encouraging consumption.

What is incredible here is that the Chinese government encourages the sale of home appliances to rural areas and encourages people to buy cars by lowering taxes.

By stimulating the domestic market, part of the original export capacity can be absorbed, thus helping the original export companies to overcome difficulties.

Long before, in order to cope with this crisis, China has made various preparations, such as conducting a comprehensive survey of domestic residents' savings, conducting a comprehensive survey of enterprises across the country, and so on.

Various measures have been drawn up and are being implemented now, rather than being rushed into implementation as in Europe and the United States, which resulted in many loopholes.

Just after the two sessions, delegations from various countries visited China one after another.

Energy exporting countries hope to get orders from China so that the originally signed contract agreements can continue to be implemented; resource producing countries hope to sell mineral resources to China.

Even Bharat, who had always been unfavorable to China, led a delegation to visit China, which was a rare event.

This economic crisis, which originated in the United States, has been so destructive that it has shocked and caught countries around the world off guard.

The US dollar has clearly depreciated, but the Bharat rupee has still depreciated significantly against the US dollar.

Not only the Bharat Rupee, but most currencies in the world have seen a significant depreciation against the US dollar.

These include East Asian currencies such as the Japanese yen and the Korean won. (End of this chapter)