The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

All of a sudden, the Americans stopped bragging about the start of construction of the "Ford-class" nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Not interesting.

The launching of the "Yue Ship" immediately offset the impact of the groundbreaking ceremony of the "Ford-class" nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

After all, the 'Ford-class' nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has just held its groundbreaking ceremony and is still a long way from being launched, let alone being put into service!

The 'Guangdong Ship' is different in that it has already been launched and is not far from being put into service!
Not long after, coinciding with the Army Day, Dalian Shipyard held the launching and naming ceremony of the third Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

The third Type 003 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was named 'Liao', both because the Dalian Shipyard is located in Liao Province and to make up for the previous one.

The string number also inherits 16!

This made the people of Liao Province, who had many complaints, stop complaining, smile happily, and feel the joy of having upgraded their muskets to cannons.

The officers and soldiers who received more systematic training all had smiles on their faces. They were not newly formed recruits, but veterans!

As officers and soldiers on board the Type 003 aircraft carrier, the world's most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, they are famously well treated.

The whole world was paying attention to the launch of China's Type 003 aircraft carrier.

After all, launching two Type 003 aircraft carriers in one year is the first time in China's history. It is also the first time in the history of aircraft carriers in the world. It can be called a feat!

But at the same time, discussions about Season 3 have become more frequent and intense.

Since September 2001, 9, the United States has launched the Afghanistan War and the Iraq War in the name of anti-terrorism with the intention of promoting hegemony, and regional confrontation and conflict have intensified.

Religiousism, extremism, nationalism, etc. are intertwined, and wars have broken out in many countries.

There is also climate warming, which is causing some island nations to face the risk of extinction due to rising sea levels.

The outbreak of the US subprime mortgage crisis has exacerbated this situation.

Making the whole world unstable.

The sense of security in various countries has dropped significantly, and people generally feel unsafe.

Many countries and people around the world are worried that the S3 season will break out.

This moment is just like that moment!
History always has its similarities.

Due to the development of technology, missiles, airplanes, etc., the scope of war has been greatly extended. Once the S3 season really breaks out, the war will inevitably sweep the world, and no country can avoid it.

The military expenditure of the United States alone has exceeded 9000 billion U.S. dollars, a record high, equal to the total of the next dozen countries. Although Barack has repeatedly expressed his intention to cut military spending since taking office, to be honest, there are big doubts as to whether Barack can really cut military spending.

Military spending is something that is easy to increase but difficult to reduce!

Just as the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality!

What's more, the existence of American Smith Commissioners is no longer a secret around the world; it is an open secret.

Given the current situation in the United States, it is very dangerous to continue like this. Who knows whether the United States will launch a new war to divert domestic conflicts.

In the whole world, there are only two countries that can withstand the military attack from the United States. The rest of the countries cannot!
No one wants to be targeted by the United States.

As for Russia, it had just shown its teeth in Georgia and ended the war in just a few days.

Although Britain has been calling for a second Falklands War and even purchased a large number of warships for a large-scale military expansion, it has not yet officially dispatched an expeditionary force.

Britain's Second Falklands War is still focused on a war of public opinion.

The reason for this is that, in addition to the fact that Britain's national strength has declined significantly compared to the Falklands War, Britain is also concerned about Europe.

Who knows whether the Franco-German alliance in Europe will take advantage of Britain's expedition to Argentina to launch a second Falklands War and strike a fatal blow to Britain.

You must know that the current Franco-German alliance has autonomy and strong military power.

After being driven out of Africa, France still launched reforms even in the face of successive public demonstrations and protests at home, drastically cutting social welfare, delaying the retirement age, and making major reforms to the military, transforming most of the troops into rapid reaction forces, thereby strengthening the French army's combat effectiveness and deterrence.

After regaining its sovereignty, Germany's annual defense spending has accounted for 2.5% of its GDP, and its military strength has been greatly enhanced. To date, the German army has never fallen out of the top five in the world's military power rankings.

The Franco-German alliance is promoting European integration and is gradually replacing NATO through the two countries' rapid reaction forces. This alliance even includes eight countries, and these countries have the same position.

In recent years, the UK has been regarded as a troublemaker in the EU by the Franco-German alliance and has been treated with hostility. In fact, the UK has indeed been playing the role of a troublemaker in Europe, stirring up trouble in Europe, and naturally the UK is also wary of France and Germany.

Britain has always been the main force in promoting Russia's strength in Europe, even more active than the United States.

What the purpose is is self-evident!

After all, if the Franco-German alliance becomes the Franco-German-Russian alliance, that would truly be the unification of Europe. As an isolated island, Britain would be completely isolated and then completely decline.

Due to the economic crisis, economic development has been sluggish and the number of unemployed people has soared throughout Western Europe. Western European countries have been cutting social welfare and increasing working hours. The days when Western Europe was better off than the United States have come to an abrupt end.

This is the case in Western Europe, not to mention Eastern Europe, which is no longer just in the economic crisis but is in turmoil, with political parties alternating in power, with right-wing or even far-right parties in power.

The attitudes of the five Stan countries in Central Asia are becoming increasingly ambiguous.

With the opening of railways in recent years, the five Stan countries in Central Asia now have railways directly connected to China, and investments from China have increased. Unknowingly, China has become the largest trading partner and the largest investor of the five Stan countries in Central Asia.

The five Stan countries in Central Asia are increasingly dissatisfied with the fact that the revenues from natural gas, oil and other products are controlled by Russia, and they keep demanding that Russia must make concessions and give them part of the revenues.

Although they once belonged to the same country and now belong to the CIS, Russia has strong influence and great interests in the five Stan countries, but they are ultimately different countries with different interests.

The five Stan countries in Central Asia export natural gas, oil, etc. to China every year, which amounts to hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars, and the bulk of the profits belong to Russia.

This is also the reason why, although the economies of the five Stan countries in Central Asia seem to be developing continuously in recent years, life is still hard and there has not been any obvious improvement, because all the profits are taken away by Russia.

Central Asia, West Asia, and South Asia are all in turmoil, and even military coups have occurred.

This kind of geopolitical game is not controlled by the will of the local countries at all. In the context of the world pattern, they are all reduced to pawns. (End of this chapter)