The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Beijing.

As the National Day military parade draws closer, the parade troops have begun rehearsing.

If we were to ask which country in the world has the most stringent requirements for military parade preparation, it would be China!
This is because the requirements are the most stringent, so the effect of the military parade is always shocking, and it is hailed as the most spectacular and shocking military parade in the world.

The size of the parade troops this year is also over 10,000 people, divided into different formations.

Moreover, this time, all three services of the military participated in the parade, and all of them were domestically produced weapons and equipment.

When Liu Tao returned to the capital, everything was red and full of joy.

The street lamps in the streets and alleys are hung with five-star red flags and Chinese knots.

The five-star red flag is hung in many residential areas. This is the way ordinary people express their patriotism.

When Liu Tao and his friends arrived home, they were busy preparing dinner.

The children in the yard make the entire courtyard full of vitality.

Liu Jingming and Feng Nan's family also returned to China some time ago.

As today's NBA superstar and China's top sports star, Liu Jingming has a lot to do during the off-season, including advertising endorsements, as well as some charity work done by Liu Jingming and Feng Nan.

After graduation, Feng Nan did not go to work in a company, but instead worked for a foundation established by Liu Jingming and others.

This foundation mainly cares for Vietnam War veterans.

There are a number of foundations of this kind across the country. Some care for veterans of the World War II, some care for veterans of the Korean War, and some care for veterans of the Indian War. Various foundations that care for veterans have different focuses.

Influenced by his upbringing in Panshan Group, the charitable foundation established by Liu Jingming and others is dedicated to caring for Vietnam War veterans.

Every year during the off-season, they will personally visit some Vietnam War veterans at their homes, and every year they will also organize willing Vietnam War veterans to visit the battlefields of that year and pay tribute to their fallen comrades.

This is called the 'Veterans Charity Foundation' and is currently one of the most famous charity foundations in China, spending hundreds of millions of RMB on charity every year.

Feng Nan is the head of the 'Veterans Charity Foundation'.

Liu Jingming has created two charitable foundations, one is the Veteran Charity Foundation and the other is the Basketball Charity Foundation. The scope of the Basketball Charity Foundation includes building basketball courts in various schools to cultivate students' interest in playing basketball, and organizing basketball summer camps every year to select talented students.

Basketball is undoubtedly the number one sport in China and is also the most popular among young people.

In China, CBA tickets are not difficult to sell.

In the past, everyone was rushing to the NBA, and now some NBA players, European basketball players, and South American basketball players have also come to the CBA to develop.

In recent years, football has also been developing rapidly, and the Chinese Super League has developed at a very fast speed. Argentine football players who were marginalized in the UK basically ran to the Chinese Super League for development. Even some football players from South American countries such as Brazil chose to join the Chinese Super League after being marginalized in the UK.

The joining of these football stars in the Chinese Super League has enhanced the competitiveness of the Chinese Super League, promoted the competitive level of the Chinese Super League, and also attracted football fans to flock to the Chinese Super League.

The next day.

It was September 9th, the day before the 30th National Day.

In the morning, the sky was clear and cloudy, and the autumn wind was brisk.

This day is the Martyrs' Day established by the state.

Liu Tao and others, together with representatives from all walks of life, presented wreaths to the people's heroes in the square.

Before the ceremony, they came to the Memorial Hall of the Great Man to pay their respects to the great man's remains.

The more time goes by, the more fair the evaluation of him becomes, and the more people miss him.

His spirit is still relevant even now, and still calls on groups of people to truly practice the great concept of serving the people.

Later, the Fifth National Ethnic Unity and Progress Commendation Conference was held by the State Council.

The conference commended 1488 model collectives and individuals.

Liu Jingming, Liu Yingqing, Liu Qing'an and Liu Manhua were all commended for their outstanding contributions in the field of sports and their outstanding contributions to the country's national unity.

In the evening, while resting, Liu Tao heard his secretary talking about something that made Liu Tao shake his head.

This is because the United Nations Climate Change Summit was successfully held not long ago, which aims to pave the way for the climate change conference to be held in Copenhagen in December.

China made its position clear in its speech at the opening ceremony, comprehensively expounding China's views and propositions on climate change, calling on the international community to strengthen cooperation to meet the challenges brought by climate change. At the same time, it introduced China's efforts and announced further measures to be taken.

China advocates that the following principles should be adhered to in international cooperation to address climate change: first, adhere to the basic framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, and strictly follow the Bali Roadmap mandate; second, adhere to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities; third, adhere to the principle of sustainable development; fourth, give equal importance to mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer and financial support.

At this summit, China made its position clear, which is carbon neutrality, which is very different from that of Europe.

This time, it was Academician Ding Zhongli, who had become an expert, who was interviewed by CCTV's "Face to Face" program, and the host this time was Chai Jing.

Academician Ding Zhongli had a debate interview with host Chai Jing on the topic of "What is a fair emission reduction plan?" Academician Ding Zhongli believes that the "emission reduction plan" proposed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is actually a "trap under the emission reduction discourse", which has designed future per capita emission rights for developed countries that are many times higher than those of developing countries, and the result is to restrict the economic growth of developing countries and widen the gap between rich and poor countries.

Academician Ding Zhongli said in the program that from 1900 to 2005, per capita emissions in developed countries were 105 times that of developing countries. Due to the huge base, the emission reduction targets promised by developed countries on this basis actually provide them with a considerable space for future emissions. If the IPCC sets the plan, the right to emit carbon dioxide will become a very scarce commodity, "if you don't have enough, you have to buy it."

According to the calculations of Academician Ding Zhongli, China's emission space can only support about 10 years, which means that China will need to purchase emission space from 2020. Academician Ding Zhongli asked, "From 2020 onwards, China will spend trillion yuan every year to buy carbon dioxide emission rights. What do you think? Do you think it is fair?"

When asked by Chai Jing "what is your understanding of fairness", Academician Ding Zhongli said that he regards emission rights as development rights and basic human rights, so people should have roughly equal emission space.

In order to strive for emission rights, Academician Ding also proposed that from 1990 to 2050, China's per capita emissions must not exceed 80% of the level of developed countries during the same period. "No matter how you reduce emissions, I must reduce them less than you, and I must do it. And you developed countries have already built all the infrastructure, but China has not built much yet. In this stage of development, China should put forward such a plan to let the world see that China is much more ambitious than you in addressing climate change."

Chai Jing followed up by saying, "China is a country with a large population, so the base number would be too large if we multiply it this way." Academician Ding then asked a "soul-searching question," "Then I have to ask you, are the Chinese people human beings? This is a fundamental question. Why should the same Chinese people be ranked less? Are you counting based on countries or people?"

Liu Tao was speechless. China has developed to its current level, but some people still cannot stand up after kneeling for too long. They are still mentally colonized, and this happens to those who claim to be elites.

This is not a complicated issue. It is simply that Europe and the United States want to restrict the development of developing countries.

To put it nicely, it is to respond to global climate change. To put it bluntly, European and American countries are calculating and want to exploit developing countries.

Just as Academician Ding said, are the Chinese people human beings?
Why should the same Chinese person be queued less?
It is precisely because of this fundamental difference that China has made its position clear this time, which is carbon neutrality.

In this regard, for China, challenges and opportunities coexist.

As China develops to the present, its economic structure is undergoing obvious changes.

In the developed regions, polluting low-end manufacturing industries are migrating to Southeast Asia, while some non-polluting intensive low-end manufacturing industries are migrating to the central, western and northeastern regions.

A clear industrial transfer is taking place throughout China.

Move from high-cost areas to low-cost areas.

Most of the industry remained in China, but a small part of it was transferred to Korea and Southeast Asia.

This is also a major achievement of the Northeast Asia Summit, which is industrial cooperation.

China has invested enormous human, material and financial resources to control the pollution caused by its previous development process and is making its own contribution to global climate change response.

This process is both a challenge and an opportunity.

The challenge means that many of the original production methods are no longer suitable and need to be eliminated or upgraded!
For example, sewage treatment is not only about treating the current polluted water bodies, but also about preventing it from the source. This means that the original enterprises need to invest more costs to treat sewage, or pay sewage treatment fees, which represents an increase in costs. This is a challenge for enterprises.

As for the opportunities, companies will improve production processes, reduce costs, and make production more environmentally friendly. In this process, companies specializing in sewage treatment will see great development.

The same principle also applies to construction projects, which will inevitably eliminate some old production machines and replace them with more advanced and environmentally friendly ones.

For example, for the automobile industry, it will be a time of both huge challenges and opportunities. Traditional fuel vehicle companies will face huge challenges and will have to develop towards greater fuel efficiency and less exhaust emissions, while new energy vehicles will usher in huge development opportunities.

For China's decision-makers, putting forward a clear proposition of "carbon neutrality" is not only politically correct in responding to global climate change, but also a historical trend. The impact of global climate change has become increasingly obvious. For the future of mankind, everyone has to work hard. As a responsible major country, China naturally has to take the lead and also make its own contributions.

Secondly, this is not only a huge challenge, but also a huge historical opportunity. Eliminating those that cause great environmental pollution and have no obvious economic benefits, improving production processes, and making further industrial adjustments is a huge adjustment of the industrial structure. In this process, China's industry will also become stronger.

'Carbon neutrality' is a challenge for China, as well as for Europe and the United States.

We are all at the same starting line, and people all over the world can see clearly who is doing well and who is not. If some European and American countries do not do so, they will inevitably face huge international pressure and be scorned, even the United States is no exception.

And for China, this is also within China's plan. In recent years, China has vigorously developed new energy sources such as hydropower, wind power, solar power, nuclear power, and tidal power generation, and the proportion of thermal power is not too large.

As for new energy vehicles, China is currently far ahead in the world. China's new energy vehicles dominate the world in terms of both production and sales.

China is not at a disadvantage on the issue of global climate change, and China has sufficient confidence in this area.

At this point, China is no weaker than anyone else!

As for Chai Jing, this "Face to Face" interview with Academician Ding Zhongli was destined to end in failure.

Liu Tao didn't pay much attention to Chai Jing. After all, to him now, Chai Jing was just a little-known reporter and host. There were many reporters and hosts like her in China. He couldn't count the number of reporters and hosts who were more famous and accomplished than her with both hands.

Liu Tao's attention is now focused on matters related to National Day.

The National Day of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is a major celebration under the principle of a small celebration every five years and a major celebration every ten years. The whole country attaches great importance to this National Day celebration and it is held in a very grand manner.

For example, the notice for the National Day military parade was issued very early, and the relevant units have already started work. Now everything is ready, and they are determined to create a "military parade of the century" that will surpass that of 1999.

This is China, which is never content with the past, but always wants to do better and reach a higher level.

Of course, the National Day military parade is only one aspect of this National Day, and there is a lot of related work to be done.

All walks of life are holding celebrations for National Day.

Even the three astronauts who were carrying out missions in space were celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in their own way.

He knew about the relevant work arrangements very early, and his work was adjusted according to the National Day arrangements. (End of this chapter)