The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

This is different from the past, when the official languages ​​in Singapore were English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil.

As of now, the only official language is Chinese!

Unlike the mainland which uses simplified Chinese characters, Singapore, like Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, uses traditional Chinese characters.

However, simplified and traditional Chinese characters are of the same origin. Except for some characters, both are understandable and there is not much difference between them.

And from a certain perspective, Singapore, like Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, attaches more importance to traditional culture than the mainland.

Liu Tao encountered a calligraphy master who held an exhibition in Singapore, which received strong support from the Singapore government. Many citizens came to the exhibition to appreciate the calligraphy.

From this, we can tell how much importance Singapore places on traditional culture.

Of course, the emphasis on traditional culture is now being strengthened in all regions.

The powerful influence of Chinese culture cannot be overemphasized.

The unique tolerance and assimilation capabilities of Chinese culture are absolutely the strongest in the world and are the most capable of rallying the people.

The more you dig, the more you will discover that Chinese culture has infinite power.

When it comes to Chinese culture, we should always take its essence and discard its dross, and constantly develop Chinese culture, rather than blindly despise, reject, or absorb it in a monotonous manner.

Keeping pace with the times, this phrase also applies to Chinese culture.

After staying in Singapore for two days, Liu Tao went to Lan Fang and arrived in Jakarta.

Jakarta, also known as the Coconut City, means the City of Coconuts. You can imagine how abundant coconuts are here.

Coconuts from all over Southeast Asia are exported to China in large quantities.

China consumes four to five billion coconuts a year, while the annual coconut production of Qiongdao is only about 300 million, which is far from meeting the needs of the Chinese market. The rest are imported from various countries in Southeast Asia.

In addition to drinking coconuts, coconuts are also processed into coconut water, coconut hot pot chicken, etc. There are a large number of coconut processing factories invested by Chinese in Southeast Asia.

In addition to coconuts, there is another kind of fruit that is imported into China in large quantities, and that is durian. China consumes about 150 million tons of durian a year, which is 3.5 to 3.8 million durians, which means it accounts for almost 91% of the world's durian.

In addition to eating durian raw, durian is also used to make durian pizza, durian ice cream, etc., which are very popular among Chinese consumers.

Of course, tropical fruits such as mangosteen, jackfruit, rambutan, sugar apple, etc. are also exported to China in large quantities.

In addition to being known as the "infrastructure maniac", China is also known as the "foodie empire", and this is not just talk.

It is China's increasingly strong consumption capacity that is driving the development of Southeast Asia.

With the implementation of integration and the abolition of tariffs, prices are bound to fall further and the consumer market will inevitably rise again.

After arriving in Jakarta, Liu Tao continued to keep a low profile and would not appear in news reports.

In Jakarta, Liu Tao received a warm welcome. The top ten chaebols of Lan Fang jointly organized a cocktail party to welcome Liu Tao.

In China, there is no such thing as chaebol, but in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, chaebols do exist.

These chaebols have great influence and often monopolize one or even multiple fields, with incredible power.

Over the past decade or so, the wealth of these wealthy Chinese businessmen has skyrocketed, and they have evolved from wealthy businessmen to tycoons.

However, these Chinese chaebols are very different from the European and American chaebols and the Japanese and Korean chaebols. They are much more restrained and do more good deeds. They are rarely criticized as being rich and unkind or as Zhou Baopi.

I went to Southeast Asia for a field trip and when I returned to Beijing, it was already the eve of May Day.

The most important events in the world right now are the wars in Australia, South Asia and West Asia. These are the wars that attract the most attention from the world. The other is the escalation of the European debt crisis.

In Australia, with the US military's direct intervention in just a few months, the armed forces defined as rebels by Australia suffered heavy losses.

The Americans did not care that these armed forces were supported by the United States, and did not care that this was in Australia, and they directly used the Air Force to carry out indiscriminate bombing. It is no exaggeration to say that it was carpet bombing. The bombing targets were not divided into military targets or civilian targets, they were just bombed!
In addition, the Americans also used various artillery, including 240mm heavy artillery.

As for street fighting?

The Americans were tired of street fighting and simply destroyed cities and towns through aerial bombardment and artillery bombardment.

As for how many civilians will die in the process, the US-Australia coalition forces don't care at all.

In other words, in the eyes of the US-Australian coalition forces, these people are not even considered human beings!
Under the offensive of the US-Australia coalition forces, the specific situation of the war there can only be learned through the press conferences of the US-Australia coalition forces. As for other media reporters, they are not allowed to enter at all.

It is completely unknown how many casualties there were on both sides.

China can only understand the situation on the battlefield through reconnaissance satellites and reconnaissance drones.

According to this trend, the war here will probably subside within a few months.

The situation in South Asia has once again become a mess, with multiple battle lines formed, with some outstanding performances and some rookies fighting each other.

On the contrary, in the Turkic War in West Asia, the two sides were evenly matched and fought back and forth, which was remarkable.

Türkiye's application of modern weapons is quite eye-opening.

The Kurdish armed forces relied on their terrain advantage to launch defensive counterattacks, and their weapons and equipment were no worse than those of the Turkish army. After all, the Kurdish armed forces were equipped with all American weapons, and except for the lack of a navy, their army and air force were also inferior.

In this kind of mountain warfare, both sides really made gains for the major military observation groups.

However, compared with the fighting between millions of troops from both sides in South Asia, the Turkic War seemed a little lacking.

The European debt crisis continues to tear Europe apart, causing the rifts among European countries to grow wider and wider.

In addition, the world's most eye-catching event was the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which became one of the worst offshore oil spills in history. An explosion and sinking of a deep-sea drilling ship in the United States caused millions of barrels of oil to leak into the Gulf of Mexico, causing great damage to the marine ecosystem and coastal economy. The cleanup took years and billions of dollars, but the impact on the ecology remained long-lasting.

This incident has aroused deep global concern about deep-sea drilling safety and environmental protection.

This accident also prompted Liu Tao, who was in Nanyang at the time, to convene a video work meeting, requiring China National Petroleum Corporation to do a good job in production safety and take the oil spill accident in the Gulf of Mexico in the United States as a lesson.

After returning to Beijing, Liu Tao visited a factory affiliated with Southwest Aerospace Corporation, which is located in the suburbs of Beijing and specializes in the production of aerospace-related equipment.

He came here this time because China's second-generation "Sky Eye" space telescope has been developed and is about to be launched.

China's first generation of 'Sky Eye' space telescope was launched into space in the 90s.

The US space program worked with the European Space Agency to develop the 'Hubble' telescope, which became the world's first telescope to be placed in orbit above the Earth's atmosphere, with observation wavelengths from ultraviolet to near-infrared.

This feat caused a sensation around the world. After all, because the space telescope is located above the Earth's atmosphere, it avoids the background light scattered by the atmosphere. It can observe and record astronomical phenomena more accurately and in more detail than ground-based observatories, and can see and measure the energy process that produces radiation, which is of great benefit to the study of the universe.

At that time, relevant domestic institutions wanted to cooperate, but were rejected without hesitation.

Therefore, Southwest Aerospace Corporation took the lead in developing China's own space telescope, and after several years developed the first generation of "Sky Eye" space telescope.

The first generation of "Sky Eye" space telescope has made significant contributions to China's research in outer space.

After more than ten years of service and the tremendous development of technology in the past twenty years, when the 11th Five-Year Plan was formulated, it was decided to develop the second-generation "Sky Eye" space telescope.

The second-generation 'Sky Eye' space telescope has undergone a lot of technical upgrades based on the first-generation 'Sky Eye' space telescope.

Liu Tao looked at the huge second-generation "Sky Eye" space telescope and couldn't help but marvel at it. He was the one who solved the core technology of the first-generation "Sky Eye" space telescope and did not participate in the second-generation "Sky Eye" space telescope. However, the technical team was able to greatly improve the "Sky Eye" space telescope. Behind this result is the emergence of a group of outstanding scientists, which is an advancement in the field of science and technology in China.

Liu Tao is very supportive of exploring the universe.

Compared to the vast universe, the earth is so small!
Human beings are also very small compared to the earth, not to mention compared to the vast universe.

The exploration and observation of the universe will continue to advance human understanding of the universe.

The universe and the starry sky are the most suitable for China, because only the universe and the starry sky can enable China to keep moving forward, rather than standing still after reaching a certain level and then entering a vicious circle of historical reincarnation.

In the past twenty years, four Nobel Prizes in Physics have been awarded because of the Hubble Space Telescope and the "Sky Eye" telescope. This shows how important the observation and exploration of the universe is.

The second-generation "Sky Eye" space telescope will play a more active role in China's observation and exploration of the universe, and will also promote mankind's greater understanding of the universe.

The entire second-generation 'Sky Eye' space telescope weighs 25 tons and will be sent into orbit by the Long March carrier rocket. Compared with the first-generation 'Sky Eye' space telescope, the second-generation 'Sky Eye' space telescope is equipped with ion thrusters and can adjust its orbit as needed.

The so-called ion thruster, also known as an ion engine, is based on the principle of first ionizing the gas, then using the electric field force to accelerate the charged ions and eject them, using their reaction force to propel rockets, satellites, etc.

China has also been exploring these advanced cutting-edge aerospace technologies.

In terms of progress, it is also very fast and is currently in the first tier in the world.

Equipped with ion thrusters, the orbit can be adjusted in space as needed. Although the current ion thrusters have relatively weak thrust, they are stable and efficient. It cannot allow the spacecraft to leave the surface, but in space, even a little force can allow the spacecraft to change its orbit.

This is also why China continues to apply ion thrusters to spacecraft, space probes, satellites, etc.

During the May Day holiday, the whole country is welcoming the May Day holiday.

The second-generation 'Sky Eye' space telescope was transported to the Wenchang Launch Center.

On this day, the time of launch, a large number of tourists and space enthusiasts gathered in Wenchang just to witness the launch of the "Sky Eye" space telescope with their own eyes.

This launch was broadcast live, allowing countless people to witness the launch with their own eyes.

So far, there have been no launch accidents with the Long March 100 carrier rocket, and the success rate of its launch missions has remained at %.

As the rocket ignites, the rocket engine roars and the huge thrust pushes the rocket upward.

Even though launch vehicles have been around for more than half a century, they are still one of the world's top technologies, and there are only a handful of countries and organizations that have mastered them.

Currently, only the United States, Russia, China, and the European Space Agency have mastered launch vehicle technology in the world!

The European Space Agency has not yet achieved manned space flight.

The time is short, but it is very exciting and makes people's blood boil.

When it reached the predetermined orbit, the 'Sky Eye' space telescope separated and took pictures via satellite and transmitted them back. The huge 'Sky Eye' space telescope looked shocking. Such a huge space telescope is the largest in human history.

So much so that the live broadcast guests excitedly stated that this is the largest and most advanced space telescope in human history.

Of course, the relevant scientific research institutions are even happier because this second-generation "Sky Eye" space telescope, which costs 50 billion yuan, will continuously transmit the captured star images back to the ground during its designed service life of 20 years. These are all precious materials for studying the universe.

If necessary, the service life of the second-generation "Sky Eye" space telescope will be able to be further extended through maintenance and replacement of parts.

Colleagues in Europe and the United States were also watching the live broadcast of the launch. When they saw the huge "Sky Eye" space telescope, they were all envious and jealous.

You know, the Hubble Space Telescope was designed to last for only five years, but it has actually been in service for many years and has undergone several major repairs. It's not that they don't want a newer, more advanced space telescope, but that the funds are insufficient to support it.

Whether it is NASA or the European Space Agency, although the space funding is very high, there are also a lot of things to do. In addition, the labor costs are high, the construction costs are high, and there are many projects. Not to mention the current space funding, even if the existing space funding is doubled, it is still not enough.

The European Space Agency's manned space program has been postponed again and again, and the United States' plan to return to the moon has also been postponed again and again.

As for the space telescope, it naturally cannot be too well equipped. It will take three years of repairs, and three years of repairs again!
A penny can make a hero fall, and Europe and the United States are no exception.

As for the calls from Europe and the United States for data sharing and joint participation, they were naturally rejected. (End of this chapter)