The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

The international situation is turbulent; changes in Australia and Persia are just one aspect of it.

The US government's announcement that it would take back the Panama Canal and take over Granville Island also further impacted the international situation.

The Yalta system established on the basis of World War II is crumbling. It can almost be said that the Yalta system is on the verge of collapse.

The biggest force in dismantling the Yalta system is none other than the founder of the Yalta system – the United States!
The Panama Canal is located in Panama, a Central American country. It crosses the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It is an important shipping route and is known as the "bridge of the world", one of the seven wonders of the world. At the same time, the Panama Canal is also the dividing line between North America and South America.

The Panama Canal was built by the United States and was under the sole control of the United States from its opening in 1914 to 1979. In 1979, the United States and Panama formed a joint organization, the Panama Canal Commission, and the United States transferred control of the Panama Canal to the Panama Canal Commission, and on December 1999, 12, it officially handed over full control to Panama.

This lock-type canal has an extremely important strategic position. Now the United States once again wants to regain control of the Panama Canal.

In response to the US stance, Panama issued a statement on social media saying: "On behalf of the Republic of Panama and the Panamanian people, we completely reject the American remarks on Panama and the Zebra Canal."

However, facing the powerful United States, Panama appears weak.

The first to react was the company that owned the port in the Panama Canal. In order to avoid losses, it sold the port to BlackRock Group as soon as possible.

BlackRock Group, the largest asset management company in the United States, is headquartered in New York, USA. It was founded in 1988 and manages assets of more than 10 trillion US dollars. It occupies an important position in the global financial market. BlackRock Group is a shareholder of technology giants such as Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon!
In a short period of time, BlackRock Group acquired more than 50% of the port terminals at both ends of the Panama Canal and surrounding areas.

At the same time, facing strong pressure from the United States, the Panamanian government did not hold out for long before it compromised.

Although the United States did not actually take over the Panama Canal, its influence in the Panama Canal and in Panama increased significantly.

On the other side, on Granling Island, Denmark is saying the harshest words but doing the most cowardly things, and is losing Granling Island.

Glen Ridge Island is located northeast of Canada, between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest island in the world. Glen Ridge Island connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean from north to south, borders Canada to the west, and faces Northern Europe and Western Europe to the east. It controls the throat of the Arctic Ocean entering and exiting the Atlantic Ocean. It can be said to be "connecting two oceans and overlooking two continents". With global warming and the opening of the Arctic route, the strategic position of Glen Ridge Island is becoming increasingly important.

With a total area of ​​220 million square kilometers, Granling Island is the largest island in the world. The island is covered with ice and snow covering 180 million square kilometers, making it the second largest ice cap in the world, second only to Antarctica. The island is 2670 kilometers long from north to south and 1000 kilometers wide from east to west. About 4/5 of the area is within the Arctic Circle. Although the island is still under development and has a population of about 5.6, it is very rich in natural resources.

The most promising resource on the island is its mineral resources. The island has ancient geology and is rich in rare earths, rare metals and traditional minerals. According to current data, the rare earth reserves on Glen Ridge Island are estimated to account for more than 10% of the world's total, and the Kvarner Bay deposit is one of the world's largest undeveloped rare earth deposits. Huaxia Company once participated in the exploration of this deposit, but had to suspend it due to environmental disputes. There are also ruby ​​and diamond mines here, and energy resources are also very rich. The west coast and east coast contain 110 billion barrels of oil and trillions of cubic meters of natural gas.

Americans are attracted to Granling Island because of its important strategic position in the Arctic route and its rich resources.

Denmark was completely stunned after seeing the news from the United States.

This is a case of disaster coming from the sky while you are at home.

Denmark is not a big country, with a land area of ​​4.31 square kilometers and a total population of less than 600 million. As a NATO country and a member of the European Union, Denmark is also a developed country in the world, with a per capita GDP ranking among the highest in the world. However, Denmark's military strength is not strong, with only 1.5 active military personnel in Denmark, including 7000 in the army, 2000 in the navy, 3000 in the air force, and 3000 others. Denmark's national defense and security mainly rely on NATO and the European coalition forces.

Compared to the United States, Denmark's military strength is almost negligible.

The most important thing is that although Denmark has sovereignty over Glenelg Island, Glenelg Island has a high degree of autonomy. The United States has even more troops stationed on Glenelg Island than Denmark, and the United States' influence on Glenelg Island is even stronger than that of Denmark.

Denmark seemed to see that Granling Island was moving away from it.

What makes the Danish government speechless the most is that the Danish people actually think that if Glenelg Island is gone, it is gone, and they can save the $6 million that is provided to Glenelg Island every year. They think that saving $6 million and giving each citizen $100 is a good idea.

The various happenings made the onlookers very excited.

As a result, the issues of the Panama Canal and Granville Island have not yet been resolved, and the US government has made another big move. The US government has decided to auction its assets in Africa!
When the news came out, the whole world was in an uproar.

What is wrong with Americans?

Since January, the intensity of the Syrian war has dropped sharply, and there have been reports that the two sides may hold peace talks and achieve a ceasefire.

But no one expected that the United States would actually auction off its assets in Africa.

How many assets does the United States have in Africa?

That’s definitely trillions of dollars!

There are quite a lot of them, all of them are high-quality assets, including mines, oil fields, gas fields, power plants, power stations, railways, communications, etc.

When France lost its interests in Africa, it was so heartbroken that it even became inferior to Germany. Now, the assets of the United States in Africa surpass the interests of France in Africa.

As soon as the news came out, European countries such as France and Germany were very excited. They saw hope of regaining their interests in Africa.

Although this is only a part of Africa, concentrated in North Africa, including eight countries such as Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Mauritania, the benefits here are already considerable.

The whole world seems to have become very lively this year.

However, Liu Tao saw that the United States was undergoing a strategic contraction and was planning to withdraw from Africa.

Looking at the United States' intention to retake the Panama Canal and Granville Island, it is obvious that it wants to withdraw its power back to North America.

"Canada or Mexico?" Liu Tao was wondering at this time whether the US government would place its next move in Canada or Mexico.

There is no doubt that Canada is more likely.

First of all, Canada has a large land area, reaching 998 million square kilometers, but its population is only 4000 million, and its total military strength is only 6.8, including 2.3 in the army, 1.2 in the navy, 1.3 in the air force, and the rest are joint forces. Its military strength is extremely weak.

Secondly, Canada is a developed country, which is much better than Mexico. Canada is undoubtedly a fat piece of meat.

Mexico has a large land area of ​​nearly 200 million square kilometers and a population of 1.2 million. However, Mexico is too complicated, with too many forces, and has not yet achieved complete peace.

Mexico has a large number of refugees, and so many of them have low education levels that it's really frustrating.

Unless the Americans are crazy, they will definitely target Canada.

Liu Tao didn't think much about what the Americans did.

There is no other reason. China’s power has reached its limit!

Just when Liu Tao thought that the United States would be quiet for a while after doing these things, the United States made another big move.

The Americans want to withdraw from Japan and South Korea and are now negotiating with them.

When Liu Tao saw this, he didn’t know what to say.

This movement is too big.

During the new year's Spring Festival, everyone watches the Spring Festival Gala, and is looking forward to whether there will be any new programs this year.

Sure enough, this year's Spring Festival Gala special program is "Guanghan Palace" New Year greetings.

At the 'Guanghan Palace' lunar research base, astronauts and scientists wish the people of the whole country a happy New Year!
In addition to the New Year greetings at the 'Guanghan Palace', the staff of the 'Space Hotel' also wished a happy new year to the people across the country.

The Space Hotel is the world's first hotel built in space, which is dedicated to space tourism and can accommodate 500 people. The staff of the Space Hotel greeted the people of the country with smiles on their faces, and you can even see Spring Festival couplets posted in the Space Hotel.

Big Year.

There are still many people coming to the Wenchang Launch Center. They are here to witness history.

The largest space journey in human history.

The huge "Southwest" space plane is parked on the apron. It is specially used for space travel and belongs to the China Space Travel Group under the Southwest Aerospace Group Corporation.

At this time, the first group of 500 space tourists were being interviewed by the media.

Among them are retired cadres, nationally renowned entrepreneurs, nationally renowned scholars, and people who have moved the whole country.
The first 100 space tourists received this as a welfare benefit granted by the country and did not need to pay any fees.

They will embark on a 10-day space journey, which will take them to the Earth's space and the moon.

Ma Yun said with a smile during the interview: "I am grateful to the country for giving me this rare opportunity to travel in space. If someone told me about space travel 20 years ago, I would tell them that they are crazy. The rapid progress of science and technology is beyond people's imagination. We should embrace the arrival of a new era. The future is a sea of ​​stars."

Ma Yun is a trendsetter in China's e-commerce field, and also a trendsetter in the world's e-commerce field. Alibaba is a giant in the international e-commerce field, with its tentacles extending into all aspects and establishing a huge global e-commerce empire.

And Ma Yun, thanks to Alibaba, has become one of the world's top super-rich people.

There are two horses in China, and the Hangzhou Ma refers to Ma Yun!

Ma Yun is also one of the first batch of space tourists.

At this time, Liu Ziyu and Chen Nianzhen were also being interviewed by the media.

The two have long occupied the positions of the world's richest woman and the world's second richest woman. They are also the world's richest man and the world's second richest man. They were college classmates and founded an Internet company after graduating with a doctorate. The legend they created is talked about all over the world.

Many business founders have fallen out and gone their separate ways, but these two have remained on good terms and have continued to run the company.

The two of them each brought their lovers and children, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Their spouses and children rarely appear in public, and there is almost no news about them online.

But at this moment, when being interviewed, they were all there.

"My family and I feel honored to be among the first group of space tourists, and my parents are with us this time, so we can take care of them," Liu Ziyu said with a smile, "Will I enter the aerospace field? I think so. There should be private enterprises in the aerospace field, and private enterprises should also make contributions to China's aerospace industry."

Now private aerospace companies are growing rapidly.

In particular, news has come out that the country will allow private aerospace companies to order space planes.

There is no doubt that private aerospace companies will have a very bright future in the foreseeable future.

He who is close to the water gets the moon first, so Liu Ziyu can naturally get the initiative.

It has been a truth since ancient times that good things should be kept within the family.

Liu Zhenbang and Chen Fang were a little nervous, after all, they were among the older group.

They really didn't think that space travel was actually possible.

After the interview, the passengers began to enter the "Southwest" space shuttle one by one.

This scene was broadcast live to the world.

Countless people are envious, this is space travel!

In the past, space travel was only available to the super-rich.

But now it’s different, anyone with some money can travel into space.

After everyone got in, the hatch closed, and soon after, the "Southwest" space plane began to take off, just like a normal airplane taking off.

It is also much smoother and you can't even hear the outside noise from inside.

Even if you don't feel it carefully, you can't feel it.

The "Southwest" space plane continued to fly upwards, and its speed was getting faster and faster.

However, it is difficult for passengers to feel this speed increase.

Continuously rising, continuously accelerating.

Finally, the "Southwest" space shuttle reached the Earth's first cosmic speed and entered space soon after.

The most obvious feeling for passengers is the disappearance of gravity.

Unbuckle your seatbelt and your whole body can float.

Many people find it very novel.

It was also at this time that they finally understood that the Earth really has gravity, and it is not nonsense.

Others were already looking at the outside world through the portholes.

Either you see the earth, or you see the starry sky.

Looking at the earth from space, it is blue and beautiful.

It was also at this time that many people understood why weather forecasts could be made using meteorological satellites.

It was also at this time that everyone realized that the earth appears to be round and is indeed a planet.

Looking at the starry sky at this time is different from what you see on Earth.

Ma Yun was mesmerized by what she saw.

Before this, he had actually begun to think about retiring.

But at this moment in space, he felt the insignificance of humans, and even the earth was very small. He couldn't help but think, what's the point of playing on earth? Going to space is the real amazing thing. (End of this chapter)