Selling oil across Libya

Chapter 121 Big News

On December 29 last year, the KJ-500 successfully completed its maiden flight, marking a significant step forward for East Asia's early warning aircraft industry, freeing it from the passive situation of relying on foreign platforms and achieving an internationally advanced level of technological development.

Even before the maiden flight of the KJ-500, East Asia had already independently developed three types of early warning aircraft: the KJ-2000, the KJ-200, and the export version of the ZDK-03.

The ZDK-03 has been successfully exported to Pakistan.

Qin Rui doesn't want the ZDK-3.

All I want is the KJ-500.

The ZDK-03 uses a traditional mechanically scanned radar.

The KJ-500 uses a digital array radar, also known as an active phased array radar.

The KJ-500 far surpasses the ZDK-03 in detection range, multi-target processing capability, and command and guidance capability, and can even effectively detect stealth targets, such as the F-22.

Most importantly, the KJ-500 enables beyond-visual-range combat command through satellite communication, truly becoming an airborne hub for joint operations, with information fusion capabilities far exceeding those of the ZDK-03.

Buying a ZDK-03 will only get you one early warning aircraft.

Only by purchasing the KJ-500 can a joint operations system be established.

"Please accept this offer, Mr. Qin. The KJ-500 does not currently have export capabilities. You might consider the ZDK-03."

Ding Jian regrets that the KJ-500 will not be exported to Libya for at least the next ten years.

"If you can upgrade the scanning radar of the ZDK-03 to an active phased array radar, we can also consider it."

Qin Rui compromised, saying he could simply buy it back and modify it himself if necessary.

Radar is the heart of an early warning aircraft, just like a car engine. If the foundation is not solid, no matter how much you modify it, you'll just be spinning your wheels.

"I will report your request to my superiors. Please understand if the outcome does not meet your expectations."

Ding Jian first gave Qin Rui a heads-up to avoid Qin Rui getting angry.

"understand."

Qin Rui wasn't in a hurry. East Asia would definitely need to meet its own needs first before considering selling to other countries.

At 3:30 p.m. on the 24th, six F-16s arrived in N'Djamena and bombed key targets there.

Debbie hastily sought refuge in the French embassy in Chad, thus escaping unscathed.

As Qin Rui had expected, Libya's F-16s were able to achieve combat readiness in such a short time, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

There's a saying: "One year in the army, ten years in the air force."

Countries that purchase F-16s not only need to send pilots to the United States for training, but also need a lot of time to practice before the F-16s can achieve combat readiness.

It's astonishing that Libya went from acquiring F-16s to achieving combat readiness in less than half a month.

"I'm sorry, that's confidential, I can't tell you."

Libyan government spokesman Leila remained tight-lipped at a press conference.

Leila graduated from the University of Tripoli and later went to France to study with Libyan state funding. After obtaining her doctorate, she returned to Libya and taught at the University of Tripoli.

During the civil war, Leila did not leave Libya, nor even Tripoli.

Although Leila did not reveal the reason why Libya's F-16s quickly achieved combat capability, the media soon found the answer through a photo of an F-16 pilot.

This F-16 pilot, named Mark, served in the U.S. military and received the Distinguished Flying Cross during the Second Gulf War, earning him commendations from the U.S. government and military.

During his service in the U.S. military, Mark flew the F-16.

Mark retired 05 years ago due to mental health issues and later became a pilot for a civilian airline.

Two years later, Mark divorced due to alcoholism, subsequently went bankrupt, became homeless, and lost contact with his family.

Mark's family thought he was dead.

Unexpectedly, Mark returned to the skies in Libya.

After Mark's photos were published, a reporter from China National Radio International made multiple contacts and obtained the opportunity to interview Mark.

Do you know about Highway 80 in Iraq's Basra province?

"I know, it's a notorious deadly highway."

"I didn't want to drop bombs on civilians, so I chose to retire."

Mark's expression was calm, and he seemed to have made peace with his past self.

"After returning to the United States, I want to completely sever ties with my past self and start a new life;"

However, I failed to seize the opportunity, or rather, I overestimated my abilities;

Phoenix rescued me from the sewers of Los Angeles, giving me the opportunity to start a new life;

I was once lost and didn't know the meaning of life;

Now I'm certain that my job isn't killing people, but rather saving more lives through killing.

As footage of Mark's interview spread widely on Treehole, Phoenix became famous overnight.

Phoenix is ​​a brokerage firm headquartered in Silicon Valley with branches in 50 major cities across the United States.

As the world's most famous technology hub, Silicon Valley sees countless companies born every day, and just as many disappear without a trace.

Along with these companies, elite talents from all over the world have also disappeared.

Phoenix is ​​a headhunting firm that focuses on "picking up trash" on the streets and in the sewers of the United States.

In just four months, more than 10000 people have found jobs and been reborn through Phoenix Company.

The most amazing thing about Phoenix Company is that no upfront payment is required; you only need to provide proof of your capabilities, and payment can be made later during the work process.

This is a godsend for homeless people who are destitute and penniless.

Phoenix Company not only provides temporary accommodation for homeless people who cannot provide a fixed address, but also helps them find overseas job opportunities, giving them the chance to start a new life.

People who found jobs through Phoenix Telecom included not only former U.S. Army pilots, but also programmers, engineers, doctors, and others.

Financial executives, and even university professors.

Many Americans are understanding of other professions.

Even Americans find it hard to believe, especially for doctors.

The reason is also very simple.

Many doctors from other countries find after arriving in the United States that they cannot obtain medical professional certification, and even highly skilled and well-connected doctors cannot practice medicine in the United States.

In the past few months, as many as 300 doctors have come to Libya through Phoenix Telecom alone.

It's enough to support a large general hospital.

As Phoenix TV became a hot topic, a group of professional "Libya haters" emerged online, reminding people not to believe rumors and to be cautious about traveling to Libya.

In her latest post, renowned blogger Eleanor describes Libya as "hell".

It is well known that Libyan civilians are not only forced to work by the Libyan government, but also forced to change their way of life according to the government's demands, with no democracy or freedom whatsoever.

Since the poor are being mistreated in Libya.

Is Libya a paradise for the rich?

Think more.

Libya's attitude towards drugs is no different from that of East Asia; even hallucinogens with low addictive potential are considered serious illegal in Libya.

For this reason alone, Libya is nothing short of hell for wealthy people who enjoy seeking thrills.

Unlike other Arab League countries, Libyan men are only allowed to marry one wife.

Eleanor praised this point while also criticizing Libya's ban on same-sex relationships, calling it a suppression of natural instincts.

As a Frenchwoman, Eleanor had every reason to dislike Libya.

At the same time, many Chinese people on the internet were also making various slanders against Libya, which Yuri found puzzling.

Libya is arguably the most friendly country to Chinese people in the world outside of East Asia.

A Chinese blogger claimed online that the Libyan government's large-scale influx of Chinese people would ultimately lead to the demise of Libya.

This conclusion has no factual basis and is purely an emotional outburst.

"Some people only have a Chinese face, but they are not Chinese at heart."

Qin Rui knew why.

Most of the IPs with the most vehement anti-flower stance on the tree hole (a term used to describe online forums or social media platforms) come from a certain island in East Asia and a certain fishing village.

Most of them are not purely Chinese.

To be precise, they are Japanese-Chinese.

"Since you know this, why do you tolerate these sons of bitches spouting nonsense?"

Yuri suggested to Qin Rui that all these IP addresses be blocked.

"We have a set of servers specifically for storing these people's comments. Sooner or later they will find out that the internet is not a lawless place."

Qin Rui also kept a ledger for himself. No matter how East Asia handled it, Qin Rui was going to settle this score.

"How can you expect them to be afraid of you like this?"

Yuri takes his revenge without delay.

Qin Rui thought Yuri would send a magnetic storm truck to physically eliminate them.

Yuri made Leila issue a statement demanding that relevant countries and regions control their own people and strictly prohibit any form of online defamation or slander against Libya.

Otherwise, Libya would target other countries and raise oil prices.

This statement was immediately met with widespread ridicule online.

Libya's oil production accounts for only about 2% of the world's total. It is far too presumptuous for Libya to attempt to emulate the United States' long-arm jurisdiction with such a small output.

Qin Rui was also surprised that three days after the Libyan government issued its statement, OPEC also issued a statement, demanding that relevant countries and regions give Libya sufficient respect.

This is a big problem.