The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Liu Tao smiled and didn't talk much about the aircraft carrier.

He wouldn't talk about these things at home because he knew too much and would most likely leak the secrets.

If you want to avoid leaking secrets, it’s best not to talk about this topic.

He hardly ever talks about it at home.

Just like now, the Type 003 aircraft carrier has been under construction for more than a year, and there is no report about the Type 003 aircraft carrier outside.

Liu Tao never mentioned the Type 003 aircraft carrier to Zhu Lin.

Zhu Lin seemed to realize something and stopped talking about the 002B aircraft carrier. She had been married to Liu Tao for more than years, and she knew that matters in this regard were confidential and it was best not to talk about them.

Also, don't talk about political matters, especially your opinions about a certain comrade, whether they are good or bad, don't mention them.

Zhu Lin talked about the upcoming Olympics.

This year's Olympics will be held in Athens from August 8th to 13th. Of course, it does not mean that the competition will start on August 29th, but the opening ceremony will be held on August 8th. This year's Olympics will start two days in advance of the opening ceremony, that is, on August 13th.

Since all four of his children will participate in this year's Olympics, Zhu Lin is naturally very concerned about this year's Athens Olympics.

With the opening ceremony of the Olympics just a month away, the popularity of the Athens Olympics in China has begun to heat up, with more and more news reports covering all aspects of the preparations for the Athens Olympics, including venue construction, number of participants, volunteers, construction of the Olympic Village, security forces, and so on.

What Zhu Lin cares most about is being able to perform well in the Olympic Games.

Liu Jingming and his teammates just won the NBA championship in the 2003-2004 season, achieving the feat of five consecutive championships. This is Liu Jingming's fifth championship since he entered the NBA in 1999. Liu Jingming, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant have jointly achieved the feat of five consecutive championships. After winning the championship, Karl Malone announced his retirement and Gary Payton announced that he would no longer stay with the Lakers. Both of them came to the Lakers for the championship, and now that they have achieved it, one chooses to retire and the other to pursue a bigger contract.

Liu Jingming, who won five consecutive championships, continues to hold the position of China's top sports superstar.

The Chinese men's basketball team now has six NBA players, including two All-Stars, Liu Jingming and Yao Ming, two inside and outside combinations, and the other four. If they were put in the starting lineup in the NBA, they would belong to a strong team. In the 2002 Basketball World Cup, the Chinese men's basketball team defeated their opponents and won the Basketball World Cup championship for the first time, achieving the milestone of winning the world championship for the first time.

In this Athens Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team is in second place and has a chance to win the championship.

Liu Yingqing has won numerous gold medals in women's swimming and set four world records in the Athens Olympic cycle. If nothing unexpected happens, she will win at least three gold medals in this Athens Olympic Games.

Liu Qing'an and Liu Manhua are both professional tennis players. One of them is currently ranked third in the world men's tennis and the other is ranked second in the world women's tennis.

Compared to Zhu Lin who often pays attention to his children's careers, Liu Tao rarely pays attention to them.

In his opinion, if children choose their own careers, all they need to do is support them and move forward bravely. As for what achievements they will make in the end, it does not matter.

Besides, athletes rely on their youth. No matter if it's basketball, swimming, or tennis, their physical fitness will decline as they get older. No matter how rich their experience is, it will be useless and they will eventually have to retire.

An athlete’s career is only a part of their life, and there is still a long way to go.

This is why, when they become professional athletes, Liu Tao’s only requirement is that they cannot give up studying.

Liu Tao got up early the next morning.

At the Panshan Group headquarters, Liu Tao glanced at the agenda of the mid-year party group meeting and signed his name. The secretary then sent the notice of the mid-year party group meeting to other party group members and those who were invited to attend the meeting. After finishing his work, Liu Tao looked at the news compiled by the secretary.

This is a very important way for him to understand current affairs.

After learning about the news in China, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, and South Asia, Liu Tao looked at the news about the United States.

The biggest news in the United States is the election.

It's no secret that George Wharton is seeking re-election.

The US election is very interesting, with primaries starting on February 2, party conventions held from June to September to confirm candidates, and then the presidential election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

All those who are interested in running for election today are calling for an end to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The huge expenses of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are so huge that even the United States cannot bear the consequences.

Moreover, the high military expenditure has seriously squeezed other aspects of spending, which puts George Wharton in a very unfavorable situation.

I read some news from the United States and then moved on to the European news.

The most important event in Europe recently is the Constitutional Treaty for European Union. The Constitutional Treaty for European Union is the first constitution of the European Union. Its purpose is to ensure the effective operation of the European Union and the smooth progress of the European integration process.

As early as 2001, the EU decided to start drafting a constitution at the EU Summit in Laeken, Belgium, with the "Laeken Declaration" and set up a preparatory committee for the constitution. After three years, the "Constitutional Treaty for the European Union" was finally passed.

The adoption of the "Constitutional Treaty for European Union" also represents that the EU has taken another step forward towards European integration.

With the formation of the Franco-German alliance, France and Germany are driving the entire European Union forward, especially as Germany has broken away from U.S. control. There are no longer any U.S. or British troops and military bases in Germany, so Germany has greater autonomy and more initiative.

For example, Merkel is negotiating with Russia on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project.

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline project is a natural gas pipeline that no longer passes through Ukraine, but goes directly through the Baltic Sea and eventually reaches Germany. It is 1224 kilometers long.

This pipeline can transport 550 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually. The benefits of this natural gas pipeline are self-evident and it is of great benefit to both Germany and Russia.

For Russia, it can directly transport natural gas to Germany, expand the share of Russian natural gas in the European market, make money from steady natural gas exports every year, and it can also symbolize a further improvement in German-Russian relations.

For Germany, the addition of this natural gas pipeline means less interference and a more stable energy supply.

As the leader of the European economy, Germany's economic development is the best in Europe and its economic strength is the strongest.

The European Union provides Germany with a vast market, a market that Germany could not even have imagined during World War I and World War II.

As for getting closer to Russia, Germany itself has no ill feelings towards Russia and does not have such a deep hatred.

Russia's market is also not small, which is also conducive to the development of German companies in Russia. (End of this chapter)