The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Liu Tao took out a cell phone.

This phone has a beautiful shape and is very different from the current mobile phones on the market. It can be said that it has a completely new look.

Moreover, Liu Ziyu noticed that this phone had no keyboard!

"Brother, is this a mobile phone? Why is there no keyboard?" Liu Ziyu asked.

"Well, this is different from other mobile phones. It doesn't have a keyboard, but instead innovatively introduces a multi-touch touch screen interface." Liu Tao nodded and said, "This phone has very excellent internal configuration, which can be said to be a qualitative improvement."

"Look at the body, it's only 9.3mm thick, with a flat back cover with sharp edges. The outer shell is made of special glass, which has strong anti-friction ability. In terms of configuration, it has a Kirin processor with a main frequency of 1GHz and 512MB of memory, with a 3.5-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 940×640 pixels. At the same time, new display technology has been added to make the normal screen display smoother."

Liu Tao introduced, "The camera function has been improved to an unprecedented level, with the pixel increased to 500 million pixels and support for auto focus. In addition, it has also added 5x digital zoom and built-in LED fill light."

"In addition, a three-dimensional gyroscope has been added to the mobile phone, and it is bound to the acceleration sensor and compass, which can allow people to have a better gaming experience," said Liu Tao.

Liu Tao operated it and showed it to Liu Ziyu.

In fact, Liu Tao had already developed this mobile phone in 2002. The reason why it has not been launched on the market yet is mainly because the industrial chain is being built.

The industrial chain involved in such a smart phone is very large.

Liu Tao naturally wants to keep as much of the industrial chain in China as possible to create more employment opportunities in China.

Liu Ziyu was very shocked. She didn't expect that the mobile phone Liu Tao took out was so advanced. This was completely beyond her expectations.

She now finally believed what Liu Tao said, that the market for mobile software services is no less than that for computer software services.

This is a huge market!

And it is a brand new market. Whoever can seize this brand new market will find the profit growth point.

Liu Tao continued to introduce to Liu Ziyu that the scale of the hardware market is at the level of trillions of RMB, and the scale of the software market is also at the level of trillions of RMB.

Although now all kinds of mobile phones are called smart phones, they are simply weak compared to the phone in Liu Tao's hand.

It will only take about three to five years for this smartphone to replace previous phones in major markets around the world.

The more Liu Ziyu tried it, the more she liked it. She said, "Brother, can you give me this phone?"

Worried that Liu Tao would not agree, Liu Ziyu couldn't help but act coquettishly.

"Okay, take it if you like it, but keep it low-key. The new product launch will not be held until late March." Liu Tao said helplessly.

By now, the entire production chain has been built and trial production has begun.

If Panshan Group had not had very strict requirements and a very strict quality control system, large-scale production would have already begun.

But even so, large-scale production will begin after the Spring Festival.

It is estimated that in 2005, more than 700 million units of this smart phone named "Kirin Phone" will be produced, which is expected to bring 1.0 to 1.4 trillion yuan in revenue to Panshan Group.

This is only the first year, and as the market opens up, sales will continue to rise. Liu Ziyu is very happy, she likes this smartphone very much, whether it is its appearance or its excellent performance.

"A new product launch will be held in late March? When will it go on sale?" Liu Ziyu couldn't help but ask.

"They will be sold at the same time." Liu Tao said.

A high-level meeting was held in Beijing.

In total, there were less than 50 people attending the meeting.

This even included retired comrades who attended the meeting as consultants.

At the meeting, the comrade in charge of intelligence first introduced the latest intelligence situation after the meeting started.

The United States' victory in the Iraq War set off a series of chain reactions.

The repercussions here have spread throughout the world.

Because Iraq is a powerful country in the Gulf region and is rich in oil, Iraq's failure is bound to affect other Arab countries.

The Middle East is the world's energy center, and oil and natural gas are two energy sources that are indispensable to modern society.

Once the United States uses Iraq as a fulcrum and gradually gains hegemony over the Gulf, it will have a huge say in the world's energy, and by then too many countries will have to look to the United States for its favor.

In recent years, China has been continuously strengthening the diversification of energy imports and can import oil and natural gas from countries around the world.

In terms of natural gas, China is not so bad because it also has rich natural gas reserves. The proven natural gas reserves are 5.5 trillion cubic meters, and this is because China's exploration rate is relatively low. According to estimates, China's natural gas reserves may be as high as 30 trillion cubic meters. China's natural gas is nothing more than a problem of difficulty in extraction.

In Southeast Asia, the total natural gas reserves are about 10 trillion cubic meters; in 14 South Asian countries, the natural gas reserves are 1 trillion cubic meters.

As long as China makes great efforts and exploits natural gas, there will be enough natural gas, enough for China + ASEAN + 14 South Asian alliances. Even if Japan and South Korea are added, there will be enough.

It's nothing more than the price of natural gas. The cost of extraction is slightly higher, and the cost of use is slightly higher.

The real problem is oil!
China is not a country with rich oil resources. At present, China's total proven oil reserves are 256.55 billion barrels, which seems to be a large number and ranks 13th in the world. China also has a large amount of shale oil reserves. The proven reserves of shale oil are about 3660 billion barrels, ranking third in the world, second only to Canada and the United States, and the proven reserves of shale gas are about 36 trillion cubic meters, ranking first in the world.

However, China's oil resources are scattered. For example, about 49% of the land oil resources are located in the western region, and most of them are in very complex and harsh geographical environments such as deserts, mountains, plateaus, and swamps, making oil extraction more difficult.

Moreover, based on China's crude oil production of 2004 million tons in 1.84, China's oil reserves (excluding shale oil) are only enough for development for 19 years.

One can imagine how high the cost of oil extraction is.

Oil prices are currently high and the high cost of oil extraction is acceptable, but if oil prices drop sharply, it will not be appropriate!

Even if we add the oil from Southeast Asia and South Asia, to be honest, it can only last less than 30 years.

At present, China's oil refineries not only support China, but also support the vast areas of Japan, South Korea, ASEAN and the 14 South Asian Alliance, and are responsible for the stable supply of refined oil to these regions.

Huaxia is naturally very aware of the huge potential benefits here. (End of this chapter)