The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 410 Shocking
Big Year.

Snowflakes were floating in the sky.

The northwest wind was howling and it seemed quite cold.

Liu Tao drove the car and stopped at an open space next to a house. He took two bottles of wine, two cartons of tea and two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes from the car.

He straightened his clothes and looked towards the house with a solemn expression.

The person he was going to visit today was a big shot with very powerful energy.

In order to resolve the resistance from UMC, Liu Tao thought about it and decided that visiting this big shot might be the most appropriate option.

After showing his letter of introduction and identity certificate, the guard at the door saluted Liu Tao and then verified Liu Tao's identity information over the phone.

Not long after, a middle-aged man came walking quickly.

"Comrade Liu Tao?" Liao Hui was very surprised.

You have to know that they had no dealings with each other before, after all, they were not in the same system.

"Comrade Liao Hui, I hope you can forgive me for coming here uninvited!" Liu Tao said with a hint of apology.

This person is currently the director of the State Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and is only 43 years old this year.

In the previous year, he served as deputy regimental staff officer in the Science and Technology Department of the Equipment Department of the General Staff.

Liu Tao had only met him a few times.

After exchanging pleasantries, Liu Tao asked, "I wonder if Comrade Liao Chengzhi is available?"

This time Liu Tao came here to visit Liao Chengzhi.

Liao Chengzhi's identity is different. His father is Liao Zhongkai and his mother is He Xiangning. His father Liao Zhongkai is a veteran member of the Tongmenghui. He served as the deputy accountant of the Tongmenghui headquarters and the deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was also the leader of the left wing of the Kuomintang and firmly implemented Sun Yat-sen's policy of cooperating with the Communist Party.

Liao Chengzhi was influenced by the democratic revolution since he was a child and accepted Marxism when he was a student. In 1925, he participated in the student movement and the workers' movement in Guangzhou, threw himself into the torrent of the big brothers, and joined the Kuomintang in the same year.

After the April 1928 Incident, Liao Chengzhi left the Kuomintang and went to study at the First Higher School of Waseda University in Japan. After returning to China in , he joined the Communist Party and continued to carry out propaganda work.

After the founding of the Republic, Liao Chengzhi was a decision-maker, participant and executor of China's foreign affairs, and made outstanding contributions in many fields such as united front work, foreign affairs, Sino-Japanese friendly relations, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

In order to call on the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to conduct peaceful negotiations and realize the great cause of national reunification, two years ago he personally sent a telegram to Taiwan and wrote a letter to Mr. Jiang Jingguo.

Liao Hui hesitated for a moment, then said: "My father is in poor health. He has been bedridden since last year and has gradually let go of his work. Comrade Liu Tao, please do not discuss the matter with my father for too long." Liu Tao sighed secretly in his heart.

Liao Chengzhi is only 77 years old this year, but because of the poor environment in his early years and the unsatisfactory medical care today, he also fell ill.

After the founding of the Republic, many old revolutionaries died of illness at a young age, including many who are recorded in history.

"Okay! Thank you Comrade Liao Hui!" Liu Tao nodded.

Soon, Liu Tao met Liao Chengzhi.

Liao Chengzhi who appeared in front of Liu Tao was an old man with a dying candle in the wind, and his life was probably counting down.

After some greetings, Liu Tao talked about how China Semiconductor Group encountered great resistance when it wanted to acquire a stake in Formosa Microelectronics Corporation.

"The overall situation in Hong Kong and Macau has been determined, and it will be a few years before the 1987 and 1999 US dollars, but there is still no hope for Taiwan." Liu Tao said, "Treasure Island has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times. The reunification of the motherland is what people want and the general trend! Every Chinese, whether living in Taiwan or on the mainland, has an unshirkable responsibility for the survival, development and prosperity of the Chinese nation!"

"The important task of unifying the motherland, which concerns the future of the entire nation, lies before all of us. No one can and should avoid it." Liu Tao's words were full of determination.

This is a rare window of historical opportunity.

The United States is in decline and needs China to contribute. The two sides are now on good terms politically and economically. Every year, China imports a large number of aircraft, soybeans, corn, etc. from the United States. China is the United States' largest trade surplus country, and the United States can earn billions of profits from bilateral trade every year.

But it’s different in Baodao. The situation in Baodao has not been very good in recent years.

In particular, Hong Kong and Macau have already determined the timetable, which will have a huge impact on Taiwan.

Moreover, the "Jiangnan case" has not yet subsided, which can be said to be a very good window of opportunity.

Once you miss it, it will not be easy to find this window of opportunity again.

And once the United States recovers, this matter will be difficult to deal with.

……

"We should solve this problem in our generation and not leave it to the next generation, so that the next generation can develop the country better without the historical burden." Liao Chengzhi said: "In the last moments of my life, I can still do something meaningful. I think even if I die, I can still meet my father with dignity and live up to my nation and country!"

They went through so much hardship just to save the country and make China strong again.

(End of this chapter)