The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 566 Strategic Circle
After drawing three circles, Liu Tao looked thoughtful.

His eyes turned to the northeast.

To be precise, it is the Liaozhongnan Industrial Base!
There is no doubt that the Liaozhongnan Industrial Base is one of the most important economic zones and heavy industrial bases in my country. It is an important heavy industrial base in my country, the largest heavy industrial base in my country, and an old industrial base in my country. It is located in the northern ring of Bohai Bay and the northwest coast of the Yellow Sea. The coastline is 2100 kilometers long. The area is dominated by heavy industries such as steel, machinery, and petrochemicals.

After the reform and opening up, with the gradual development of the market economy, this industrial base is facing severe development challenges.

Even now, it faces many problems.

First, the industrial structure is single; second, the geographical location is relatively remote, transportation is inconvenient, and logistics costs are high, resulting in insufficient corporate competitiveness; the last and most important reason is undoubtedly the polar bear in the north, and no one knows when it will go crazy and roar.

Liu Tao actually felt quite sorry for this place, because the Northeast was the most important heavy industrial base in the country and also the place with the highest level of education in the country. However, in the context of the continuous development of the market economy, it continued to fall behind, so that later on, the country invested heavily to revitalize old industrial bases such as the Northeast.

At that time, there was even a saying: Don’t invest beyond Shanhaiguan!

This place can be said to be the place with the highest concentration of state-owned enterprises in the country. It is even like a city that emerged because of a large state-owned enterprise, and the entire city revolves around this large state-owned enterprise.

In Liu Tao's view, the Northeast region has huge development potential, but it also faces the most severe problems.

Because if we want to revitalize the economy here, the most important thing is the innovation of the system and mechanism, followed by the adjustment of industrial structure!

The innovation of systems and mechanisms undoubtedly requires breaking the inherent traditions and the original vested interests, which is equivalent to scraping the bone to heal the wound.

If this issue is not resolved, no matter how much money and resources are invested here, it will be difficult to have any effect.

Liu Tao then talked about some of his own analysis and concerns.

The old man just smoked a cigarette and frowned slightly.

This problem will not become prominent in a dozen years, but has already begun to become prominent now.

The importance of Northeast China is beyond doubt.

Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces cover an area of ​​78.73 square kilometers, accounting for nearly one-ninth of the country's area, and naturally have very important strategic significance.

Looking at the northeast from north to south, you can find many magnificent mountains, vast plains, and winding rivers.

It has now become an important granary of China, and is home to 9000 million people.

From here you can travel to North Korea, South Korea, the Soviet Union, and Outer Mongolia. It can be said that the geographical location is very important.

He sighed softly.

Even though it has been nearly ten years since reform and opening up, it can be said that reform and opening up have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and have opened a new chapter in Chinese history.

However, it is difficult to solve all problems in such a short time, as there are so many complicated issues.

Even he found it tricky.

He is a man, not a god!
Time is limited, energy is limited!
"Let's skip the Northeast for now and see how it develops. Maybe there will be better solutions in the future." After a pause, "Go on to other places."

Liu Tao drew a circle in Jiangcheng. This circle was centered on Jiangcheng and represented the central region of China.

There are six provinces in the central region, from north to south they are Shanxi Province, Zhongyuan Province, Anhui Province, Jingchu Province, Jiangxi Province, and Anhui Province, with an area of ​​102.8 million square kilometers and a permanent population of over 2.5 million.

It is an important national grain production base, energy and raw material base, modern equipment manufacturing and high-tech industrial base and comprehensive transportation hub, and plays a pivotal role in the country. After the reform and opening up, the development speed of the central region is far slower than that of the eastern coastal areas, and it has obviously been unable to keep up with the pace of economic development.

But Liu Tao knew that a big country like China and its traditions meant that it was impossible for China to develop only its eastern coastal areas.

The central region must also develop.

The development of China will ultimately pursue all-round development and ultimately achieve common prosperity.

It can be said that the central region is the area where the spillover effects of Panshan Group's development in the southwest are most obvious.

For example, Panshan Group contracted the production of rare earths, which enabled the rare earths to be sold at high prices. Even if they were exported, they were sold at corresponding prices rather than at rock-bottom prices.

Although this has also led to the United States and other countries developing their own rare earth resource mining, refining and application, Liu Tao is very confident about this.

Ultimately, in this regard, the country with the largest reserves of rare earth resources in the world will definitely have the advantage.

What's more, China's application volume is huge and the growth rate is very fast.

Rare earths are needed in many materials to improve their performance.

When talking about the western region, the most eye-catching one is undoubtedly the southwest region. The southwest region is located in the heart of China, and its importance is self-evident.

The southwestern region is now developing very fast, and no one can avoid Panshan Group. Panshan Group is the development engine of the entire southwestern region.

In recent years, China has been experiencing a long-term drought, but the southwest has not been affected by the drought. Not only does it not need national assistance, but it can help its fellow provinces affected by the disaster.

The food that Panshan Group obtained through trade in Southeast Asia has been of great help to the country's disaster relief work.

The grain imported by Panshan Group from Southeast Asia and South America, together with the grain imported by the country from the United States, made up for the grain production reduction caused by the drought and avoided cannibalism during the drought.

Moreover, Panshan Group has opened up two sea outlets to the south and is even building a railway. Once the railway is completed, the entire southwest will have an outlet to the sea, and there will be two of them, one of which can directly lead to the Indian Ocean.

There is no doubt that these two seaports are vital to the development of the entire southwest.

In addition to introducing the situation in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, Liu Tao also introduced the situation in Bhutan, Sikkim and other places.

Of course, it is inevitable to introduce the situation on the southern battlefield and some of Liu Tao’s ideas.

"You little monkey, you dare to think so far before the matter is even started." He scolded with a smile, "It's ok to talk about this with me, but don't talk about it outside, especially in public."

Liu Tao quickly said, "Understood, Leader. I will review this matter."

"We Chinese pursue peaceful rise, not imperialism. We Chinese are a peace-loving nation, and we Chinese are an important force in maintaining world peace."

"The leader is right. We can definitely achieve peaceful rise and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." Liu Tao is full of confidence in this.

The road is tortuous, but the future is bright.

Having experienced it personally, Liu Tao naturally believed it without a doubt.

If we were to ask who has the most confidence in China's future today, it would definitely be Liu Tao.

(End of this chapter)