The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 749 Some are happy while others jump off the building
The wind stopped and the rain stopped.

Liu Tao hugged his beautiful wife, and the two of them whispered some private secrets.

Liu Tao was obviously in a very good mood and was in high spirits.

He has been paying attention to the Gulf War and the international crude oil futures market.

To be honest, Liu Tao was shocked by the large-scale strategic bombing by the multinational coalition, because as far as Liu Tao could remember, such large-scale strategic bombing had never occurred before except in the Gulf War.

Only after personally experiencing this era did Liu Tao understand why, 20 or 30 years later, many people believed that the US military was much weaker than it was during the Gulf War.

It is true that the US military was too fierce in the Gulf War!
Under these circumstances, the chances of Iraq winning are really slim.

According to the intelligence Liu Tao had, after more than half a month of war, Iraq's air defense weapons had been basically used up.

This can be seen from the fact that Baghdad is now filled with smoke and many famous buildings have been bombed and reduced to ruins.

The long-term and large-scale bombing by the multinational coalition was really too horrific.

All the airports in Iraq were bombed into ruins, and the Iraqi Air Force lost almost all of its aircraft. Even if there were aircraft hidden, there were no runways to take off.

All the power stations in Iraq were destroyed.

All the schools and hospitals in Iraq were bombed beyond recognition and turned into ruins.

Almost all of Iraq’s radar and air defense positions were destroyed.

The Iraqi navy was destroyed again when it launched a death charge.

One warship after another was destroyed.

Although it caused some casualties to the coalition navy, it also declared the demise of the Iraqi navy.

The air force and navy suffered devastating blows, and it can be said that Iraq now only has the army left.

Liu Tao was in a good mood because delivery had now begun in the international futures market.

Now the international crude oil price has dropped to US$25 per barrel, which means that the money earned is half and half!
Many individuals and investment institutions that were long on international oil futures went bankrupt, and countless people committed suicide by jumping off buildings during this period.

When short sellers make a profit, it means long sellers lose money.

When the bears are partying, it means the bulls will go bankrupt and jump off the building.

This is the law of the market!
When the Gulf War broke out, probably no one in the world would have thought that the Americans would suppress oil prices at all costs and would release a large amount of strategic oil reserves for this purpose.

The severe damage suffered by the US Navy did not cause a sharp rise in international crude oil prices. Instead, it made Americans unprecedentedly united, and the US government increased the release of strategic oil reserves.

And now Americans are supporting the Gulf War, and the voices calling for bombing Iraq back to the Stone Age are heard throughout the United States.

The bellicosity in the American nature was aroused.

It is said that the United States is the most warlike country in the world, and that is not groundless.

Zhu Lin was lying on Liu Tao's chest, looking lazy.

After moving to Queensland, I felt a little uncomfortable at first, but I got used to it later.

Although Liu Tao sometimes goes on business trips, he spends more time at the Panshan Group headquarters, so they spend more time together.

As for the school the children attend, it is Panshan Group Headquarters Primary School, and the education there is no worse than that in Beijing.

Even the sports facilities here are more complete than those in Beijing, which is also helpful for children's training. "The Iraqis are too miserable, and the Americans are too cruel. How dare they bomb schools and hospitals? Now tens of thousands of civilians have died!" After chatting for a while, Zhu Lin talked about the Gulf War and became a little sentimental.

She found it hard to imagine how the United States, which represents one of the most advanced civilizations in the world, and whose democracy, freedom and humanitarianism were all gone in an instant.

This is really too cruel!

This reminded Zhu Lin of the time when the U.S. military used biological and chemical weapons and dropped a large number of landmines during the Vietnam War.

Liu Tao curled his lips.

Like father, like son.

Just look at what America’s father did more than 30 years later and you will understand clearly.

A dog will never change its nature of eating shit!

No matter how beautiful the skin they wear, it cannot conceal their true nature as robbers and pirates.

"So, the moon in foreign countries is not necessarily rounder than that in China, and a golden nest or a doghouse is not as good as our own nest. We should just build China honestly." Liu Tao said.

Zhu Lin agreed deeply.

Because of Liu Tao, she has been to Hong Kong and Macau, but she has never been overseas.

It’s not that you can’t go, but it’s risky and not suitable.

In the past, Zhu Lin thought that the United States was great, and even thought that the United States was democratic and free. But later he found out that at the beginning the United States emphasized freedom, while the Soviet Union emphasized democracy.

And influenced by Liu Tao, she is not as naive as she was when she was a little girl and thinks that is what is advertised.

Over the past decade or so, Zhu Lin has witnessed with his own eyes the earth-shaking changes taking place in China. The speed of development is so fast that even the whole world is taking notice.

Facts are facts. Even if someone confuses right and wrong, they cannot cover everyone's eyes.

After all, the eyes of the masses are discerning.

Zhu Linyu stroked Liu Tao's chest with her jade hand and whispered, "I heard that Panshan Hospital will provide services to the outside world, not just to the employees of Panshan Group?"

"Yes, it's time to provide medical services to the outside world and improve the medical conditions of residents." Liu Tao nodded.

This is the decision he made recently.

In the past, Panshan Hospital only served employees of Panshan Group, who were internal employees.

However, as the local government has a strong desire, it makes strong recommendations every year. In addition, he also feels that the Panshan hospital system is mature and it is time to change the original strategy, so a new decision was made this year.

In recent years, Panshan Group has invested heavily in Panshan Hospital. As a guarantee of medical care for Panshan Group employees and surrounding military personnel, Panshan Hospital provides free medical care. With employee ID and military ID, you can get free medical care. Even meals in the hospital are free.

Panshan Hospital now has more than 13 hospitals, equipped with a large number of advanced medical equipment and a strong medical team. The number of employees in Panshan Hospital alone has reached 6.

Moreover, Panshan Hospital is one of the few hospitals in China that combines traditional Chinese and Western medicine. The hospital system is very complete and its talent pool is very strong.

Speaking of which, the first year of China’s medical reform was 1985!
So far, China's medical reform has been going on for 6 years.

"Panshan Group is also contributing to China Medical, helping to solve the problems of people's difficulty in seeing a doctor, difficulty in hospitalization, and difficulty in surgery." Liu Tao said.

There is a lot of controversy about medical reform. Since 1985, the government has reduced its investment in medical care, and hospitals have been responsible for their own profits and losses. Then, the idea of ​​using drugs to support doctors has emerged, that is, pharmaceutical companies support hospitals.
　The following is a complaint about my current personal experience.
　　
　
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