The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 755 Conditions
The Mekong River Basin is rich in water resources. The total drop in the entire basin is 5500 meters, and the Lancang River Basin in my country accounts for 5000 meters. Therefore, the hydropower resources in the Lancang River Basin are more concentrated and mainly concentrated on the mainstream, providing favorable conditions for hydropower development.

Laos and Cambodia account for the vast majority of the hydropower resources in the Lower Mekong River Basin, with 1900 million kilowatts in Laos and 1200 million kilowatts in Cambodia.

At present, the development of hydropower resources in the Mekong River Basin is very low, and these will be the focus of Panshan Group's development in the next 20 years.

As long as the hydropower resources in the Mekong River basin are developed, they can not only supply South China and Central China, but also supply water and electricity to Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and even the Red River Delta region, providing water and electricity resources for the development of these areas.

The hydropower resources of the Chao Phraya River are mainly concentrated in the north. Most of the basin is on the central plain with an average altitude of less than 25 meters. The altitude around Bangkok is less than 2 meters, so the hydropower resources are concentrated in the north.

These two rivers not only have great potential for the development and utilization of hydropower resources, but also have far-reaching impacts.

As long as these two rivers are developed, the annual cargo throughput in Yunnan Province can reach 500 million tons in terms of shipping alone. Even with subsequent development, the annual throughput can reach 1000 million tons or even 2000 million tons, which is already very impressive.

Although there will be roads and railways in the future, roads and railways cannot completely replace shipping, because shipping has a very huge advantage, that is, among all kinds of transportation, shipping is the cheapest!
Even when exported to Southeast Asia, it can arrive directly by shipping without the need for re-shipping.

Not to mention, there will be development of tourism resources here in the future!
As for the Kra Canal, needless to say, it is definitely of strategic level.

Although all of this is done by Panshan Group through companies in Hong Kong, and is a private activity that does not involve the government, there is actually a game of chess going on behind the scenes in this kind of thing.

Cheney, Bush Jr. and others looked at each other and frowned slightly.

There are huge interests involved here.

The US military has two main fulcrums in Southeast Asia, one is Singapore and the other is Thailand. As for Indonesia, it is one of the countries that have been wooed in recent years. It is important but not that important.

Thailand's transformation in recent years is very obvious.

If they agree, it means it is only a matter of time before the US military leaves Thailand.

Although it is the general trend, it is really hard to accept it.

And this is just the first condition.

After weighing the pros and cons, Cheney nodded and agreed: "Since it is a private business behavior, it is normal."

A bright smile suddenly appeared on Liu Tao's face.

Soon, Liu Tao put forward the second condition.

Since it is a negotiation, we naturally have to talk it over carefully to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings in the future or anything that would make both parties unhappy.

For example, if everyone cooperates with each other, American car companies can set up production in China. This way, American car companies will be more competitive, instead of being helplessly beaten by Japanese car companies like in recent years. This will be beneficial to both parties.

Liu Tao is very open-minded. It is impossible to monopolize the American auto market. When the market share reaches a certain level and touches their bottom line, they will resort to protectionism.

It would be foolish and naive to believe in completely free market behavior.

This is not the first or second time that the US government has intervened in the market.

Just like the large-scale release of strategic reserve oil now, intervening in the supply and demand relationship in the international crude oil market and suppressing oil prices, isn’t this an act of intervening in the market?
On the other hand, the Soviet Union also planned to visit China.

The Gulf War was a great inspiration to the Soviet Union, including the use of air force and missiles, how to target the navy, and how to study the US military power.

In terms of oil, the Soviet Union suffered considerable losses.

Originally, the Soviet Union was going to make a fortune from the Gulf War and make a fortune in oil, but no one expected that the United States and other countries would release a large amount of strategic oil reserves, suppressing the international crude oil price and driving the international crude oil price to below $25 per barrel.

This actually caused the Soviet Union to earn much less money from oil.

As China transformed from a net oil exporter to a net importer, and China's annual oil imports grew at a very fast rate, this huge market was also noticed by the Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union has begun to reap the benefits of building oil pipelines and natural gas pipelines. After all, the Soviet Union's oil pipelines and natural gas pipelines to Europe have officially begun operations.

If we can also build an oil pipeline or a natural gas pipeline to China, the benefits will be huge.

After all, China has a large population, making it the most populous country in the world, and its economic growth is very fast.

In addition, China now has many things that the Soviet Union needs, including semiconductors, electronic products, light industrial products, etc.

Even the Soviet Union could export raw materials such as iron ore and copper ore to China.

It can be said that the two sides have many areas in which they can cooperate.

Now China and the Soviet Union have begun to send students to each other, exchanges are increasing, and cooperation between the two sides is also increasing.

To be honest, the Soviet Union still hasn't figured out why China became stronger in all aspects after its reform and opening up, and the speed of development was so astonishing, as if there was a technological explosion all of a sudden.

All kinds of military products have gone from backward to world-class or even world-leading. Various advanced firearms, self-propelled artillery, tanks and armored vehicles have even surpassed the Soviet Union. China's air defense weapons have also surpassed the Soviet Union. Even the Soviet Union's most advanced air defense missile system is not as good as China's. The missile boats, torpedo boats, frigates and destroyers developed by China have also attracted the attention of the world.

This time, several fighter jets that appeared in the Middle East performed very well.

Even China's aerospace sector is developing rapidly. Aerospace technology is recognized as high-tech in the world, and China is developing rapidly.

As one of the countries with the most satellites in the world, the Soviet Union naturally knew how many launch vehicles and satellites China had launched over the years. Even the orbits of these satellites were under Soviet monitoring.

As for the civilian field, it has blossomed in all aspects, making people feel stunned.

The speed of development is so rapid that it is simply beyond common sense.

After all, any scientific and technological output is directly proportional to the investment in scientific research funds, and China's annual investment in scientific research funds is far less than that of the United States and the Soviet Union.

It is really hard to understand how it could take off so quickly and be unstoppable.

(End of this chapter)