The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 893: The Road of Infrastructure Maniac
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project is definitely a project of the century.

It is the largest inter-basin water diversion project in the world, and also the water conservancy project with the largest investment, longest construction period and widest impact in China.

It is a strategic measure to alleviate the serious shortage of water resources in northern my country, optimize water resource allocation, and improve the water environment.

The project has a long distance, large investment, wide scope and complex geological conditions. It includes main projects such as water source projects and water transfer projects. Its operation and management involve natural, social, economic and ecological systems.

The biggest problem of the "South-to-North Water Diversion" project is not the technical problem. Although there are many technical problems, they cannot be compared with the technical problems encountered by super-large reservoir hydropower stations. Its biggest problem is actually the investment problem, that is, the money problem.

Why wasn't the South-to-North Water Diversion Project launched before?
It’s because the country doesn’t have that much money!
Why can the country start the "South-to-North Water Diversion" project now?

Of course it’s because the country has money!
In the past year, the national fiscal revenue was 1.89 trillion yuan and the central fiscal revenue was 1.14 trillion yuan, which was a significant increase compared with before 1993.

Because of this, the local government was criticized a lot.

In addition to military expenditure and scientific research investment, a very important source of central fiscal revenue is national-level projects, especially this century-long project.

The "South-to-North Water Diversion" project is composed of central government funding, provincial funds and municipal funds.

The meeting lasted three days and involved many aspects, but the meeting approved the launch of the "South-to-North Water Diversion" project and determined the allocation ratio of central government funding, provincial funds and municipal funds.

This also means that China has once again started a century-old project.

With one century-long project after another, China is going further and further in infrastructure construction and is definitely one of the most impressive countries in the world.

While the Chinese are celebrating the Spring Festival, the world is not at peace.

On the third day of the Chinese New Year, an emergency meeting of the leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Palestine and Israel was held in Cairo. In the joint communiqué, all parties present declared that they would fully respect and abide by the peace agreement and promote economic cooperation.

Both sides are trying to control their differences and avoid war.

Since the end of the Fifth Middle East War, Israel has returned to its original borders, with a land area of ​​1.22 square kilometers, while Palestine has a land area of ​​1.48 square kilometers, and the area has gradually returned to peace.

But peace is relative, and small conflicts never cease to occur.

Although Palestine is poorer than Israel, it has the vast Islamic world behind it, especially those Arab men in white robes and bearded men, who provide a lot of funding behind Palestine.

This means that although Palestine does not have particularly advanced weapons, it has abundant guns, bullets, grenades, and artillery from the World War II era. Almost everyone has a Type 54 pistol, Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, etc., and almost every family has thousands of rounds of ammunition.

The Bale army is equipped with Type 92 70mm infantry guns, 81mm indirect-fire infantry guns, etc. These weapons are naturally considered backward in this era, but they can still kill people.

There are also various rockets.

The recent situation has gotten a little out of control.

After experiencing its previous defeats, the Israeli army was quietly licking its wounds. Now that it has almost recovered its strength, it seems to be ready to make another move, wanting to regain its ground and become the little bully of the Middle East again.

Anyway, with the United States to back us up, the situation can’t be that bad.

Palestine and other countries are all Arab brothers, and they naturally dislike Israel, especially when they read the Bible, their hatred deepens every time they read it.

Besides, the land here originally belonged to the Arabs.

The Jews took a Jewish Bible from an unknown time and said that this was their land and then took away their land. The Arabs were not happy about this.

The purpose of this emergency meeting of the four leaders is to control differences and avoid war. Now everyone is busy with the economy, who wants to fight a war?
Israeli leaders also know that the United States is now busy with economic development and has maintained strong strategic composure even after being slapped in the face in Somalia. It has no intention of engaging in foreign wars, so it will naturally take it easy.

In addition to events in the Middle East, a lot of things also happened in Europe and the United States. First of all, British Prime Minister Major said that he would not join the European Monetary Union before 1998.

In addition, a meeting of finance ministers from seven Western countries was held in Toronto, Canada from March 7 to 3. The meeting supported the US plan to assist Mexico in resolving the financial crisis.

There are also talks between Moldova and the United States on bilateral relations and the regional situation.

Another thing is that the Irish Parliament passed a bill to abolish the 56-year-old state of emergency in order to promote the peace process in Northern Ireland.

"This China-US trade~~~" Liu Tao couldn't help shaking his head as he watched the seven o'clock news.

This kind of thing is not unfamiliar to China in recent years. It is obviously a win-win trade, but people just don't like you.

This is true in the United States and in Europe as well.

This kind of thing is nothing new these years, it happens every now and then.

This is not the first or second time that the two sides have engaged in a war of words.

China is now becoming more and more experienced and confident in this area.

On this day, when Liu Tao was about to return to Panshan Group headquarters, at the airport, Liu Tao's secretary whispered in his ear.

Liu Tao showed a surprised look, but 16 NATO countries decided to exchange directly with Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania and Israel, which kicked off NATO's "Southward Strategy".
To be honest, NATO's move south was beyond his expectations. No one knows whether this will cause a chain reaction in North Africa and the Middle East.

But there is no doubt that this is a big deal, because the strength of the NATO group is beyond doubt.

Except for the polar bear and China, no one can stop the NATO group.

Even the current Arab coalition can do nothing about it.

After returning to Panshan Group, Liu Tao handled the affairs of this period.

His main job is to sign some documents and reports. If he has any questions, he can consult the secretary's office or the office at any time.

The secretary's room and office are the places closest to Liu Tao's office. They are located at the power center of Panshan Group and are the places that know the most about Panshan Group.

After dealing with the Panshan Group’s affairs, Liu Tao went to Yangcheng Shipyard.

It is the Type 001 light aircraft carrier, and its launching ceremony is about to take place.

Although this light aircraft carrier was ordered by Thailand and did not belong to the Navy, the Navy still sent a high-level delegation to participate in the launching ceremony, and the Navy Commander personally led the delegation to the Yangcheng Shipyard.

Looking at the 001 light aircraft carrier in the dock, all naval officers and soldiers are excited.

The crew of the 001 light aircraft carrier specially formed by the Navy was ready before the launching ceremony, with 685 crew members and 366 aviation personnel, a total of 1051 people.

After the launching ceremony, these crew members will begin to familiarize themselves with the 001 light aircraft carrier and prepare for their own 001 light aircraft carrier.

(End of this chapter)