The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

"Liu, my friend, as you said, we are friends, and our relationship is very friendly." King Abdullah said.

Although he has just ascended the throne as the King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah is definitely a real elite of Saudi Arabia.

As the son of former King Abdul Aziz and the half-brother of the late King Fahd, Abdullah received orthodox Islamic religious education when he was young. In 1964, Abdullah, 42 years old, served as the commander of the Saudi National Guard. After King Faisal was assassinated in 1975, he served as the second deputy prime minister. After King Khalid died in June 1982, Abdullah inherited the title of Crown Prince and served as the first deputy prime minister and commander of the National Guard.

It can be said that Abdullah has always been one of the most powerful people in Saudi Arabia.

After the death of former King Fahd, Abdullah inherited the throne and became the supreme leader of Saudi Arabia, holding the highest power of the royal family and the country.

Abdullah is very clear about the world situation and what Saudi Arabia wants.

Saudi Arabia's strategy is all centered around Saudi Arabia's core interests.

As for the relationship between China and Saudi Arabia, it is a more pragmatic diplomatic relationship. Both sides are based on interests and are linked by interests.

In the past 30 years, the development of the relationship between the two sides can be said to be better day by day.

The two sides have carried out win-win cooperation, which is a real win-win situation.

Compared with the past, Saudi Arabia is undoubtedly much stronger now.

It is also from China that Saudi Arabia has put into practice the saying: It is better to buy than to make!

It doesn't matter if you don't have the technology and can't produce it yourself. As long as you have money and give enough money, Saudi Arabia can buy everything from China.

The third-generation main battle tanks that Europe and the United States regard as national heavy weapons were equipped by Saudi Arabia in the 1980s. Now, all of Saudi Arabia's main battle tanks are third-generation main battle tanks.

Advanced armored vehicles that Europe and the United States regard as involving national security were also equipped by Saudi Arabia in the 1980s. Now Saudi Arabia has a variety of advanced armored vehicles.

Medium-range ballistic missiles that Europe and the United States regard as national treasures are not for sale. No matter how much money is offered, Saudi Arabia has already bought them in the 1980s. At the critical moment, they are pulled out for a walk, and the effect is still very good.

Saudi Arabia has also equipped itself with advanced air defense missile systems that Europe and the United States regard as treasures. Now Saudi Arabia is equipped with a large number of Aegis series air defense missile systems. In terms of density, Saudi Arabia's air defense missile system deployment density ranks first in the world.

Saudi Arabia already has advanced light aircraft carriers, Type 054 frigates, Type 052 destroyers, Type 022 missile boats and Type 022A torpedo boats that have strong deterrence in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and more than ten Type 039 submarines, which are regarded as the most advanced conventional-powered submarines in the world.

Saudi Arabia's air force is equipped with a large number of advanced fighters, including a large number of J-10 fighters and J-11 fighters, which are all advanced third-generation fighters. According to the latest standards, they are fourth-generation combat capabilities.

Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to its strategic relationship with Saudi Arabia because the two sides have strong complementarity, which is truly complementary!

Moreover, China is the world's largest oil importer, and it is Saudi Arabia's largest oil export destination.

The entire Nanyang, Japan, South Korea and most of South Asia are all imported from China and refined into finished oil for export to these places.

China needs oil, stable oil, which is exactly what Saudi Arabia needs. And Saudi Arabia can buy almost everything it wants from China.

The satellites leased and purchased by Saudi Arabia are all from China.

Even Saudi Arabia is about to send Saudi astronauts into space because of its cooperation with the Chinese Space Agency.

The two sides are highly complementary.

Moreover, China's trade is real trade, even arms are just normal trade, and never come with other political or economic conditions.

The negotiations between the two sides were very pleasant.

Then the two sides signed a package of cooperation projects.

For example, Saudi Arabia wants to build subways in Jeddah and other places, and build two more high-speed railways. The total investment in this part is as high as trillions of RMB.

For example, Saudi Arabia wants to purchase a batch of passenger aircraft, including Yun-10, Yun-13, and C919.

The two sides once again issued a joint statement, stating that they will continue to work together to maintain world peace, promote regional peace and stability, and work together to solve the economic crisis.

This joint statement involves all aspects.

Then in Riyadh, Liu Tao met with politicians from various countries to discuss various cooperation.

Some wanted to build a subway, some wanted to build a high-speed railway, some wanted to buy passenger planes, and some wanted to purchase weapons and equipment.

After staying in Riyadh for a total of five days, Liu Tao left Riyadh and arrived in Tehran on a special plane.

There has always been a pro-American force in Persia that wants to restore the alliance between Persia and the United States. After all, Persia at that time was the best Persia in their eyes.

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Although Persia has recovered from the Iran-Iraq War over the years, it has also made a lot of money by relying on oil and natural gas, and built a powerful army by importing weapons and equipment, but the arrival of this economic crisis has also made Persia's life difficult.

Compared with Saudi Arabia and other countries with strong financial resources, Persia has a weak financial resources, and needs money in all aspects, while energy income has been greatly reduced.

Many things in Persia need to be imported, including food and so on.

Over the years, Persia has industry, but it cannot be called an industrial country.

Before this, relying on energy exports, Persia had a good life, but since the sharp drop in energy prices, the money earned from energy exports is not even as much as the money spent, and it has been in a trade deficit for the past year.

Although Persia has been sanctioned, it has sent students abroad every year for so many years. Although a large number of them go to China, some also go to Europe and the United States.

With the outbreak of the economic crisis in the United States, which has spread to the world, it is reminiscent of the Great Depression in 1929. It is impossible for Persia to say that it is not worried.

Therefore, Persia once again thought about developing nuclear weapons.

In the 1950s, Persia began nuclear energy development activities. After the United States and Iran broke off diplomatic relations in 1980, the United States repeatedly accused Persia of secretly developing nuclear weapons under the cover of "peaceful use of nuclear energy" and adopted a "containment" policy against it. The International Atomic Energy Agency has also made resolutions on the Iranian nuclear issue many times.

If Persia develops nuclear weapons, it is undoubtedly not in the interests of the United States. After all, the two sides have been in a state of hostility since the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty. Not only is the United States hostile to Persia, but Persia is also hostile to the United States.

Therefore, the United States has been taking various measures to curb Persia's development of nuclear weapons.

There is an extremely tenacious pro-American force in Persia. In addition to a force that wants to restore relations with Persia, there is also a strong force that is hostile to Persia in the United States.

Many times, the two sides have failed to reach an agreement in negotiations. Something always breaks out internally, leading to the breakdown of negotiations. (End of this chapter)