In the morning, the heads of state of China and Argentina formally signed the "Sino-Arab Economic Strategic Cooperation Agreement", reached a new trade settlement agreement, and no longer used the US dollar as the foreign trade settlement currency

On the morning of the next day, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense jointly announced that Argentina would purchase weapons and equipment from China

Although the Argentine government and the government of the Republic have long given the media a "preventive shot" through various channels, once the news was announced, it still attracted the attention and speculation of many media

After the Falklands War 23 years ago, neither the United States nor European countries sold advanced weapons to Argentina

Taking the Argentine Air Force as an example, the A-4 "Skyhawk" attack plane, which serves as the main force, is a carrier-based attack aircraft developed by the United States in the mid-50s of the last century, which once participated in the "Falklands War" and created a glorious example of blowing up and sinking the British Navy's destroyer "Coventry." Its age is not only older than the pilots, but also much older than the age of many Argentine air force generals; Although the slightly more decent "Super Military Flag" attack plane imported from France had a very dazzling performance in the "Falklands War," using the "Exocet" anti-ship missile to sink the "Sheffield" destroyer and almost kill the "Invincible" aircraft carrier, it was almost a decoration because of the lack of spare parts and supporting ammunition

As a remote South American country, Argentina is not a major military threat, separated from Chile in the west by the Andes, Bolivia and Paraguay in the north are small landlocked countries, Uruguay in the east does not have a strong army, and Brazil in the northeast has no expansionist ambitions

Argentina's build-up has only one aim: to recover the Malvinas Islands

A few years ago, a European oil exploration company discovered a huge oil field with billions of tons of reserves in the waters off the Falklands, with a potential total potential of 10 billion tons and a total resource value of tens of billions of dollars, including undiscovered fields

Since then, the issue of the ownership of the Falklands has once again become the focus of the world

Over the past few years, Argentina has affirmed its sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands through various peaceful means and diplomatic channels, but it has not achieved much results

The Fourth Indo-Pakistani War gave Argentina hope

Actual combat is the best way to prove the performance of weapons and equipment, the Pakistani army equipped with Chinese weapons defeated the Indian army equipped with Russian-made weapons on the battlefield, the Chinese air force destroyed the air defense network of the Indian capital in only two hours, and the Chinese task force annihilated the western Indian fleet in one fell swoop, which is enough to prove the advanced performance of China's weapons. If the two Indian aircraft carriers were sunk and Chinese submarines were also found, it would prove that China's weapons are not only more advanced than Russian-made weapons, but even inferior to those of the United States and Europe

According to Western media reports, a secret procurement mission from the Argentine Ministry of Defense arrived in Beijing in mid-August

After all, the main purpose of Argentina's purchase of weapons and equipment, especially naval and air force equipment, is to recover the Falklands, which are Britain's overseas territories, and China's arms sales to Argentina will not only offend Britain but also have a negative impact on Sino-European relations

It was not until the end of September that the situation took a major turn

When discussing the question of adding two permanent members to the UN Security Council, Britain underwent a major shift in its stance towards Germany, Brazil, and Japan

In response to the "provocative" behavior of the United Kingdom, China immediately and actively "responded"

According to Western media reports, it was Kiyokook who decided to supply Argentina with weapons and equipment

In early October, the Argentine government revealed for the first time the news of the purchase of arms from China, and in the following month, the outside world has been paying attention to this incident, although in the latest announcement, there is no mention of specific procurement items, but the outside world is generally estimated that Argentina will focus on the procurement of naval and air force equipment, and the total amount of procurement will not be less than 150 US dollars

According to the "authoritative" information released by N, Argentina will take from China 48 conventional submarines equipped with composite batteries and superconducting motors, large frigates with regional air defense capabilities and anti-submarine combat capabilities with an underwater endurance of more than 28 days, and 12 to 20 missile speedboats equipped with long-range anti-ship missiles and short-range anti-aircraft missiles with a maximum speed of more than 40 knots; 6 to 8 are equipped with solid-state electronic scanning phased array radar, "Air Police 200 early warning aircraft with an air detection distance of more than 350 meters, 812 oil carrying capacity of 25~:, 120150 J-10 fighters with sea strike capabilities, 240300C-803 anti-ship missiles, as well as a large number of supporting weapons, ammunition and airborne electronic equipment

If the information released by N is true, Argentina's intention to purchase armaments on a large scale |:; finish

Since there was no procurement of army equipment, Argentina's purpose in expanding its armaments was certainly not to deal with neighboring countries, nor to settle its territory with Brazil

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After the completion of the expansion, Argentina will have the most powerful air force and the most powerful submarine force in South America

However, the outside world generally believes that the news released by N is not true

If Argentina wants to resolve the Falklands issue by force, in addition to having a powerful air force and a submarine force with strong deterrence, it must also have sufficient force projection capabilities in order to send troops to the Falklands and complete the combat operation to occupy the Falklands

It is very difficult for Argentina to project combat forces to the Falklands, and it is widely believed that Argentina will either rely on its strengthened armed forces to force Britain to make concessions in the negotiations, or carry out a second round of arms build-up to enhance its force projection capability, otherwise it will be difficult to resolve the Falklands issue in the short term

Compared with the large scale of procurement contracts, the outside world is more concerned about how Argentina pays for procurement

With Argentina's annual military budget of less than $3 billion, it will take five years to afford to buy such a large number of weapons and equipment, even if it does not eat or drink, and even if the budget is not a problem, Argentina's foreign exchange reserves are not enough to cover the cost of procurement

According to widespread speculation, Argentina is likely to buy arms from China through barter

Because of Argentina's limited financial resources, it is widely believed that Argentina will not continue to build up its armaments in the short term, and it will be difficult for Argentina to resolve the Falklands dispute by military means in the next five to ten years

In any case, Britain reacted immediately and strongly to China's arms sales to Argentina

Less than two hours after the Argentine government's announcement, the British Prime Minister declared in an interview with reporters that China's actions have seriously damaged Sino-British relations, and Britain will take necessary measures to respond to China's reckless moves

Immediately, the British Secretary of State for Defense put forward a request in the House of Commons for the construction of a third "Queen Elizabeth"-class aircraft carrier

A few days later, Britain vetoed the proposal to "lift the embargo on arms sales to China" at the EU meeting

Subsequently, the British Foreign Office approved the leaders of ** and ** who had traveled from around to London to attend the "World Conference on Human Rights"

The Government of the Republic immediately issued a strong statement in protest against Britain's sabotage of the "One China" commitment and provided support and shelter to terrorist and separatist organizations, and immediately recalled the Ambassador to the United Kingdom

All of a sudden, relations between the Republic and Great Britain hit rock bottom

At a time when the major news media were expecting the Argentine government to announce the procurement list as soon as possible and pay close attention to Sino-British relations, Kang Xiaoting and Su Mingjin also completed the "training" and went to the "Sanjian Manor" as employees of the "Huaan Security Company" to officially take on the task of protecting Yanbo and his family

For this task, the two special forces had an indescribable feeling

Although they have carried out rescue and search and rescue missions in the past, and successfully rescued several pilots in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, as professional soldiers, they have been trained to "kill" rather than "save people", let alone receive formal training as "protectors".

What annoys the two even more is that they have to "pretend to be deaf and dumb" and try not to communicate with others

The only thing that made the two feel relieved was that Li Cunxun did not let them "leave empty-handed" Liu Xiaobin not only got them a gun license issued by the US government, but also got two USP45 guns produced by the German company HK for them

On the morning of 5, the two entered the "Sanjian Manor" and became Yanbo's personal bodyguards

After lunch, Yan Bo asked people to get the private jet ready

"Come with me to Los Angeles"

Kang Xiaoting nodded immediately, and they would follow to Los Angeles without Yanbo's orders

It was only a ten-minute drive from the "Sanjian Manor" to LaGuardia Airport, and seeing the CL-2010 business plane worth more than 20 million US dollars, Su Mingjin showed a slightly envious look

"Dad, you're late"

"There is a traffic jam on the road, and I can't help it"

Seeing the oncoming beauty, who was not only hot, delicate, but also very temperamental, Su Mingjin's eyes straightened

Kang Xiaoting hurriedly bumped into his partner and kept up with Yanbo's pace

"Dad, you're never late," Mu Hua glanced at the two people behind his father, "Who are they?" ”

"The bodyguard I just hired" Yan Bo smiled faintly, "Let's get on the plane, I'll talk about it on the way"

"Dad, what are you telling me to do in Los Angeles?"

"You'll know when you get there," Hikohiro got on the plane first

After Mu Hua got on the plane, Kang Xiaoting and Su Mingjin boarded the plane one after another, and both realized that their protection mission had to add an object, that is, Yanbo's only daughter

Su Mingjin was a little excited, but Kang Xiaoting was a little annoyed

It's not a hassle to protect a big man, but it's not a simple matter to protect a pampered and rather brutal-looking daughter

Damn it*

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