Volume 9 Undercurrents Chapter 11 Mixed Blessings

After leaving Li Cunxun, Wang Yuanqing sat in the study until dawn. [No pop-up novel network]

There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and the country has good and bad luck.

After the war in Japan, the international situation for the republic was a mixed bag.

It is undeniable that the war in Japan catapulted the Republic to a great power on an equal footing with the United States. Even surpassed the United States in international prestige. Because of the Republic's active activities in the "comprehensive nuclear disarmament" and the full launch of the "Technology-for-Product Framework Agreement", the influence of the Republic is increasing day by day, and no one dares to underestimate the Republic.

More often than not, the Republic faces a more complex international environment and more sinister external threats.

I have to admit that US President Westwood is a veritable "master of strategy."

In the year of the craftsman, Westwood successfully defeated the Republican candidate and won the right to live in the White House for four years again by virtue of the large pull effect of "strategic aid to Japan" and "Japan's post-war reconstruction" on the U.S. economy. Because the president of the United States can only serve two consecutive terms, Westwood's foreign policy has not only become more daring, but also more radical after being sworn in in prison months, and he no longer has any concerns.

This is also an American tradition, and so was Frederick back then.

What's more, Westwood is in a much better environment than Frederick. As the Great Depression receded and Japan's war and post-war reconstruction depleted the surplus of major countries, the U.S. economy entered its first "high-growth period" since the 202 era, and the economic growth rate reached an astonishing eight-year period. Four are expected to pass the pea. Although U.S. economic growth is mostly "restorative", it was an "economic miracle" that occurred during the Great Depression in the context of a full-blown recession. However, it is enough to provide ample "economic impetus" for the comprehensive strategic adjustment of the United States, otherwise Westwood's proposed aid to Japan would not have been approved.

Compared with his predecessor, Westwood is better at wooing major interest groups in the United States.

In order to gain the support of the Democrats, Westwood "overthrows" with a very tough hand. The wartime caretaker government of Japan led by Katsu Toki. Let the Japanese military hand over real power and implement democratic elections. In an effort to gain Republican support, Westwood introduced the "Technical Assistance Act." "By providing India with a variety of technologies, we were able to obtain a large number of cheap supplies that helped Japan emerge from the post-war shadows.

The Democrats received "political benefits" from this, and the Republicans received "economic benefits" from it.

As a result, Westwood's bills aimed at helping Japan rebuild after the war were passed with a high degree of support in both houses of the U.S. Congress. From the old months of the year to the beginning of the year, the United States provided Japan with a total of $1 worth of aid and money in the form of "technology for products," which not only helped Japan expand the scope of the old "security zone," but also helped Japan build the first batch of factories in the main "security zone," enabling the surviving Japanese to obtain job opportunities, and also laying the foundation for Japan's economic exhibition.

There is no such thing as a free lunch, and the United States is never "obliged" to help other countries.

The greatest gain of the United States through its aid to Japan is the establishment of the "US-India-Japan triangular alliance." ”

In a way, the biggest beneficiary is not Japan, but India.

By the end of the year, India had obtained from the United States a total of key technologies necessary for the development of the economy, covering dozens of fields such as iron and steel, chemical industry, machinery manufacturing, electronics, software, networking, electric vehicles, ships, aviation, medical care, gene technology, biological ecology, and weaving. What India needs to pay is only to pay the same value of steel, cement, imitation fabrics, chemical products, engineering equipment, medicines and other "surplus materials" according to the market price of these technologies. Transferred to Japan through the United States.

This impact is significant.

In the fierce year, the United States became India's largest trading partner.

According to the predictions of some international institutions, the share of India-US trade in India's trade will be over, and the market will be dependent on the market of the Republic of China, which will be rich in Gaolu industry, iron in hoeing, cement in jumping, imitation fabrics in Rui, footwear in irrigation, primary electronic products, engineering equipment in Yao, and pharmaceuticals in the Republic of China.

Although the Indian exhibition model is not a long-term solution. After all, Japan's post-war reconstruction cannot last forever, the United States cannot always provide India with key technologies, and India cannot only produce primary industrial products forever, but in a relatively short period of time, India can still reap unimaginable benefits from it.

Among other things, with the technology provided by the United States, India is likely to establish high-end industries by the end of the calendar year.

Of course, these are all reports from the American news media.

According to the information obtained by Wang Yuanqing, the United States has not "sincerely" helped India to develop its economy.

In the intelligence provided by the Military Intelligence Agency, more than four of the thugs provided by the United States to India are technologies that are about to be eliminated by the United States. For example, by the United States

Ah, the nano integrated circuit manufacturing technology is only outdated. Don't roar that the mountain state is not a dollar. Even if it were made available for free, the republic would not want it, because neural network computers were about to become widespread, and transistor computers would soon be obsolete. It is impossible to take this opportunity to upgrade the level of India's electronics industry, and it is impossible to let India's electronic products enter the high-end field.

There are many similar "technology transfers", and according to the estimates of the Military Intelligence Agency, India has spent at least 100 million dollars of "unjust" money. Losing money is still a secondary issue, and the most important thing is that the industrial structure cannot be upgraded, and India will spend more than ten years, or even decades, to make many detours on the road to development.

The cruel reality once again proves that if any country wants to develop and grow, it can only rely on itself!

Westwood is indeed shrewd, even the most powerful businessman. Of course, he is not a businessman, but a real politician. Since he is a politician, Westwood wants not only economic benefits, but also political, military, diplomatic and other benefits.

The benefits of "technology for product" to Westwood are immeasurable.

The U.S. economy has improved, India's economy has also turned around, tens of millions of Indian laborers have found jobs, hundreds of millions of Indians have been given jobs, and Rula Pajani has become India's "national hero." "What's more, India's ambitions have swelled dramatically as a result.

The most direct manifestation is that India has begun to "arm the gold face".

At the end of the year, a "technical assistance agreement" was signed with the United States. Less than two months later, India signed a "class arms order" with the United States with a total value of more than $100 million, and purchased weapons and equipment for the six navy and air force, including advanced fighter jets, unmanned combat aircraft, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and self-propelled artillery and large warships.

of the beginning of the year. India signs a value whip with Germany for "electric submarines".

At the end of the year, India and Britain began negotiations to purchase a third aircraft carrier.

At the beginning of the year, in addition to ordering arms purchase contracts from Russia, including hand-cut frames and fighter jets, India also signed a "package of arms purchase contracts" worth $100 million with the United States. ”

In just over 2 years, India has purchased weapons and equipment worth almost 100 billion dollars from the international market!

Crazy, absolutely crazy!

In addition to catering to the "self-improvement mentality" of the Indian people, Rurapajani's greatest intention in doing so is to take advantage of the favorable century to strengthen his military strength. Laying the foundation for India's resurgence again.

As a matter of fact. India didn't really pay much, and it was just a lot of dollars.

In accordance with the United States commitments, India can buy arms from the United States on a "barter" basis. That is, India can get weapons and equipment by supplying Japan with reconstruction materials!

How could India miss out on such a good thing?

Although it has received nearly $100 billion in arms from the United States on its books, the Indian government has paid less than $400 million in wages to domestic workers for this purpose.

In addition to buying new goods, India also received a large amount of "aid arms".

It can be said that the United States is among the weapons and equipment that have been eliminated during the years of residence to the field. There are about those that fell into the hands of India.

Although the equipment eliminated by the US military is not very good, it is certainly inferior to the weapons and equipment of the Republic, and even worse than the weapons and equipment provided by the Republic to Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh free of charge. But for India, the first step in reviving its armaments is to expand its military, not to improve the quality of its equipment.

For the United States, this is also a good deal.

Under normal circumstances, any country can obtain the "lowest price" for the purchase of this fire. For example, the price of the Logos series fighters purchased by the US Air Force is less than $1 million, and the lowest price sold to other countries is $100 million, and the highest price is more than $1. The U.S. government can use the phrase "for its own use." In the name of procurement, they were then exchanged from India for materials needed for Japan's reconstruction at "export" prices, thus saving a large amount of money.

Arms sales to India can also win over India to the greatest extent and make India an ally of the United States.

Of course, free gifts of weapons and equipment to India. The benefits are also obvious. Not only is the United States giving away obsolete weapons and equipment to allies and friendly countries for free, but the Republic is doing the same. The main reason is that the cost of dealing with obsolete equipment is too large, whether it is storage or consumption. It costs a lot of money. If contamination occurs at the time of destruction, the cost is even more prohibitive. Instead of dealing with it with money, it is better to give it away for free.

India has taken advantage of it, and the United States has also benefited.

Economic, political and military unions. Fundamentally contributed to the US-India alliance. Since it is an alliance, India has to repay the United States on international issues, and the most real way is to confront the republic.

It can be seen from this that Westwood's plan of "killing three birds with one stone" has indeed caused great trouble to the Republic!