Stanton, Republican Preparatory Committee Office.

After reading the news report, President-elect Frederick turned his television to the NN domestic news channel, turned down the volume, and turned to look at the few aides present.

"It's just a medium-sized aircraft carrier, there's no need to make a fuss." Berkeley, who Frederick personally selected as the candidate for secretary of defense, shrugged his shoulders and said, "According to the law of naval development, after the first aircraft is completed, it will take five to ten years for China to master and become familiar with various techniques for using aircraft carriers, sum up lessons and lessons, and lay the foundation for the design and construction of second-class aircraft carriers." In order to form a scale effect, share the development costs, and reduce the construction cost, at least three second-stage aircraft carriers need to be built. Even if China were to follow our example and design a second-class aircraft carrier when building a first-class carrier, it would not have three or four aircraft carriers until ten to fifteen years later. After 15 to 20 years, including training and other time, China will be able to claim to be a real naval power and have the strength to compete with us. ”

No one doubted Berkeley's analysis, because he was a retired admiral.

Others are not as "optimistic" as Berkeley, who does not know much about China.

Prior to his retirement, Berkeley served in the Navy; He served as Captain, First Officer and Captain on frigates, destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers. At the age of 37, he was promoted to brigadier general and served as commander of the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier battle group; He was promoted to rear admiral, served as chief of staff of the Second Fleet, and six months later became commander of the Second Fleet; He was transferred to NATO Command, where he was responsible for naval operations, and was promoted to Vice Admiral the following year; At the age of 55, he was promoted to admiral and was in charge of naval work at the European Theater Command; He retired at the age of 611 and was invited by Frederick to join the Republican campaign the following year.

As can be seen from this resume, Berkeley, 62, has no experience dealing with China.

Frederick sighed and turned his gaze to the other staff member on his left.

"The threat from China cannot be underestimated." The spokesman was Tredui, who is about to become the C.I.A.'s first-ever dark-skinned director, and his views are much more "pessimistic" than Berkeley's. "Although the launch date of the Republic has been advanced by nearly four months and is directly related to Ji Youguo's imminent departure, China's determination to build aircraft carriers will not be affected in the slightest because of Ji Youguo's departure. As early as five years ago, China surpassed Japan and South Korea to become the largest shipbuilding nation. The year before last, China built its first large LNG and its first large luxury cruise ship, indicating that China's shipbuilding capacity has improved substantially. At present, China has twelve slipways that can be used to build large aircraft carriers, and the annual production of special steel is enough to support the construction of five aircraft carriers at the same time. Of course, China has neither the need nor the potential need to build five aircraft carriers at the same time. Because they have no access to relevant information, it is impossible to accurately judge the progress of China's aircraft carrier construction. But it is certain that within five years, China will not only start construction of a second-class aircraft carrier, but also an attack aircraft carrier with a standard displacement of more than 75,000 tons. ”

Judging by the looks of the others, they were more willing to believe Tredui's analysis.

"Except for the Chinese Navy. We should pay more attention to China's overall military strength. The third speaker was Frederick Land's chief defense policy adviser. Future National Security Advisor Stockton. "In the Sino-Japanese war in the East China Sea. The Chinese Navy and Air Force suffered heavy losses. At least one submarine was sunk. One destroyer was damaged. More than 150 warplanes were shot down, including a large AWACS aircraft.

This war. China has learned a lot of lessons. It has also allowed China to discover the shortcomings of its armed forces. There is one point that deserves our great attention. That was to shoot down three E-767 Chinese fighters. It is reported. This is the J-14 fighter that China is about to mass-produce. Performance is not below the F-22A. The J-14 fighter paired with the J-15 is also about to enter service. Performance with F-35 when. Naval side. Speculation that China has at least one all-electric submarine has been confirmed. We went missing in the waters off the Okinawa Islands, the Hawaii. There is also a possibility that the "Texas" returned home injured and encountered a Chinese all-electric submarine. Because the Chinese Army did not appear in the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War and the East China Sea War. So how effective is the ground combat effectiveness of the Chinese Army. It is not known yet. But I believe. China will definitely apply electric technology to army equipment. The Chinese Army, which was originally the first in the world in terms of strength, has been raised to a higher level. ”

That is to say. China's military strength is even stronger than it appears. ”

Stockton nodded. That's what it means.

Relatively. Stockton is the most objective analysis. There is no mixing too much ground feeling** color.

Frederick smiled coldly. said: "China's land problem. Let's wait until we officially take office. Right now. We have to determine the platform and the final ministers. ”

Changing the topic, the enthusiasm of the crowd was mobilized.

For Frederick, who is about to enter the White House, defeating former President Roddick in the general election is only the first step in his years in office, and it is still the easiest step.

Shortly after the end of the East China Sea War, the "house arrest gate" scandal broke out. The former CIA commissioner, who suddenly appeared in front of a national television audience, accused Roddick of putting him under house arrest after the "Camp David bombing," falsely claiming that he had been killed. The news media focused on Roddick's illegal expropriation of Wesleyland

By Quan, falsifying death certificates, etc., but did not report the deeper reasons for the Camp David bombing, the truth of the "earth", the process of Wesley's "escape", etc.

The "house arrest" scandal has made the Republican Party the biggest beneficiary.

With no effort, the Republicans defeated the Democrats in the general election with only 15 election funds, and Frederick got the "ticket" to enter the White House, and 318 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 68 of the 1c0 seats in the Senate fell into the hands of the Republicans.

In less than twenty days, Frederick will move into the White House, and the Republican Party will become a veritable "majority party."

At present, Frederick's two major tasks, in addition to packing his belongings, are to determine the policy platform and the list of federal government ministers.

The discussion started with simple questions and was shortly there.

The choice of ministers for the federal government is not decided by Frederick, but by the major interest groups that support the Republican Party. To put it simply, Frederick had to "repay" the interest groups that supported him.

Behind Secretary of Defense Berkeley are arms interest groups represented by "Lockheed Tin", "Boeing", "Northrop", "General Electric", etc., behind National Security Adviser Stockton are international advisory interest groups represented by "RAND Corporation", "International Institute for Strategic Studies", "Blackwater", etc., behind the Secretary of Energy are oil and energy interest groups represented by "Exxon-US Oil Corporation", "American Power Group", "Texas Oil Consortium", etc., and behind the Secretary of the Treasury is " The Federal Reserve Bank, the Morgan Bank, the Flowerbank, the Bank of America, the Goldman Sachs Group, etc., and behind the Minister of Industry are the industrial and commercial interest groups represented by the General Motors, Ford Motor, the American Iron and Steel Institute, etc......

Each interest group has more power than the president.

Frederick has no choice, and if he fails to meet the demands of major interest groups, not only will he not want to continue to live in the White House in the future, but whether he can make the vice president willing to act as a "backup" is a question.

"If there are no problems, the list of government members will be released tomorrow."

No one objected, and the last few vacancies had already been decided, and at this time it was just a formality.

"Now, we have to determine the main policies after taking office." Frederick posed the most important question, "When we campaigned, we promised to increase jobs, stimulate consumption, protect American businesses and products, change foreign policy, and improve the image of the country." While it will be difficult to deliver on all of the promises made to completely change the status quo in the United States in one term, we must work to convince voters that we have the ability and determination to address the difficulties and put the United States on the path to recovery. ”

This was the third time Frederick had raised the question with his staff.

On the first two occasions, there was no unanimity among the staff, with some advocating the implementation of trade protection policies, some advocating the expansion of the government's fiscal deficit, and some advocating waging foreign wars. Either way, there is no way to solve the problem at the root. Frederick didn't let his staff call the shots, he had to have a clear subjective attitude.

"Perhaps, we shouldn't be limited to one policy." Frederick's handpicked Secretary of State Leslie broke the silence and said, "Any single policy can only work on one or a few problems, and it cannot fundamentally solve the problems we face." Only by implementing several policies at the same time can we achieve tangible results. ”

Leslie has second only to Frederick in the right to speak.

Prior to assisting Frederick in his presidential candidacy, Leslie served as Secretary of the Treasury and Adviser to the President on Economic Issues in both Bush administrations. During the Democratic administration, Leslie was hired as special assistant to the president of Goldman Sachs, which not only helped Goldman Sachs survive the global financial crisis that broke out every year, but also made it the largest venture capital group in the United States after the financial crisis.

Needless to say, Leslie has strong support from financial interests.

"That said, we had to be prepared for a lot."

Leslie nodded and said, "In order to deal with the global financial crisis, and the possibility of a global economic crisis, we must really protect domestic businesses by providing more government assistance and guaranteed loans." In order to stimulate consumption, it is necessary to introduce tax reduction and welfare policies as soon as possible and expand fiscal expenditure. In order to gain access to a broader overseas market and reshape the image of the United States, we must teach a disobedient country a lesson! ”

Hearing this, Frederick also sighed secretly.

It doesn't matter who lives in the White House, what matters is who has the final say. Like all previous US presidents, Frederick could not afford to lose the support and assistance of his aides, nor could he escape the control of interest groups.

The White House is just a more glamorous home.

As long as they are willing to be at the mercy of interest groups and have no stain on their resume, anyone has a chance to become the owner of the White House.

President, a true portrayal of the "American Dream"!

Damn it**

Ask for a monthly pass, ask for a monthly pass, take this opportunity to close the distance with the third, and prepare for the final battle, brothers, go on! (To be continued)