Dominate South Asia

Election! The quadrennial presidential election in the United States has begun again!

In history, Bush won the Gulf War, but lost public support. He lost to Clinton in the election and left the White House in disgrace.

The main reason why Bush left the White House was because of the high fiscal deficit. Bush was a torpedo pilot and loved fighting. During his term, the United States launched several wars, especially the Gulf War. Although the oil giants in the Middle East provided part of the funds, the United States still had to spend a considerable amount of fiscal expenditure. In addition, Bush was very caring for the military, and the approval of various military projects was very smooth, which led to a continuous increase in fiscal expenditure.

In order to cope with the fiscal deficit, Bush finally took a stupid move, which was to increase taxes! This directly led to the dissatisfaction of American taxpayers. As a result, Bush no longer had the original support rate in the election and was driven out by the people.

But now, the situation has changed. On the one hand, the biggest enemy of the United States, the Soviet Union, still exists! Although the Soviet Union began to gradually retreat, as long as the Soviet Union existed, the Cold War would continue, and the American people could still tolerate the increase in military spending.

Besides, the bigger reason is that the Gulf War did not break out. So many precision-guided weapons in the United States are still in the warehouse and have not been used. When war enters the era of precision guidance, fighting a war means fighting for money. Without money, there is no way to fight a war.

Therefore, although the US fiscal deficit is a bit large, it is not yet to the point where it must be eliminated by raising taxes. Bush Sr.'s butt is still sitting firmly.

And now, in order to defeat his opponent Clinton in the election, Bush Sr. can still use his advantages. That is, do one or two good things during his term of office to win public opinion!

The US election is planned by a think tank. Bush Sr.'s current subordinates are all his think tanks. If he steps down, these people will almost step down as well. The new president will have new subordinates.

So, when Bush heard what National Security Advisor Brent said, his eyes lit up: "What opportunity?"

"Now, China's economy is constantly rising, especially their agricultural products and light industrial products, which have been sold in large quantities to the United States, and many of our companies have suffered losses." Brent said: "So, many people have begun to have opinions about China, especially many Jews, and you have always had a friendly relationship with China. This is not good for your campaign, and many people will be dissatisfied with your behavior."

Bush has a good relationship with China, which can be seen from Bush's resume. He has been an ambassador to China for so many years, and he still has a good impression of China. At the beginning, it was for the purpose of balancing the Soviet Union, but now, the Soviet Union is actually no longer a big threat. At this time, if the United States changes its attitude again and appears in a tough posture, it should be able to win more support.

"You mean, we want to sell F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan?" Bush said, "Selling F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan? This violates our original joint communiqué."

"But this will win more support." Secretary of State Baker also agreed: "Now, China's economy is advancing by leaps and bounds. We must be more vigilant against China. Increasing Taiwan's national defense capabilities is beneficial to us. This can also build momentum for your election and win more support. Moreover, selling fighter jets to Taiwan can also reduce complaints from our arms dealers."

Killing multiple birds with one stone, especially building momentum for the election! Bush was finally moved after hearing this. He thought that Taiwan was pitiful enough. Over the years, it has always been like a stepmother. Now, it's time to give Taiwan some sweetness.

A tough president will be loved by the people. Americans like tough presidents, but if the economy is not good, Americans will also be dissatisfied. Now, through arms sales to Taiwan, the United States can make more profits, which is very beneficial to Bush's campaign and build momentum for the election!

Pakistan, Islamabad

"Mr. President, thank you very much for your reminder. We found that Taiwan was trading with the Soviet Union, and we caught them red-handed." Robert said to Muhammad with a smile on his face. This cooperation was very pleasant. How great it would be if we could cooperate like this in the future!

Muhammad said: "This is what we should do. I have said long ago that we have many common interests with your country. Now, have you made a decision to sell military aircraft to Taiwan?"

"Yes, Congress has passed the president's proposal to sell a total of 160 F-16 fighters to Taiwan." Robert said.

"Congratulations to your arms dealers for making a fortune from Taiwan again." Muhammad said.

The contract that Taiwan originally negotiated with the Soviets was 35 million US dollars per Su-27, and now the contract with the United States is 45 million US dollars per aircraft, and it is still the main force of the Americans' foreign sales, the F-16/79! The model using that outdated turbojet engine! The Americans can make at least 25 million US dollars per aircraft!

Watching Robert leave, Mushaaf on the side was worried: "Mr. President, if we do this, won't it be disadvantageous to China?"

No matter what type of turbojet engine it is, it is still an F-16, a third-generation aircraft with a wing slat and excellent combat performance! Moreover, the number is huge. When Taiwan obtains these fighters, it will pose a threat to the mainland.

"Yes." Muhammad said: "However, compared with the Su-27, which fighter do you think poses a greater threat to China?"

"Of course it's the Su-27!" Mushaaf said, and he also understood what the president meant.

The main cause of this incident was the Soviet Union. In order to make money, the Soviet Union could sell everything to any country, but it didn't care about China's attitude. After all, the number of Soviet fighters purchased by China was too small. Even if it was not sold to China, it was enough for the Soviets to make a lot of money even if it was not sold to China, but only to Taiwan.

If Taiwan gets the Su-27 fighter, it will be very disadvantageous for China. After all, the Su-27 fighter is a heavy air superiority fighter with strong maneuverability, long range, and huge potential for body improvement. Taiwan's electronic technology is very good, and the Su-27 will become a sharp sword hanging over the mainland.

The only one who can stop Taiwan from buying the Su-27 is the United States, so this news must be told to the Americans, so that the Americans can stop Taiwan. As a result, the United States had no choice but to sell fighter jets to Taiwan in order to coerce and induce. In the final analysis, Taiwan was forced to buy the Su-27. Even if it did not buy the Su-27, it would buy the Mirage 2000.

In history, Taiwan also obtained the F-16 fighter in 1992. In the early 1990s, due to various reasons, Lockheed Martin, which was responsible for the production of F-16, fell into a serious crisis. At that time, the F-16 was not as popular as it is now. It became a world-class fighter second only to the MiG-21. At that time, there were no orders for the F-16, and the production line was almost closed. At the same time, the relationship between China and the United States also fell to a low point. With the support of this international environment, and in order to "save" Lockheed Martin, Bush Sr. announced in 1992 that he would sell 150 F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, which not only temporarily saved the Fort Worth factory, but also pulled back the F-16 fighter jets that were facing permanent suspension of production from the gates of hell.

Now it is just a repetition of history. What is supposed to happen will still happen. Muhammad knows that he can't stop the Americans' actions at all. However, things are different now.

In history, before the arrival of the Su-27 fighter, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Air Force was so poor that it didn't even have the ability to intercept in the medium range. The improvement project of the J-8-2 fighter, which was highly expected, ended up in vain for various reasons, and the prototype was detained by the United States.

At that time, Taiwan obtained the Su-27, which was a great stimulus to China. After China purchased the Su-27, the first batch of equipment was the Wuhu Air Force, which was needed to fight against the Taiwan Air Force.

Now, it is completely different. China's J-10 fighter has begun to serve in large quantities, with an annual output of more than 30 aircraft. The front-line air force, especially the air force facing Taiwan, has long begun to replace the J-10 fighter. Although the performance of the engine is still poor, it is definitely a complete victory compared with the F-16.

At the same time, the imitation of Tomcat fighters has also begun. The combination of Tomcat and J-10 light and heavy aircraft can completely give the Chinese Air Force an overwhelming air advantage over Taiwan. Taiwan wants to pose a threat to the mainland, which is just a dream.

However, China will definitely not be satisfied with the Americans doing this. The rest depends on how China responds.

Muhammad guessed quite accurately. After the United States announced the arms sale to Taiwan, the whole world was in an uproar.

On the same day, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman made a harsh speech. The US government's sale of F-16 fighters to Taiwan seriously violated the three Sino-US joint communiqués, seriously interfered in China's internal affairs, seriously endangered China's national security, and damaged China's unification and Sino-US relations!

The Chinese leader urgently summoned the US ambassador to China on the same day and emphasized China's attitude to the United States. If the United States insists on doing so, China will cancel the contract for importing 20 Boeing 747 passenger aircraft that it has just reached with the United States!

The F-16 is produced not only by Lockheed Martin, but also by Boeing. If China stops importing Boeing 747, it will also be a big loss for Boeing. (To be continued ~^~)