If you cheat, money will follow

In the office of Leda Investment, Chang Le and Zheng Peng were having an in-depth conversation.

"Yelun from the Ministry of Finance on the other side is visiting China." Zheng Peng mentioned.

Chang Le chuckled upon hearing this, "Do they want us to buy their national debt again?"

"I'm afraid it's more than just that," Zheng Peng analyzed with a serious expression. "According to predictions from relevant departments, Yellon's visit may involve four core issues."

"Oh? Which four aspects?" Chang Le asked curiously.

Zheng Peng began to explain in detail: "First of all, they will undoubtedly hope that we will continue to buy their national debt. This has almost become a fixed topic in every meeting, and the same old tune is repeated."

He paused and continued: "The debt scale on the other side has now expanded to 34 trillion U.S. dollars. Whether it is an interest rate increase or an interest rate cut, it may cause serious economic turmoil."

"They themselves said that they have embarked on an 'unsustainable development path'."

“With interest rates now at 5.5%, they have to pay $1.8 trillion in interest every year, which is almost twice their military spending.”

"They urgently need to find a strong successor to build confidence in the global market before entering the interest rate cut cycle."

"What about the second issue?" Chang Le listened with interest.

"The second issue is that they may seek open cooperation in the field of science and technology, especially in cutting-edge fields such as carbon-based materials, artificial intelligence, drones, and aerospace." Zheng Peng further analyzed, "The other side is now facing tremendous pressure. And our country is getting stronger day by day.”

"Our carbon-based chips occupy 80% of the world's production capacity and 60% of the market share;"

"The photovoltaic industry occupies more than 85% of the market, and new energy vehicles also occupy 60% of the production capacity."

"In addition, in the fields of wind power generation and lithium batteries, we also occupy more than 60% of the production capacity."

"They have repeatedly expressed concerns about our rapid expansion of capacity."

"So, what exactly do they mean by openness and cooperation?" Chang Le asked doubtfully, "Aren't we already quite open in these fields?"

"What they desire is deeper technology sharing and cooperation." Zheng Peng explained.

Chang Le sneered when he heard this: "Isn't this whimsical? What new tricks are the remaining two issues?"

"They want us to allow the free flow of financial capital and ask us to give up part of the industrial chain." Zheng Peng listed them one by one.

Chang Le's curiosity was aroused: "What on earth are they thinking? Haven't they recognized the reality yet?"

"It doesn't matter what they think, the key is what they plan to do." Zheng Peng said sternly, "It is reminded from above that this meeting may be the last high-level visit of the other party in the near future."

"Oh? Is this an ultimatum?" Chang Le asked in surprise.

"It's very possible. They have realized that if they continue to compete freely, they will face not only a failure in competition, but the collapse of the entire system." Zheng Peng analyzed in depth.

Chang Le fell into deep thought.

Zheng Peng continued: "There are signs that they are ready to make a desperate move."

Hearing this, Chang Le couldn't help but be silent.

"Their military deployments have been extremely frequent recently." Zheng Peng's tone became solemn. "In the Western Pacific region, they have deployed three major aircraft carrier battle groups: the USS Ronald Reagan, the USS Carl Vinson, and the USS Theodore Roosevelt."

He further revealed: "Moreover, the USS Lincoln, USS Ford, and USS Washington aircraft carrier battle groups have also been mobilized from their west coast."

"This means that in our surrounding waters, they will assemble six major aircraft carrier battle groups, and there may be more in the future."

"In addition," Zheng Peng continued to list, "according to foreign media reports, they have reduced their military support to Big Daddy and Ermao, and concentrated more military power in East Asia."

"Just a few days ago, they even deployed 12 B2 Phantom bombers to Guam, which is a very rare situation."

"You know, they only have 18 of these bombers in total."

"In addition," Zheng Peng added, "their Secretary of State is currently visiting Europe, claiming to be coordinating and communicating on Red Sea matters and the E-Mao conflict."

"But in fact, they may be seeking more international support, or at least a name for unity."

"But," he chuckled, "no other country seemed to respond to them except John Bull."

In Hans Country, their response was: "They are crucial to us, and our thinking paths coincide in many ways."

In Gaul, their attitude is: "We are important partners. Although there is competition, this is not the problem, but a normal business dynamic."

Italy is more direct: "We are not seeking any form of confrontation or team formation. Competition exists, but it is not mainstream. What we value more is cooperation and reciprocity."

Xingyue Kingdom kept silent about this and had a cold attitude.

After Zheng Peng finished describing the attitudes of these countries, Chang Le responded with a smile: "Since the other side is coming, let's come. I believe the superiors have made careful arrangements."

"I don't know the specific situation," Zheng Peng replied, "but as far as I know, all 18 Type 055s are on standby."

In this life, the country's financial resources far exceed those in the previous life, so it was able to build more 055 drives, a full 10 more than in the previous life.

Zheng Peng then revealed: "I also heard that if necessary, we may dispatch 057."

Chang Le was silent when he heard the words.

057, that is the concentrated expression of the technological achievements of Pingtou Ge Research Institute. It has completely surpassed the design concept of traditional naval ships.

Starting from the 055 cruise ship, the development ideas of the domestic navy have been different from traditional aircraft carriers and aircraft, and have embarked on a unique route.

With the rapid development of science and technology, we no longer rely on aircraft for monitoring, but have built a three-dimensional monitoring system through shipboard radar.

In the vastness of the ocean, exposing your position means losing half your chance of survival.

Affected by the curvature of the earth, traditional shipborne radar can only detect and lock enemy ships at a maximum distance of 100 kilometers.

Chang Le originally thought that using room temperature superconducting materials could push this distance to thousands of kilometers.

However, practice has proven that the longest distance can still only reach 500 kilometers.

But within this 500-kilometer range, the detection accuracy has reached an astonishing level, especially for the detection of submarines, which can almost make them invisible.

What’s even more surprising is that the smart brains at Pingtouge Research Institute have inadvertently developed neutrino radar technology that is still in the theoretical exploration stage.

Neutrinos, a type of lepton, are among the most fundamental particles in nature.

It has minimal interaction with matter, so it has extremely strong penetration into the medium, is not easily attenuated and propagates extremely quickly.

This discovery has been widely used in radar, communications, space observation and other fields.

Interestingly, although the researchers at the institute successfully developed a neutrino radar, they did not know how to develop it.

They are now working backwards to try to complete the theoretical basis.

This state of "knowing it but not knowing why" is a peculiar landscape in the field of scientific research.

With the technical support of abnormal radar, the domestic navy's military building ideas have completely changed.

If you don’t build an aircraft carrier, build a large cruiser.

A full-system ship like the 055 that can defend, attack, explore, reconnaissance, cover, clear obstacles, and can fight alone or in groups will be a living target no matter how many aircraft carriers there are on the other side.

This is a bit like a battleship before World War II. The caliber is justice and the range is truth.

What's more, Bai Di showed his body once, but Xuan Nu has not yet shown her figure.

As for 057, Chang Le has never seen it.

"Also, let me tell you some news..." Zheng Peng wanted to continue.

"Commissioner X?"

"You knew already?"

"Nonsense, the relevant departments have told me a long time ago that they want to actively provide suggestions for development."

"Haha, this is an official statement, but in fact it still protects you."

"Of course I understand this."