Soviet Union 1991

Second update

When I heard that Yanayev wanted to sell the aircraft carrier to China at a symbolic price, everyone present was uneasy. Kryuchkov said that the Soviet Union would not use such a method to retain China now. Pavlov also believed that the United States was just trying to win over China, and that the Soviet Union would not use such means to gain favor between the two countries.

Yanayev was the only one who smiled and said nothing. You are willing to give it away, but others are not willing to accept it. After listening to the discussion of others, he explained, "Have all the comrades here not considered whether China is willing to accept our early retirement of the Kiev-class aircraft carrier? Otherwise, why do you think I would be so generous in sending away a Kiev-class aircraft carrier?" class?"

Everyone was stunned. They did not expect that Yanayev's sending out the aircraft carrier had another hidden meaning. They all stopped and listened to Yanayev continue.

"China is still focusing on economic construction so far. They don't even have the financial resources to maintain the construction of an aircraft carrier fleet, so if they are given a Kiev-class aircraft, it will only be used for simple maintenance at the port. What's more, the economy will really develop in the future. Get up, a ship under the influence of saturation offensive tactics in the 1970s Will the conventional aircraft carriers they build still come into their sight? I’m afraid the only ones they will take a fancy to are the American Nimitz class or our Ulyanovsk. For this reason, don’t. Even if we give the aircraft carrier to China, they may not accept it. "

What Yanayev said is true. China is not interested in aircraft carriers now because it has no money to maintain a fleet. In the future, if they have money, they will definitely not like the Soviet Union. Are you embarrassed to give away the non-nuclear-powered aircraft carrier by then? What's more, China still has a vague awareness of sea power. It was not until after the crisis in 1996 that it made great efforts to build a powerful Eastern Fleet.

"Sending the aircraft carrier is not to win their favor, but to tell them in this way that the Soviet Union and China are allies and partners in a narrow strip of water. If something happens to anyone in the future, the only ones who will laugh are the Americans. For a better To let China understand this, I decided to change the name of the donated aircraft carrier.”

The aircraft carrier Yanayev selected was the Minsk. Historically, China originally bought this aircraft carrier and converted it into a theme park in Shenzhen. Now Yanayev wants to sell half of the aircraft carrier and half to China.

"The name of the aircraft carrier has been changed to Wu Shu with Chinese charm. There was once a dynasty in China called the Three Kingdoms. The three countries of Wei, Shu and Wu stood side by side. In order to resist the most powerful Wei State, the two countries Wu and Shu formed an alliance. , in order to achieve the stability and balance of the situation." Yanayev also explained the origin of the name to everyone present, and the *** members present did not expect that General Secretary Yanayev was actually a person. China Pass.

This can be regarded as the calligraphy and painting of "watching the sea and listening to the waves" that was given to **** in the same way as the tiger charm. With such an obvious hint, how could it be impossible for Chinese leaders to understand Yanayev’s good intentions? Of course, someone asked what if China really accepts the aircraft carrier we sent?

"Sell it, just sell it. Besides, this aircraft carrier has no value in our hands. After the two incidents in India and South Korea. Who else with deep pockets will come to buy the remaining two aircraft carriers? Those big dogs in Saudi Arabia don’t need it, the offer is cheaper Argentina may be eager to try, but after the Falklands War, their economy has declined to the point where they may no longer be able to afford another aircraft carrier. What's more, the two sold have already paid back their capital and made a profit. The next two boats will be waiting for buyers. ”

Therefore, the Soviet Union decided to sell the Minsk to China, which affected the hearts of the three countries. The Chinese expressed that they were flattered because they had never encountered a country selling its national weapon to another country in the form of half sale and half free. The United States asked if your uncle, the Soviet Union, was so desperate. India spent more than 20 million U.S. dollars on buying a British aircraft carrier that had been in service for nearly 30 years. You actually sold an aircraft carrier in a package for only 15 million U.S. dollars. Does your aircraft carrier cost free?

And the Indian Asans said. I first drank a bowl of Ganges water to calm down my shock.

The question suddenly arises, that is, should China take over this somewhat hot potato? Although the US$15 million second-hand aircraft carrier is very attractive to China, considering the subsequent series of maintenance, the cost of forming an aircraft carrier battle group of scripture China has a bit of a headache. In an era when everything is centered on economic construction, how can they have so much money for the navy to squander a combat aircraft carrier group? What's more, the Soviet Union's Kiev-class is not a real aircraft carrier. It can be said to be an aircraft-carrying cruiser. China has no love for buying outdated cruisers.

Compared to this. China is even more concerned about Yanayev’s naming of this aircraft carrier, Wu Shu. All Chinese people with some historical concepts know what this obvious metaphor refers to. I am afraid that the Soviet Union is trying every means to send China an aircraft carrier, just to use concrete actions to express this meaning.

In front of the United States, they can only unite. Otherwise, what awaits them is control or death.

At the same time, the United States also began to interfere. They solemnly produced a report, saying that the Soviet Union's move was to destroy the harmony of the Asia-Pacific region. First, the Kiev-class was sold to India and South Korea, and now another one was given to China for free. The purpose is to provoke an arms race among Asian countries in the Pacific region, undermine the political stability and unity of the Asia-Pacific region, and achieve the goal of exporting their own country's arms to Asian countries.

Of course, everyone can see that this report of the United States is self-slapping, because the US government selectively ignored their forced purchase and export of their own arms to the conflict area. The Soviet Foreign Minister immediately retorted that you rednecks are pretending, dare to touch your conscience and say that there is no CIA agent involved in selling arms in the Bosnian conflict? Do you dare to say that the CIA is not colluding with the Taliban? Do you dare to say that the Colombian drug lords are big in South America without the CIA's instigation? Obviously, you are the destroyer of world peace, but you forcibly throw dirty water on the Soviet Union. Have some shame?

The Soviet Union protested to the United States with an impassioned speech, saying that the noise was too loud and I couldn't hear it, and it was like a gangster and shameless.

Then, in the quarrel between the Soviet Union and the United States, the silent Chinese side suddenly announced that they thanked the Soviet Union for its kindness. Now China's economy is developing rapidly and it does not need aircraft carriers for the time being. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that China and the Soviet Union are now developing relations as comprehensive strategic cooperative partners and will keep the same pace on certain international issues.

The development relationship of comprehensive strategic cooperative partners has gone one step further than the previous strategic cooperative partnership. This is the highest level of cooperative relationship in the terms of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so far. This relationship includes multiple aspects such as economy, politics, and military. Of course, in terms of emotional closeness, it is second only to the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership of Pakistan.

This speech by China made both the Soviet Union and the United States feel relieved. The United States was glad that China did not accept this sweet poison for them, and the Soviet Union was glad that they finally got the guarantee as they wished, and the two countries would advance and retreat together in the general direction.

However, Yanayev's back-up plan has not yet ended. If the aircraft carrier is just a gift to China on the surface, then the US's concerns are another gift to China in secret. I wonder if the Chinese representatives can understand this painstaking effort.

Sure enough, the United States began to panic. What the Soviet Union did seemed to be almost losing money and risking its life to support China. Could it be that the leaders of the Soviet Union had given up the dream of dominating the world during the Cold War and became a wholehearted auxiliary? Just like the relationship between Britain and the United States?

The Soviet Union's political goals must not be achieved. China must become an ally of the United States, not an ally of the Soviet Union. The United States, which racked its brains to deal with the Soviet Union, finally thought of its own means and restored some military cooperation projects that were a honeymoon between China and the United States in the 1980s.

However, the Americans did not know that Yanayev's conspiracy was to guide the senior officials in Washington to think in this direction, and to use the US arms sales to pave the way for China's arms renewal.

"China, there are not many opportunities to cheat the United States. You must seize them well." Yanayev said silently in his heart. (To be continued.)