Chapter 2137 Vice Chairman Liu

Time flies, and five years have passed in a flash.

Ouchi, Golden Autumn Garden, the residence of General Secretary Xue Yuanshan.

Xue Yuanshan and Liu Jun sat opposite each other.

At the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China held in the second half of last year, Comrade Liu Jun, member of the Politburo and secretary of the Tianshan Provincial Party Committee, was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.

At the first session of the 13th National People's Congress just held, Liu Jun was elected vice president of the state and vice chairman of the State Military Commission.

The position of successor was unmistakably established.

This is not surprising, as five years ago, Yoo Jun was already recognized as the most popular candidate for the next generation. However, it is still a little unexpected that he immediately became vice chairman of the Central Military Commission at the same time as he entered the Politburo Standing Committee. This seems to break the convention of a successor and bring the process forward.

Of course, it is also easy to understand in detail.

Since there is no longer any controversy, there is no need to artificially create some "reverie" space.

On the contrary, the candidate for the new prime minister is more "interesting". There are two of the most competitive in this position, one is Gao Changhong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of S Province, and the other is Qiu Qingchuan, the current Vice Premier.

These two are both authentic red three generations, and they are about the same age, Qiu Qingchuan is slightly older. In their respective fields of work, they have made very remarkable achievements and are known as strongmen in economic construction. It can be said that each has its own advantages and disadvantages.

The most talked-about thing is that Qiu Qingchuan and Gao Changhong have a good relationship with Liu Jun, and they often have some personal contacts with each other. At their level, being able to have personal dealings with each other is enough to explain a lot of things.

This is relatively new in the configuration of the previous party and government groups.

Therefore, the competition between them is relatively "benign", inconspicuous, and almost imperceptible to the outside world. The respective factions did not fight each other, but adopted a very friendly and negotiated attitude.

This is very closely related to Qiu Qingchuan and Gao Changhong's respective attitudes. Both of them belong to the kind of extremely mature and stable personalities, acting in a low-key manner and never showing off.

A supreme leader who is as strong as the extreme, with such a solid partner, can be described as the best combination of extremely suitable.

Finally, at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Gao Changhong was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo, and then at the just held National People's Congress, he was elected as Vice Premier of the State Council, replacing Guo Qiliang and assisting Premier Jiang Xiangjie in charge of the work of the State Council.

Qiu Qingchuan was transferred to the vice chairman of the National People's Congress, and Qiu Qingchuan had already begun to explore the reform of the National People's Congress when he was in Province A.

In fact, five years later, the core of the new top leadership group has already taken shape.

Vice Chairman Liu came to Jinqiuyuan today because he was invited to be a guest.

"Comrade Liu Jun, if you want to smoke, please poop, I don't want to smoke here."

General Secretary Xue Yuanshan said to Liu Jun with a smile.

Liu Jun smiled and nodded in thanks, but he was not polite, he immediately picked up the cigarette on the table, gave one to Xue Yuanshan, and lit one himself. A faint cloud of smoke rose from the ancient courtyard.

Liu Jun knew very well that General Secretary Xue Yuanshan invited him over today mainly to discuss the issue of the treasure island area and the issue of building a second aircraft carrier battle group.

"Comrade Liu Jun, what is your opinion on the issue of the treasure island area?"

Sure enough, General Secretary Xue Yuanshan cut straight to the point.

In fact, at this time, General Secretary Xue Yuanshan specially invited Liu Jun to come over to discuss the issue of the treasure island area, which was caused by a report by several experts and scholars of the National Academy of Social Sciences. Those experts and scholars are all relatively young researchers of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In the report, they analyzed in detail the situation in the Baodao region from several different angles of legal principles, the current situation, and the future, and proposed that it would be best to fundamentally resolve the sovereignty issue in the Baodao area within 20 years.

This report was sent to the desk of the princes of the current dynasty as an internal reference, and after Liu Jun read it, he made a personal comment, thinking that this opinion is very worthy of attention and has reference value, and hopes that other comrades can read it.

This unusual action attracted the attention of other comrades of the Standing Committee, and General Secretary Xue Yuanshan naturally knew Liu Jun's attitude.

In the past five years, the domestic political situation and economic construction have been developing steadily, China's national strength has become stronger and stronger, the second Bretton Woods system was formally adopted two years ago, and the renminbi has become the world's circulating currency, which is one of the three final settlement currencies recognized by the world. Japan's economic crisis has been slow to recover, and the yen has been removed from the negotiations, and in the end, only three settlement currencies - the US dollar, the euro and the renminbi - have been retained. Other countries in Europe and the United States have only been able to recover from the economic crisis, and their overall strength has inevitably declined a lot. In the foreseeable future, it is no longer a dream for the republic to catch up with the world's number one power, but has become a real possibility.

In order to ensure its interests in Europe and the Middle East, the United States has taken a more friendly attitude towards the strong rising republics and basically stopped arms sales to the treasure island region.

On this premise, several scholars of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences have proposed that the recovery of the treasure island area within 20 years will have a certain foundation, and it will no longer be a castle in the air.

Of course, the stakes are very high, and General Secretary Xue Yuanshan also needs to extensively solicit the opinions of the comrades in the team before he can make a final decision.

Liu Jun was the first leader of the Standing Committee to give formal instructions on the internal staff of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and General Secretary Xue Yuanshan attached more importance to his opinions.

Liu Jun pondered for a moment and said: "General Secretary, I think that this report of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is carefully analyzed, and the proposed solution steps are relatively reasonable, and there is a certain degree of feasibility, which is worthy of our attention. The treasure island issue, which has been left behind for nearly 70 years, has come to be resolved. According to the relevant provisions of international law and international practice, once a region has been actually independent for more than 50 years, it has a legal basis for true independence. Protracted delay is not good for us. It is not enough to pay lip service to sovereignty. ”

General Secretary Xue Yuanshan frowned slightly and nodded slightly.

Liu Jun continued: "General Secretary, I think the period of 20 years is also more reasonable. From now on, we can officially announce to the outside world that within 20 years, the issue of the treasure island will be resolved. In the first 10 years, peace negotiations were the mainstay, and in the last 10 years, the solution was mainly by force. Give them a deadline and also give ourselves a deadline. Without pressure, there is no motivation. ”

Yoo Joon's style is still as strong as ever.

"Of course, the key is sovereignty, and governance can be suspended. Facts have proven that "one country, two systems" is a pioneering initiative and is very vigorous. As long as the treasure island region recognizes sovereignty and hoists the national flag and emblem, other matters can be discussed. Executive, diplomatic, and even defensive powers, they can all be retained. We do not interfere in the entire administrative system, ideology, diplomatic system, and even the military system. Let's set it for 50 years. ”

Xue Yuanshan's slightly frowning eyebrows stretched, smiled indifferently, and said, "Fifty years is a long time, and anything can happen. ”

Liu Jun also smiled slightly and said, "Fifty years later, we can't control it." If future generations are competitive, nothing will happen. If we don't fight for it, I think we can completely take back the treasure island in one go, and they can't keep it. ”

General Secretary Xue Yuanshan said with a smile: "Well, this is a very materialistic point of view. It is already very good for a generation to be able to manage the affairs of a generation. ”

Liu Jun nodded with a smile.

"Then, if this plan is implemented according to it, it seems that the plan put forward by Comrade Xiao Dongzhan and others needs to be discussed carefully."

Secretary Xue Yuanshan laughed for a while, and then said with a straight face.

Xiao Dongzhan was re-elected vice chairman of the Central Military Commission at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and is currently presiding over the daily work of the Military Commission. Not long ago, on behalf of the military, a motion was put forward for the construction of a second aircraft carrier battle group.

The first aircraft carrier of our armed forces, the USS Mir, was launched for sea trials seven years ago and was put into active service in the South China Sea Fleet. The aircraft carrier was converted from the unfinished Admiral of the former Soviet Union. In the past seven years, the "Mir" has carried out a variety of beneficial explorations and trained a large number of outstanding aircraft carrier commanders and carrier-based aircraft pilots.

At present, China's weapons industry technology has also jumped to a new level, and the latest fifth-generation fighter aircraft produced independently has entered the final test stage. This fighter has the technology of modification of carrier-based aircraft.

The military believes that the time is ripe for the construction of a new generation of large nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

Liu Jun said: "If you want me to see, Comrade Xiao Dongzhan's steps are not big enough. ”

Xue Yuanshan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Comrade Liu Jun's opinion is to build two aircraft carrier battle groups at the same time?" ”

"Yes, that's the opinion. The United States has begun to replace its third-generation nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, which are more capable of combat. Even if we build the first aircraft carrier battle group within three years, we will not be able to form an effective combat capability. After all, the Mir is a conventional ship that focuses on training, and its combat capabilities are far from those of large nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Building the navy step by step is not adapted to the situation, so it is better to be more radical. Within the next 10 years, at least four large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier battle groups will be built. Our technical level can do it completely. ”

Liu Jun said firmly, not hiding his thoughts in the slightest.

Not only is there no technical problem, but our national strength is more than enough to support four large aircraft carrier battle groups at the same time.

"In addition, underwater combat capabilities need to be further strengthened. The ocean-going struggle can be considered in the next step, and at present, it is necessary to make all-out efforts to strengthen the building of the army in view of the treasure island issue. ”

Yoo Jun added.

Strait island operations have their own characteristics, which are different from the struggle for hegemony in the open oceans, and preparations must be carried out in a targeted manner.

General Secretary Xue Yuanshan was not in a hurry to reply, leaned back slightly on the sofa, pondered for a while, and then nodded slightly.

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