Chapter 321 Investment and construction of factories

Gwadar Port, Pakistan.

The port is built on a seaside tidal flat, with a high ground to the north, and the Pakistani security forces are stationed there.

Inside the port, construction is going on everywhere.

This has been going on for years, and it will continue for years.

For the eight million people of Balochistan, and indeed for the two hundred million people of Pakistan, what is happening here is of extraordinary significance.

Gwadar Port is not only a port, but also a starting point and a milestone.

In a few years, the railway and highway will be completed and opened to traffic from this point on, running through the whole of Pakistan and eventually connecting to the territory of China.

By that time, Gwadar Port will be the largest transshipment port in South Asia.

The ongoing construction will not only create tens of thousands of jobs, but will also bring the most critical development opportunities in Pakistan's 70-year history.

On this basis, in 20 years, maybe 10 years, Pakistan will be free from the yoke of poverty and backwardness.

It is not only the Pakistani authorities that have seized the opportunity, but also the rebels who have been resisting for decades and have been causing problems for the Pakistani authorities.

Shortly after the expansion of the Gwadar port began, Balochistan rebel commander Khazar announced the end of a fifteen-year insurgency because of the hope that Chinese investment would give children a good education and a good life for Baloch people.

In Khazar's words, the previous confrontation with the Pakistani authorities was also to obtain a better living environment.

If we can improve our lives through construction and stop future generations from worrying about survival, what reason is there to continue to work against the central government?

Rebellion and war cannot make life rich, only construction can bring happiness.

The rise of China is the best proof that Pakistan, as China's "iron buddy", will naturally not doubt China's achievements.

Facing the port, Wang Dong was also very touched.

During his service in the Military Intelligence Agency, Wang Dong visited here, but at that time, the port of Gwadar was operated by the Singapore Shipping Company, and it was only a small fishing port.

In just a few years, the port of Gwadar has completely changed.

A deep-water wharf capable of berthing 50,000-ton cargo ships has been completed, a container terminal is about to be built, and the construction of an oil pipeline to China is also being stepped up.

In a few years, the port of Gwadar will become the pearl of the Indian Ocean.

"To be honest, what I admire most about Huaxia is its ability to engage in engineering construction."

Hearing this, Wang Dong looked at Musharraf, who was standing next to him.

"Over there," Musharraf pointed to the west of the port, "the 150 hectares planned for the first phase of the project have been demarcated, and 500 hectares of land have been set aside for construction. If all goes well, we will be able to see the first plant this time next year. ”

Wang Dong nodded slightly.

Musharraf was just talking about planning, and now it's just a wasteland with nothing.

"Let's go, everyone else is waiting for us."

"You have to use dim sum for land acquisition, don't make trouble."

Musharraf nodded, indicating that he understood what Wang Dong meant.

After glancing towards the west of the port again, Wang Dong turned around and walked towards the military vehicle parked dozens of meters away.

Investing in Pakistan is Wang Dong's idea, and it is also an extremely important, if not indispensable, part of D&F's long-term development plan.

More than a year ago, D&F moved to Saudi Arabia.

With the arrival of Yunlong and Yunfeng, that is, "Dragon Four" and "Phoenix Four", D&F entered the fast lane and began to expand its business scope.

D&F Saudi Arabia first partnered with Huaxia Yulong Group to develop optical sights for the DF series of firearms.

Although compared with Western companies, the gap between Yulong and Western companies is still relatively obvious, but relatively speaking, the products provided by Yulong are cheaper.

By cooperating with Yulong, D&F Saudi Arabia is able to provide customers with inexpensive supporting solutions.

Perhaps, for a tyrant customer like Saudi Arabia, a cheap solution will not be considered, but for those customers whose budget is not enough, Yulong's optical sight is good enough, at least it can replace the original mechanical sight with the least amount of money.

A little more than a year ago, Pakistan purchased 50,000 optical sights from D&F Saudi Arabia to equip the Saudi-aided DF762N.

Subsequently, D&F Saudi Arabia and Huaxia Xinan Group jointly opened a body armor production plant in Saudi Arabia.

This matter received great attention at the time.

Very simply, Xin'an Group is the world's largest body armor development, production and sales enterprises, its body armor is exported to dozens of countries, the market share is as high as 30%, and the export scale is half of the total export of Huaxia on this commodity.

In terms of scale, Xinan Group is a giant in the field of body armor.

It is not surprising that the body armor produced by Xin'an Group is not only inexpensive, but also extremely performant, and the US special forces can't put it down.

D&F Saudi Arabia cooperated with Xinan Group to win the market in the Gulf countries.

Within half a year, D&F Saudi Arabia has successively achieved gains in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain, and won a total of more than 200,000 orders.

Of course, D&F Saudi Arabia's main business is still firearms and ammunition.

However, whether it is the production of countersunk bullets, or the optical sights used in the DF series of firearms, as well as various specifications of body armor, there is no way around one problem, that is, the relationship between Saudi Arabia and China is not close enough to directly obtain the most advanced military technology.

To put it more bluntly, it is Huaxia's "Military Technology and Product Export Control Regulations".

According to the relevant regulations, as long as sensitive military technology and products enter the regulations, they need to obtain approval from the Chinese authorities before exporting.

As for whether or not it can be approved, it is also directly related to the target of export.

For example, some sensitive products can be sold to Pakistan, but not to India.

Because it is a friendly neighbor of China and has always pursued a pro-China policy, it is easier for Pakistan to introduce sensitive military technology and products.

It is in this way that Wang Dong came to Pakistan.

According to the plan, D&F Saudi Arabia will first invest in the construction of a chemical plant in the port of Gwadar to produce binary propellants used to make submerged munitions.

In addition, the second phase of the project is a synthetic fiber project, that is, the production of raw materials used to make body armor.

To reduce the hassle, it will be a joint venture plant, with the Pakistani military owning half of the shares.

Of course, all the Pakistani military has to do is help D&F Saudi acquire land and provide security without spending a penny.

Once the plant is completed, D&F Saudi Arabia will be able to produce binary propellants in Pakistan.

Because of the trouble encountered in the examination and approval, the binary propellant purchased from Huaxia could not keep up with the production demand, so the output of several submerged bombs could not go up.

Due to the limitation of ammunition supply, the sales of DF6PD and DF8SMG have not been able to rise.

Of course, if all goes well, the chemical plant will be put into operation next year, when the supply of ammunition will be guaranteed, and the sale of firearms will no longer be a problem.