Chapter 257 Economic Corridors
The convoy drove into the interior of the capital, walked through the Forbidden City, walked through Chang'an Avenue, and looked at the familiar scenes on both sides of the street, and Mhammad was full of thoughts.
When the motorcade stopped in front of Building 18 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Mhammad saw through the car window a small old man who was not tall in the crowd of welcomers, who was smiling and greeting him.
Deng Gong! Mhammad was overjoyed.
Getting out of the car, Mhammad warmly shook Deng Gong's hand.
"Welcome, our allies of Pakistan, your deeds in Pakistan have spread throughout our country, and you are a brave and wise hero." Deng Gong said.
As the most loyal ally, Zia-ul-ulq's physical condition is already known to the leaders of the Eastern countries, and the Mhammad in front of him is already the de facto accuser of Pakistan.
"Life is endless, fighting is endless, I'm just a warrior." Muhammad said: "Deng Gong presided over China's reform and opening up, and now China's economic construction is changing with each passing day, which is really admirable, and it is more difficult to engage in economy than to fight." ”
Both of them cherish each other.
Mhammad is full of legends, rose on the battlefield in Afghanistan, and personally supported the power of Afghanistan, it can be said that now Afghanistan in the north, all listen to Mhammad, maybe in the future, it will become a province of Pakistan, and on the eastern front, Mhammad's several battles have beaten the Indians to the ground, not only will use tactics, his strategy is more sophisticated, the assassination of the Iron Lady, everyone knows what is going on.
And Muhammad also admires Deng Gong very much, this old man, it can be said, is the mainstay of China. If it were not for him, perhaps the future generations of China would be as poor and backward as the rogue Korea, and he single-handedly presided over the struggle to put things in order and put the focus of the country from the government. Transferred to economic construction, after decades of development, the eastern countries finally became a huge economy, with the economy, national defense forces, and also began to develop rapidly.
Along the carpet, we walked into the banquet hall, and the two sides sat down.
"Our two countries share common interests. In several wars between India and Pakistan, you have been of the greatest help, and we in Pakistan have always considered your country to be our most sincere friend. Mhammad said.
When it comes to several wars in the Middle East, Pakistan is at a disadvantage, while the eastern countries have given the greatest help, in addition to directly supplying Pakistan with the equipment of their own armies, and even at dangerous moments. It also sent troops to contain India from the north.
"Pakistan has a stake in our interests in South Asia. We are very happy to see that Pakistan is finally stronger. Deng Gong said.
Huaxia only has enough headaches to deal with the conflict in the north, and now it sees that Pakistan is in the upper hand in the war against India. In particular, the capture of the Kashmir Valley is an important step in the transition from defense to offense, which is more in line with the interests of the eastern countries.
"If only the military is strong, it is not really strong, in the words of your country. If we want to be really strong, we must first have a strong economy. Mhammad said.
This idea coincides with Deng Gong, and if China wants to be truly strong, it does not lie in having millions of troops, but in the country's GDP and the country's economic foundation.
"Yes, developing the economy, improving people's livelihood, and making the people truly prosperous is our policy." Deng Gong said.
"If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, for the country, it is also the case, I came this time, I want to invest with your country, build a railway from the southern port of Gwadar in Pakistan, all the way to your inland, through Guò This railway line, we can strengthen the transportation of materials between us, and promote the economic development between our two countries."
Build a railway!
On the Chinese and Pakistani sides, there is already a road, the Karakoram Highway. It is 1,224 kilometers long from the Xinjiang city of Kashgar in the north, through the Karakoram Mountains, the Hindu Kush Mountains, the Pamir Plateau, and the western end of the Himalayas, through the Sino-Pakistani border port of Khunjerab Pass, and south to the northern Pakistani city of Takot. Among them, 415 kilometers are in China and 809 kilometers are in Pakistan.
After the completion of the construction of this kilometer, it became a transportation link in the northern part of Pakistan, a transportation artery to the capital Islamabad and the southern coastal areas, and at the same time, Pakistan and China are of great strategic and military importance. During the 71-year war, many of the supplies provided by China were transported by the guò road.
However, the geological conditions along this highway are extremely complex, and geological disasters such as avalanches, landslides, rockfalls, landslides, snow, and ice accumulation often occur, and the road surface and bridge facilities along the road are often damaged, and many sections of the road are difficult to navigate. In terms of capacity, highways have never been able to compare with railways, which are the main arteries of the national economy.
Pakistan is gradually becoming an industrialized country, and the eastern countries have huge population potential, and more people means more consumption, that is, it will become a huge consumer market in the future! In this way, the goods produced in Pakistan can be sold to the eastern countries, which will have a huge effect on the economy of Pakistan.
At the same time, this is also related to the strategic security of the eastern countries, and when the threat from the north disappears, the United States immediately regards the eastern countries as potential enemies, and even encircles and intercepts them at sea, so that the eastern countries cannot break through the first island chain. At this time, the eastern countries have become pure oil importers, and they need to import a large amount of oil from the Middle East.
If a railway from Pakistan to China is built, it will be different, countless materials can avoid the Indian Ocean, the Strait of Malacca, the South China Sea, and be directly transshipped from Pakistan, especially, in the later imagination of Mhammad, in addition to the railway, there will also be oil pipelines, when the war in Afghanistan is over, from Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, all the way to the Eastern countries of the oil pipelines, can completely let the Eastern countries avoid the United States encirclement. In addition to oil pipelines, there are also gas pipelines, fiber optic cable pipelines, and it has completely become an economic corridor!
Now is only the first step, the construction of railways, although the investment will be huge, but the role of promoting economic development is also obvious. It's good for both parties.
The only drawback is that a lot of money needs to be invested now, and now that the economies of both countries are developing, and all aspects need to be invested, will the construction of such a railway now affect the economic construction of other aspects?
"Okay, our government can say yes." Deng Gong said to Mhamad: "In ancient times, our country had the famous Silk Road, and now, we will once again build a railway to Central and South Asia!" Jointly develop the economies of our two countries! ”
Deng Gong really had the grace, and at this time, he weighed the pros and cons, and quickly agreed.
"We in Pakistan need universal education, especially higher education and technical education, and we are building more schools now, but we don't have enough teachers." "We hope that your country will be able to provide us with some teachers, especially from colleges and universities," Mhammad said. ”
If we want to change the backward face, it is necessary to popularize education, so that the people can learn advanced knowledge, in Pakistan is still half illiterate, economic development will be dragged down, must let them master the knowledge, can go to the industrial country in various positions.
In response to Mhammad's request, Deng Gong smiled: "President Mhammad, after you determined the itinerary, we speculated about your various needs, but we really didn't expect that in the case of Pakistan's limited national strength, you still do not forget Jì basic education, and you are a real president who does practical things for them from the perspective of the Pakistani people." ”
Deng Gong's words did not mean rudeness, on the contrary, they shortened the distance between the two, and now, the two of them are as if they are good friends.
"No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education, knowledge changes destiny, we must firmly implement this policy, ten years later, when this generation grows up, our country will definitely have a rapid development." Mhammad said.
The atmosphere of the conversation was friendly, and when the various plans on the economic side were more or less discussed, the two countries finally shifted their focus to the military aspect.
"Pakistan's army, in the past two years, has undergone earth-shaking changes in combat effectiveness, and these battles against India have also opened our eyes." Deng Gong said with a sigh.
Deng Gong, who came out of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was very concerned about army building, and although the army had to be patient with the adjustment of economic construction now, he did not stop for a moment in his concern for the army.
"Without air supremacy, there is no qiē." "A country's army is not about having a land force of several millions, the focus is on the air force!" If there is no good air force, then, the army is all scum, for example, two A-7 squadrons of our air force can beat one of the armored brigades of the Indians into scrap metal. In the Air Force, high-performance fighters, advanced electronic equipment, long-range early warning forces, and excellent missiles have become the key factors in determining the victory in battle, and the Air Force, which is maintained only by numbers, will not be able to cope with the future air battles. ”
The Pakistan Air Force in front of them is still the little brother of the Huaxia Air Force, and now, they have grown up, and their combat theory even surpasses that of the Huaxia Air Force.
At this time, the Huaxia Air Force, a large number of J-6 fighters are still guarding the sky, J-7 is equipped with key air force units, and J-8 is the elite air force units will be equipped, moreover, it is also the first generation of J-8 with nose air intake, and the improved J-8 II with air intake on both sides, is still in the test flight stage, and the peace model project of the pit father has not yet been approved at this time.
However, after the turmoil of those ten years and the blockade of the West, the air forces of the Eastern countries no longer knew what modern air warfare was, and they were already outdated with the world. (To be continued......)