Chapter 619: Sale of Wanwan F-16
Campaign! The quadrennial presidential election in the United States has begun again!
Historically, the elder Bush won the Gulf War, but lost public opinion, lost to Clinton in the election campaign, and left the White House in disgrace.
The main reason why Bush Sr. left the White House was because of the high financial deficit, Bush Sr. was a torpedo pilot, very fond of war, during his term of office, the United States launched several wars, especially the Gulf War, although the Middle East oil giants gave a part of the funds, the United States still had to come up with considerable financial expenditures, in addition Bush Sr. had already taken good care of the military, and the examination and approval of various projects in the army was very smooth, resulting in a sharp rise in financial expenditures.
In order to deal with the fiscal deficit, the elder Bush finally adopted a stupid trick, that is, to raise taxes! This directly led to the dissatisfaction of taxpayers in the United States, and as a result, in the election campaign, the elder Bush no longer had the original approval rating and was ousted by the people.
But now, things have changed. On the one hand, the greatest enemy of the United States, the Soviet Union, still exists! Although the Soviet Union began to retreat gradually, the Cold War continued as long as the Soviet Union existed, and the American people could still tolerate an increase in military spending.
Besides, the bigger reason is that the Gulf War did not break out, and so many precision-guided weapons of the United States were still in the warehouse and were not used.
Therefore, although the US fiscal deficit is somewhat large, it is not yet to the point where it must eliminate the deficit through tax increases.
And now, in order to defeat his opponent Clinton in the election, the elder Bush can still use his advantage. It is to do one or two more beautiful things during the term of office to win public opinion!
The elections in the United States are all planned by a think tank, and those of Bush Sr.'s current subordinates are all his think tanks. If he steps down, these people will almost step down, and the new president will have new subordinates.
Therefore, hearing the words of National Security Advisor Brent, the elder Bush's eyes suddenly lit up: "What opportunity? ”
"Now, China's economy is constantly rising, especially their agricultural products and light industrial products, which have been sold in large quantities to us in the United States. A lot of our businesses have suffered. Brent said: "So, a lot of people are starting to have a problem with China, especially a lot of Jews, and you have always had a good relationship with China, which is not good for your campaign, and there will be a lot of people who are dissatisfied with your behavior." ”
The elder Bush has a good relationship with China, and this starts with the resume of the elder Bush, who has been ambassador to China for so many years. The impression of Huaxia is still good. It was originally for the purpose of counterbalancing the Soviet Union, and now. In fact, the Soviet Union did not pose much of a threat anymore, and at this time, if the United States changed its attitude again and appeared in a tough posture, it should be able to win more support.
"You mean to say that we are going to pass arms sales to Taiwan?" George H.W. Bush said: "Selling F-16 fighters to Taiwan? This is contrary to our original joint communiqué. ”
"But it will win more people's support." Secretary of State Baker agreed: "Now. China's economy is growing by leaps and bounds, and we should be more vigilant against China and increase Taiwan's national defense capability, which is beneficial to us, and this can also build momentum for your general election. Winning the support of more people, and selling the fighter planes to Taiwan can also make our arms dealers complain less. ”
Count them all in one fell swoop, especially for the general election! Bush Sr. finally got moved when he heard this, thinking that Wanwan was pitiful enough, all these years, he has been raised by his stepmother, and now, it is time to give Wanwan some sweetness.
A tough president will be loved by the people, and Americans like tough presidents, but if the economy is not doing well, Americans will also be dissatisfied, and now through arms sales to the Gulf and Bay, the United States can get more profits, which is very beneficial to the old Bush campaign, and builds momentum for the general election!
Islamabad, Pakistan.
"Mr. President, thank you very much for reminding us that we have discovered that Wanwan is trading with the Soviet Union, and everyone has stolen money." Robert said to Mhammad with a smile on his face, this cooperation is very pleasant, how good it would be if we all work together like this in the future!
"That's what we should do, and as I said a long time ago, we have a lot of the same interests as your country," Mhammad said. Now, have you made the decision to sell military aircraft to Wanwan? ”
"Yes, Congress has passed the president's proposal to sell a contract for up to one hundred and sixty F-16 fighter jets to Wanwan." Robert said.
"Congratulations to your arms dealers, who have made a lot of money from Wanwan." Mhammad said.
Wanwan originally negotiated a contract with the Soviets for $35 million for a Su-27, but now, the contract with the United States is $45 million for a plane, and it is also the main force of the Americans' foreign sales, F-16/79! Use that old-fashioned turbojet engine model! Americans can earn at least twenty-five million dollars for one one!
Watching Robert leave, Musha'f on the side was worried: "Mr. President, isn't it bad for China if we do this?" ”
No matter what type of turbojet engine it is, this is always the F-16, a third-generation aircraft with an edge wing and excellent fighting performance! Moreover, the number is huge, and when Wanwan obtains these fighters, it will pose a threat to the mainland.
"yes." Mhammad said: "However, compared with the Su-27, which fighter do you think is a greater threat to China?" ”
"Needless to say, of course it's the Su-27!" Musha'f said he understood what the president meant.
The main cause of this incident was the Soviet Union, and in order to make money, the Soviet Union could sell anything, and any country could sell it, but it didn't care about Huaxia's attitude, after all, the number of Soviet fighters purchased by Huaxia was too small, even if it was not sold to Huaxia, only sold to Wanwan, it was enough for the Soviets to make a lot of money.
If Wanwan gets the Su-27 fighter, it will be very disadvantageous for Huaxia, after all, the Su-27 fighter is a heavy air superiority fighter with strong maneuverability, long range, and huge potential for airframe improvement. Wanwan's electronic technology is also very good, and the Su-27 will become a sharp sword hanging over the mainland.
The only one that can prevent Wanwan from buying Su-27s is the United States, so this news must be told to the Americans and let the Americans stop Wanwan. And such a result, that is, in order to coerce and lure, the United States can only sell fighters to Wanwan, in the final analysis, Wanwan was forced to have no choice, so he bought the Su-27, even if he did not buy the Su-27, he would buy the Mirage 2000.
And historically, Wanwan also obtained F-92 fighters in 16, and in the early 90s, for various reasons, Lockheed Martin, which is responsible for the production of F-16, fell into a serious crisis. At that time, the F-16 was not as hot as it is now, becoming the world's second only fighter to the MiG-21, and there were no orders for the F-16 at that time, and the production line was almost about to be closed. At the same time, relations between China and the United States also fell to a low point. With the support of this international environment, and at the same time to "save" the Loma company, the elder Bush announced in 1992 that he would sell 150 F-16 fighters to Taiwan, which not only temporarily preserved the factory in Fort Worth, but also brought back the F-16 fighters that were facing permanent discontinuation of production before the ghost gate was closed.
Now it's just a repetition of history, it should have happened, it will still happen, and Mhammad knows that he can't stop the Americans at all, but now it's different from history.
Historically, before the arrival of the Su-27 fighter, the Huaxia Air Force was called a scumbag in combat effectiveness, and it did not even have medium-range interception capabilities, and the improvement project of the J-8-2 fighter, which had high hopes, was also failed for various reasons, and the prototype was detained by the United States.
At that time, Wanwan obtained the Su-27, which was a great stimulus to Huaxia, and after Huaxia purchased the Su-27, the first batch of equipment was the Wuhu Air Force, which was out of the need to counter the Wanwan Air Force.
Now, it's completely different. Huaxia's J-10 fighters have begun to be put into service in large quantities, with an annual output of more than 30 aircraft, and the first-line air force, especially in the face of the Wanwan Air Force, has long begun to replace the J-10 fighters, although there is still a gap in the performance of the engine, but compared with the F-16, it is definitely a complete victory.
At the same time, the imitation Tomcat fighter has also begun, and the combination of Tomcat and Jian-10 can completely allow the Huaxia Air Force to constitute an overwhelming air superiority over Wanwan, and Wanwan wants to pose a threat to the mainland, which is just a dream.
However, if the Americans do this, Huaxia will definitely not be satisfied, and the rest depends on how Huaxia copes.
Mhammad guessed quite accurately, and just after the United States announced arms sales to Wanwan, the whole world was in an uproar.
On the same day, the spokesman of the Chinese diplomacy made a sternly worded speech, saying that the US Government's sale of F-16 fighters to Wanwan has seriously violated the three Sino-US joint communiques, seriously interfered in China's internal affairs, seriously endangered China's national security, and harmed China's great cause of reunification and Sino-US relations.
On the same day, the Chinese leader urgently summoned the US ambassador to Huaxia and stressed to the US side that if the US side insists on doing so, Huaxia will cancel the contract with the United States that has just been reached to import 20 Boeing 747 passenger planes!
It is not only Lockheed Martin that produces the F-16, but also Boeing, and if Huaxia stops importing Boeing 747, it will also be a big loss for Boeing. (To be continued......)