Chapter 1036: When gods fight, mortals suffer

January 21.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced a total of $370 billion in defense budget requests for fiscal year 2001, which shocked the international public opinion.

You know, since eight years ago, the U.S. government has been strongly cutting military spending and spending more time, energy and financial resources on economic development, which has led to rapid economic development in the U.S. in the past eight years, and the world has also ushered in a rare period of overall peace and rapid development.

However, the first thing a new official does when he takes office is to burn the military budget.

Over the years, even if the United States cuts military spending, it has always been the country with the highest military spending in the world.

This time, the U.S. Department of Defense announced a defense budget request of $370 billion for fiscal year 2001, which is shocking, and even the U.S. fiscal surplus figure in 2000 is not as high as the military spending.

According to the U.S. Secretary of Defense, the damage to the U.S. military over the past eight years of cutting military spending has been extremely huge. The U.S. military’s warships, aircraft, tanks and armored vehicles that should be retired have to be delayed, and now they have reached the point where they have to be retired.

370 billion US dollars is just to make up for the shortfall of the past eight years, and this is not the end, but only the beginning.

Subsequently, the US government submitted the 2001 fiscal year budget to Congress according to the US federal budget formulation process. It stands to reason that the Senate and the House of Representatives will review and propose their own versions of the budget, and then the bipartisan budget negotiation group of the Senate and the House of Representatives will discuss and approve it.

However, because both the Senate and the House of Representatives are now in the hands of the Republicans, this budget was quickly passed.

The US military budget for fiscal year 2001 is as high as 370 billion US dollars, which is much more than the total military expenditure of the next nine countries.

At the same time, the United States announced that it would provide more than $13.5 billion in security assistance to India, including more than 1,400 Stinger air defense systems, more than 8,500 Javelin anti-armor systems, more than 27,000 other anti-armor systems, 12 howitzers and 8 artillery shells, 16 105mm howitzers and 108,000 105mm artillery shells, 126 tactical vehicles towing 155mm howitzers, 22 tactical vehicles for recovery equipment, 16 high-mobility artillery rocket systems and ammunition, 20 120mm mortar systems and 85,000 120mm artillery shells. missiles, 1,500 tube-launched optical tracking wire-guided missiles, four command post vehicles, eight national advanced surface-to-air missile systems and ammunition, high-speed anti-radiation missiles, 20 Mi-17 helicopters, hundreds of armored high-mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicles, 200 M113 armored personnel carriers, 40 MaxxPro mine-resistant ambush vehicles equipped with mine crushers, mine-clearing equipment and systems, more than 10,000 grenade launchers and small arms, 5.9 million rounds of small arms ammunition, 75,000 sets of bulletproof vests and helmets, laser-guided rocket systems, 50 anti-artillery radars, 4 anti-mortar radars, etc.

When the news came out, the whole world was in an uproar.

At this time, the current US government's attempt to "maintain global hegemony with military hegemony" is obvious, which has to arouse the high vigilance of the international community.

Even the United States calls India the "mother of democracy" and the world's largest democracy.

This move by the United States has caused a huge chain reaction. More than a dozen countries including Pakistan, Khalistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, East India, and South India have publicly accused the United States of favoring India and scolded the United States for disrupting regional peace.

Not only that, the Islamic world is also very dissatisfied with the United States's actions. Pakistan is an Islamic country. The United States' statement is undoubtedly hostile and harmful to the Islamic world.

Originally, the international oil price exceeded $16 per barrel due to the war in South Asia. This move by the United States is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire, causing the international crude oil price to exceed $20 per barrel in just a few days.

Oil importing countries such as Japan, South Korea, and European countries are complaining. This is a disaster coming from the sky while people are sitting at home.

When the gods fight, mortals suffer!

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and other countries gave Pakistan a second donation of up to $8 billion. These oil-producing countries have no weapons to give to Pakistan, but they can give Pakistan money!

As long as Pakistan has money, it can continuously purchase weapons, ammunition and supplies.

In Beijing, heavy snow fell on New Year's Eve.

As soon as it got dark, heavy snow began to fall from the sky.

By eight o'clock in the evening, the snow on the ground was big enough to make snowmen.

Liu Ziyu became the leader of the children just like he did more than a decade ago, and led everyone to make snowmen.

However, Liu Tao had to go to a meeting after the reunion dinner.     The news from the other side of the Pacific Ocean made people feel uneasy during the New Year.

Liu Tao did not expect that the United States would be so cruel and increase military spending from more than 90 billion to 370 billion US dollars.

370 billion US dollars, which is almost equivalent to 3.7% of the US GDP, can be said to be militaristic.

A country's tax revenue is limited. If the military expenditure is increased, then other expenditures will inevitably decrease.

Moreover, giving India 13.5 billion US dollars in military aid at one time is simply adding fuel to the fire.

What impact will 370 billion US dollars in military expenditure have, and what impact will 13.5 billion US dollars in military aid have?

These all require meetings!

Including how to deal with them.

The process of a multipolar world must be promoted, rather than allowing the world to remain in a unipolar state.

And there are not only Americans in South Asia, but also polar bears!

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Salman Bashir came to Beijing as a plenipotentiary representative to visit Liu Tao directly.

"Salman, my friend, our friendship is as stable as Mount Tai. Please rest assured that our friendship is not interfered with by a third party, and our trade is not affected by a third party." Liu Tao's attitude was very clear, giving Salman Bashir a reassurance.

Pakistan's military industry alone cannot support such a large-scale war.

Pakistan must rely on external forces to continue the war.

Salman Bashir hurriedly said: "Thank you very much for your support. We also believe that our friendship is indestructible and unshakable. Our friendship is stronger than steel!"

"In this war, we are not the initiators, we are passive defenders, and we are also victims. The war has caused us great harm, but the Indian side is determined to fight, and we have to fight back!" Salman Bashir said.

The parties have been arguing in the headquarters building on the other side of the Pacific Ocean for more than a while.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing. The Indian side, which has a backer behind it, has an extremely tough attitude and is determined not to give up.

Now the Americans have personally provided a large amount of military aid to the Indian side, and they also claimed that it was only the first batch.

It can be said that the American approach has put a lot of pressure on Pakistan.

If Pakistan loses the trade here again, it is estimated that there is no need for war, and it will just surrender.

Fortunately, the worst situation did not happen.

As long as it can still buy weapons and ammunition from Panshan Group, it is still unknown who will win or lose this war.

What even makes Salman Bashir happy is that there will be a company that will provide Pakistan with an interest-free loan.

The meaning here is self-evident.