It is Kokang and Changchun

　Then she came to a shelf, picked up a thick sausage, and complained: "Look, it says it's beef sausage, but there has never been such a thing as beef sausage in Russia. Neither in the past nor now.

　Not only Russia, but even neighboring Belarus and Ukraine don't have this stuff, not even the entire East Slavic countries have it. In my opinion, this thing is just the product of recycled livestock body parts."

　After Changchun put the beef intestines back, he picked up another sausage. The packaging of this sausage was written in Russian, which did not confuse Changchun at all.

　"This sausage, it says it's made from squid. Oh! My comrade, using squid to make sausages is unheard of! I seriously doubt it's really Russian."

　"There are other snacks in Changchun that, apart from the red flag with a hammer and sickle on the packaging, I really can't see what connection they have with Russia."

　Changchun then complained: "There are some snacks. If you read the detailed description carefully, you will find that it says 'Made in China'. This is really a Russian product!"

　"This is not over yet, comrade, let me show you something even more outrageous." Changchun said as he came to the chocolate area.

　She pointed to a dozen chocolates on a corner shelf and said speechlessly, "Those in front are fine, but this is a $100 chocolate bar with a decorative wrapper! What is this? Huh?

　So, is this completely covered up? If you wrap it in rubles, even if it's from the Russian Federation era, people will look at you with a little more respect.

　I guess in Changchun, apart from the genuine Russian goods I own, few of the things in this restaurant are real.

　"Pfft!" Lao Zhan laughed at the humor in Changchun's last sentence. After Changchun finished complaining, he paused for a moment. Lao Zhan finally found an opportunity to interject:

　"So, this so-called Russian goods pavilion is actually just trying to scam the ignorant out of their money by using the novelty of a foreign country as an excuse?"

　"That's what I think," Changchun kindly reminded Lao Zhan, "Comrade, let me tell you, if you want to eat Russian snacks in the future, go directly to the Soviet State Pavilion to buy them; these things today are just a waste of money!"

　"Is that so?" Lao Zhan nodded, remembering what Changchun had said today, and jokingly said, "Oh, it seems that this is the advantage of having a wife of a foreign nationality. You can buy specialties from that country without worrying about being ripped off."

　Changchun blushed after hearing this. "Hey, comrade, you... are you so fast? Some things... are better to be digested for a while..."

　"Social history cannot actively run into the next stage, but love is different. As long as two people are in love, it is not impossible to run into the highest stage." Lao Zhan said.

　"Hmph..." Changchun recovered from her shy state and uttered sweet words: "Comrade, we agreed that when we reach the highest stage, you have to stay with me for the rest of my life..."

　Old Zhan was full of energy. He patted his sturdy chest and said, "Of course. Revolutionary love is higher than the sky and broader than the earth. We will advance and retreat together, and share hardships. If Changchun says left, I will never go right!"

　"Okay, comrade, it's a deal!" Changchun smiled happily and said, "From now on, when we reach the highest stage, comrade, you will have endless Russian goods to eat."

　"Isn't this too expensive? Even if it's like that, it can't be built like this." Old Zhan was a little scared by the second half of Changchun's sentence.

　"Oh, the Russian goods I'm talking about are free. I have plenty of them, but you'll only know later~" Changchun showed an intriguing smile. In this smile, there were seven parts of mystery and three different kinds of ambiguity.

　Chapter 488: The Red Dragon Rider's Concerns

　beijing china

　In a building in Zhongnanhai, a kind and resolute elderly man is sitting at his desk, busy with his daily affairs.

　The oil painting behind him, embedded in the center of the wall, shows the winding Great Wall, which is a symbol of the spirit of this country and its people.

　Readers must be very familiar with this old man. He went to Macau a few days ago to participate in activities related to the 25th anniversary of Macau's return to China, and delivered an important speech at the event.

　Compared to Hong Kong, Macau has always been very stable. Recently, a major gun smuggling case occurred in Hong Kong, which is in stark contrast to Macau.

　As for Taiwan, in the words of TFR, the Party Central Committee has chosen a compromise route between military control in Xinjiang and "one country, two systems."

　Compared to when Taiwan was just recovered, it is now quiet in all aspects under the joint control of the new police and the PLA stationed in Taiwan.

　A lot has been achieved, but persistence is still needed.

　Back to Hong Kong, 586 is confident in the capabilities of the Hong Kong police. Since the Hong Kong police have chosen to investigate the case themselves first, it means that the situation is still under control.

　Anyway, if necessary, the Guangdong Public Security Bureau and the central government can go over to help support the situation.

　A lot of things happened in South China at the end of this year. In addition to the positive and negative things mentioned just now, there was also good news about the Hainan Free Trade Port.

　Hainan will be closed and operational by 2025, which means it will become a free trade zone. Goods from the mainland entering Hainan will be considered exports and must go through customs, but personnel exchanges will not be affected.

　The central government has been promoting the Hainan Free Trade Port for the past month. However, Hainan locals, at least judging by online sources, are less optimistic about the port and simply hope it doesn't drive up prices even further.

　The mess of the failed “International Tourism Island” attempt around 2010 is still fresh in our memory.

　These domestic affairs are actually still within the controllable range; the most important thing is the ever-changing international community.

　Since the arrival of the deep sea, the great changes unseen in a century have accelerated rapidly. 586 has seen and remembered the changes in Australia, Indonesia, Russia, Japan, and the United States in the past two years.

　Now, he felt that the most uncertain factor in the entire international community was Shen Hai, who had made outstanding contributions to anti-imperialism and was also sympathetic to socialism.

　However, their powerful technological and military strength, as well as their racial characteristics, still made 586 feel wary from a geopolitical perspective.

　So from the current perspective, although the deep sea has shown goodwill towards China, China has only maintained a certain degree of communication with the deep sea and is still on guard overall.

　Especially since 2024, a substantial increase in military spending, encouragement of inland relocation of coastal and offshore industries, repair and reuse of Taiwan's military facilities, and strengthening of supply and construction of military bases on the South China Sea islands are all manifestations of "being on guard."

　On the other hand, in terms of transportation infrastructure, the deep-sea navy's maritime power and its combat effectiveness have objectively stimulated China's demand for land transportation construction.

　Since 2023, China has begun to build new railways and highways of great strategic significance in many countries through the Belt and Road Initiative, at an unprecedented rate.

　This year, a new term has emerged in Chinese military science: "new quality combat capability." To put it bluntly, it refers to intelligence and robotics. Of course, KanColle (ship girls) are also considered part of this new quality combat capability.

　Due to the dual deficiencies in both quantity and quality caused by historical debts, no matter how good China is in terms of ship girls, it is difficult to compare with traditional naval powers, unless modern ships can also be refined.

　Therefore, China has taken a different approach and chosen to go all the way on the road of intelligent and combat robots.

　If we set the deep sea as an imaginary enemy, if we do not fight to the end on this road, once a full-scale war breaks out with the deep sea, even an industrial + human Cthulhu like China will have to shed the blood of a generation before it can win.

　China is not India or Africa, and its current demographic trends are equally grim. Winning the battle for survival but losing the ability to thrive is something no Chinese person wants to see.

　Today, the United States has lost thirteen states on the East Coast, but the Democratic government's resistance attitude remains firm. Therefore, 586 speculates that the United States should be able to resist for at least another year and a half. After all, the United States is a superpower after all.

　586 is currently planning to wait until the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference convene in March next year to see if the military budget can be further increased. It's not that the boss wants to expand the military, but deep-sea defenses are essential.

　More importantly, in the second half of this year, according to reports from the Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision and the Ministry of State Security, during their routine investigations into corrupt officials, they discovered that some cadres in first-tier coastal cities had abnormal behavior.

　Based on the reports from the two departments, 586 speculates that the abnormal behavior of these cadres may be related to the deep sea. However, this is just speculation, and there is currently no evidence to prove that the deep sea is causing trouble.

　Speaking of military affairs, 586 was still thinking about an internal affairs issue related to the military; not long ago, Miao H was taken away for serious violations of discipline. When 586 began to think about the successor to the corresponding position, he recalled some political dynamics of high-level foreign countries.

　Now in all major countries, ship girls are more or less involved in politics, and these ship girls who participate in politics are doing quite well in their positions.

　Some of these even went so far as to not only participate in politics but actually govern. Take, for example, the Soviet Union and the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, the shipgirl whose single shot brought the world into the modern era...

　Therefore, with the positive precedent of foreign ship girls participating in politics, and the fact that their own girls were either excellent or good in terms of ideology, politics and actual performance, 586 began to decide to give the ship girls a chance to rise.

　(PS: Some people might mention Zhao He, the tomboy. To put it more accurately, she is more like the nationalist in TFR. And Zhao He is just a little bit wrong about nationalism, not a real rebellious careerist or conspirator.

　Besides, if Zhao He really wants to cause trouble, she'll have to get past Chongqing first. If she can't even get past Chongqing, then it's better to just stay quiet.)

　Of course, the rules that should be followed must be followed, and the procedures that should be followed must be followed. Otherwise, the emphasis on the rule of law and

　Anti-corruption has become an empty talk.

　So we have the first few chapters, where the ship girls start preparing to take self-study undergraduate exams to supplement their academic qualifications and prepare for the future path of becoming officers.

　In terms of economy, the United States was deeply mired in war, resulting in a large amount of assets flowing out of the United States. China, with its good business environment and vast market, took over many of these outflow assets, alleviating the downward pressure on the economy to a certain extent.

　In addition, the fundamental improvement of the surrounding geopolitical environment (referring to the liberation of the Soviet Union, the unification of Korea, and the Japanese Revolution) has enabled China's foreign trade, which has been hysterically sanctioned by the West in recent years, to find a place to go. It has also enabled China to acquire some technologies in which it was relatively weak in the past.

　This has enabled China to devote more material and financial resources than in the real world in the past two years to resolve a number of contradictions, such as domestic supply-side reform and promoting the internal circulation of the economy.

　In response to the increasing global tensions, China has begun to build new oil storage tanks in the northwest, central, and southwest regions, increase the scale of oil production in the northwest region, and add coal-to-oil plants, which will also be put on the agenda starting in 2024.

　Oil, the lifeblood of industry, is incredibly important to humanity. 586 has never figured out what kind of energy the Deep Sea uses, giving the impression it's inexhaustible.

　The Ministry of Homeland Security once tried to obtain the United States' research data on the deep sea, but even the Americans themselves did not fully understand what the energy form of the deep sea was.

　After talking about the military, let’s talk about the economy.

　China's current economic situation is characterized by significant instability and uncertainty. Many of the problems we face are medium- to long-term in nature and must be viewed from the perspective of a protracted war. Expecting fundamental improvements within a few years is undoubtedly a mistake of the theory of quick victory.

　Starting this year, the central government has focused on addressing income distribution issues. However, as soon as the news broke, the comments section was filled with sarcasm and ridicule.

　I still remember that when 586 first came to power, he started to crack down on corruption. At that time, many people, both inside and outside the system, felt that this was just a way to focus on the big and let go of the small, or a short-term campaign, or a cover-up for a new political struggle.

　At this point, who, with even a passing knowledge of the subject, would dare to claim that 586's crackdown on corruption is merely a formality? Of course, there is some evidence of this. After all, when it comes to biodiversity, the key lies in a significant decrease in both proportion and absolute numbers.

　No matter big or small, even what is considered normal human nature in the eyes of ordinary people, it is improper behavior in the eyes of 586.

　So, don't define some things too early. Extend the timeline and look back to avoid getting yourself into a black history.

　After years of rural poverty alleviation, we have overcome the toughest challenges and achieved historic success. So why shouldn't we have full confidence in resolving the income distribution issue?

　"I will be selfless and live up to the people."

　586’s only concern, and what it worries the most, is that if the “great changes unseen in a century” are too drastic, it may affect the completion of the original plan as scheduled, or even force it to be interrupted.

　My second concern is the issue of my successor. I can only serve until 2027 at most, so what will happen after that? There doesn't seem to be a suitable candidate in the current Politburo.

　Fortunately, thanks to the contribution of 286, the Party Central Committee has already perfected the power transfer mechanism, so there is no need to worry too much about becoming as powerful as the Soviet Union.

　Even if the next leader may not be as good as 586 in all aspects, it is impossible for him to become a leader like the Corn Emperor, the Medal Emperor, and the Map Head.

　"The Fujian ship...due to the current situation...must be put into service as soon as possible, no later than the first quarter of next year..." 586 stretched and approved a military report.

　Chapter 489: Denver and Washington at 4 AM

　Denver, Colorado, USA

　Mr. Gregory M. Gillot is a general in the United States Air Force and was appointed commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command a few months ago.

　Like many high-ranking US military officers, he had basically not had a good night's sleep since the deep-sea invasion of the United States.

　Fortunately, the Deep Sea has temporarily stopped all strategic offensives recently, allowing his daily routine to return to normal, but Admiral Gilo knows that this will only be temporary.

　As for how long it will last, he has confirmed based on intelligence from various sources that the Deep Sea will not launch a new round of attacks until at least next month. It looks like he will be able to have a good night's sleep on Christmas.

　At the Christmas Eve dinner, General Gillot and other generals shared a large turkey. The turkey's delicious meat and crispy skin made the generals present rave about it.

　As he ate, he couldn't help but sigh, "Tsk tsk... my friends, look how delicious it is! In this large-scale war, we can still eat such high-quality turkey. This is the power of a superpower!"

　(Deep Sea: Le, it tastes so good! When I reach your grain-producing areas, I wonder if you Yankees will still be able to laugh? Then we will reserve all your turkeys for you!)

　) After eating and drinking, the generals briefly celebrated Christmas Eve and then returned to their rooms to rest, waiting for the bright sunshine on the first day of the new year.

　On the last day of Christmas Eve, General Jimmy had a long dream. He dreamed that the United States had developed NGAD in advance and mass-produced it. After the Air Force was equipped with NGAD in large quantities,

　The tiger has more wings and beats the deep sea air force to a pulp.

　Just as Admiral Jimmy was still dreaming, the phone suddenly rang. The ringing sound was like an invisible piercing needle, easily opening the bubble in Admiral Jimmy's dream and shattering his dream in an instant.

　Admiral Jimmy was awakened from his sleep.

　He half-sat up and looked at the phone on the bedside table, then immediately picked it up to check the incoming call information and answered the call.

　"Hello? What are you doing at 4am? Aren't you celebrating the holiday?" Jimmy asked impatiently, feeling sleepy.

　"Jimmy, don't sleep! Something big has happened!" A nervous voice came from the other end of the phone.

　Jimmy frowned and asked, "What's going on? Could it be that the Deep Sea is attacking the West Coast?"

　"No, it's about China!" The other end of the phone said, "I sent a picture. Jimmy, take a look. After you finish reading it, come to the war meeting room immediately!"

　"What the hell is going on? What's so scary about China? They can't possibly join forces with the Deep Sea to attack us, right?" Jimmy complained as he opened the picture his colleague sent him.

　The image shows a nearly triangular UFO floating in the air, accompanied by a plane that Jimmy is very familiar with: it's the Chinese J-20S.

　If Jimmy only looked at the triangular plane, he would not have had much reaction; but when a J-20S appeared next to it, Jimmy suddenly lost all his sleepiness, not to mention that this triangular plane was a circle larger than the J-20S.

　"This...what is this thing? Could it be..." Jimmy thought of the worst possibility, but he really didn't want to think about it.

　The person on the other end of the line said, "It's China's sixth-generation fighter. We've confirmed it. There's no trace of photoshop in this picture."

　Jimmy was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. If he hadn't been able to control his emotions after years of experience in the military, he would have yelled "Cao Cao Rice Bowl" by now.

　"Notify all high-ranking officers and hurry to the conference room! These damn Chinese people won't let us have peace and quiet during the New Year!"

　Jimmy was very angry now. He got up and put on his clothes as quickly as possible. He didn't even have time to button his clothes before he hurried to the meeting room.

　He just couldn't understand why China's sixth-generation fighter jet had already taken off when the US's sixth-generation fighter jet had just completed the early research and development stage (war would stimulate weapons research and development, so the US sixth-generation fighter jet in this dimension was not entirely a PPT)?

　When he arrived at the conference room, Jimmy was given news that made him even more suffocated. This time, there were not just one, but three sixth-generation aircraft flying at the same time! They were developed and produced by three different official Chinese aircraft manufacturers.

　Although these aircraft are likely to be used for technology verification, the problem is that the current sixth-generation aircraft of the United States are still in the engineering modeling data of the computer, which cannot be compared with the real thing.

　Originally, the top US military officials thought that what was released at this year's Zhuhai Air Show was China's biggest trump card. They thought it was a double king bomb, but unexpectedly it was just four aces.

　In the afternoon, the US generals began to discuss the defense plan of the "West Coast Barrier". They swore to God that if the deep sea dared to invade the West Coast, they would smash their heads and bleed.

　When this group of generals had finally finished discussing the maiden flight of China's sixth-generation aircraft and were preparing to take a break, another piece of blockbuster news came on the Internet. China officially announced the launch of the Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan.

　The senior US military officials, who had just slept on their desks for a short time, had to once again return to the conference room with tired eyes to discuss the Sichuan ship.

　The Sichuan, a ship that surpasses the US Navy's own Wasp-class amphibious assault ship in every way, has left US officials somewhat bewildered at the launch of the Sichuan, given that Taiwan has been recaptured by China.