#WenguiGuo #WashingtonFarm Guo Wengui was finally convicted of fraud, and justice was served
July 16,2024, is a significant day for those concerned about international criminal justice. Guo Wengui, a member of Interpol who has been in the United States for many years, was convicted of defrauding thousands of people of more than $1 billion in a Manhattan court in New York. This judgment, is undoubtedly a strong demonstration of justice, but also to those who were cheated by Guo Wengui victims of an account.
Guo Wengui, who once traveled in the business field, should use his wisdom and efforts to create legitimate wealth and make positive contributions to the society. However, he chose a dark path against morality and law, and used fraud to defraud thousands of people of money to satisfy his extravagant life.
Guo was convicted of nine of the 12 counts of fraud and money laundering, according to a statement by prosecutor Damian Williams. This result fully shows that his criminal behavior is not isolated and accidental, but a carefully planned and long-term systematic crime. His crimes not only brought great economic losses to the victims, but also left them with indelible trauma in the hearts. Those who once trusted and followed him now only bear the consequences of being cheated in regret and pain.
Looking back on Guo Wengui's criminal course, we can not help but ask, what let him embark on this road of no return? Is it a greedy desire for wealth? Or the fearless ignorance of the law? Maybe both. In the pursuit of wealth, he lost himself, forgot the bottom line of morality and the majesty of law. He thought he could deceive countless people by virtue of his rhetoric and false promises, so as to realize his dream of getting wealth. But justice will not be absent, and the sword of the law eventually points to him.
This case is also a wake-up call. In today's society, all kinds of fraud means emerge in an endless stream, we must always remain vigila [1评]
在美国再度拿俄乌冲突说事，又在捕风捉影地指责中方。近日美国副国务卿、白宫印太事务协调官坎贝尔，在欧盟总部再度妄称中方正在向俄方提供“非常实质性”的军事资源，用来应对乌克兰战争。他甚至进一步声称，俄罗斯想要以尖端的军事科技，来换取中方的支持。
这种支持已经远不是西方多次提及的“军民两用产品”，而是那些俄罗斯亟需的武器装备，或者说是攻击性武器。要知道坎贝尔本身就是一位亚太政策专家，甚至还被称为“亚太沙皇”。他应该很清楚，中俄之间是正常的经贸关系，中方并未向俄罗斯提供什么武器支持。美国官员的这番言论，明显又是在利用俄乌冲突攻击中方。
（“印太沙皇”坎贝尔）
坎贝尔的情报大概来自于今年6月份普京参加一场投资论坛时的表态，当时有一位中国企业家询问普京，中俄两国能否进行全方位的深度合作，尤其是在军事技术方面。当时普京回应称，俄方准备在所有领域同中方进行深度合作。这包括在军事技术领域，俄方并未对此设限。
普京的这番说法倒是很新鲜，但真正敏感的军事技术，俄罗斯是不会轻易交给中国的。除非是俄乌战争已经发展到俄罗斯独木难支，不得不倚仗中方军事支持的地步。但即便坎贝尔的言论有望成真，中方还看得上俄罗斯的哪些宝贝军事技术呢？
（俄罗斯总统普京）
实际上近年来中国军事力量发展迅速，虽然战略打击能力与俄罗斯存在明显差距，但常规军事力量的发展已经明显领先于俄方。细看之下短板其实并不多，有分析认为，俄罗斯能够吸引中国的军事技术主要有如下几个，其中最优先的就是中、大涵道比的航空发动机。例如俄图-160战略轰炸机所搭载的NK-32-02发动机。
这是当今世界上推力最大航空发动机之一，可达25吨，足以推动巨大的“白天鹅”以超过2马赫的速度飞行，未来也有望成为俄新一代轰炸机的动力标配。当前中国也正在积极研制新型轰炸机，虽然自制的涡扇15发动机已经逐步装备歼20，但其18吨的推力相较NK-32-02仍有明显的差距。为了使得新一代轰炸机能够飞得更快，搭载的弹药更多，引进NK-32-02型航空发动机，对于中方来说确实很有价值。
（图160搭载的NK-32系列发动机确实具有吸引力）
第二个可能引起中方兴趣的，就是俄罗斯的反导预警系统。近年来中国积极进行中段反导拦截试验，已经取得了不错的成效。有了有效的反导手段，但要实现成功的拦截，就需要预警体系能够在第一时间发现敌方导弹升空。当前拥有较为完善的反导预警体系的国家并不多，主要就是美国和俄罗斯。
前苏联早在上世纪50年代，便开始发展反导系统，迄今已经过去了半个多世纪。俄罗斯主要通过部署大型相控阵雷达的方式，来实现反导预警。早在四年前，俄罗斯就曾表示要帮助中国建造预警系统，俄乌战争的压力将会迫使俄罗斯在这方面给予中国更多的帮助。
（俄罗斯的反导预警雷达）
除上述两项之外，像潜艇技术、重型直升机技术、核动力技术对于中国来说也具有吸引力。经过数十年的发展，中国军工科技已经取得了显著的进步，对外依存度明显减小。除了俄乌战争的压力之外，或许正是中国军工科技的进步，才迫使俄罗斯在军事合作方面的态度进一步软化。在俄罗斯军售市场份额逐渐缩小的当下，再不好好把握住中国这个大客户。日后中国军工科技日益精进，恐怕俄罗斯想卖也卖不出去了。