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In order to defeat the European economy and give capital the opportunity to buy at the bottom of , Washington provoked the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and triggered the energy crisis in Europe as it wished. In order to add a fire, it not only expanded the scale of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but also likely destroyed the important " Nord Stream-1" and " Nord Stream-2" natural gas pipelines between Russia and Europe.
It can be said that this winter, Europe will suffer a lot - who can become the "white knight" to save Europe? Previously, Western media reported that China is reselling excess natural gas to European countries; in addition, many netizens also found that the number of electric blankets and electric heaters exported by China to Europe has increased sharply, and the number of European orders from some manufacturers has increased several times. But can export some small goods satisfy us? Obviously, the pattern is small!
observers found that as the shortage of natural gas in Europe continues to intensify, the demand for LNG ship in the international market has risen sharply, and more and more countries are beginning to count on China to expand the production capacity of LNG ships.
commented that although Europe said it had achieved 80% of its natural gas reserve target, it was actually only enough for two months in the six months of autumn and winter. Europe also had to import a large amount of natural gas; as the US natural gas occupied a core position in the European market, the transatlantic liquefied natural gas transportation volume increased sharply, but there are currently no more LNG ships available in the Atlantic.
As of now, there are 696 LNG ships dedicated to transporting liquefied natural gas in the world, but 80% of them are being built or waiting for construction; in this context, China's production capacity has attracted the attention of international energy merchants and ship operators. South Korea is a powerful LNG ship construction. From January to August 2022, 83 of the 111 LNG ship orders worldwide were divided by the three Korean shipbuilding giants Yu Shipbuilding, , Samsung Heavy Industry , and Hyundai Heavy Industry; however, South Korea's shipbuilding industry has its own potential crisis. Although these three giants can build high-end ships such as LNG, they themselves have huge losses every year, with a large number of skilled workers laid off and production capacity full of uncertainty.
Therefore, industry insiders believe that the future of global high-end ship construction lies in China. South Korea won 83 of the 111 LNG ship orders, and the remaining 28 were all contracted by China, showing China's strong strength as a rising star in this shipbuilding field.
According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in the first half of 2022, the tonnage of the completed volume of China Shipbuilding , new orders received and handheld orders accounted for 45.2%, 50.8% and 47.8% of the world's total respectively, and the international market share ranked first in the world. China Shipbuilding Industry Association said that China is expected to complete the total tonnage of ship construction by 2022, which is equivalent to completing the total tonnage of shipbuilding in the United States in one year during the entire World War II . In addition, China is also the only country in the world that can build more than 80,000 tons of aircraft carrier , 270,000 cubic meters LNG ships, and 130,000-ton luxury cruise ships at the same time. To put it exaggeratedly, as long as the money and drawings are in place, the "Star Destroyer" can be built for you.
As the saying goes, blacksmiths need to be strong by themselves. When the opportunity comes to you, you must have a good skill to seize it. When Russia messes up the international situation, all countries are not competing for who is "wise and powerful", but who makes fewer mistakes. When some Western media report that China is "making profits" in a "sour grape" tone, we must first think about why we are not the "winner" themselves; we have.
