On November 8, Zhuhai ushered in an event, the grand opening of the 14th Airshow of China. At the seven-day event, Tan Ruisong, the head of AVIC, talked about the company's ten-year glory, and he said with deep emotion: "Shouldering the glorious mission of the aviation industry, we shoulder great responsibility. Undoubtedly, we are the elite team of the country and the creator of first-class equipment. We aspire to be no longer just a member of the national soccer team, but strive to be among the national table tennis team. At present, we are like a weightlifting team with heavy responsibility, striding forward bravely.
However, if one witnessed the airborne extravaganza on these two days, one would be deeply impressed by President Tan's humility. on August 8, our flying family spread its wings and soared, with 20 families presenting their performances on the same stage. the flight display of the J-20 fighters was increased to four groups, and two fighters were left behind to perform the physical demonstration. the improved 20-series and the petroleum transport model demonstrated the magnificent gesture of synchronized refueling of the three fighters in the air. As a multi-purpose helicopter straight 20, showing its super stability and maneuverability in ultra-low altitude. In addition, there are Wuzhi 10, J-16 and J-10C, straight 8L heavy transport aircraft, as well as the 6 series of strategic bombers known as "6", AMG600, etc., with a one-time water absorption capacity of 12 tons. The leap in the strength of air force equipment and the national pride brought about by AVIC are shocking.
Meanwhile, the national soccer team is back to where it started in 2012. What are we doing? We are in the throes of so-called "gold dollar soccer".
In 2011, Guangzhou Evergrande made its first foray into the Chinese Super League, purchasing Conca for €8.2 million.
Barrios was brought in in 2012 for €8.5 million.
In 2013, Shandong Luneng signed Lovi for €12 million and Guangzhou Evergrande bought Diamanti for €7.5 million.
In 2014, Guangzhou Evergrande acquired Golat for 15 million euros and invested a lot of money to naturalize him. Now Golat is a dual citizen of Brazil and China, but given that the country does not recognize dual citizenship, Brazil's Golat is feared to be difficult to return.
In 2015, Jiangsu Suning bought Teixeira for 50 million euros, Guangzhou Evergrande bought Martinez for 42 million euros, and Shanghai SIPG bought Guangzhou Evergrande's Elkeson, later renamed Ekerson, for 18.5 million euros. Now he's playing in Brazil, on the same road as Brazilian hometown boy Golat, and I'm afraid he won't be back. Hebei Huaxia purchased Gervinho for 18 million euros and Shanghai Shenhua purchased Demba Ba for 13 million euros. Now, both Hebei Huaxia and Jiangsu Suning have been disbanded for years.
In 2016, Shanghai SIPG bought back Oscar for €60 million. That year, 10 players transferred for more than €10 million, with Zhang Chengdong moving for an eye-watering €20 million.
In 2017, Beijing Guoan bought Bakambu for 40 million euros, Dalian Party bought Carrasco for 30 million euros and Chongqing Contemporary bought Adrian for 12 million euros.
In 2018, Guangzhou Evergrande bought Paulinho for €42 million, Tianjin Tianhai bought Modeste for €29 million, and Dalian Party bought Hamsik for €20 million.
In 2019, Shanghai SIPG bought Arnautovic for €25 million, Dalian People bought Long Dong for €18 million and Shanghai Shenhua bought Xavi for €16 million.
The league is investing huge sums of money and player transfer fees are equally high, so how are our national team results?
In the ten years between 2012 and now, we have made three World Cup appearances - Brazil 2014, Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 - and our results have deteriorated.
We were expected to be in the top 10 of the World Cup qualifiers in Asia and now we are only in the Asian group stage of the Century Cup qualifiers.
The only team that used to be able to compete with strong teams like Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia is now Nepal who can beat us. Thailand, Vietnam and other once unbeatable opponents are now intimidating us, and even the Philippines scares us.
Does the National Football League, as it is now, still have the right to be ridiculed?
