Chapter 989

It's a mess.

It's all in a mess.

At the time of signing the document, although the president expected to be countered by the Chinese side, and his advisory team also formulated the tactics to deal with the circuitous attack, he didn't expect that those Chinese people had made such a quick and direct move!

Although on the surface, it did not cause any material loss to them, just like the antitrust investigation and patent case that they are in progress and have not yet made a judgment, what's worse is that this series of big moves directly gave Wall Street a mug.

It's not a real loss, but it's enough for them to have a headache.

Of course, it's not this that really makes him want to cry.

But until now, the wise president suddenly found that China's high-tech enterprises did not know when to start, and their industrial penetration has reached such a horrible level.

They just rub around outside. Two national super projects with an investment of more than 10 billion US dollars suddenly lie on the ground, or they can't pull up

It's so creepy!

Just then, the door of the office opened and chief of staff Kevin came in with a serious look.

"Just now, the California government called. Local environmental protection organizations and other non-governmental organizations are organizing tours. The appeal is that California people need clean and cheap energy If China's core can't be delivered to the west coast this year, they hope we can find a way. "

"Think of a way to fart!"

The right fist hammered hard on the table. The feeling of inability to fight back filled the president's heart with suffocation and anger.

He took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down. After thinking for a long time, he said in a slightly relaxed voice.

"Maybe we should restart the National Ignition Maybe controlled fusion is not as difficult as we think

Restart the National Ignition

There was a bitter expression on Kevin's face.

He believes that the president himself knows how impractical the plan is, otherwise he will not use two uncertain sentences in one sentence. This not only means that they need to mobilize thousands of scholars to enter the project, but also pay tens of billions of dollars for it, which is equivalent to opening up a third Battlefield Based on the original two super projects.

Even in the United States, it is impossible to maintain three super projects at the same time. The huge financial pressure will make the federal government directly bankrupt.

Besides, even if they restart the National Ignition

Kevin: " What about SG-1 superconductor? Without SG-1 superconductor, we can't complete the magnets needed to confine the plasma, unless we can find a way to further optimize the control scheme of plasma turbulence. I consulted with the experts of the Academy of Sciences. This is how they introduced us. What we lack is not just the core, without the supply of SG-1 materials, we can do nothing at all. "

President: "chip! Restrict chip exports to the west coast of the Pacific! I'll see who holds on first. "

Kevin held his breath.

"Sir."

The president stared at him.

"What's the matter?"

Kevin: " We can do this at any time, but are you sure you want to? "

The inquiry from the chief of staff about whether to persuade or confirm was like a basin of cold water pouring on it, which made the president calm down immediately.

“…… I'll think about it again. "

Chip

This is really a good way.

Chinese people import more chips than oil every year.

However, if you kill a thousand enemies, you will lose 800. Besides the suppliers of chips in the United States, there are also suppliers from other countries to choose from.

Although they can also use entity lists and other means to pull their allies together to impose chip embargoes on some Chinese enterprises, and let them stop what they are doing by making them feel painful.

But

In the face of the huge temptation of controllable fusion, are European allies really so reliable?

Now Europe is like a wealthy old man in his old age. He can spend decades on the pension he saved when he was young. From time to time, he has to face the blackmail of the evil neighbor who controls the natural gas pipeline in the East. Apart from controllable fusion, nothing can help them regain their momentum, even God can't.

Now China has not issued official documents, and once it presses this button, the conflict will really escalate to the point where it can't go back

Push all the chips onto the table.

Do you really have more than 50% chance to win?

Thinking of this, the president could not help but feel a touch of sadness.

That was not the case a decade ago.

No, even just two years back, when he was still in office, things were much better than they are now.At least at that time, they had enough means to intimidate the Chinese nation to compromise, and had enough confidence in technology to compete with the Chinese nation. The international influence was even greater enough to kick those pesky people out of the ITER organization. It's no exaggeration to say that they could do whatever they wanted.

Where like now, even a company that hasn't been listed can't do it

Looking at the swaying president, Kevin was silent for a moment, warning.

"Sir, we have done enough. In the long run, this is definitely not the right time to suppress Chinese high-tech enterprises. We need their support for our super project, at least until the fusion power plant in California is built, and the deep space gate can operate stably, we should exercise restraint. We have to admit that our super project is a soft spot. "

"What's more, new energy vehicles are not our core interests. Our demand for new energy vehicles is not as urgent as that of China. The market value of Tesla and the economy of California are not worth mentioning. What can we do if we let musk sacrifice it?"

Besides, you have all moved your job opportunities to Shanghai.

Although it's understandable to earn Chinese money, for those workers who are still working hard in North America, please sacrifice your own interests.

“…… What about ExxonMobil? " With his fingers crossed and his forehead resting on his arm, the president continued in a deep voice, "Wall Street is not easy to mess with, but these oil giants are not easy to mess with."

He never took Tesla's interests to heart.

The reason why we started with star technology is that the name of this company has been on his memo for a long time. There's just an excuse not to use it for nothing. Besides, SH standard has touched the most sensitive G-spot in the United States.

But Exxon Mobil is not the same. This kind of Big Mac is not just a fundraiser for them, but also directly or indirectly affects a large number of jobs.

To put it bluntly, these people are not happy. They can get back at any time in terms of employment rate.

But the employment rate, more than any other paper data, can affect the votes

"They just take advantage of the fire to make a profit. Of course, it's good to be able to make a profit. It doesn't matter if they can't, and the CEO of Exxon Mobil also needs to show his board that he's not a waste. The waste is..."

Noticing that the president was staring at himself, Kevin awkwardly scratched his index finger for a while before he came up with the safest answer: "it's the judge, of course."

"But it's disgraceful for us to give in like this," the president said in a deep voice

"The steps are easy to find," Kevin continued with a smile on his face and raised his index finger. "The investigation initiated by the Ministry of Commerce will be cancelled by our international trade commission. This is not a compromise to the threat of evil forces, but a correction based on our own laws There's a word for that, yes, the rules! "

"As for the Ministry of justice, let the chain of evidence they submit be 'incomplete'. Of course, if Exxon Mobil is wise enough to know that it can't do anything, it's not sure that it can apply for the cancellation of the lawsuit itself, so it's easier for us. "

"Rules..." As he chewed the word over and over, the president's eyes brightened a little, looked up at the chief of staff and said seriously, "you go to contact the ITC people."

"It's really not the right time to start with China's high-tech enterprises. Do as you say!"