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This euphemistic refusal was really bitter.
Although they didn't show it on their faces, both the Russian and Chinese representatives were relieved. Their biggest concern was that Celestial Trade couldn't withstand the pressure and help the UA or its underlings build a second space elevator. They didn't mind a small neutral country owning a space elevator, but it was absolutely difficult to accept their competitors owning one.
The best solution was for Xin to have sovereignty over this space elevator, and all countries would share the big cake of outer space.
The Ecuadorian President, who was rejected, didn't look good, but he didn't say anything. He nodded slightly and sat back. NASA Director Bolden's expression was as usual. He had expected Jiang Chen to refuse. After all, a monopolized market was always more profitable than a competitive market.
At least until there was a second company that mastered the construction technology of the space elevator, Celestial Trade was unlikely to accept orders for the construction of space elevators from abroad.
The discussion continued, and the next issue was very simple and clear. It was about how countries should cooperate on the space elevator project.
John Warner, the director of ESA, stood up, glanced at the representatives in the round venue, and proposed.
"Space has no boundaries, and everyone should contribute their strength to the collective of mankind. Although the space elevator is built by Celestial Trade, outer space belongs to all mankind collectively, and the space elevator should also be shared by all mankind … "
When John said this, the expression on Jiang Chen's face turned into a sneer.
Even an idiot would know what he would say next.
"… So, here, I propose." John Warner didn't look at Jiang Chen, but looked up at the representatives of the French and Frankberg space agencies, and then said his proposal without hesitation. "The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs should evaluate the cost of the space elevator, and all countries should jointly pay Celestial Trade for the construction of the space elevator. The space elevator will be bought in the name of the United Nations and jointly managed by the international community."
At the end of John Warner's speech, there was a round of applause in the venue of the summit. Immediately afterward, representatives from European countries stood up one after another and expressed their agreement with the proposal of the director of ESA.
"The representative of France seconded."
"The representative of Frankberg seconded."
"The representative of Italy seconded."
"The Netherlands …"
Hearing the voices of agreement, Werner's mouth curled into a smile. Long before the start of the summit, they agreed to pressure Celestial Trade. With so many countries seconding the same proposal at the summit, even if Celestial Trade wanted to refuse, it had to weigh the diplomatic risks brought about by the refusal.
Bolden, who represented the UA, did not express his position, but he looked at Jiang Chen with a playful look.
With so many countries expressing their support, how are you going to get out of this situation?
Suddenly, at this moment, a strange sound was heard from the summit venue.
"The representative of China objects."
Everyone, including the director of the European Space Agency and Bolden, was stunned. They looked at the seats of the Hua Nation in the summit venue.
"The space elevator was built within the territorial waters of Xin and should be owned by Xin. China's position is consistent. We oppose any country interfering in the internal affairs of a third country in any form. " The middle-aged black-haired man glanced at the seats of the representatives of the European countries and said word by word, "Hua recognizes the legitimacy of Xin's space elevator and is willing to cooperate with Xin on the basis of respecting Xin's territorial sovereignty and constitution."
The summit venue was quiet, and no one answered.
Jiang Chen opened his mouth and was about to say something. At this time, the representative of the Russian side stood up, held the microphone, and said concisely.
"The representative of the Russian side seconded the proposal." After a pause, the man with a Slavic face continued, "About Hua's statement."
Two of the P5 recognized the legitimacy of Xin's space elevator. Even if there were more voices of opposition, it could not change this fact. Jiang Chen nodded slightly to the representatives of Hua and Russia to express his gratitude.
Although he didn't think that ESA would be able to affect him with this little trick, no matter how many people expressed their support, it would not be able to make up for his rejection. However, the fact that the representatives of China and Russia stood up at this time did solve a big problem for him.
Jiang Chen looked at Zhang Yaping and signaled him to request to speak.
After getting permission to speak, Jiang Chen stood up again and looked at the stiff ESA director meaningfully. Then he faced the representatives of various countries at the summit and said.
"Celestial Trade welcomes companies from all over the world to participate in the development of space resources. But before I say it again, I want to make it clear that we will never accept any unreasonable proposals. I hope some people use their brains before speaking to avoid being looked down upon. "
When John heard this sentence, his face turned pale and he clenched his fists under the table. The representatives of France and Germany, who had previously expressed their support, sat there with gloomy expressions. Obviously, they were quite dissatisfied with Jiang Chen's speech.
However, would Jiang Chen care about them?
When there was only one store in the market, the position of buyers and sellers was no longer "the customer is God", but "if you don't want to buy it, if you don't want to buy it, I'll sell it to someone else." Now there was only one space elevator. Even if the EU countries were unwilling, they had to accept it.
Unless they were willing to be left behind by the world …
"After Celestial Trade's internal meeting, we have two good proposals for your reference regarding the space elevator cooperation plan."
"Celestial Trade is willing to provide a number of services such as satellite launch and cargo transportation to countries at reasonable prices. We assure you that by using disruptive rail transportation technology, our transportation price is less than one percent of the market price. "
"In addition, we will build a giant space station larger than Penglai City in geosynchronous orbit. The ring counterweight that maintains the center of gravity of the space elevator will be used as the living space. The centrifugal force generated by the rotation will provide gravity to develop the outer space industry and tourism. Taking into account the needs of countries, Celestial Trade is willing to lease living areas, industrial zones, ports and other facilities to countries for a long term under the premise of retaining sovereignty. "
"This is the general framework for cooperation on the space elevator. As for the specific details of cooperation with all parties, we can discuss it slowly."
After leaving this sentence, Jiang Chen ended his speech.
He noticed that when he confirmed the so-called cooperation framework, many representatives of countries were ready to raise objections.
However, Jiang Chen did not intend to argue with them here.
After whispering a few words to Zhang Yaping, Jiang Chen got up and left the summit venue before they applied to speak. He attended as an advisor to Zhang Yaping and did not have any formal diplomatic status. His departure would not have any impact on the process of the summit, but it would definitely reduce the value of the Outer Space Summit.
But who cared?
With the help of the United Nations Outer Space Development Summit, the cooperation framework developed by Celestial Trade was conveyed to countries. As far as the result was concerned, the purpose of his participation in this summit had been achieved. In this case, there was no point in continuing to stay here.
Of course, there would be countries that had objections to the framework proposed by Celestial Trade, and there would be many people who would scoff at the so-called framework. After all, for now, space mining was more like an unrealistic dream. Even if Celestial Trade's lunar colony was established for less than half a year, it did not claim that it had achieved profits from the lunar project.
But Jiang Chen did not care.
The rules were already there. Those who were willing to accept it could cut this cake together, and those who were unwilling could sit there and scoff. Even if no one took the framework he developed seriously, Celestial Trade could play standalone in space.
It was just that the development was slightly slower.
However, he knew very well that it would not be long before the profits brought by the space elevator would make everyone who was indifferent today jealous. And the seemingly unacceptable conditions he proposed, in the face of absolute benefits, were no longer something that could not be discussed.
Bolden stared at Jiang Chen's back, dumbfounded. He opened his mouth and was about to speak, but in the end, he closed it. There were some things he couldn't decide alone. He decided to wait until the end of today's meeting before asking the Rainbow House to make a decision.
Several representatives of the Hua side exchanged opinions in whispers with serious expressions, and the representatives of other countries who were interested in the space elevator were more or less the same.
The summit continued …
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