In the early morning of January 1st.
The streets of Washington were still quiet.
Last night was New Year's Eve, one of the ten important statutory holidays in the United States. Although the holiday time was mixed with Christmas, most people still chose to have a party with friends or family on this day to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
However, not everyone was in the mood to enjoy this holiday.
At least, the cool-haired president didn't.
In fact, he and the White House bureaucrats didn't sleep at all last night.
In a few hours, China would carry out ignition experiments on the controllable fusion demonstration reactor located in Jiangsu Province. They didn't have much time left.
After the New Year's Eve speech and tweet last night, he immediately convened ministerial officials for an all-night meeting. After the meeting, he made an appointment with the China Ambassador.
At five o 'clock in the morning, a black limousine parked in the northwest district of Washington, downstairs of the China Embassy in the United States.
Accompanied by a few entourage members, Mr. President, who was still wearing the suit from yesterday, walked into the interior of the embassy with the help of the embassy staff.
"I'll get straight to the point." Trump gestured to Helms, who accompanied him, to close the door. He stared at Ambassador Sun Wenkai, who was sitting across from him, and said with a serious expression, "In about five hours, your country will conduct a nuclear test in Haizhou, am I right?"
Hearing this, Ambassador Sun looked like he had heard a funny joke, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
He didn't directly answer the question. He put down the teacup in his hand and asked.
"Who told you that?"
"That's not important." Mr. President crossed his fingers on his knees. He thought he had guessed correctly. There was a flash of pride in his eyes as he stared at him with an oppressive gaze. He continued unhurriedly, "According to the provisions of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, all nuclear tests should be prohibited. However, according to the information obtained by our intelligence system, your country seems to be violating this international convention. "
While saying this, Trump tried to find a flaw in his expression.
However, to his disappointment, he didn't see anything.
He didn't even see a trace of fear that he wanted to see …
Ambassador Sun picked up the teacup again, took a sip of hot tea, and said unhurriedly, "Understanding the research of controllable fusion as a nuclear test is a very novel interpretation. If you don't know the difference between the two, why don't you ask the relevant experts in your country? "
The corners of the president's mouth curled into a cold smile.
Of course he knew the difference between the two.
But that didn't mean he couldn't confuse the two concepts.
"Who can guarantee that what you said is true? No matter what you guys are planning, the international community needs a reasonable explanation for the secret experiment that happened in Section 900. If you're not doing anything unspeakable, why don't you put your experiments under the supervision of the international community? "
"Area 900?" Sun Wenkai couldn't help but laugh at this sharp topic. "Is that what you guys call that place?"
The President said solemnly: "Please do not change the subject, I am talking about a very serious matter"
Withdrawing the smile on his face, Sun Wenkai slowly spoke without batting an eyelid.
"If you want to pretend to be curious about what we're doing there, you don't have to involve the international community. The experiments conducted there have never been any secrets. Although some of them are confidential, not everyone can pry into them. "
The President said without changing his expression, "We have the right to doubt."
"Yes, of course you have this right." Ambassador Sun Wenkai suddenly paused and looked at his watch. "Mr. President, it is 5: 50 in the morning."
The President frowned and said, "Is there a problem?"
Ambassador Sun said in a gentle tone, "Before we continue to discuss this topic, I want to take up half an hour of your time."
The President raised his eyebrows and leaned back.
"Oh? Mr. Sun, do you have any interesting suggestions? "
"It may not be particularly interesting for you." Ambassador Sun smiled gently and picked up the remote control from the coffee table. He said, "But I still want to invite you to watch a show together."
Show?
The President paused for a second.
"What show?"
"News broadcast."
…
January North America Eastern Time converted to Beijing Time was December 3. Inside the CTV studio, the host, Guo Qiang, was looking at the press release in his hand as he nervously made the final preparations.
Although the teleprompter reminded him what to say, as a host, he still had to have a comprehensive understanding of the entire event.
Especially today, it was a special day.
Not only was it the last day of 2019, but it was also because just a few hours ago, an earth-shattering event happened in Haizhou, Jiangsu Province.
The STAR-2 demonstration reactor project led by the well-known Nobel Prize laureate Professor Lu Zhou, with the cooperation of hundreds of research units across the country, finally lived up to expectations and successfully ignited!
Under the instructions of the Communist Party of China, in order to ensure that the news of the success of controllable nuclear fusion could be broadcasted to the entire country, the editors of the news department prepared four sets of plans for different situations to ensure that this news could be broadcasted smoothly.
If everything went smoothly, today's news broadcast would be recorded in history along with the success of the controllable nuclear fusion demonstration reactor …
As the host of this news broadcast to the entire country, he was under a lot of pressure.
Guo Qiang took a deep breath and sat in front of the camera. He took advantage of these last few seconds to relax his tense emotions.
The director was standing behind the camera in the studio. He gestured to him.
"Little Guo, you can start now!"
"Okay." Guo Qiang nodded seriously and looked at the camera with a smile that he had practiced countless times in advance.
"Good evening, everyone, today is December 31st, 7 pm …"
Like he had practiced countless times, Guo Qiang stared at the teleprompter and clearly read the contents of the press release.
Compared to other CTV broadcasters who mainly had a serious expression on their faces, he was one of the more smiley ones.
Especially in terms of personal style, in addition to being calm, he was more approachable than other people. It was precisely because of this that he was chosen to be the host of this news broadcast.
According to the director, not only was the entire country waiting for this news broadcast, but the entire world was also waiting.
As one of the country's windows to the world, the leader hoped that he could use his calm and friendly image to convey the news of the success of the controllable fusion experiment to the world.
China's peaceful rise would not be based on the premise of sacrificing the sovereignty of other countries.
"… A few days ago, the STAR-2 demonstration reactor located in the Tianwan area of Haizhou City, Jiangsu Province, under the instructions of Chief Designer Lu, completed the final ignition experiment."
The scene changed, and a short video was inserted. The camera switched to the scene of the ignition.
There were no dazzling flames or earth-shattering explosions. There was only a simple control room, a row of screens and control panels that had been blurred, and the person who pressed the button, followed by the cheers that rang out.
Even through the screen, one could feel their excitement, excitement, and pride.
Guo Qiang, who was sitting in the studio, continued to speak in a clear and friendly voice.
"… The reactor is currently operating steadily, and the output power of the No. 1 generator has successfully reached the expected 1000MW.
"According to the original plan, the reactor will gradually complete the grid connection work next year. It is expected that the installed capacity will gradually increase to 50000 MW within the year. By then, the controllable fusion demonstration reactor will be connected to the grid, and it will meet the power supply needs of most areas in Jiangsu Province … "
The light of controllable fusion was lit up.
Perhaps it wouldn't be long before the streets and alleys would be filled with electric cars.
Perhaps it wouldn't be long before the desalinated seawater would irrigate the Gobi desert into oases and fertile fields.
Perhaps it wouldn't be long before the things that were originally only in people's imagination would become reality one after another …
They had never been so close to the future.
When that day really came, oil would no longer be used as a fuel; it would only exist as a raw material for industrial production.
From Hormuz to Malacca, from the Red Sea to the South China Sea, the strategic issues that once made China feel like a fishbone was stuck in its throat would no longer be a fishbone stuck in China's energy lifeline. The motherland's destiny would also be as long as a star.
All of this was something he could imagine as he stood there.
Guo Qiang was deeply proud of the excited and cheering scholars in the video. His eyes began to tear up.
His voice trembled with excitement. He sat in front of the camera and held the press release tightly in his hands.
He looked at the expectant eyes of the people of the country and solemnly announced.
"My fellow countrymen, the wheel of history is rolling forward, and we are already ahead of the times.
"The spark of controllable fusion illuminates hope and the future.
"History will remember this moment. It will remember the great scholars who dedicated their youth to the cause of scientific research!
"And a better tomorrow than yesterday will be witnessed by all of us!"
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