"… For the domestic market, our company is promoting wireless charging stations in Shanghai. This is in line with the needs of the general public, and it is also the development needs of the Yangtze River Delta city group. This is not something that other countries can change.
"For the overseas market, the Chinese government encourages Chinese companies to restrain themselves overseas, abide by local laws and regulations, and be internationally responsible enterprises and entrepreneurs that meet the expectations of the local community.
"However, our entrepreneurs are honest, not an excuse for people with ulterior motives to do whatever they want.
"We will pay close attention to the progress of things, and take necessary measures when necessary."
At the press conference in the Great Hall of the People, the flashing cameras were like headlights on the highway.
The spokesperson from the Ministry of Commerce of China spoke in a righteous voice.
Even though there weren't any strong words, this announcement was like a declaration of war. It was like the horn of a counterattack.
In fact, even before this press conference, the counterattack had already begun.
First was East Asia Power, the world's most sensitive fusion energy giant. Under the request of the environmental protection department, they began to investigate and rectify their overseas orders. The order for the fusion reactor core in California was postponed indefinitely.
Not just that.
Just like the US Department of Commerce's antitrust investigation against Star Sky Technology, this was only the beginning.
As the world's largest superconducting material company, Baosheng Group, which had completed the SG-1 superconducting material with Star Sky Technology and provided superconducting magnets for the Haizhou experimental reactor, immediately issued an announcement. Due to various reasons, they suspended orders from North America.
This move also had a significant impact on Baosheng Group. However, as a subsidiary of the state-owned China Airlines Corporation, sometimes profits weren't the only performance indicator.
However, for the fusion power station under construction in California, as well as the companies that were closely tied to the fusion substation, this was equivalent to forcing them into a dead end. This was worse than delaying the nuclear core project.
There was only one reason.
The nuclear core project itself was going to happen next year. Even if there were some twists and turns, they still had an entire year to repair their relationship with China.
However, the SG-1 material was different.
This material was a key material for the construction of superconducting magnets used to confine ferrofluid. Once this material ran out of stock, the entire project would have to stop.
For the electric power companies and public utility companies that bet their entire fortune on this fusion power station, every day that the fusion power station went online later than expected meant millions of dollars in losses.
And then there's aerospace.
The relevant Chinese authorities accepted the report submitted by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation on the grounds of intellectual property infringement. The two American construction companies involved in the "Lunar Gateway" lunar space station project were included in the investigation of intellectual property infringement.
Logically speaking, China had no right to interfere with the United States' moon project. In fact, China didn't do so because there was no need to.
More than 90% of the Lunar Gateway project was contracted by Star Sky Technology's Magpie Bridge, including Space-X's own cargo.
He couldn't manage others, but it was easy for him to manage his own people.
After the patent infringement investigation was launched, Star Sky Technology complied with the relevant authorities and suspended their aerospace launch cooperation with the listed companies.
For a time, not only was the construction of the Lunar Gateway halted, even the supplies of the construction workers were cut off!
Other than the two American aerospace companies that were sanctioned, NASA was the most innocent party.
In order to not delay the construction, Director Carson had to contact the Houston Space Launch Center and pull out the BFR rocket that was supposed to be used in the Ares program's follow-up project. However, it was currently sitting in a warehouse, waiting to be pulled out.
With the BFR's Earth-Moon transfer orbit carrying capacity, it was more than enough to send a batch of supplies.
However, when Director Carson saw the launch cost skyrocketing by an order of magnitude, he couldn't say a word.
This thing was really like a pot falling from the sky while people were sitting at home.
And it's coming at me!
From controllable fusion to aerospace, China's countermeasures were like a storm that had been suppressed for a long time, pouring down in an instant.
Interestingly enough, all of the countermeasures seemed to have one thing in common, which was that they were more or less related to Professor Lu or Star Sky Technology …
Ben wasn't the only one who didn't expect this; the entire Wall Street didn't expect this.
Almost no one doubted that China would respond. However, even though they were prepared, they still didn't expect this moment to come so suddenly!
And it was so strong!
Just two days ago, many investment banks came up with a strategy that was to stay put and wait and see before the Chinese government made a statement.
If China's response was strong, then they would reduce their holdings. If China didn't respond or only asked the US to calm down, then they could consider investing in ExxonMobil or Tesla to get a share of the "hunt".
However, there was no doubt that almost all of the traders on Wall Street had failed their calculations.
At this moment, the New York Stock Exchange was in chaos.
"Jesus Christ! They can't do this! "
"Because of environmental reasons, orders have been suspended indefinitely! Do you take me for a fool with such a deceitful reason? Can't they just abide by the spirit of the contract? "
"This is blatant revenge! These f * cking barbarians! Can't they use some civilized means?! "
The aerospace sector suffered a major hit!
Western electricity-related stocks collapsed!
In particular, the listed companies that successfully participated in the fusion power station project in California and increased their value. It was as if they had been beaten back to their original state overnight. They went from being a phoenix hanging on a branch to a perfect target for speculators to take advantage of.
The Wall Street Journal wrote an article in its latest issue saying that China shouldn't expand its attack to areas unrelated to the energy industry. This would not help solve the dispute, it would only escalate the dispute.
After this article was published, it immediately attracted countless North American media.
Almost all of North America's media outlets were reporting on this sudden change in the news. Even the White House, who was stunned by the countermeasure, sent a spokesperson to appeal to China to remain calm.
However, no one would buy these appeals without any real action or sincerity.
The bloody storm in the capital market was only the beginning.
On the Friday after Black Thursday, an even bigger riot was brewing on the streets of California.
When they heard that California's tens of billions of dollars in investment in the fusion power station might be ruined because of some idiot in the White House, the citizens of California couldn't sit still anymore …
(Thank you to the leader of "32732" for your tip ~ ~ ~ I miss the last day of the stupid netizens. The book review function should be restored today, although I don't know what time it will be. Good thing I can still see comments on the public account, otherwise, it would feel like I'm on a standalone computer.)
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