Chapter 1361 End This Contest

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

From early in the morning, here is a busy scene.

Thanks to the people of China, not only the chattering reporters, but also the civil society representatives and opposition MPs who read their manuscripts like a repeater, have been making things difficult for them almost all the time, as if doing so can Solve any problem.

But that's not what's really pissing off the White House.

With the completion of the earth-moon economic integration strategy based on the Moon Palace and the establishment of the Guanghan Special Economic Zone, they have been completely left behind.

If it was said that some time ago, Huaguo could come and go with each other in the aerospace field, but now it has almost developed to the point where it cannot be recovered.

To put it bluntly, in the face of mature controllable fusion technology and plasma propulsion technology, the living space left for chemical rockets is very, very small. They didn't lose in strategy, they were simply stuck in the neck by technical bottlenecks.

But no matter what, losing is losing.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that they are no longer able to compete in this space race. The most important thing now is not how to win, but how to end "decently".

"The latest news, this time from the Huaguo National Space Administration... They announced the road map of the Mars colonization plan to the United Nations and the International Space Organization, intending to build a permanent settlement on Mars with a scale of 200 people within five years , engage in scientific research and exploration activities.”

"In addition, according to the latest information from the Arizona Observatory, the colony ship Xu Fu has successfully left the Earth-Moon system, continues to operate at the current acceleration, and will arrive in Mars orbit at the earliest on the 14th."

Listening to his subordinates' work report with a tired face, the president sitting behind the desk rubbed the sore brows with his index finger and thumb.

From the time he assumed the presidency to the present, he has lost count of how many hairs he has greyed, worrying about the future of this country.

Among the many presidents in the history of the United States, I am afraid there is no one more tragic than him.

If he had to find one, he would bet it would be his next, or at least after his term.

"Continue to pay attention... Apart from waiting for good news from the Deep Space Gate, there is nothing we can do for the time being."

Hearing this sentence, Director Carson, who was standing in the office, had an embarrassed expression on his face, pretending not to hear, and looked aside.

Worried about the president's negative attitude, the secretary of state standing aside said with a frown.

"Doing nothing is not a good idea. Judging from the current state of public opinion, the public has already expressed dissatisfaction with our indifference. I worry that if this continues—"

the president said impatiently.

"So do you have any good ideas?"

"Not a good idea, but... I think it's at least a remedy."

"oh?"

"Although many Americans are unwilling to admit it, in fact, we have lost the best period of competition," the Secretary of State continued, casting a sideways glance at the indifferent Director Carson, "their Tiangong is ahead of our 'Deep Space' There are too many doors, the lunar scientific research station and the IMCRC collider have won the support of the international academic community, and it has become an unrealistic thing for us to delay their economic development through the space race.”

After a moment of silence, the Secretary of State continued.

"Continuing to drag on like this, we are the ones who are passive."

"My suggestion is to end this meaningless competition as soon as possible and return our relationship to a normal track as soon as possible. If we can't beat them, then cooperation is a good choice for both of us."

There was no sound in the office.

Although I know this is the best choice, the courage required to make such a choice is not something ordinary people can show.

Perhaps it was a wrong decision to launch this competition in the first place.

But it's too late to say anything now.

Someone has to stand up and step on the brakes for this out-of-control train.

After a long silence, the silent president finally sighed and spoke slowly.

"you're right."

"It's time to end everything."

For some reason, Director Carson felt as if he had aged ten years in an instant when he heard Mr. President say these words.

But no matter what, Carson heaved a sigh of relief after hearing these words.

Before coming here, what he was most worried about was that the president would carry out his stubbornness to the end, insist on implementing the manned fire plan, and then throw all the problems on the next one.

If this is the case, it must be a disaster for the United States.

Fortunately, he is still reasonable, and it is not too late to step on the brakes.

"We need an opportunity to repair bilateral relations, an opportunity that is acceptable to the people of both countries, and also allows us to step down."

Now that the decision has been made, there is nothing to hesitate.

The air of decadence was swept away from his face, and the president, who had completely let go of everything, regained a confident expression on his face.

Satisfied to see his boss made the right choice, the Secretary of State nodded with a relaxed expression, and said for him.

"Yes, we all need such an opportunity. Originally, the award of the International Union of Materials Research Societies was a good opportunity, but it was a pity that it was rejected by Lu Zhou."

After a pause, he continued.

"However, although Lu Zhou himself can't come, I heard that his students seem to be going to Boston to attend the April meeting of the International Union of Materials Research Societies instead of him, and replace him at the meeting. report on the dissertation."

The President frowned slightly and said, "A scholar usually has many students."

"But there is always a special one, such as this Ms. Han Mengqi." The Secretary of State showed a confident smile on his face, and continued, "According to the information we have investigated, she is Chen Yushan's cousin, and that Ms. Chen Needless to say, he is the one who was engaged to Lu Zhou some time ago. According to the customs of Huaguo, Academician Lu should be regarded as Ms. Han Mengqi's...'brother-in-law'."

Because the pronunciation of the word was rather strange, he had to pronounce it several times before he managed to pronounce it correctly.

Looking at his secretary of state strangely, the president hesitated and said.

"It's impossible for you... to award her the annual award of the Academy Alliance."

"Of course it's impossible! It's impossible for the International Union of Materials Research Societies to accept such absurd things, but...we can find a substitute, such as setting up an award such as the International Progressive Young Scholar Award, based on the International Union of Materials Research Societies awarded solely to her in the name of

Having said that, the Secretary of State showed a smile on his face, and continued in a confident tone.

"Then, we can take this opportunity to invite her and other winners to a dinner at the White House, where the Chinese ambassador will also be there."

"If Huaguo also has the idea of ​​​​repairing relations with us."

"Everything will be a lot easier."

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