Chapter 560 A Better Tomorrow Than Yesterday

In the early morning of December 31st.

The streets of Washington were still quiet.

As one of the ten important legal holidays in the United States, until the 5th of next year, it belongs to Christmas holiday.

However, not everyone is in the mood to enjoy the holiday.

At least not some cool-haired Mr. President.

Rather, he and the White House bureaucrats did not sleep a wink all night last night.

In a few hours, Huaguo will conduct an ignition test on the controllable fusion demonstration reactor located in Suzhou, and there is not much time left for them.

After delivering his New Year's Eve speech and tweet last night, he immediately called ministerial officials for an overnight meeting. After the meeting, he even made an appointment for a meeting with the Chinese ambassador.

At five o'clock in the morning, a black limousine stopped at the downstairs of the Chinese embassy in the Northwest District of Washington.

Accompanied by several entourages, Mr. President, who was still wearing yesterday's suit, walked into the interior of the embassy under the reception of the embassy staff.

"I'll get straight to the point," gestured to Helms, who was accompanying him, to close the door. Trump stared at Ambassador Sun Wenkai sitting opposite him, and said solemnly, "Maybe In five hours, you will conduct a nuclear test in Haizhou, am I right?"

Hearing these words, Ambassador Sun frowned as if hearing some funny joke.

Without directly answering this question, he put down the teacup in his hand and asked back.

"Who told you that?"

"It doesn't matter," Mr. President crossed his fingers on his knees, thinking that he had guessed right, with a flash of complacency in his eyes, staring at him with a sense of oppression, and continued unhurriedly, "According to the "Comprehensive Prohibition According to the provisions of the Nuclear Test Treaty, all nuclear tests should be prohibited. However, according to the information received by our intelligence system, you seem to be violating this international agreement."

While saying this, Trump tried to see a flaw in his expression.

However, to his disappointment, he saw nothing.

Even, he didn't see the trace of fear he hoped to see...

Picking up the teacup again, Ambassador Sun took a sip of the hot tea and said unhurriedly: "It is a very novel way of interpreting the research of controlled fusion as a nuclear test. If you don't know the difference between the two Why don’t you ask the relevant experts in your country?”

The corner of the president's mouth curved into a cold arc.

Of course he knew the difference between the two.

But that doesn't mean he can't confuse concepts between the two.

"Who can guarantee that what you say is true? No matter what you are planning, the international community needs a reasonable explanation for the secret experiment that took place in Area 900. If you are not doing something ulterior, then why Without placing your experiments under the scrutiny of the international community?"

"Area 900?" Regarding this sharp topic, Sun Wenkai laughed, "Is that what you call it?"

The president said seriously: "Please don't change the topic, I am talking about a very serious thing."

Containing the smile on his face, Sun Wenkai spoke slowly and calmly.

"If you want to pretend to be curious about what we are doing there, you don't need to involve the international community. The experiments conducted there have never been a secret, although when it comes to confidential parts, no one can snoop on them at will."

The president said without changing his face: "We have the right to doubt."

"Yes, of course you have this right." At this point, Ambassador Sun Wenkai suddenly stopped talking and glanced at his watch. "Your Excellency, it is five fifty in the morning."

The president frowned: "Is there any question?"

Ambassador Sun said in a gentle tone: "Before I continue to discuss this topic with you, I would like to take half an hour of your time."

The eyebrows were raised slightly, and the president leaned back.

"Oh? What interesting proposal does Mr. Sun have?"

"It may not be very interesting to you." Ambassador Sun smiled gently and picked up the remote control from the coffee table. "But I still want to invite you to watch a show together."

programme?

The president was slightly taken aback.

"What program?"

"News Feeds."

...

Dec. 31 at 5:50 p.m. ET.

Converted to Beijing time, it will be 18:50 on December 31.

At this moment, in the studio of CCTV, host Guo Qiang was looking at the press release in his hand, nervously making final preparations.

Although there was a teleprompter to remind him when to say something, as the host, he still had to have a comprehensive understanding of the whole event.

Especially today, is a special day.

Not only because it is the last day of 2019, but also because just a few hours ago, an earth-shattering event happened in Haizhou, Suzhou Province.

The STAR-2 demonstration reactor project led by the well-known Nobel Prize winner Professor Lu Zhou, with the cooperation of hundreds of research institutes across the country, finally lived up to expectations and successfully ignited!

Under the instructions of the central government, in order to ensure that the news of the successful controllable fusion can be broadcast to the whole country at the first time, the editors of the newsroom have prepared four sets of plans according to different situations to ensure that the news can be broadcast smoothly.

If there is no accident, the news broadcast of today's episode will be recorded in the annals of history together with the news of the success of the controllable nuclear fusion demonstration reactor...

And as a host to deliver the message to a national audience, the pressure on him was no small feat.

Taking a deep breath, Guo Qiang, who was sitting in front of the camera, took advantage of the last few seconds to relax his nervousness.

Standing behind the camera in the studio, the head of the station, who personally took the lead, gestured to him.

"Xiao Guo, it's time to start!"

"Okay," Guo Qiang nodded seriously, facing the camera, showing a smile that he had practiced countless times in advance.

"Good evening, viewers, today's time is December 31st in the Gregorian calendar, at 7 o'clock in the evening..."

Just as he had practiced countless times, Guo Qiang, staring at the teleprompter, read the contents of the press release clearly.

Compared with other CCTV announcers whose main facial expressions are grim and serious, he is the one who likes to laugh more.

Especially in terms of personal style, in addition to being calm and atmospheric, he has a bit more affinity than others. It is precisely because of this that he was chosen to stand here as the host of the news broadcast this time.

According to the director, not only the people of the whole country are waiting for the news broadcast of this episode, but the whole world is waiting.

As one of the country's windows to the world, the leaders hope that he can convey the message of friendship and peace to the world while conveying the news of the success of the controlled fusion experiment through his calm and friendly image.

The peaceful rise of China will not be premised on sacrificing the sovereignty of other countries.

"...A few days ago, the STAR-2 demonstration reactor located in Tianwan, Haizhou City, Jiangsu Province, completed the final ignition experiment under the instruction of Chief Designer Lu."

As soon as the screen turned, a short film was inserted, and the camera switched to the scene of the ignition.

There was no splendid fire, no earth-shattering roar, but only a simple control room, a row of blurred screens and consoles, and the person who pressed the button, followed by cheers.

Even through the screen, you can feel their excitement, excitement, and pride.

Guo Qiang, who was sitting in the studio, continued to read Baidao in a clear and friendly voice.

"...The current reactor operation is stable, and the output power of the No. 1 generator set 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 50,000MW within the year. By then, the controllable fusion demonstration reactor that has completed the grid connection work will meet the needs of most areas in Jiangsu Province. The power supply needs of..."

The light of controlled fusion is lit.

It may not be long before the streets will be filled with electric cars.

It may not be long before the desalinated seawater can irrigate the Gobi into oases and fertile fields.

Maybe it won't be long before those things that were only in the imagination will come into reality one after another...

The distance between them and the future has never been so close.

And when that day comes, oil will no longer be used as a fuel, but only as a raw material for industrial production.

From Hormuz to Malacca, from the Red Sea to the South China Sea, those strategic strategic points that once made Huaguo choked on its throat will no longer be fishbone stuck in Huaguo's energy lifeline, and the country's national fortune will also last as long as a star.

All of this is what he can imagine standing here.

Being deeply proud of the excited and cheering scholars in the video, Guo Qiang's eyes became moist unconsciously.

There was a trembling sound in his voice, sitting in front of the camera, holding the press release tightly with his hands.

Facing the expectant eyes of the people of the whole country, he announced in a solemn and solemn tone.

"Compatriots, 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, and those great scholars who dedicated their youth to scientific research for this hard-won moment!"

"And a better tomorrow than yesterday will be witnessed by all of us together!"

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