915 Some People Are Happy And Some Worry (1/4)

Chapter 915 Some people are happy and some are worried (14)

"The opening ceremony of the International Lunar Hadron Collider Symposium came to a successful conclusion, and Academician Lu delivered an important speech at the Shanghai Great Hall on behalf of the academic community of Huaguo under the theme of "witnessing our common prosperity"

For a newspaper, the headlines of today's headlines are a bit extra long.

And the amount of information behind the title is as astonishing as its length is to everyone who sees this newspaper.

The Lunar Hadron Collider construction project will start within a month!

The total project budget is 20 billion US dollars!

More than 200 high-energy physics institutes and related research institutions around the world will participate in the project!

These include CERN, a world-renowned center for physics, as well as the Princeton Department of Physics, which is world-famous for its academic theory and mathematical physics, as well as world-class research institutions that are familiar not only to laymen, but also to laymen.

Of course, it wasn't just the participants that surprised people the most.

What is really surprising is that in the total budget of 20 billion US dollars, Huaguo, the initiator of the project, only gave out 10 billion US dollars.

And in the remaining 10 billion dollars, there are actually 5 billion Americans? !

Almost as soon as this newspaper came out, relevant discussions had already been screened on the bibs and major current affairs BBS...

[The sun is coming out from the west, how can Americans still be so kind? 】

[Imperialism will not die if it kills me, there must be something strange about it. Add my comment to the top and let Academician Lu see it! (fist) (fist)]

[This, this is too unbelievable... If I remember correctly, the space race was fierce last year, so why did the Yankees get soft this year? (surprised) (surprised)]

[In any case, the research of basic disciplines will benefit the entire human society, and it is always good to be able to allocate funds to one more country. The reason why the United States will participate is that it does not want its own physics community to be marginalized too far by the world physics community...]

[I am afraid that they will take the opportunity to make some excessive demands. 】

【Then kick them out! 】

The news has caused a considerable degree of heated discussion on the Internet, and keywords related to this topic have been topped by hot searches.

Soon, not only, almost all domestic news media platforms were invariably covered by news related to this grand event shared by the physics and aerospace engineering circles.

A super project involving more than 50 major countries around the world...

A future project that connects the past and future of human history...

All of this is actually dominated by China.

More than ten years ago, or even a few years ago, this was something that most people could not imagine.

After all, when they were studying controllable fusion, they were just forced to withdraw from the group by the United States and a group of younger brothers. But now, these people who have been in trouble have not only become their own "little brothers", but they have even come to the door with banknotes in their hands to ask for cooperation. Such a change in status and status really makes people feel sad.

Although no matter what kind of news, there must be some discordant voices, but watching the motherland's international influence is getting stronger and stronger, most people still feel gratified by this.

Although $10 billion is not a small number, it is worth it no matter how you think about it compared to the opportunity to "get scientists from all over the world to work for us".

However, compared to the cheering and cheering Chinese media, which almost didn't sing in the newspapers, the North American media seemed less happy.

The media that support globalism are fine, but for the conservative media, this move by the White House is like a slap in the face.

Although they were mentally prepared for the bottom line of those scheming politicians who were mercenary, they still did not expect these people to be able to do such a thing.

A well-known current affairs talk show host complained in front of all the audience on the latest episode of the show.

"Don't those idiots on Capitol Hill know how to use their brains? Hua Guo is our opponent in the space race! They actually spend five billion dollars to support their projects! It's crazy!"

China is a formidable rival for space hegemony with the United States!

However, the White House actually paid to help its opponents build this lunar hadron collider!

In the eyes of many conservatives in North America, their president must be crazy!

So people even organized a march, took to the streets, held up signs, shouted slogans, and used actions to protest the decision of the White House.

"The madman in the western Pacific is going to build a collider on the moon! This is the biggest Ponzi scheme of the century!"

"We could have invested this money in people's livelihood! There are still many people in the United States who are facing unemployment. Do you know how many homeless people are in the subway in Los Angeles? Have you congressmen seen it?"

"..."

The index finger gently opened the blinds of the window, letting in a ray of sunlight for the dimly lit room. Looking at the team passing through the street, Vice President Mike cursed in a low voice.

"These idiots...the brains the size of sesame seeds are full of goo, and they don't even know the root of the problem, they just know they're circling the gutter like a fly."

In response to China's lunar orbital construction committee and a series of lunar landing initiatives, the previous president signed an executive order to "rebuild the National Space Council (NSC)," under which the vice president will concurrently serve on the NSC committee. The chairmanship is responsible for restarting the U.S. national moon landing program and restoring U.S. hegemony in space.

While it's great to see him elevated to power and no longer just a mascot in the White House, Mike has hardly been happy with his job since taking over the NSC.

There is no reason for him.

From a layman's point of view, restoring American hegemony in space is an almost impossible task.

All they can do now is cut losses.

While opening up the domestic market as much as possible and participating in the scientific research projects led by China, hold on to the only position you have, and then slowly find back what they lost...

These rabble who only know how to protest but can't think of a solution will never know what sacrifices they made!

Mike's fists clenched slightly, but at this moment, the door of the office opened, and a tall, thin man in a suit walked in with a document.

"If your words are heard by the New York Times, tomorrow's headlines will probably have to be changed from Academician Lu to your name."

"This joke is not funny," glanced at his secretary, Mike frowned slightly, and then his eyes fell on the document under his arm, "What's the matter?"

Restraining his joking expression, the secretary said solemnly.

"We might be in trouble."

Mike asked blankly.

"What trouble."

"Look at this."

With that said, the secretary put the documents under his arm on the table.

Mike frowned slightly and looked at the document on the table.

I saw an anonymous letter on the table.

In the lower right corner of the anonymous letter, a black eagle is reflected, with an American assault rifle under its talons.

All of these symbols, and the black undertone, exudes an unsettling air.

Mike reached out and touched the envelope, but quickly pulled back.

"Don't worry, the envelope has been checked by the dispatcher, and nothing strange was put in it." Shrugging, the secretary opened the letter in front of Mike and pushed it gently in front of him.

Eyes narrowed slightly, Mike looked at the contents of the letter.

[Dear Mr. Vice President, Chairman of the NSC Committee, Mr. Mike, we are Predator Eagles, a group of little-known people. Or you can call us a bunch of aspiring hackers. 】

[We know that information technology should not be used for terrorism, so even though we watched the great Stars and Stripes lose in the aerospace arena, we still maintained the greatest restraint and chose to remain silent. 】

[However, people's patience is limited. When watching our trust be betrayed a little bit, watching the Star-Spangled Banner slip into the abyss step by step, especially those who act as flag bearers are actively lowering the flag for it... We realize that we I can't be silent any longer. 】

[You have chosen to submit and compromise in the face of power, then we will use our own methods to stop this stupid meeting and stop your traitorous behavior. 】

[This is a war, and there is no innocent person in front of the war. 】

[We will not stop our actions until you meet our demands and suspend cooperation with Chinese people. 】

There was a mysterious silence in the office.

After about five minutes passed, the secretary glanced at his watch, took a deep breath, and looked at the vice president.

"……what should we do?"

Mike was silent for a while, and suddenly the corner of his mouth twitched.

Then, he reached out and grabbed the letter, like throwing garbage, and threw it back into his secretary's arms.

"Take it to the FBI guy."

Looking at the secretary who hastily accepted the letter, Mike said in a grumpy tone.

"Don't bother me with the little things that are bigger than sesame in the future!"

"Yes……"

Looking at Mike in a bad mood, the secretary quickly exited the office with the letter.

Looking at the reopened office door, Mike slammed his right fist on the table, then sat back on the office chair.

hacker?

Betrayal?

The parade is enough to make you stupid, and even the "war" is coming...

What an international joke...

Is this group of idiots playing a game between great powers? !

but……

These gradually intensifying emotions made Mike feel a little more alert.

Although the president and his staff have systematically analyzed the international situation and made a judgment of the least risk, they seem to have somewhat underestimated the reaction of public opinion.

Raising his aching right hand and pinching his eyebrows, he reached out and grabbed the landline phone on the desk and called the President's Office.

While it's uncertain if the president also received that letter, he must report the matter immediately.

In addition, there is also a US delegation that is attending the seminar in Beijing.

Maybe he should have notified Chief Carson later that they should be a little tougher at the meeting.

At least let their people see that they are not "compromising"...