Great Power Technology - #581 - Chapter 572 More radical means

This press conference did not involve actual voting on the plan. After a short interactive session, the meeting ended quickly. According to the plan, representatives from various countries will stay in the imperial capital for three months to conduct initial contacts on the project.

This is not a difficulty for most national representatives. After all, before arriving in China, they have already prepared for a long-term stay, and their national financial resources are enough to support them to spend a period of time in a foreign country comfortably. Busy but comfortable time.

However, this does not mean that all country representatives interested in participating in the project can afford this seemingly small expense – in fact, there are more than twenty third world countries from Africa and Latin America, It can be said that almost all the efforts of the country have been put into the letter of intent. The investment in their plans often accounts for more than half of the national fiscal revenue. Under this huge financial pressure, all non-essential expenditures have been compressed, among which This includes the delegation’s travel expenses.

This situation is almost exactly the same as when China dispatched diplomats overseas in the early days of the founding of China. At that time, Chinese diplomats worked in temporarily rented residential areas, used the landlord’s furniture for accommodation, and drunkards even knocked on the door in the middle of the night.

But it was under such difficult conditions that they negotiated one cooperation after another, spreading China’s influence to every corner of the world step by step.

But now, these desperate third world countries are actually doing what they did then and there.

However, now they have a more certain and promising future.

After leaving the venue, Pawan, the representative from Mauritius, stayed away from the crowd. He planned to wait until everyone was almost gone before discussing with the Chinese staff and asking them to help him find a relatively cheap hotel through unofficial channels. , thereby saving expenses as much as possible.

This matter was supposed to be done by the Mauritian embassy in the local area, but it was during the change of ambassadors. Due to some special reasons, the new ambassador was stuck on the road. There were only two people left in the embassy. Rich civil servants, rather than letting them arrange it, it is more reliable to go directly to the Chinese officials.

However, before he could wait for the Chinese staff, he first waited for the Italian representatives who had returned.

“Hello Mr. Pawan.”

Upon hearing the other party’s greeting, Pawan quickly stood up. The latter briefly shook hands with him, and then introduced himself:

“My name is Kasapa, and I represent the Italian Ministry of Science and Technology. We are also investigating this project. Judging from the current situation, we seem to have encountered the same difficulties.”

“How about it, do you want to find a place to chat?”

Looking at Kasapa with a sincere face, Pawan frowned in confusion.

Representative of Italy? Same difficulty?

He could not use smooth logic to combine the two terms. In his opinion, compared with his own country, Italy’s wealth was something they could not achieve after decades of hard work. If the other party wants to, they can use their sufficient financial resources to win a high-level seat in this project.

What difficulties does such a country have in common with our own country?

“We can have a chat, but I’m afraid I can’t give you any reference advice.”

“You know, what we both want to fight for are completely different, and our strategy may seem like a joke to you.”

“No, no, of course not.”

Kasapa interrupted Pawan and then explained:

“Fundamentally speaking, what we want are technologies related to giant nuclear fusion, but in different ways.”

“Obviously, we’re all hitting a roadblock right now.”

“You must be under a lot of financial pressure, right?”

Pawan nodded silently, but then shook his head.

“Yes, it’s no secret that we face significant financial difficulties – but that doesn’t mean our problems are the same.”

“There are fundamental differences in our philosophies, so there is actually no need to discuss it.”

“Is it really not necessary?”

Kasapa asked in a frivolous tone, with a complicated smile on his face. From this smile, Pawan could vaguely see a trace of ridicule.

This made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Yes, our country is indeed very weak, and unlike those big countries, it does not have the strength to directly participate in the core aspects of the project, but doesn’t it have the right to pursue progress and development?

The technology China throws out this time is like a huge cake. All countries can use their own strength to exchange for their due share. But now, the man opposite seems to be telling himself: You have too little money. Just don’t serve it.

Thinking of this, his tone also became cold.

“Whether you think it’s necessary or not, at least I don’t think it’s necessary.”

“Okay, Mr. Kasapa, if you are just looking for me to persuade me to quit this project, then I would also like to advise you not to waste your time.”

“We have made a decision, which cannot be changed, and I am not willing to listen to your so-called technology sharing rhetoric anymore.”

“Any country, as long as its leadership is rational, will easily discover the loopholes in your so-called logic.”

“In their eyes, your speech is like the gibberish of a clown in a circus.”

Pawan’s words were very serious, but Kasapa didn’t seem to be angry at all. He just spread his hands and said:

“I’m sorry for the misunderstanding. You, like them, don’t seem to really see our vision.”

“What we want to do is to let China lower their ‘price’ so that all countries can obtain technology at the lowest cost – don’t you want us to succeed?”

“You know, if we can get the majority of support, you will save a lot of costs, and these funds and resources can be used in other more useful places.”

Pawan sneered and then replied:

“We certainly hope we can make it a little less expensive.”

“But we also respect the cost of development.”

After finishing speaking, Pawan stood up directly and pretended to leave, but Kasapa reached out and took his arm.

“What if I said, we can provide you with financial support?”

“As long as you are willing to publicly declare your withdrawal from the Taishang project, we are willing to provide you with financial assistance equivalent to the bidding cost.”

“You can use these funds anywhere.”

“Rather than gambling with your entire country on an uncertain future, our aid is more reliable, isn’t it?”

Pawan paused, but did not stop.

After taking a few steps, he turned back and said:

“I don’t believe in any good intentions coming from you, and neither does my country.”

Hearing this, Kasapa smiled bitterly and shook his head.

He originally thought it would be easy to convince Mao Qiu, but unexpectedly, things developed completely differently from his prediction.

From this point of view, the No. 1 plan formulated by our side has completely failed. Therefore, in order to achieve the purpose of reservation, we can only use more radical means.