Chapter 540

There is light rain in the sky in Saint-Paul-Dulantze, France.

This southern town, which is usually not disturbed by the outside world, is now attracting attention from all over the world.

Soon, the closed-door meeting of the ITER Council at the end of the month will be held at the ITER headquarters.

At this meeting, the U.S. side will issue a final question on whether Hua Guo will implement the technology sharing agreement of the ITER contract.

If this meeting still fails to achieve satisfactory results for many parties, the ITER Council will initiate a vote at the meeting and finally decide whether Hua Guo will stay or stay in the organization.

Over the past month or so, the outside world has made many speculations about the choice of the Chinese representative.

However, no matter what kind of speculation it is, it seems that the two sides are not optimistic about reaching a consensus on this issue.

Today, the rainy weather seems to indicate from the beginning that this meeting is not destined to go smoothly to the end.

Sitting at the meeting table of Chinese representatives, Deputy Director Luo Zhanyuan, who was appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take full charge of the meeting, looked at the table below.

It's nine thirty at the moment.

Thirty minutes until the meeting begins.

Not far away, Adam Cohen, the representative of the United States, was happily exchanging views with the representative of the European Union, and looked here from time to time with malicious intentions.

Apparently, they have reached a consensus outside of the meeting.

The expression on his face was still that calm and breezy, but in his heart he sighed silently.

able to drag until now...

He has done his best.

Half an hour passed quickly, and the chairman of ITER announced the start of the meeting and the agenda for today's meeting.

In addition to the issue of whether Huaguo has fulfilled the ITER agreement, specific rules regarding the change of the technical route of the giant controllable fusion device will also be discussed at the meeting.

That is, with regard to the various parts and components that countries undertake to build in the giant tokamak device.

While the chairman of the board of directors read out the agenda of the meeting, Adam Cohen, the representative of the United States, took the lead in speaking.

"With regard to the principle of sharing controllable nuclear fusion technology in the ITER agreement, we will reiterate our own position here."

"We believe that while accepting ITER technology, Huaguo failed to fulfill its international obligations in the ITER organization."

"We have been arguing about this issue for a long enough time. Today is probably our last meeting to discuss this issue. If you continue to refuse to fulfill this obligation, we will apply to the Council for the withdrawal of Chinese personnel from ITER." Initiate an arbitration vote..."

The moment Cohen's voice fell, there was a commotion in the conference room.

Although most people have already guessed this scene before this, the participants here still did not expect that the US representative would show such a threatening intention at the very beginning of the topic.

If you don't accept it, then I vote to kick you out.

It seems that there is no room for negotiation at all for the representatives of the Chinese side.

Director-General Osamu Motoshima, sitting at the meeting table, said thoughtfully with a solemn expression.

"It seems that my previous inference is still wrong."

Keiichi Ishida, the Japanese representative sitting next to him, looked sideways, "What guess?"

"I always thought that the U.S. side wanted to put pressure on Huaguo through intellectual property issues, forcing them to disclose a series of undisclosed technologies including superconducting magnets, plasma control solutions, etc., but I didn't expect them to make up their minds from the very beginning. , I just want the Chinese out of the game."

Ishida Keiichi frowned: "But what good does this do for Americans?"

Osamu Motoshima glanced at him, and said solemnly: "Ishida-kun, the so-called benefit does not necessarily mean getting something, it can also mean making the opponent unable to get something."

"Is it……"

A thoughtful expression appeared on Ishida Keiichi's face.

There seems to be nothing wrong with saying that...

But will it really be so smooth sailing? Just kicking Huaguo out will make them lag behind the world in the research of controllable fusion.

He always felt that it was not that simple...

After all, he has heard that the chief designer of Huaguo's star imitation project, but that Lu Zhou who has created countless miracles...

Listening to the voices of discussion in his ears, Luo Zhanyuan, who was sitting on the conference table with his arms folded, responded to Adam Cohen's aggressive gaze with a blank face.

When the ITER conference organizer signaled that he could speak, he straightened the microphone with his hand.

However, at this moment, the satellite phone in his pocket vibrated inappropriately.

Feeling the vibration in his pocket, Luo Zhanyuan frowned slightly, but without any hesitation, he reached out and took out the phone.

After all, there are only a few people who can call him at this time...

"Hey?"

"..." Listening silently to the narration on the other end of the phone, Luo Zhanyuan's eyebrows suddenly twitched the moment he heard a certain sentence.

Taking a deep breath, he whispered.

"……okay, I get it."

Another representative sitting next to him sneaked a sideways glance at him.

Although it was only a two-sentence exchange, Director Luo's tone was completely different in the two sentences before and after.

Patiently waiting for the call to end, Adam Cohen looked at Luo Zhanyuan who put the phone down playfully.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Putting the hung up phone back into the inner pocket of his suit, Luo Zhanyuan glanced at him expressionlessly.

Seeing his winning expression, Luo Zhanyuan suddenly couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

Seeing the uncontrollable smile on the face of the Hua Fang representative, Cohen was slightly taken aback and frowned slightly.

Helms, who was sitting in the American delegation, also frowned, not understanding why this Chinese man could still laugh.

"I'm sorry," Luo Zhanyuan cleared his throat, restrained his slightly undignified smile, propped his hands on the table, and stood up slowly, "There is an old saying in Huaguo, if you want to commit a crime, there is nothing wrong with it. We, Nothing to say..."

Unexpected answer, but Cohen wasn't surprised.

Originally, in his expectation, the Chinese representative might make some excuses on this issue, and he would respond one by one. However, no matter how fierce the debate is, the final result will not change.

After clearing his throat, just as Cohen was about to enter the next process and initiate a vote, Luo Zhanyuan, who had not yet sat down, continued to speak, and was blocked by the words that had already reached his lips.

"...One month ago, we have disclosed the necessary data in accordance with the ITER agreement in an open and responsible manner. However, your unreasonable demands on this issue and your outrageous and unreasonable performance have disappointed us. downright."

"Under the conditions of equality and mutual trust, we have the willingness to open and cooperate. But for unreasonable requests, no matter how many times, our answer is still rejection."

"If that's the case, we won't waste your time."

Having said that, Luo Zhanyuan straightened his collar, exchanged glances with several other Chinese representatives, then faced the venue again, and said in a leisurely manner.

"I am announcing on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

"From now on, Huaguo officially withdraws from the ITER agreement!"

As the loud voice fell, the entire venue was silent and eerily quiet.

Looking around the venue, Luo Zhanyuan's eyes finally stopped on Adam Cohen's face, and said meaningfully.

"Let's leave this meeting to yourselves."

"Farewell."

After that, he packed up the things on the table, turned and walked towards the door of the meeting room.

Seeing the Chinese representatives who got up and left the venue one after another, the chairman of ITER looked astonished, wanting to say something but didn't know what to say.

The same is true for Adam Cohen, who was stunned there. Only three question marks can tell the expression on his face at this moment.

Originally, according to the process, they should have voted to invite the Chinese representatives out of the meeting, but they didn't expect that they left by themselves before the voting period came.

Commotion spread in the conference room.

Not only the chairman of the board and the US representative, almost everyone's face was full of expressions of astonishment.

Looking at the empty seats, for some reason, Helms, who was sitting in the American delegation, felt a little panicked.

Obviously at this moment he should be happy.

After all, kicking Hua Guo out of the ITER organization is exactly what the White House and the CIA expect to see, and he also expects to see it.

Could it be...

Huaguo has completed the key technology of controllable fusion?

A terrible possibility suddenly occurred to him, but he quickly shook his head to push the unrealistic thought out of his mind.

No, it's not possible...

Anyway, it was too fast.

At the same time, looking at the chaotic meeting scene, the meeting secretary sitting next to the chairman of ITER lowered his voice and asked in a low voice.

"Mr. Chairman... will this meeting continue?"

The chairman was silent for a while, and then spoke.

"...let's move on to the next agenda."

In any case, the work to be done must continue.

On the next agenda, they will also discuss the issue of giant controllable nuclear fusion devices.

Arguably, this is a more exciting topic.

But for some reason, he couldn't get excited at all at this moment...