Chapter 1360: End this race

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
It's been a busy scene since early in the morning.
Thanks to the Chinese people, not only those chattering journalists, but also representatives of civil society groups and opposition lawmakers who read manuscripts like repeaters. They have troubled them almost all the time. What problem is solved.
However, this is not the only thing that really hurts the White House.
With the completion of the geo-economic integration strategy based on the Moon Palace and the establishment of the Guanghan Special Economic Zone, they have been completely left behind.
If you can come to China with Hua Guo in the field of aerospace some time ago, now you have almost reached the point of being unable to return to the sky.
To put it plainly, in the face of mature controllable fusion technology and plasma propulsion technology, the survival space for chemical rockets is very, very small. They are not lost in strategy, they are just stuck in the neck due to technical bottlenecks.
However, if you lose, you lose.
Any discerning person can see that they are unable to continue the battle in this space race. The key now is not how to win, but how to "decently" end.
"The latest news, this time from the National Space Administration of China ... 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 of 200 people on Mars within five years. , Engaged in scientific research and exploration activities. "
"In addition, according to the latest information from the Arizona Observatory, the colonial ship Xu Fu has successfully left the Earth-Moon system and continues to operate at the current acceleration. It will reach Mars in orbit as soon as possible on the 14th.
With a tired face listening to his subordinates reporting to work, the president sitting behind the desk rubbed his sour brows with his index finger and thumb.
From the inauguration of the presidency to the present day, he has no idea how many hairs he has lost for the future of this country.
Of the many presidents in the history of the United States, I am afraid no one is more tragic than him.
If he had to find one, he would bet it would be his next term, or at least after his term.
"Keep your eyes on it ... apart from waiting for the good news from Deep Space Gate, we have nothing to do for the time being."
Hearing this sentence, Chief Carson standing in the office showed an awkward expression on his face, pretending not to hear and looking to the side.
Worried about the president's negative attitude, the secretary of state who stood aside frowned.
"It's not a good idea to do nothing. From the current public opinion situation, the public has expressed dissatisfaction with our indifference. I am worried that this will continue."
The president said impatiently.
"So do you have any good ideas?"
"It's not a good idea, but ... I think it's at least a remedy."
"Oh?"
"Even though many Americans are reluctant to admit it, in fact, we have lost the best period of competition," glanced at the indifferent Director Carson, and the Secretary of State continued, "their Heavenly Palace is ahead of our 'deep space' There are too many gates, and the lunar science station and the ir collider have won the support of the international academic community. We want to delay their economic development through the space race has become unrealistic. "
Silent for a while, the Secretary of State continued.
"Continue to drag on like this, but we are the passive ones."
"My suggestion is to end this meaningless race as soon as possible and restore our relationship to the normal track as soon as possible. If we cannot defeat them, then cooperation is a good choice for each other."
There was no sound in the office.
Although I know that this is the best choice, but to make such a choice, the courage required is not available to ordinary people.
Perhaps it was a wrong decision to launch this contest.
But it's too late to say anything now.
Someone had to stand up and press the brakes for this out of control train.
After a long silence, the silent president finally sighed and said slowly.
"you're right."
"It's time to end it."
I don't know why, when I heard Mr. President say this sentence, Director Carson always felt as if he was more than a decade old.
But anyway, Carson was relieved after hearing this sentence.
Before he came here, what he was most worried about was that the president would be stubborn, carry out the manned ascension plan arbitrarily, and then throw all the questions into the next office.
If so, it must be a disaster for the United States.
Fortunately, he is quite reasonable, and it is not too late to hit the brakes.
"We need an opportunity to restore bilateral relations, an opportunity that the peoples of both countries can accept, and an opportunity for us to step down."
Now that a decision has been made, there is no hesitation.
The decadent breath swept away from his face, and the president who put everything down completely regained his confident expression.
Watching with satisfaction that his boss made the right choice, the Secretary of State nodded with ease, and advised him.
"Yes, we all need such an opportunity. The original award of the International Materials Research Society Alliance was a good opportunity, but it was a pity that it was pushed away by Lu Zhou."
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"However, although Lu Zhou himself was unable to come, I heard that his students seemed to be going to Boston to replace him at the April meeting of the International Federation of Materials Research Societies and to publish him in Future on behalf of him some time ago. Report. "
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 had a confident smile on her face, and continued, "According to the information we investigated, she is Chen Yushan's cousin, and the identity of that Ms. Chen Needless to say, it was the same person who was engaged with Lu Zhou some time ago. According to the customs of Hua Guo, Academician Lu should be regarded as Ms. Han Mengqi's 'brother-in-law'. "
Because the word was pronounced strangely, he read it several times before successfully reading it correctly.
A car looked strangely at his secretary of state, the president hesitated.
"You can never ... give her the Academy League's annual award."
"Of course it is impossible! The IFAR cannot accept such ridiculous things, but ... we can look for a substitute, such as setting up an award such as the International Progressive Young Scholars Award. To her separately. "
Having said that, a smile appeared on the secretary's face, and he continued in a confident tone.
"Then we can take this opportunity to invite her and other winners to a dinner at the White House, and the Ambassador of China will be there."
"If Hua Guo also has the idea of ​​restoring relations with us."
"Everything will be much simpler."
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