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Chapter 1143: Chapter 561: The Photon Anti-Gravity Theory Published in the School Newspaper_1

Strategy is one thing; external posture is quite another.

In response to the issue of technological exchange, the only official response from within the country was four words—

"Sheer fabrication!"

The news about the technology exchange was intentionally released, but it definitely could not be publicly acknowledged; similar inquiries all received negative responses.

This response was interpreted as, "We are only interested in exchanging anti-gravity technology with friendly allies."

Other countries immediately became more anxious.

Z country is a nation with a peaceful ideology, whose rapid development is at most economic, while Country E has long been involved in various battlefields; letting Country E acquire such high-end technology would undoubtedly become their nightmare.

Then, the questioning turned to Country E, and the summary of Country E’s response was also just four words—

"No comment!"

International tensions suddenly escalated further; other countries were desperate to acquire anti-gravity technology, seeing that only hostile nations possessed it, and they became incredibly anxious, with conflict seeming imminent.

This situation continued until the high-level international conference on scientific and technological development held in Hong Kong.

The high-level international conference on scientific and technological development is a very influential scientific conference, with topics including technology, information, energy, environmental protection, and more, aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of science and technology among countries.

Because the conference discusses the broader directions for development, but the content is vague, its actual significance is not significant, and it usually doesn’t attract much attention.

Not now, though.

Many countries sent high-profile figures to attend, as everyone knew that the anti-gravity technology issue would certainly be discussed.

The conference was not public, with some parts being confidential, but the stance of the home country was leaked during the conference: Other countries were still technically blocking the home country, so any advanced technology the home country had could not possibly be made public.

This statement left representatives of other countries basically unable to refute.

At the same time, it also spelled out the precondition for disclosing anti-gravity technology: lift the technological embargo on Z country, or at the very least, meet some of Z country’s import requirements.

Of course,

the latter was no different from the former.

As long as certain import requirements were met, the technological blockade would fall apart on its own, because everything worth getting would be obtained, and continuing to block what wasn’t desired didn’t matter at all.

The conference on scientific development didn’t reveal much, but its impact was still significant. Less than a week after it ended, high-level representatives from many developed countries gathered to hold high-level meetings and engage in targeted negotiations.

Actually, the domestic players who were taking a wait-and-see approach knew the big shot would come down. His demands were much lower than they had expected.

Some countries were already opposed to the so-called technological blockade, which harmed their interests and prevented their high-tech products from being sold to China.

Upon learning about the anti-gravity technology, they were even prepared to take a big hit, as the importance of anti-gravity technology far outweighed that of other technological fields.

However, technology exchange is not easy to realize.

For instance, the ownership of some high-end manufacturing technologies belongs to multinational corporations; governments cannot simply use private companies’ technology as a bargaining chip for anti-gravity technology exchange.

If it were just a straightforward technology exchange, it would make things very complicated. If it turned into lifting technological restrictions, it would merely involve policy adjustments, which is much simpler and would even garner support from some major companies, as they would definitely receive export orders.

Naturally, there was also strong opposition; the home country’s development pace was too fast, and this worried the international community, as lifting the technological embargo would definitely accelerate the home country’s scientific and technological development.

By then, it would implicate not just economic growth but numerous fields of high-end technology.

But there was no choice.

They had to obtain anti-gravity technology, or else they wouldn’t have the "key to a technological breakthrough."

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on the basis of "short-term harmlessness," acquiring anti-gravity technology was the best option, and it could also secure support from some large corporations.

Moreover, there was a notion that "technological limitations" might actually spur domestic development; if all sectors pursued independent R&D without any restrictions, the development wouldn’t be constrained, and some related research might even surpass international levels.

Take for instance the J-40.

The J-40 fighter jet was beyond their comprehension, surpassing the level of the F-35 in terms of engine and external design.

The J-40 was Z country’s own independent development!

If Z country could produce such advanced fighter jets on its own, what was the point of a technology blockade?

It was hard to say.

At the conference, it was suggested, "If the blockade is lifted, maybe in the future we could get our hands on the J-40 and explore the technology within. Some of the technology is sure to be astonishing!"

Although there was much support, lifting the technological embargo was a major issue, and no direct resolution was reached at the meeting. However, it was clarified that there would be negotiations with the home country without touching the embargo, to produce a specific import list.

In other words, once the import deals were negotiated, policies in the related product areas would be relaxed.

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In fact, such an outcome was equivalent to putting a fig leaf on "lifting the technological blockade." Stating it plainly would upset people in some sectors, resulting in much outcry and opposition.