The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 578 Have to be on guard
The intelligence analyst nodded: "That's right, it's quite surprising, and I have a vague feeling that they are designing, manufacturing, and test-flying a fifth-generation fighter jet, but we still don't have any intelligence on it."

“I have the same feeling. I don’t know if you’ve noticed it.” The department head nodded and said, “There’s a saying on the internet in our country that the F-22 is advanced enough to dominate the world for decades to come.”

"Our F-22 is indeed very advanced," the analyst said proudly. "It is the only fifth-generation fighter jet in the world. Even if China is engaged in related research, it will take at least twenty years to produce results. But we cannot give it twenty years. Within ten years, we will definitely make it our vassal."

"That's not what I meant. Some lawmakers have already proposed that the production line could be dismantled after a sufficient number of F-22s have been produced," the department head said gravely. "You know, dismantling a production line is easy, but rebuilding it is not so easy."

"You suspect this is a conspiracy by the Chinese?"

The department head nodded: "I do have that suspicion, but I have no evidence. I once wrote a report and submitted it to the boss, but he didn't take it seriously."

It should be said that there are indeed intelligent people with beautiful minds, but unfortunately, the people who decide the life and death of these intelligent people are not intelligent themselves.

After returning to Beijing, Liu Hua attended an industry summit, the photovoltaic materials industry summit, where he was to give a speech as a pioneer in the field.

"I am very pleased to see the booming development of the photovoltaic materials industry in our country. This is the phenomenon I am most willing to see," Liu Hua said with a smile. "Especially with so many rising stars in our industry, Taiyi New Materials Company is not only willing to cooperate with you, but also willing to support you, whether it is with funds or technology."

Liu Hua's remarks caused a huge uproar; it's true that competitors can be enemies.

"The world market is huge. I can't take it all by myself, and neither can you take it all by yourself. So we need to work together."

A round of applause erupted. They had long heard that Liu Hua liked to mentor up-and-coming talents and was willing to support his domestic peers. Seeing him today, they could see that his reputation was well-deserved.

"I'm here today not to say nice things about our industry, but to pour cold water on it."

Liu Hua then got to the point: "Right now, our industry is booming. This is something everyone can see. Our clients are all over the world, but our biggest clients are in Europe and the United States."

"We have to be wary of these two places," Liu Hua said with a smile. "Does everyone know why we initially introduced foreign investment to develop ourselves?"

Liu Hua answered his own question: "Because the Americans need a place that can provide them with cheap labor and cheap products with little technological content, they have provided us with funds and technology."

"But now we are no longer satisfied with this cheapest and least technologically advanced industry; we are starting to move into the high-tech industry."

Liu Hua pointed with his finger: "This has already touched their sore spot. Admittedly, they need our products now, but they are more wary of our development speed. So it's only a matter of time before the Americans turn against us."

Liu Hua gestured around the room: "All of you here are leaders in the national photovoltaic industry, thriving and prosperous. However, there are also many of you. If the US targets us, I don't know how many of you will go bankrupt, but I'm sure many, many more will. This is because you are not adequately prepared. I'm not saying this to scare you, but to prepare you. Start strengthening your internal capabilities now so that you have sufficient resilience to withstand such uncontrollable external factors if the US targets us." The room fell silent. After a while, people began to whisper among themselves. Those with foresight were already planning their escape routes, while those without thought Liu Hua was exaggerating.

The industry summit lasted for two days. After the first day of the conference, several people came to visit us, among whom Guanghe Tianneng was a representative example.

In his previous life, this company was a leader in my country's photovoltaic materials industry, and Liu Hua had a very thorough conversation with him.

Liu Hua went over the future development with him, and if the owner of Guanghe Tianneng could come to all the meetings, the road ahead would definitely be much smoother.

Liu Huo's words were inevitably leaked to the media, and many so-called experts attacked Huang for being overly pessimistic, asking what a tech person could possibly know about international or financial situations.

However, none of these words had any effect on Liu Hua. Given Liu Hua's current status, it would be a great honor for him to even acknowledge them.

The online attacks against Liu Hua quickly subsided, whether because someone spoke up or because they themselves got bored of talking to themselves.

A leader from the foreign trade department made a special visit to Liu Hua, wanting to ask him why he had come to such a conclusion.

"The Americans are our biggest export customers, accounting for a huge proportion of our exports. Regardless of whether our relationship is good or bad, it's not a good thing for us."

"I never imagined that Professor Liu, besides being a scientist, also understood international relations." The leader from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation praised Liu Hua highly: "The country is also concerned about this and is considering reducing some of its export dependence on the United States. What do you think our next step should be?"

Liu Hua laughed heartily: "Everyone says that our country has a long history, and many people used to think that our country has a long history, so there is nothing for the new society to learn from. But in fact, our ancestors pointed out how we should proceed, and it was very effective."

"Our ancestors' methods? I'd like to hear the details."

"Before the Song Dynasty, our foreign trade followed the land-based Silk Road, from the Western Regions through the Middle East, and finally to Africa, the furthest point radiating from Europe," Liu Hua said with a smile. "After the Song Dynasty, our foreign trade followed the maritime Silk Road. We could just copy the existing methods by setting sail from the South China Sea."

The leader left without saying a word, but his words had greatly shocked him. They did have the idea of ​​reducing the proportion of exports to the United States, but our country produces so many products that they have to sell. As for the way out, they had not yet figured it out.

Liu Hua's words gave them great inspiration. Following the path of their ancestors seemed to be a promising way to succeed. Indeed, they should read more books; there is wealth to be found in books.

(End of this chapter)