Rebirth: Fight For Life

   Chapter 675 Great Powers Fight

In the    conference hall, in a large row of simultaneous interpretation rooms, interpreters of various languages ​​are ready.

  All microphones and earphones are also checked and prepared in advance, and their functions are not hindered.

  Specialized sound engineers, video photographers, and text recorders are all ready to start work.

"let's start."

   In order to respond to the surging voice, the host who chose to respond in this way, Bao Jiaqi said.

  The people on the round table nodded together, and on the seats in the annular area of ​​the outer ring, everyone raised their spirits and listened to the simultaneous translation from the headphones.

"Let me sort out the background of this meeting first." Bao Jiaqi said slowly, "Not long ago, Flint Aerospace completed the first launch of the Candle Dragon 2 rocket and successfully delivered a spacecraft weighing 143.9 tons. To LEO orbit. At a press conference that followed, Flint Aerospace announced that this was the first step in a space station program called Flint Space City."

"Because the planning of the Flint Space City is very grand, it has aroused the concerns of the interests represented by all of you, and raised various questions and demands. In order to respond to these demands in a unified way and to refute these questions face to face, we propose to hold this summit. Now, first of all Please ask Jian Yushu, CEO of Flint Aerospace, to make a statement on the plan of Flint Space City."

  Jian Yushu nodded to Bao Jiaqi, turned on the microphone switch in front of him, and said, "Dear gentlemen and ladies, I am the current president of Flint Group and the CEO of Flint Aerospace, Jian Yushu."

"First of all, I would like to state that, as a licensed and formally registered commercial aerospace company in China, Flint Aerospace has complete licensing procedures for all space activities in accordance with international regulations, including the two completed launches of the Flint Space City program. "

Jian Yushu paused, looked at Diane, Musk, and the NASA chief officer diagonally opposite, and said, "The plan of the Flint Space City is in line with the Outer Space Treaty's principle of free exploration and utilization of outer space, and in line with outer space. The principle of registration of objects, and there is no dangerous use."

"The Flint Space City is a plan aimed at benefiting all mankind, and the establishment of the Flint University of Aeronautics and Astronautics can reflect this spirit of scientific research and exploration. For the Flint Space City plan that may interfere or even damage the space activities of other countries, it is required to temporarily The accusation of suspending and publishing the specific technical details of the plan, we believe, violates the principle of free exploration and interests. We welcome global cooperation based on friendly consultations, but reject accusations that have ulterior motives without evidence.”

"According to the provisions of the Outer Space Treaty, we have notified the public and the scientific community of the relevant information about the Flint Space City to the greatest possible and practical extent. I think the specific technical details should not be within the scope that needs to be announced. . In the past, there is no precedent for the announcement of these details in the space activities you have carried out. It should not be treated differently because of the huge planning of the Flint Space City."

"Similarly, we are also willing to follow the principles of the Outer Space Treaty. After the launch and construction of the core part of the Flint Space City, we welcome global cooperation. In this regard, Flint Aerospace has such a plan, but it exists in the third stage. Among them. In the past, your space program also did not have a precedent for introducing other partners at the very core stage."

   "To sum up, the plan of Flint Space City is in line with the current rules of space exploration and development. We refute the groundless accusations against Flint Aerospace. We have the willingness to open cooperation and the right to choose partners."

"thank you all."

   Jian Yushu finished speaking, Gu Song gave him a thumbs up with a smile.

   On such occasions, it seems a bit out of place.

   But his young face doesn't make this action out of the ordinary.

   Diane, who met Gu Song face to face for the first time, frowned, thinking about how to reply.

   Rules are always rules.

  The shrewd predecessors, as early as when something new was born, tried to comprehensively consider all possibilities in the future. The various stakeholders at that time, therefore, developed a treaty for the development of outer space.

   In fact, those who have the ability to initiate this outer space treaty are all important countries.

   Everyone is afraid of each other, and naturally they have always been under the framework, and there is negotiation and negotiation.

   And now, the pattern begins to change. A private company is beginning to have the ability to drive issues in this field, and it is already an issue that makes them highly nervous.

   A giant space station with an internal space that may reach tens of millions of cubic meters in the future!

   This plan makes their scalp tingle.

   At this time, the weakness of this paper agreement is reflected.

   In fact, when someone powerful enough wants to go his own way, how can other people restrain them? Space exploration, development and utilization are based on the ability or not.

  I have the ability to go up, I have the ability to do something, but you can't, why should you stop me?

   In the end, it still depends on the battle on the ground.

   Therefore, on paper and in legal terms, they really have no reason to make such demands on Flint Aerospace and Huaguo.

   However, this must be fought!

  Diane said: "The CEO of Flint Aerospace has finished speaking, and it is time to enter the stage of other representatives' opinions."

   Logically speaking, the host should still have control over the agenda. Facing Diane's interjection, Bao Jiaqi didn't take it seriously and motioned her to speak.

"Obviously, with such a large-scale space station program, its potential risks cannot be ignored. Its safe and effective control requires sufficient comprehensive and historical experience. Once it is out of control, countless on-orbit spacecraft will be affected. , and may even have a catastrophic impact on the surface."

Diane said it for granted: "Such a huge space station has far exceeded the common sense of what it calls low-Earth orbit spacecraft when it was registered. I believe that in addition to Flint Aerospace and your own country, everyone else The representatives all agreed that such a space program should be a special case and be subject to higher-level supervision, including the technical level and the safety assessment level. Only in this way can it conform to the principles of the Outer Space Treaty on the Peaceful Use of the Convention!"

Diane looked around for a week, and then continued: "In the past, the state has always been the main body, and it has always been responsible for fulfilling the outer space treaty. Although there are provisions in it for non-governmental organizations such as Flint Aerospace, they can also be under the supervision of the contracting parties. Carry out space exploration activities in line with principles. However, since Flint Aerospace has demonstrated space capabilities even beyond the national level, it cannot exploit such loopholes to cover up such a space that is enough to cause anxiety around the world under the pretext of commercial aerospace business secrets. Details of the event."

She ended with a stern statement: "I formally propose that the outer space treaty should be amended! The amendment should add a clause that a announced space program proposed by a certain state party and approved by a majority of all the state parties can be amended. Considered a mandatory international-level space program, implemented under a specialized technical and jurisdictional framework!"

   For a while, some people who had already negotiated in advance made a sound of echoing one after another, obviously the group was violent.

Gu Song laughed, turned on the microphone and coughed twice, waited for the venue to be quiet, and then asked with a smile, "Mrs. Diane, you know, it is my freedom that I am willing to announce the complete plan of the Flint Space City. Now, What if I give up on the Flint Space City plan? What if I only execute the first phase of the seven-segment plan for this year that I mentioned not long ago?"

  Diane's face froze when she heard this.

There was some mockery in Gu Song's expression: "Take it as if I'm too young and don't like these go-around routines. Think carefully and communicate frankly. If you just want to restrict me and prevent me from doing certain things, then It is a hostile posture, and I will choose the corresponding measures. If you want to get something from me, then don't intimidate me first, or show sincerity. As you know, I am a scientist first, and my Time should not be wasted in such endless and meaningless quarrels."

   Musk heard a smile.

Gu Song continued: "Jian Yushu has made it very clear that we have not destroyed anyone's interests, because no one has ever obtained the so-called space interests. We also have open plans, but that is in the future, and of course we have The right to choose partners. As for whether we have the ability to achieve safe and effective control of the Flint Space City, we still have doubts? What is comprehensive enough and has enough historical experience? Doubts have made artificial intelligence, quantum computers, and the strongest rocket in history. We, such a reason is too absurd!"

After listening to Bao Jiaqi, he smiled and said: "I suggest that we should discuss more constructive content. The plan of Flint Space City is beneficial to all mankind. What we should consider is how to help Flint Aerospace, To achieve this unprecedented feat. At the same time, it is an opportunity provided by Flint Aerospace. For the cooperation construction framework of the third phase of the Flint Space City, what kind of participation you have are welcome. As the supervisor of Flint Aerospace, you are also welcome to submit your comments. States parties to the Outer Space Treaty, our attitude is the same."

  Diane frowned and said, "I object. I insist that the outer space treaty needs to be amended. According to the regulations, the amendment voting procedure should be started!"

   (end of this chapter)