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Academician Wang was so excited that he could barely speak.

"Very good!" Chief Yun's excitement was equally evident after hearing Academician Wang's words.

However, this matter is of utmost importance to the entire country. To prevent other schemes from the Western countries, it is imperative to quickly develop our own high-end photolithography machine!

Immediately, Chief Yun established a special research and development team, led by Academician Wang, with over three hundred members.

The other three major scientific research academies also halted many projects and dispatched their top professors to assist the R&D team.

Even the Medical Science Academy, where Academician Zhao works, provided many refreshing and harmless medicines for them to use, ensuring the physical well-being of all professors.

After all, talent is the most valuable resource. Keeping numerous scientific researchers in top condition can improve efficiency.

In short, this matter must be concluded as quickly as possible, providing the most perfect answer for Hua Nation!

The scope of this operation was so vast that even ordinary people living in Yanjing could sense an unusual atmosphere.

All scientific research academies not only had increased military presence, but the daily movement of personnel between them also became more frequent.

Some large factories associated with the scientific research academies, and even military factories, suddenly began operating in full lockdown, preventing external investigations.

This situation, naturally, was noticed by those with ulterior motives.

For example, intelligence agents stationed in Hua Nation!

Soon, this behavior, which was completely unmasked in its grand actions but entirely secretive in its details, was compiled into a report and sent back to the Lighthouse Country.

Meanwhile.

The Lighthouse Country's intelligence department saw this record, and already overwhelmed, he became even more frantic.

"What in the world are these damned Hua Nation people doing?"

"Who exactly is this Lin Mr.?"

"According to intelligence gathered by agents, among all important personnel named Lin, there's a deputy director in the Ministry of Education, and another who is a government official but only responsible for health issues. Other ordinary government officials named Lin simply don't have access to this level!"

"Holy crab! The President gave me a week to investigate this Lin Mr., but after all this time, I have no clue!"

The Intelligence Minister, whose hair was already sparse, pulled out a few more strands.

At this moment, the room door was pushed open, and an employee walked in.

"Minister, the President's secretary is here again to inquire about the investigation progress."

Hearing this, the Intelligence Minister angrily slammed his fist on the report on the desk.

"All they do is rush, rush, rush. Can't they wait a little longer? How long has it been, and they can't hold back!"

Knowing the Minister was angry, the employee quickly came over and gestured for him to lower his voice: "Minister, be careful, the secretary is here! Besides, the President is old, we should understand his impatience."

"…"

"Fine, present this report."

The Minister snorted coldly, then handed the report on the desk directly to the President's secretary to take back.

The investigation department's lackadaisical approach, however, made the high-level officials of the Lighthouse Country even more concerned.

"Wang Defa? The investigation department used all its agents and external forces to investigate, but couldn't find anything?"

"shit! We don't even know if this Lin Mr. is a person, a company, or an organization. What exactly is this investigation department doing!?"

"Fire them, fire all of them!"

Looking at the report on the table, the President, in a fit of rage, waved his hand, wanting to dismiss people.

Of course, the secretary and other officials beside him just watched without speaking. They knew the President was just angry right now. If he really touched the interests of other departments, someone would arrange for him to ride in an open-top car tomorrow.

However, this report indeed made the Lighthouse Country even more wary.

"This Lin Mr., some time ago, created the only special medicine in the world that can completely cure asthma, and two days ago, they developed a rare earth deep processing technology completely different from ours!"

"The problems existing in that theory, even after so many days, the people at Princeton Research Institute haven't said a peep and haven't come up with anything!"

"Lin Mr. Threat"

"Hua Nation Rise Crisis"

These two major topics were directly on the table. Everyone in the meeting was discussing how to suppress Hua Nation and find this Lin Mr..

They were accustomed to being at the forefront of the world. Now, seeing someone trying to surpass them, no one was willing to make concessions.

"I suspect this Lin Mr. is a secret organization hidden underground in Hua Nation!"

"Tomorrow, let's spread the word that Hua Nation is secretly researching highly threatening weapons, and these asthma medicines and rare earth processing technologies are by-products of the research process. Let's crush them with public opinion!"

Soon, someone put forward an opinion.

As for the method, it was business as usual. Anyway, they controlled the international news discourse, so they could say whatever they wanted!

No matter what, there would always be fools who would be misled, and thus their objective would be achieved!

"Mr. President, I propose that, to prevent this Lin Mr. from creating any more trouble, we must suppress them directly from now on and completely blockade their technology!"

At this moment, a senator beside the President stepped forward, holding a proposal, and said:

"The breakthrough in rare earth technology is still within controllable limits."

"However, this technology absolutely cannot be mastered by them; it must be a priority!"

And on this proposal, a long string of English contained only one thing—

photolithography machine technology!

...Chapter 55: Sanctions!! Hua Nation's Stance, The Whole Nation Panics!

Chapter 55: Sanctions!! Hua Nation's Stance, The Whole Nation Panics!

"photolithography machine?"

"Oh my god! I almost forgot about this important project!"

In this era, one of the most crucial fields is the chip industry!

Ninety percent of high-end products require extremely precise chips to be manufactured.

The chip design industry is simply too extensive.

Computers, televisions, air conditioners, even water heaters, remote controls—almost all electrical appliances need them. Chips can be said to be the soul of these appliances.

And this is only in terms of civilian use.

In the military, chip support is even more indispensable.

Modern military equipment no longer relies solely on guns and cannons; the military also involves information warfare.

A precise chip is an indispensable and irreplaceable existence for a country!

"I remember Hua Nation only broke through 90-nanometer level technology late last year."

"Heh, compared to our 5-nanometer photolithography machine, there's a difference of three full generations. Nothing to fear!"

"Our scientific research institute has already ventured below 1 nanometer. I believe within three years, we will achieve new breakthroughs, and within ten years, we will be able to fully replace and utilize at least 0.7-nanometer photolithography machines!"

Upon mentioning this, everyone present proudly lifted their chins, completely disregarding Hua Nation's achievements in this area.

In their view, Hua Nation's current accomplishments were merely child's play.

However, some still connected these thoughts to that Lin Mr..

"However, we must also guard against that mysterious Lin Mr.!"

"I propose a complete technical blockade and obstruction of Hua Nation's photolithography machines!"

"Furthermore, pressure should be applied to the Netherlands and Cherry Blossom Country to prohibit them from selling any level of photolithography machines to Hua Nation, and also to recall all previous ones!"

"This way, they will no longer have any physical objects for disassembling and studying!"

Soon, this bill received unanimous approval from all senators, passed the review directly, and began to be implemented.

Initially, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began verbal attacks, constantly using various issues to accuse Hua Nation.

Then, while Hua Nation was busy explaining, they began to exert policy pressure, cracking down on Hua Nation's export products, attempting to disrupt Hua Nation's economic sphere.

Of course, these were just preliminaries.

Just as a series of pressures made ordinary citizens in Hua Nation feel the situation was somewhat turbulent.

Finally, the Lighthouse Country's policy was enacted—

A complete ban on selling photolithography machines to Hua Nation.

Neither new nor old models, not even the oldest first generation, were permitted!

At the same time.

Large manufacturers of photolithography machines in the Netherlands and Cherry Blossom Country, forced to comply under pressure, also directly demanded the recall of photolithography machines from Hua Nation.

And the recall had to be completed within a week!

Even if the photolithography machines were massive and complex, making them impossible to remove, they were prepared to destroy them on the spot rather than leave them for Hua Nation to study!

This series of rapid and severe blows left the Hua Nation populace somewhat unable to react.

"What's going on?"

"What does the Lighthouse Country want to do?"

"Holy crap, such unreasonable policies are coming out. Are they really trying to suppress us and prevent our development?"

"Don't worry, if the sky falls, the country will hold it up. It won't affect us!"

"Exactly, we paid for those photolithography machines. Why should they be recalled just because they say so? Why should they be destroyed just because they want them destroyed?"

"They must just be afraid because our country is gradually getting stronger, right?"

Facing this sudden suppression.

Most people's initial reaction was merely to watch the spectacle, gathering a bit of information for post-dinner conversation.

Initially, ordinary citizens even felt a sense of pride in being targeted, indicating that they indeed posed a threat to those Western countries.

However, the large factories were completely stunned.

Especially those photolithography machines purchased at great expense.