Chapter 1034 Guanghan City
Downstairs of the Future Man Building, media broadcast trucks from all over the world gathered. The press conference on the first floor was even more crowded. Journalists with different skin colors and hair colors entered the venue early and sat down in their respective seats under the guidance of the staff. Photographers set up long guns and cannons in the back row and lined up in a dense row. All lenses were focused on the podium in front of the venue, waiting for the press conference to begin.
They didn't have to wait for long. As soon as the hour hand passed nine o'clock, a soft light came on from behind the podium. Jiang Chen, dressed in a black suit, walked to the podium, calmly picked up the microphone, and smiled slightly in front of the cameras. He smiled and said.
"Thank you for traveling thousands of miles to attend the press conference of Star Ring Trading. On behalf of the Star Ring Trading Board of Directors, I would like to extend my welcome to you."
"As for the content of this press conference, I think you have roughly understood it from the materials at hand. According to our discussions with the New China Space Administration, from now on, the New China Lunar Colony will officially be renamed Guanghan City. From now on, it will exist as a Xinguo autonomous municipality like Penglai City. Xinguo enjoys sovereignty over Penglai City, and Xinghuan Trading enjoys urban autonomy as a Xinguo enterprise."
As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion in the audience. Although these reporters from all over the world have learned from the materials in their hands that Star Ring Trade has changed the name of the lunar colony, there is no mention in the materials that the new country will enjoy sovereignty over Penglai City!
Claim sovereignty over the lunar territory? What a joke!
Many reporters, especially Western reporters, couldn't help but raise their hands high. However, Jiang Chen just glanced at them, and then raised his hand to signal the reporters who were eager to ask questions to calm down.
It's not time to speak yet, so if you have any questions, leave them to me first.
"Last night at two o'clock in the morning, the Seagull transport ship carrying 500 immigrants arrived on the moon. So far, the population of Guanghan City has exceeded 1,000. Considering that the living and production equipment has been fully developed, from tomorrow, Star Ring City will open to Guanghan Flights to Han City are open to all New Zealand citizens and foreign tourists with passports!”
The venue was quite quiet, and the reporters who had been eager to ask questions were staring blankly in the direction opposite the podium. It took a full ten seconds to digest this explosive news. I don't know who started, and the applause sounded sparsely, and soon turned into thunder that resounded throughout the venue.
And those netizens who were sitting in front of their computers and watching the live broadcast of the press conference on the official website of Xinghuan Trading had already cheered, typing on the keyboard quickly, and venting their excitement through the barrage.
[Hold the grass, is there a bunker?]
[It is shameful that our manned moon landing is still in the research stage, while others have already built buildings on the moon.
Maybe when we go up there, other people's amusement parks and even amusement parks and movie theaters will be built. 】
[Stupid, it’s useless to do research. You can go up there with just one ticket and one boat ticket. Why do you need to do research? I can go up there too? I would say that all those engaged in aerospace should be laid off. The money saved is not as good as building more schools and supporting poor mountainous areas. 】
[Innocent people engaged in aerospace were shot... It’s not that we don’t do our best, it’s that others are too awesome. What can you do about this? But then again, we are all one family anyway. Even the name of the city is Guanghan City, and maybe the next city will be called Wanhu. This can be regarded as fulfilling the dream of our ancestors. 】
[I don’t care about anything else, does this mean we can travel to the moon? The tourist visa has been applied for. Does anyone know? The little girl is waiting online. It’s very urgent...]
The buzz on the Internet is heating up, and the press conference continues.
A brief overview of the content was given, and then it was time for reporters to ask questions. The reporters sitting in the audience had already raised their hands impatiently. Now that they finally arrived at their home court, they immediately showed off their special skills and asked as tricky questions as they wanted.
"You said in the press conference just now that the new country will have sovereignty over Guanghan City. What I want to ask is, do you know about the United Nations Outer Space Treaty signed in 1967? In the treaty, Article 2 clearly stipulates: 'Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, cannot be claimed as a sovereign state or occupied for utilization or other purposes.'" As soon as the Colombian TV reporter handed over the microphone, A tough question was asked.
Jiang Chen saw in the eyes of reporters in the front row of the venue a similar questioning look as that reporter's eyes. Obviously, the reporters present were almost all skeptical of the legality of the statement made by Star Ring Trade that was similar to a statement of sovereignty.
With a slight smile, Jiang Chen straightened the microphone and answered the questions from the Colombian TV reporter.
“The Outer Space Treaty was signed half a century ago. Until a year and a half ago, only a dozen people had been successfully sent to the moon in the past half century... Yes, until a year and a half ago. Very Obviously, the United Nations Outer Space Treaty signed in 1967 is no longer applicable to the modern rapidly developing aerospace industry."
At this point, Jiang Chen paused and his voice gradually became louder.
"The technology we possess can send more people to the moon and even other celestial bodies, opening up new territories for human civilization. Why do we still use ancient treaties to restrict our footprints? Do you think we are doing something wrong? Claiming sovereignty over things that do not belong to us? Wrong! Big mistake! We are just ensuring our legal rights and proving that the wealth we create belongs to us. I remember that you are an American, and you have different claims on the American continent. Do you claim sovereignty? At least the object of our declaration of sovereignty is an unowned land, while the object of your claim of sovereignty is the land of Indians."
Jiang Chen spoke uprightly, leaving the Colombian TV reporter speechless.
To be precise, the reporter actually had a lot to say, such as "These are completely different things", "Indians are also an integral part of American society, please do not make statements that are harmful to the national unity of American society", etc. wait. However, according to press conference regulations, a reporter can only speak once unless there are special circumstances. Jiang Chen had already raised his hand to indicate that he could sit down, and he could only suppress his rebuttal.
The second reporter stood up. He was a reporter from a TV station in New Zealand. Naturally, he could not question the sovereignty of his country, and his focus was more inclined to the economic aspect.
"In your speech just now, I noticed that you mentioned that Star Ring Trading will open Guanghan City to the public. Does this mean that ordinary investors can also participate in the development of lunar resources? If so, Star Ring Trading In which areas are we more inclined to cooperate with other companies?”
After listening to the reporter's question, Jiang Chen smiled and answered pleasantly.
"Since as a city, Guanghan City has no reason to isolate itself from the rest of the world, and we have never intended to monopolize the resources of the entire moon. Similar to Penglai City's positioning, we welcome every tourist, immigrant, and investor. "
"As for the specific areas of cooperation, there are too many. Rare earth resources, tourism, entertainment industry, metallurgical industry, and power export. These five industries will serve as the economic pillars of Guanghan City. Except for the last one involving sensitive technology Apart from making it inconvenient for other companies to participate, investors can choose the industries they are optimistic about and join our city."
"The premise is to recognize our claim of sovereignty over Guanghan City." (To be continued.) Launch a new website