Since Flying Ant Aerospace Company announced that it had brought back Helium-3, the United States had taken the lead in declaring that it would continue its lunar development program.
Island Nation and India had also jointly announced the launch of a lunar cooperation program, with plans to build a Lunar Base together in the future. Russia and the European Union were unwilling to fall behind as well, successively announcing plans to further increase lunar exploration.
But outsiders all understood that these countries were merely stating their position and making preparations. The specifics would still have to proceed step by step.
At present, Ant Army Group was the only one capable of building a base on the Moon and developing its resources. If the others wanted to build bases and develop resources, it would take at least another ten years, after their technology had achieved comprehensive breakthroughs.
Huaxia's government had not been idle either.
During this period, the leadership in the capital had completed its transition smoothly.
Not long after the transition, its first move had been directed at the energy market.
Soon, the government announced the full-scale promotion of new energy vehicles, encouraged trade-ins, and planned to gradually phase out traditional fuel-powered cars within the next five years.
The decisive policy of Huaxia's new leadership caused upheaval in international markets. The news further depressed the already sluggish fossil energy market, and international crude oil prices hit new lows again.
As everyone knew, new energy vehicle technology had long since matured. The time simply had not been right, and no one had fully committed to it. This time, the government meant business.
With Ant Army Group's supercapacitor battery technology, the range problem of new energy vehicles had long been solved.
Backed by immense name recognition and technological support, Ant Army Group's