As Chen Mo interrupted, the focus shifted back to him.
It was no surprise that Chen Mo objected to the agreement.
From the start, everyone knew this meeting targeted the Ant Army Group's declaration of ownership over Mars. They were merely curious about what Chen Mo would say next.
"Mr. Chen Mo, which clause do you object to?"
"All of them."
"The principle behind revising our space agreement is that space exploration and utilization must benefit all humanity. Do you disagree with that?" Jim narrowed his eyes. "Or are you simply pursuing your own interests, with no regard for humanity as a whole?"
"Nice accusation. Then today, I'll debate this pack of barbarians and treat it as a little entertainment after my research."
Chen Mo picked up the cup Xiao Yu had prepared for him and took a sip.
Seeing Chen Mo get serious, everyone else could not help but brace themselves.
This was the main event of today's conference.
"Article One of the agreement states that the exploration and use of outer space must benefit all humanity. I spent enormous sums developing Mars, and in the end, humans will still use it. Does that count as benefiting humanity?"
"No. You declared ownership over Mars for your own interests," Jim said without hesitation.
"So it only counts as benefiting humanity if I open it to you for free? Then who pays for the research funds I spent? You provide no funding, so what gives you the right to demand that every space development organization play the saint, spending its own money on research and development, bearing the risks itself, only to hand over the results for free to benefit all humanity?"
The atmosphere in the conference hall froze.
Chen Mo's very first question struck at the heart of the matter.