"Have we been guiding public opinion?" An Yang asked.
"Of course!" Xiao Qian said without hesitation. "We've constantly publicized India's provocations against aliens and the Indian ambitions to capture alien mechas for research, hoping to neutralize the impact of the 'alien warfare theory.' Coupled with the widespread belief that aliens have lurked on Earth for so many years without starting a war, this little trick is still somewhat useful."
"I see." An Yang nodded.
"The domestic public opinion is currently in the best state; there aren't many people full of suspicion, resistance, or even hatred toward the so-called aliens. Relatively speaking, things are a bit more chaotic abroad, and most of the main suspicion and boycott directed at the group also come from overseas."
"Is it serious?" An Yang asked.
"It varies by region," Comrade Xiao Qian said. "Those more inclusive countries and regions don't strongly boycott us. Perhaps they understand better what they need and what cannot be stopped no matter what. Relatively speaking, these countries and regions are more economically and culturally prosperous."
"Conversely, in some more backward countries and regions, or those with stronger national self-esteem, lower inclusiveness, and lower citizen quality, their boycott of us is stronger. Take India, which suffered the most in this incident; they've held no fewer than ten protests and demonstrations in the past few days. If the official forces we control locally hadn't been strong enough, I think this might have triggered riots, smashing, looting, and other incidents."
"The situation is even less optimistic then," An Yang sighed.
He knew that no matter how strong An Shi Group's power was, it was impossible to equip every branch and sales point in the world with a strong security force, unless he wanted to rule the world.
That being the case, matters could