Chang Wanxin reported what had happened in the early hours that morning to her superiors as quickly as possible. After Li Tianhua was taken to the State Security Bureau, he was subjected to intensive questioning overnight. Since he had been caught red-handed, he confessed to everything after just a few rounds.
After receiving the lithography machine data from Li Tianhua, the U.S. side instructed AL Company overnight to fabricate evidence as a pretext for sanctioning Huaguo and Shili.
As for the list of collaborators, the U.S. side was not foolish enough to believe it entirely. Still, they were convinced that Huaguo could not possibly manufacture a lithography machine independently, so there had to be plenty of companies secretly helping Shili.
The U.S. side was furious. They had already imposed layer upon layer of restrictions on lithography machine exports to Huaguo, yet someone had actually dared to defy their orders.
To make an example of them, before the United Nations meeting convened the next day, the U.S. President formally signed an executive order imposing additional tariffs of 15% to 25% on four countries, including Huaguo.
At the same time, however, the White House Press Secretary announced that the U.S. side looked forward to talks with Huaguo before the new tariffs took effect-but only within the next forty-eight hours.
This was nothing more than telling the entire world that Huaguo had to give the United States an explanation within two days, and that explanation had to satisfy them.
That condescending arrogance thoroughly ignited Huaguo's anger. After receiving instructions from his superiors, the deputy representative scrapped his original speech and prepared to unleash everything he had.
At six thirty that evening, Ji Ting cast the live broadcast of the United Nations meeting onto the big screen.
He had just sat down on the