Chapter 159: Yingjiang Country Has Softened Its Stance

Facing the significant turmoil within the country, the officials of Yingjiang Country had to take it seriously.

The Black Palace, inside an office.

Several people gathered once again.

One of them shook their head:

"I said from the beginning that rashly sanctioning Tianqi Group would have absolutely no effect."

"Tianqi Group's main business is not in Yingjiang Country at all, and they have no reliance on Yingjiang Country; our sanctions cannot cause them any substantial damage."

"On the contrary, Tianqi Group possesses many core technologies, and Yingjiang Country has many needs for them."

"Thor Battery and Tianmu Eye Drops—the former is an indispensable core component for the automotive industry, and the latter affects the vision health of a large number of citizens."

"If we really terminate cooperation with Tianqi Group permanently, it will have a huge impact on our country's automotive industry and will also affect public approval ratings."

"Most importantly, this person Su Xin is truly immeasurable; no one knows what cutting-edge technology he will develop in the future, and he might just be able to choke us."

"Rashly becoming enemies with him is truly unwise."

Another middle-aged man with blond hair and a gloomy appearance gave a cold hum and said in a deep voice:

"The tougher Su Xin's attitude is, the less we can tolerate it; otherwise, the face of our Yingjiang Country will be completely gone."

"No matter how powerful Tianqi Group's technology is, as long as it produces, it needs equipment and materials. We can initiate a comprehensive blockade against Tianqi Group, forbidding all enterprises from supplying important equipment and key materials to Tianqi Group."

"At the same time..."

"We can also take our little brothers along to ban Tianqi Group's products from entering various national markets; no one is allowed to cooperate with them."

"No matter how advanced their products are, if they have no materials to produce them and no sufficient market to digest them, how can they turn the tables?"

"The most powerful technology is strength!"

"Yingjiang Country is the world's number one power, possessing the ability to control the world situation; how could we possibly fear an ordinary company?"

The blond middle-aged man looked arrogant.

But his words did not receive the approval of the others.

A white-haired old man with curly golden hair in the main seat said in a deep voice:

"Kete, did you not carefully read the intelligence on Tianqi Group before the meeting?"

"Tianqi Group does not make terminal products, so we have no way to target them for a blockade."

"The only physical product they produce and sell to Yingjiang Country is Thor Battery, and Thor Battery is equipped in the cars of all car companies."

"If we want to completely ban Thor Battery, we would have to make all car companies stop production and sales, returning to the era of fuel vehicles or the previous era of liquid batteries."

"Do you think any car company would agree? And which user would agree?"

"Moreover, even if all car companies outside of Long Country agreed to boycott Thor Battery and return to the previous era of fuel vehicles, the car companies in Long Country would absolutely not do as we wish."

"By then, only Long Country's car companies would be equipped with Thor Battery, and their cars would possess invincible competitiveness in the market; no other car company could possibly compare."

"Unless we can also ban the export of all cars from Long Country and completely cut off trade between Long Country and all other countries."

"Do you think we have that capability?"

"Or do you want to start a war?"

A series of questions left the blond middle-aged man named Kete unsure of how to respond.

Another person also said:

"There are several suppliers for every material of Thor Battery, and they are spread all over the world; there is not a single item that can choke Tianqi Group."

"The most we can do is find a way to ban Tiantian Assistant, and we can only ban part of its online functions; after all, Tiantian Assistant can be used offline, and even if their branch offices close down, it won't affect its core functions."

The curly-haired old man at the head sighed softly:

"Tianqi Group is very special; it is different from any other company because it masters various core technologies itself, is not choked by anyone, and has a super scientific research genius like Su Xin. Even if it were choked, it is very likely he would quickly break through it."

"Therefore, in the current peaceful times, we really have no way to truly restrict it."

"Moreover, the general election is imminent, and at this time we must grasp public support as much as possible."

Kete's face was livid, and he retorted:

"Could it be that the dignified Yingjiang Country has to yield because of an announcement from Tianqi Group?"

The curly-haired old man shook his head:

"Of course there is no need to yield."

"What Tianqi Group wants is nothing more than for us to give up our suppression and sanctions against them and for us to see that they are not to be trifled with."

"Therefore, we only need to wait for the security review to end normally, and then announce that Tianqi Group has no illegal or non-compliant behavior."

"By the way, we will explain that we provide a fair and just business environment for everyone and will never deliberately target any enterprise."

"Tianqi Group will be able to see our attitude and will not continue to confront us."

Kete continued to ask:

"Then what if Tianqi Group still insists on not cooperating with Yingjiang Country?"

The curly-haired old man shrugged:

"That is exactly what I hope to see most."

"What do you mean?"

Kete looked confused, but the curly-haired old man did not explain further.

A few days later.

A certain department of Yingjiang Country issued an announcement—

After review, the data of Tianqi Software Eagle Sauce Branch and Tianqi Equipment Eagle Sauce Branch do not contain any security risks, nor are there any other illegal acts; starting from today, both companies may resume operations.

Another statement was also released at the same time—

Yingjiang Country has always provided a fair and just business environment for everyone; there is no suppression of any kind, all actions are legal and compliant, and the rumors circulating on the internet are all malicious speculation.

We welcome all enterprises to develop in Yingjiang Country; please do not be misled by rumors.

Although this statement did not explicitly name Tianqi Group, everyone knew these words were an explanation directed at Tianqi Group.

For a time, countless people were shocked by this.

Although Yingjiang Country insisted on completing the security review of Tianqi Group's two companies, it neither imposed any penalties nor took any other measures; it merely notified them that they could resume normal operations and specifically issued such a statement.

This was almost equivalent to backing down.

Even if the attitude was very subtle, it could still show that Yingjiang Country truly could do nothing to Tianqi Group, and even felt it troublesome under Tianqi Group's counterattack.

That was Yingjiang Country.

The world's number one superpower recognized by all.

And it was Yingjiang Country, whose style of conduct had always been overbearing, tyrannical, and unreasonable.

Yet this time, it was rebuffed in front of a private enterprise like Tianqi Group.

It is evident how high and how important Tianqi Group's market position is today.

And what made netizens of various countries look forward to it even more was, in the face of Yingjiang Country's subtly yielding behavior, would Tianqi Group continue to be tough to the end? Or would it stop there and shake hands to make peace with Yingjiang Country?