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Chapter 1444 - 766: Chip Sanctions? Sorry, I Make Them Myself (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 1444: Chapter 766: Chip Sanctions? Sorry, I Make Them Myself (Please Subscribe)

Japan just announced a boycott against Xia Country’s Feiyue Future New Energy vehicles.

Then, right on its heels,

another major news hit, and this news was clearly also unfavorable for Mist City Arts and Science University and the Feiyue Group. After all, as some old sayings go, "Trouble never comes alone" and "misfortunes never come singly."

No sooner had this happened,

America and Europe both announced their intentions to sever ties with Feiyue Group in the chip sector. Given the existing chip shortages Feiyue was already facing, this move was clearly a targeted action against Feiyue Group.

Undoubtedly, this chip blockade was meant to sanction Feiyue Future New Energy vehicles.

Because other than the battery energy and motor systems, there’s another crucial component in a new energy vehicle — the chip!

Nowadays, new energy vehicles operate on smart systems. After all, as they run on electricity, the smart operation is the best choice. It wouldn’t make sense for a new energy vehicle to lack a smart operating system, would it?

With a smart operating system,

there’s an indispensable component.

That’s right.

It’s the chip!

Currently, Xia Country’s capability in chips is limited while America and Europe hold the leading edge in chip technology, even using their dominance to choke Xia Country’s chip business and restrict the development of the local chip industry in these recent years.

However, what the foreigners don’t know is that the Mist City Arts and Science University has already started working on their own photolithography machines, etching machines, and chips, making considerable progress.

When the news of America and Europe’s plans to sanction Feiyue Group’s chips reached the domestic front, the netizens were up in arms.

Already enraged by Japan’s announcement to boycott Feiyue Future New Energy vehicles, now to make matters worse, America and Europe also plan to sanction the Feiyue Group’s chips.

They clearly do not want Feiyue Future New Energy vehicles to survive!

They are not giving them a chance to live at all!

"This is utterly disgusting!"

"The foreigners have no shame."

"Boycott first and now sanction, you all are really something!"

"Don’t we produce some chips ourselves?"

"Our domestic chips are still inferior in nanometer terms to foreign ones; if others use better chips, wouldn’t their competitive edge improve?"

"Yes, I remember the chips used in Feiyue Future New Energy vehicles are either 7nm or 14nm?"

"We’re doomed. Our chip industry in Xia Country was already strangled by foreigners, and now they’re directly targeting the Feiyue Group, isn’t Feiyue going to suffer?"

"When will our chip industry ever stand up again, sob sob!"

"Feiyue Future, hold on!"

"How will Feiyue Group handle this wave? I hope Mist City Arts and Science University can make a breakthrough with chips."

"Give me a break, when even our country struggles with breakthroughs in the chip sector, how could a mere university manage?"

"I remember Mist City Arts and Science University was researching chips?"

"I heard they were working on a photolithography machine last time!"

Netizens in Xia Country universally lamented for Mist City Arts and Science University and Feiyue Group, especially the very promising Feiyue Future New Energy vehicles. After all, such great cars being boycotted and sanctioned in the overseas market means they are likely to face difficulties in expanding sales and after-sales services abroad. Just when people were excited about the domestic cars earning from the foreigners, that scenario now seems unlikely.

At Mist City Arts and Science University,

When Ding Yue learned of America and Europe’s joint move to sanction Feiyue Group’s chip sector, he merely chuckled.

"Principal Ding, at a time like this, you can still laugh?"

Secretary Wen Ruohan was extremely anxious.

This was a double blow, a boycott of Feiyue Future New Energy vehicles and a sanction on chips. It seemed the situation for Feiyue Group wasn’t good, but Principal Ding didn’t seem very concerned.

An Yujia seemed to sense something but said nothing.

"Why can’t I laugh?"

Ding Yue shrugged and said with a smile, "It’s just some trivial tricks by Japan, America, and Europe. What can they actually do to us?"

"They’re boycotting and even sanctioning our chips now."

Wen Ruohan said worriedly, "Aren’t you worried at all about Feiyue Future New Energy vehicles facing hurdles in overseas markets?"

"Firstly,"

Seeing his secretary Wen Ruohan’s worries, Ding Yue explained, "The issue of the boycott is actually easy to resolve. As long as our Feiyue Future New Energy vehicles are outstanding enough, the consumers’ eyes are wide open, so the various overseas boycotts are essentially mere lip service with no real effect."

"Principal Ding is right."

An Yujia agreed with Principal Ding’s explanation.

To the rest of the world, what does it matter if governments declare a boycott?

Unless importing Feiyue Future New Energy vehicles is completely banned, mere verbal boycotts have no real impact.