In the evening, Yang Ping sat in a wide and comfortable chair in the study, with steam curling up from the cup on the table.
He was well aware that "makeshift solutions" were merely temporary measures and could not become the norm. Scientific research could not always rely on manual labor.
The real way forward was to establish a truly independent research and development system — from basic equipment to technical pathways, everything must be firmly in one's own hands.
Relying on others' tools and standards may seem convenient when all is well; however, once core interests are at stake, the other party will not hesitate to cut off supplies. The so-called "spirit of contract" is as thin as window paper in the face of interests.
A faint smile passed over his lips. It wasn't disdain, but the calmness of overseeing a chess game.
