It must be said that with the sanctions imposed by Europe and America, the domestic downturn in Xia Country has become glaringly apparent.
Over the past few days, aside from industries related to the Zero System, the stock market in Xia Country has been in a state of freefall. Export-oriented enterprises, in particular, have seen their stocks hit the daily limit down almost across the board. Because this technological explosion was being led at the national level, secrecy was naturally paramount. The once all-powerful institutional private equity firms were left completely in the dark, leading to a wave of defaults and bankruptcies. Retail investors were in a similarly miserable state, and the grumbling among the public grew louder by the day.
In the real economy, one European or American company after another began closing their doors. A massive wave of multinational corporations—including Weiying, Alphabet, T-Tech, April Group, and Ancient—pulled out aggressively. Some didn't even offer severance pay or provide notice; they simply packed up and ran.
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