Chapter 86

However, Li Xiangdong firmly believed that Daqin Technology had nothing to fear from the so-called sanctions imposed by Lighthouse Country. In the past, Lighthouse Country could brandish the big stick of sanctions everywhere primarily because it had led the trend of the Blue Planet's third industrial revolution. It held core technologies in atomic energy, electronic computing, biochemistry, and new materials, using restrictions on technology transfer and bans on cooperation to suppress and punish so-called competitors. Yet, however domineering Lighthouse Country's actions might be—and despite the deep hypocrisy inherent in the slogans of democracy and freedom it touted, not to mention its domestic gun violence and rampant retail looting that drew widespread criticism—one had to admit that its national legal system remained remarkably sound. As long as citizens abided by the law, government departments generally did not badger people to do this or that. Therefore, despite various issues such as racial discrimination, elites from all over the world still willingly chose Lighthouse Country as their preferred destination for immigration.