Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Chapter 468 Information security is also urgent

After leaving the Semiconductor Institute, Gu Weijun rushed to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications without stopping.

After the American "Fruit Company" signed a development and processing agreement with the Beijing Radio Factory, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications also held several rounds of discussions.

In fact, the core focus is still on one issue: safety!
The director of the Fourth Institute of Xi'an Post and Telecommunications Research Institute is fully in favor of cooperation: "Since there is a precedent in China, can we also take the next step? If it is just technical research by both parties, there should be no problem of leaks. "

"And as long as we follow what the other party says, our domestic technology is already lagging behind France's communication technology. How can we keep the technology confidential?"

"After cooperation, we can make full use of foreign funds and technology as a reference to vigorously develop our country's postal and telecommunications technology."

The Beijing Academy of Posts and Telecommunications took the opposite view: "What I am talking about is not a technical leak, but a leak of our communication content."

"You also said that our technology is lagging behind that of foreign countries."

"What if the other party sets up some backdoor that we don't know about in our program-controlled switches? Will it cause our communication data to be stolen? They are right to support our domestic research."

"But their goal is that after the computer program-controlled switches are developed, they require them to be produced in Hong Kong and sold to our country. Is there some plan in this that we don't know about?"

"Just steal money to give us research?"

"I am flying to the United States tonight. I will return to China next time, which will probably be a few months later. If the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications comes to a conclusion, I will contact the French "United Trading Company" in the United States."

"Why not imitate the US empire's cooperation with semiconductor research institutes and radio factories? Do all domestic production? Isn't this also a good opportunity to strengthen our production technology?"

Chief Zhong took off his glasses tiredly, "Now the attitudes of both parties in the department are very firm, and it is difficult to bridge."

Gu Weijun was also in a dilemma. How much physical effort and energy did he spend on investing in domestic communication technology to sleep with Constance?

"Strive to promote the development of our domestic communication technology as quickly as possible."

But Constance was originally a strong business woman and had always had her own opinions. Although she agreed, she found relevant French university professors to give her industry reports; she also contacted a vice chairman of Alcatel. Madam, another consultation was held with Alcatel's technical officer.

"." Chief Zhong paused for a while, and once again mentioned the idea of ​​​​incoming and outgoing funds: "Comrade Weijun, why don't French capitalists agree to be like the American emperor?"

"I can force cooperation, but if comrades work with emotions, can they achieve good results?"

Although Gu Weijun arranged direct negotiations with Constance, there was no agreement within the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
Although Gu Weijun was anxious, he had no choice but to ask Chief Zhong's office, "Chief Zhong, our Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications still hasn't reached a final conclusion?"

"Especially in technical research, there are even slightest mistakes and huge differences."

The conclusion drawn is that the best cooperation is to purchase Alcatel's technology and then continue to conduct in-depth research, because Alcatel already has a very mature computer program-controlled switch.

"But what they said is right. Xiangjiang's electronics industry is developing rapidly now, and the cost of supplied parts is much lower than in China, which is more conducive to the assembly and production of switches."

The first generation of technology is completely for sale.

In view of the current backwardness of China's communications industry and the incomplete technical supporting facilities, French university professors suggested setting up research institutions in Xiangjiang to avoid the Batumi Agreement and at the same time facilitate the establishment of production facilities and global sales.

So, both sides are stuck here.
"Chief Zhong, I have communicated with the other party about whether to only invest." "But the other party's answer to me is: First, we don't even have the foundation for computer program-controlled switches now. After we develop it domestically, what about foreign countries? Maybe they have already realized the large-scale application of the third generation computer program-controlled switches?”

"Are there any other places besides China where the program-controlled switches that have been developed can be sold to recover R&D funds?"

"If the investment cost cannot be recovered, then what is the point of investment? Technology requires continuous investment, do you keep throwing money into the water?"

"Second, since the French Alcatel Group has agreed to sell the first-generation computer program-controlled switching technology, even if it does not go through the "United Trading Company", can the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications purchase it separately before they invest?"

"This will ensure that the technology will not lag too far behind, and the new technologies developed can be sold simultaneously in foreign markets and domestic markets, and the return on investment will be well achieved."

"Maybe we can still make a certain profit, which is also a good thing for the country, right? After all, a large part of the supporting equipment must come from domestic factories."

"Third, what the United Trading Company doesn't understand the most is this. Although Xiangjiang is now managed by Yingjili, it is from China. Why does the post and telecommunications department have so many concerns just by setting up a factory in Xiangjiang? ?”

"Don't we in China know that there is a Batumi Association in Paris?"

"Don't you know that this association has always implemented various technical restrictions on socialist countries?"

After Gu Weijun finished these words in rapid succession, Chief Zhong frowned and picked up and put down the cigarette back and forth. Was what Gu Weijun said made sense? It makes sense, but "Comrade Weijun, you also know that the core objection of the opposing comrades is that they are worried that someone has secretly installed a backdoor in the program-controlled switches produced in Hong Kong."

“It’s easy to steal our country’s information.”

"We have no way of explaining this to the two bosses of the French United Trading Company, but you know it."

"Comrade Wei Jun, can't you use your personal influence on these two French women to achieve the same goal as the American emperor's "Fruit Company" by just investing money?"

Of course, Gu Weijun can force Constance to continue to cooperate with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to invest in francs. Even if he takes a step back and uses the money in his own account to invest domestically, there is no problem.

But he is worried about the current internal debate within the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

Are these objections to purely technical issues? He expressed doubts about this
Gu Weijun also frowned. After thinking for a while, he carefully organized his words: "Chief Zhong, let me ask a question."

"You said."

"Suppose, if the French "United Trading Company" buys back Alcatel's outdated technology for our domestic research, our research will produce results, and it can be produced and sold externally."

"At that time, our Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications must have been the first to use the products we developed ourselves, right?"

"Then are some comrades now worried that the program-controlled switches we sell will be cracked?"

"Are you worried that if someone cracks it, it will also leak domestic information?"

"This"

(End of this chapter)