Zhao Ye's network of connections reached directly to the highest levels of government. That afternoon, he called the relevant leaders, expressing his suggestion that China could build its own network and stating that Wujiang Group would go all out and invest heavily in China's network construction.
The leader was very interested and decided to arrange for someone to have a detailed talk with Zhao Ye.
Two days later, relevant leaders and experts arrived at Wujiang Group.
After exchanging pleasantries with the leaders, Zhao Ye led them to the conference room.
"China's request to access the Internet has been rejected again. Zhao Ye, I understand you to mean that China didn't necessarily want to access the Internet. Why is that?" Huo Xing, the leading leader, asked Minister Huo.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye thought for a moment and replied, "Because the main users of the current Internet are Western countries, they are very likely to launch various cyberattacks, viruses, fraud, espionage, and other actions that threaten China's cybersecurity. Therefore, not connecting to the Internet is mainly to protect China's information security. In addition, the root servers are currently controlled by the United States, which can arbitrarily shut down Internet services of other countries, thereby threatening their cybersecurity!"
After a pause, Zhao Ye added, "Of course, connecting to the internet and being able to integrate with the world has certain advantages. If China's network is to connect to the internet, then two conditions must be met: first, the United States must give us a few root servers; second, a firewall must be set up to protect the internal network from external attacks!"
In its past, China did not have root servers, but it did have root mirror servers. Just as a mirror reflects what is in front of it, a root mirror server reflects the root server, including any processed information from the root server, ensuring real-time updates.
Many people believe that with mirror servers, China is not afraid of the US cutting off its internet access and can rest easy.
In fact, this is a misconception.
Applications for mirror servers from China and any other country must be approved by ICANN, a privately held company registered in California, USA.
Furthermore, the main problem with China's mirror servers is that they are mirrors of root servers f (in the US), i (in Sweden), k (in the Netherlands), and l (in the US), and are 100% controlled by root servers f, i, k, and l. Therefore, China's secondary root mirror servers are insecure. Secondary root mirror servers in other countries are also insecure because they are subject to US control. The view that "China has six secondary root mirror servers, and the Chinese internet is no longer controlled by the US" is completely wrong and extremely harmful.
Therefore, Zhao Ye hopes that China can develop its own network, and do so in one step, by developing an IPv6 network.
In its previous life, the initial development was of IPv4 networks. However, as the number of connected devices worldwide increased, the number of IPv4 IP addresses became insufficient, leading to the development of IPv6 networks.
Designing a good network requires foresight from the very beginning, and the United States clearly did not anticipate the rapid pace of network development.
Upon hearing this, the leaders could only manage a wry smile; expecting the United States to relinquish a few root servers was undoubtedly wishful thinking.
So... China has no choice but to build its own network?
"Zhao Ye, in your opinion, we'd be better off building our own network?" Minister Huo asked.
Zhao Ye nodded and said, "Yes, Minister Huo, we should invest in building our own network. With the popularization of the internet, a large number of Chinese people will have access to it, and the vast majority of them will not need to access the external network at all."
"Then how is our network any different from the Qing Dynasty's closed-door policy?" another official questioned at this point.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ye was stunned for a moment. Closed-door policy? That's completely different! What kind of thinking is that?
"We can build up China's network first, and then connect it with countries that are friendly to us. In this way, our network can also become an international network, perhaps we can call it the Internet!"
Sorry, but the World Wide Web is now invented by Wujiangji, so Zhao Ye calling China's network the Internet is not wrong.
At that time, the American internet was just so-so. Without the support of the World Wide Web and browsers, it was a niche network. Apart from scholars, researchers and other professionals, ordinary people had no interest in playing with it.
Zhao Ye has decided that the World Wide Web will not be launched until the Internet is officially launched in China, deliberately slowing down the development of the Internet worldwide.
China's internet isn't even developed yet, and you expect to make progress? Stop right there!
The leaders couldn't help but smile when they heard that the networks of friendly countries could be connected.
Not bad, not bad, this is a good option!
"Zhao Ye, does Wujiang Group plan to invest heavily in developing that 'Internet'?" Minister Huo Xingwei asked with a smile.
“Yes, Wujiang Group is willing to invest at least $10 billion in developing China’s internet. However, I have one condition!” Zhao Ye replied with a smile, then raised one finger.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was stunned.
They originally thought Wujiang Group planned to invest a few hundred million, but they didn't expect it to invest at least 10 billion US dollars.
"Zhao Ye, is it necessary to invest so much in developing the internet?" Minister Huo Xingwei frowned and asked. He felt that investing $10 billion in the internet was a bit of a waste of money.
Zhao Ye replied, "It's more than enough. 10 billion US dollars is just a drop in the bucket. According to my plan, to build China's internet, we first need to invest in the research and development of more advanced optical fibers, then lay optical fiber networks nationwide, ideally achieving fiber-to-the-home, and then develop related network equipment such as routers, servers, switches, and modems..."
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