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"Restricting the export of equipment and restricting the export of materials have been used previously against other affiliated companies of the Nanshan Group."

"At present, the effect is very limited. Obviously this trick cannot be used on Venus Technology."

"It doesn't seem to be of much use to prevent American companies from being involved with Venus Technology. After all, Venus Technology's products basically have nothing to do with the United States."

John said a little distressed.

At the beginning, he also discussed with people from Boeing and other companies how to deal with some companies of Nanshan Group, but the results were not satisfactory.

"No, actually the last trick is very useful, but we didn't implement it strictly before."

"This time I am ready to push for the establishment of a special agency under Congress to urge the implementation of sanctions against competitors such as Daystar Technology that endanger national security."

"You may think that our American companies have little cooperation with Daystar Technology. That's because you have ignored a very important field, which is the software field."

“In the past, when we sanctioned Nanshan Group’s affiliated companies, we targeted some hardware sanctions, and we never considered using software to sanction them.”

"But there is actually a lot of potential in this area."

When Griffin said this, John immediately realized the importance of industrial software.

Especially in the aerospace field, the importance of many industrial software is very high.

Let’s not talk about the traditional CAD software that everyone is familiar with. There are many CAE software alone that can hinder Daystar Technology.

For example, software such as ANSYS, Abaqus, and Nastran must be used in the aerospace field. They can be used for structural analysis, fluid dynamics analysis, thermal analysis, and electromagnetic analysis.

These softwares effectively help engineers predict product performance and optimize design solutions.

Other PLM (product life cycle management) software and simulation and simulation software are also very important.

Although not all of these fields are monopolized by American companies, from a global perspective, the United States is definitely the strongest in this area.

According to Griffin, Daystar Technology definitely uses industrial software produced by some American companies.

This time, as long as the relevant departments in the United States work hard to block the neck of Venus Technology in the field of industrial software, they will definitely have unexpected results.

Even the development of Venus Technology's starships and other products will be affected, and the rocket launches for the European Space Agency's Starlink project may also be greatly affected.

The United States is the birthplace of computers, and the software itself is developed based on English.

In this regard, China's strength is definitely far behind that of the United States.

At least that's what Gryffin thought.

"The piracy of software in China should be quite serious. If we impose sanctions on Daystar Technology in terms of industrial software, can they be cracked by using pirated software?"

John had witnessed many failed sanctions, so this time he racked his brains to think of all possible loopholes.

"Pirated software is not that easy to use. Not to mention that our company will sue them. The mere fact that pirated software can easily leak some information will make Daystar Technology hesitate again and again."

"Besides, cracked pirated software may not be fully compatible with the operating system or other software, causing various problems."

"In addition, cracked versions of software inevitably lack official support and updates, making the software vulnerable to emerging threats and security vulnerabilities."

Griffin feels that Daystar Technology may use some pirated software in the short term, but that is certainly not a long-term solution.

As long as the United States firmly blocks the industrial software thread, the development of Daystar Technology will definitely be restricted.

The next step can even be carried out for all Nanshan Group's affiliated companies, bringing the development of Nanshan Group to a complete standstill.

"Most industrial software is generally not unique in the world. There may be alternative versions in Europe or other countries."

"If we sanction Daystar Technology in terms of industrial software, if they turn to other companies to purchase similar software, will the effect of the sanctions be greatly reduced?"

John thought of another place where he might be exploited.

After all, although American industrial software is the strongest in the world, it is not the only one in the world.

At least some alternatives can be found for most industrial software, but at most the level of these alternatives is not that high.

"It's not easy to replace things like software, especially when some data is not fully compatible."

"Even if Daystar Technology wants to turn to other companies to purchase industrial software, it's not that easy."

"Besides, this time I will also urge relevant departments to push European companies to also impose sanctions on Daystar Technology."

As soon as Griffin finished speaking, John couldn't help but said: "The European Space Agency has just cooperated with Daystar Technology, and China has just signed a series of cooperation projects with Europe. In this case, let's I’m afraid it will be difficult for European companies to cooperate with us in dealing with Venus Technology in industrial software, right?”

Although Europe has always been America's younger brother, this younger brother also has some ideas of his own.

If the interests of Europe are completely sacrificed to become the United States, many people will definitely not be happy.

"There are many types of industrial software. We don't need to pursue every type of software to completely block Venus Technology. We only need to start with a few important software."

"At that time, the development of Daystar Technology will definitely come to a standstill."

This time, Griffin discussed this topic with John after careful consideration.

He has thought through all aspects in advance.

After chatting with Gryffin for more than an hour, John finally regained his confidence and started working with Gryffin to push for special sanctions against Daystar Technology.

……

America's actions are quite fast.

[Venus Technology produces and manufactures reconnaissance satellites for North Korea and Persia, and provides technical consulting for the development of ballistic missile technology, which seriously violates...]

[All American companies are not allowed to have any business dealings with Daystar Technology, especially industrial software companies. They are not allowed to provide software to Daystar Technology for use in any direct or indirect way. 】

[Congress/will establish a special committee...]

Just a week later, the relevant departments in the United States directly announced sanctions against Daystar Technology to foreign officials.

Although the main focus is on industrial software, this intensity is actually stronger than any previous one.

In the past, it was more often an attitude expressed by the United States, and the actual implementation was not so strict.