Afterwards Zhan Gang asked everyone to raise their hands to express their position.
Of the thirty-seven people present, seventeen raised their hands in support, a relatively large number, because those who didn't raise their hands didn't necessarily oppose, most of them were 'remaining neutral'.
For instance, some people from non-microphysics research institutions saw the construction of the collider as largely unrelated to them, and in terms of policy-making, they could only be considered minor figures, unable to influence the final decision, so they naturally maintained a neutral stance.
This type of decision-making wasn't a matter of the minority yielding to the majority, ultimately, the decision would rely on the thoughts of the upper echelon of leadership.
