And just as Flight N755C1 took off, another aircraft of equal importance landed in the Capital.
A group of foreigners with various hair colors descended from the plane, hurried on their feet, and quickly left by car.
They were from UK's Vodafone, Sweden's Ericsson, and France's telecommunications giant Alcatel.
Zhang Siren, now the official director of the Science and Technology Committee, personally came to greet them, joined by important figures from Huawei, University Information Communication, and the telecommunications sector.
This time, they would decide the success or failure of two matters, the acquisition of Vodafone's Italy branch, and the development of a new generation high-speed communication protocol with Alcatel and Ericsson.
The former was the first step for domestic telecom operators trying to enter Europe, while the latter was to further promote the Ternary System.
