Tuesday, November 16, 2004
From CHINAdaily:
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (R) walks with visiting US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Beijing prior to their talks October 25, 2004. [AFP]
During my august trip to beijing, I had the opportunity to meet Li and hear him speak. He spoke extremely fluent english, was humorous and impressed upon us unlike the other stiff/ standoffish chinese leaders. The chinese students present at the event scrambled for his autographs on their conference i.d. tags and surrounded him like a pop star, eager to capture the moment with their cameras. Somewhat a culture shock for the rest of us foreign youth who have never witnessed such a sight with politicians in our respective homelands.
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (R) walks with visiting US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Beijing prior to their talks October 25, 2004. [AFP]
During my august trip to beijing, I had the opportunity to meet Li and hear him speak. He spoke extremely fluent english, was humorous and impressed upon us unlike the other stiff/ standoffish chinese leaders. The chinese students present at the event scrambled for his autographs on their conference i.d. tags and surrounded him like a pop star, eager to capture the moment with their cameras. Somewhat a culture shock for the rest of us foreign youth who have never witnessed such a sight with politicians in our respective homelands.
