California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Surprising Diplomatic Gesture with Chinese President Xi Jinping: A Sign of China’s Economic Struggles?

2023-10-26 12:38:00

[The Epoch Times, October 26, 2023](Comprehensive report by Epoch Times reporter Xu Jian) ​​California Governor Gavin Newsom, who visited China on Wednesday (October 25), kept crossing his legs when talking with Chinese President Xi Jinping(See the video here), and Xi Jinping’s attitude throughout the whole process was “friendly”. Commentators believe that the reason why Xi Jinping “condescends” is because the domestic economy is facing collapse and Xi Jinping is looking to external demand to boost the economy.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, who visited China on Wednesday (October 25), unexpectedly received a warm welcome from the Chinese Communist Party, and even received a reception standard of “equal status” with Xi Jinping. This formed a “first” position with Blinken’s arranged visit to China. sharp contrast.

Xi Jinping and Newsom emphasized that the economic aggregate of China and the United States exceeds one-third of the world, and the bilateral trade volume accounts for regarding one-fifth of the world. “The interests of both sides are very closely intertwined.”

It is worth noting that many people in Newsom’s team cross their legs and have a relaxed attitude; while those in Xi’s team keep their legs flat and have a stiff attitude.

In Chinese customs, “crouching” is a relatively casual gesture, and the CCP media even interpreted it as a trend in foreign policy. For example, when Wang Yi met with German Foreign Minister Berberk, Wang raised his legs high, which was reported by the Chinese Communist Party’s official media Touted as – “Wang Yi used his ‘two legs’ to announce to the world that the days of bullying for the Chinese people are over.”

Commentator Li Linyi told The Epoch Times, “The biggest highlight of the photos of Newsom meeting Xi Jinping is that he crossed his legs when talking to Xi. Of course, in the photo released by the Chinese Communist Party’s Xinhua News Agency, Newsom and Xi are standing and shaking hands. Giving photos like that is a diplomatic dwarfing of Xi.

“In recent times, no American politician has done this in front of Xi, and California Governor Newsom did it instead. In my memory, only when Macron visited China in 2018, he crossed his legs when meeting Xi, and the result was that The dissatisfaction of mainland little pink.

“In fact, this photo leaked not only Newsom’s free will in diplomatic situations, but also reflected the current asymmetry of US-China diplomacy. In the past few months, when the Chinese Communist Party resisted the United States diplomatically, Blinken visited China The seats have been dwarfed. But now the situation has changed. The CCP is in great need of help from the United States. The entire Chinese economy is in poor shape, real estate has almost collapsed, and domestic demand cannot be boosted.

“Recently, the CCP has begun to adjust its policies. It is still preparing to follow the old path of relying on external demand to stimulate the economy. Therefore, maintaining a good relationship with the United States on the surface has become a top priority. The CCP has seen this and will never ease relations with the United States. Most foreign investment will slowly withdraw. This is one of the reasons why Xi Jinping received Newsom with high standards.

“It’s just that Xi didn’t expect that Newsom’s awkwardness during the meeting would not only make Xi face difficult, but also reveal the essence of what the CCP wants from the United States.”

Editor in charge: Li Tongde#


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