Posted on 07/08/2023 1:25:36 PM PDT by thegagline
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen committed a string of diplomatic faux pas during her visit to Beijing Saturday, bowing to her Chinese counterpart multiple times without reciprocation — a protocol error that critics flagged as a sign of American weakness.
The Biden administration’s top economic official, on the second day of her four-day effort to mend fences with a major rival, bowed at least three times as she shook hands with Vice Premier He Lifeng, video shows — while He, Xi Jinping’s new economy czar, stood erect, backing away slightly to give the beaming Yellen more room to kowtow.
“Never, ever, ever,” Bradley Blakeman, a senior staffer in George W. Bush’s White House, told The Post. “An American official does not bow. It looks like she’s been summoned to the principal’s office, and that’s exactly the optics the Chinese love.”
“Bowing is not part of the accepted protocol,” agreed Jerome A. Cohen, an emeritus professor at NYU and expert in Chinese law and government.
Moments later, Yellen, 76, tripped over He’s name, calling him “Vice Premier Hu” as she opened the first official American meeting with the economic chief, a Xi loyalist who was named to the post in March. *** The way to treat an adversary is, you don’t go hat in hand,” Blakeman said. “But with this administration, time and time again, we embarrass ourselves and show weakness. And it just shows the lack of effective leverage we have.”
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So tired of these mandarins, we should be encouraging revolutionary internal strife in China, there is no amount of money better spent than watching Xi hang from a Tiananmen Square.
A sign of American weakness?????? CHEESE and RICE!!!!
The regime is criminal, not weak.
Can’t wait for Biden’s European Tour this week.
It’s Barry’s 3rd term.
Janet, here’s your (kick me) sign.
Another Biden administration fail. Diplomats are educated on proper protocols in foreign nations prior to the visit.
Just sending the failed former Fed Reserve president to represent the US was embarrassing enough before any bowing took place.
How embarrassing. In fact, the whole Administration is embarrassing. If they aren’t kowtowing, receiving bribes, and sponsoring Pride parades, they’re stealing suitcases.
Oba-Mao disciple ping.
Kow towing.
Next time, lets get Janet to turn around and twerk for He/him.
I forgot to add snorting coke in the White House.
The Biden white house is full of diversity hires that turn out to be post turtles.
I saw the clip.
She looked delighted to be kowtowing, er, bowing to this guy.
On purpose, is my guess.
Pathetic POS.
Bowing to her Master, TRUTH!
Yes, indeed.
This whole regime and the whole KKKommiecrat party are pathetic.
May he never return from that!
My thoughts exactly!
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