Chinese hack and steal American privacy and patents on regular basis. Yet, the Chinese President Eleven (Xi) Xinping will be served a Twelve Course State Dinner in White House. Fully knowing that the Pope is grabbing all the media coverage, the Chinese President has preferred to wait in west coast city of Seattle, spending silly moments with school kids.
Why is that ? Following closely, close to two decades the visit of Chinese leaders to America, it didn't go unnoticed to me that for some strange reason, they have a penchant for cherishing the attention they get in Washington. Whenever the American President visits China, they lobby top ensure that the trip to China is not tagged with visits to other countries and often succeed. Call it braggadocio, the Chinese find this exclusivity as an acceptance of their arrival on the scene.
Their leadership, of course is not the only one, who has this "Attention in Washington" syndrome. I find it amusing that in spite of their tremendous success in last few decade, the Chinese suffer from a strange inferiority complex, along with a sense of insecurity. Owning trillions of American debt is no joke, the pragmatic Chinese are fully aware of the fact. Even if Xi slaps Obama publicly during the State Dinner, the later will temporarily turned Mahatma Gandhi and show his other cheek to his guest. Because, "Money talks, Money matters and Money Rules", in this materialist world.
There is a liberally Hindi mixed Odia saying..
"ABE PARASU, JABE PARASU.
BABU PARASURAM..
PAISA KYA NA KARE KAAM."
Roughly meaning. ..
Come Peter, Go Peter,
Oh My Lord Peter.
Money can to do,
Lots of wonder.
Why is that ? Following closely, close to two decades the visit of Chinese leaders to America, it didn't go unnoticed to me that for some strange reason, they have a penchant for cherishing the attention they get in Washington. Whenever the American President visits China, they lobby top ensure that the trip to China is not tagged with visits to other countries and often succeed. Call it braggadocio, the Chinese find this exclusivity as an acceptance of their arrival on the scene.
Their leadership, of course is not the only one, who has this "Attention in Washington" syndrome. I find it amusing that in spite of their tremendous success in last few decade, the Chinese suffer from a strange inferiority complex, along with a sense of insecurity. Owning trillions of American debt is no joke, the pragmatic Chinese are fully aware of the fact. Even if Xi slaps Obama publicly during the State Dinner, the later will temporarily turned Mahatma Gandhi and show his other cheek to his guest. Because, "Money talks, Money matters and Money Rules", in this materialist world.
There is a liberally Hindi mixed Odia saying..
"ABE PARASU, JABE PARASU.
BABU PARASURAM..
PAISA KYA NA KARE KAAM."
Roughly meaning. ..
Come Peter, Go Peter,
Oh My Lord Peter.
Money can to do,
Lots of wonder.
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