The Most Memorable Moment of Xi's America Trip - NYTimes.com Mr.
Xi eventually entered, smiled and shook hands with the first row,
starting with Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, which is banned
in China. For the photo, Mr. Xi planted himself next to Virginia M.
Rometty, the head of IBM. A podium was rolled out, and Mr. Xi spoke for
about six minutes, then left. That photo op turned out to be the most
sensational moment of the trip, a 10-minute session that illustrated the
raw power of the Chinese leader and the huge market he controls.
Afterward, even Timothy D. Cook, Apple's chief executive, said he was
impressed. “Did you feel the room shake?” he said, with a smile.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/reporters-notebook/xi-jinping-visit/china-tech-market?smid=tw-share&utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ac792623d4-Sinocism09_29_159_29_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-ac792623d4-29615013&mc_cid=ac792623d4&mc_eid=5935182a65
Reflections from news and commentary of the day
Subscribe To
Posts
Comments
No comments:
Post a Comment