On January 28, 1979, Deng Xiaoping was invited to visit the United States. Reporter Chen Tianxuan of " American Overseas Chinese Daily " followed and interviewed Deng Xiaoping throughout his visit to the United States, and wrote the book "The Nine Days of Deng Xiaoping's Visit to the United States".
He wrote in the book: According to well-informed media reports, Chinese State Council Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping and his wife Zhuo Lin went out to attend the first event on the first night after arriving in Washington. They actually went to the U.S. National Security Advisor , At the home of Presidential Assistant Brzezinski, he attended a formal "old family dinner". This event was not announced in advance in the trailer.
Why did Brzezinski hold a family dinner before the president held a state dinner? This doesn't make sense. It turns out that Carter ’s move was, firstly, in the hope that Comrade Xiaoping’s trip would have a better impression of the United States, and secondly, it was a preview of the content of Comrade Xiaoping’s talks.
Deng Xiaoping naturally understood this.
At 10 a.m. Eastern Time on January 29, 1979, President Carter held a formal welcome ceremony for Deng Xiaoping's visit to the United States on the South Lawn of the White House . Deng Xiaoping gave a wonderful speech at this ceremony. He said: Sino-US relations are at a new starting point, and the world situation is also experiencing a new turning point. China and the United States are great countries, and the people of China and the United States are great peoples. The friendly cooperation between the two peoples will It will definitely have a positive and far-reaching impact on the development of the world situation.
Deng Xiaoping's ability, confidence and open attitude in this historic speech won the favor of the American people and broke their inherent stereotype of China.
That night, Carter carefully prepared an entertainment party at Kennedy Center for the Arts. Just that night, Deng Xiaoping made an unexpected move that moved the American people present to tears. What exactly happened? It turned out that that night, a group of lovely American children sang the classic Chinese song "I Love Beijing Tiananmen".
After the performance, the Carters accompanied Deng Xiaoping and his wife on stage for the curtain call. Deng Xiaoping passionately kissed the American children who came forward to hug him. The scene immediately became a sensation. The American audience who saw this scene also applauded and cheered, and the atmosphere was very warm.
Carter wrote in his diary that night: "Deng showed a lot of sincere affection when he hugged the American actors, especially the young actors singing Chinese songs. He kissed many children, and reporters later reported that many audience members I was even moved to tears.
Senator Kezelt strongly opposed the normalization of relations between the United States and China, but after this performance, he said that they lost and there was no way to vote against children singing Chinese songs. "Deng and his Madame seemed to genuinely like the people and he really impressed the audience and the TV viewers. "
Deng Xiaoping visited the United States, so he confidently said: China will have this thing sooner or later! Please continue to pay attention to the headline "Hubei Satellite TV Revealed" tomorrow.
