5:13 pm HKT
Dec 29, 2013


Xi Jinping’s Buns Are All the Rage

    • It's moments like this that give me hope that President Xi Jinping actually is an all-new and different type of leader, an individual that can make a major dent in the massive spread of corruption and for the first time create "faith in government".

    • Xi Jing Ping (习近平) is doing what Chinese do best: copying. He is copying US Ambassador to China Gary Locke. And copying Obama, who goes to a Chicago diner("Valois Diner") and stands in line like any other person.

      But by copying Americans, Xi Jin Ping is surrendering Chinese Culture. Traditionally, a person meeting the Emperor would have to hit his head on the floor. Kow tow means 'knock head' and does not mean bow as many Westerners think.

      Hu Jin Tao had continued this kind of tradition, demanding that Obama give Hu a State Dinner. By the guest telling the host what to do, Hu continued the tradition that a Chinese authority should be bowed down to, especially by a mere foreigner.

      Xi Jin Ping is causing China to lose its culture.

    • President Xi's buns will be the next in the steamer (or oven) if he doesn't do something to keep the economy from doing what comes naturally.

    • You stupid or what? Gary Locke is a Chinese by blood. And doing those things in the US is natural because the US is now a beggar country.

    • When Chinese Emperors do visits like this hundreds of years ago, America still belonged to the Indians. I really hate wasting my time trying to enlighten you, but your stupidity made it impossible for me to keep my mouth shut.

    • Chinese people do not need the faked democracy (people are made to choose among corrupt and greedy politicians like the system in the US), but good leaders elected by Chinese representatives, who constantly think of the prosperity and protection of all Chinese people, one ike Xi Jinping. By the way very few Chinese are impressed with Gary Locke. He is just another Chinese faced American clown being used by the US to influence China. Gary is obviously willing to be a fool for the love of money.

    • "good leaders elected by Chinese representatives, who constantly think of the prosperity and protection of all Chinese people"

      Lim Hui, my friend, you are dreaming. The reality is that most Chinese politicians are extremely corrupt. Their thoughts are far away from the common people's needs. Why do you think "mei you ren guan" is the most popular phrase in China? Because the politicians only care about their own rise in power. The only care about the needs of the people when there are good bribes or other benefits attached for them.

      But one can't entirely blame the current politicians as the system has been this way since 1949. Fortunately, Xi Jinping recognizes the party's very existence is threatened by the massive scale of the corruption and he is actively trying to fight it.

      I didn't like Locke either. Nice guy, but the wrong man for the position. Huntsman was good though.

    • Maybe Xi should have just gone to Hong Kong and stayed in one of his six properties there instead of looking like a 'well steamed ham' at a bun shop in China!

      Who is Xi tring to kid trying to be an ordinary Chinese?

      Show us your personal assets like everyone else then Chairman Xi!

    • No, I don't find Xi's buns steamy.

    • The meat that was between Wendy's buns is now outsourced.

    • @Ron Sims There is not much power rise for Xi as for now. So what he does is an image-building show at the worst. There are also hard-handed anti-corruption moves following his stepping into power this year. So I can not agree with you on that.

    • Isn't US President's occasional appearance at burger joints or baby kissing also just for show?? The reality is flying Air Force One to vacations, driven around in bullet proof monster limosines with outriders, jogging around with a platoon of security men, or dining in palatial white house. A case of pots calling kettles black. What is your interest in Xi's buns WSJ? Seesh!!

    • Bloomberg spent $650m to run for NY mayorship. Presidential candidates spent billions. Are these your average Joes? Is it real when they queue up for a burger? You'd be suckered to believe that they invested all this money to represent you.

      It is for their own networking and wealth. Didn't Illinois governor Blagojevich sought to sell Obama's Senate seat?

    • Never no hear and no see Pres. Obama and Mrs O, nor Billary, Nancy Pelosi, H Reid, nor other super liberals are at a commoner's cheap joint.

    • The Chinese fearless leaders are always thinking of the people? Ha. When did any Chinese leader think of those under him? Even the boss of a small noodle stand orders his 3 workers around like he is a King and they are dogs, and forcing them to do morning exercises as if this was the army and he was Generalissimo. This is the nature of Chinese Culture. USA is the opposite. Chinese fake humility on the outside. Americans are what they are. Hollywood people do fake their personality. Most Americans do not. Thousands of Chinese visit George Washington's home every days. I see them arrive in buses. They are shocked that his home is simple, not a grotesque monstrosity typical of even a low level Chinese leader. Abraham LIncoln's home is even more strange to Chinese. It is small and simple.

    • He has none of the fakeness or Chinese talent for guile or pretension. He is proof that even if someone has Chinese blood, he can still learn to be genuine. Imagine when a white or black or Latino person will have official position in China? Maybe in 1 million years? Gary Locke is only part Chinese blood. Maybe that is why is down to earth without oily affectation of Chinese


      Where did that come from? I doubt any China born people can visualize how the other Chinese picture their leaders in minds, let along the people from outside the country.

    • Ignorant boy, you know nothing about Chinese culture. Chinese people always have a fantasy that their king would dress like an average civilian and show up in front of public surprisingly without any servants or body guards. There are stories like this from thousands of years ago.
      Who care about an ambassador ? that's silly.

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