After getting on the bus, Qin said that Xu Bingjie looked relaxed and speculated that it was not a bad thing for the US president to break the convention this time.
The U.S. State Department is close to the White House. About ten minutes later, the car drove into Pennsylvania Avenue. A white neoclassical sandstone building is quietly located in the green trees.
Qin Yi is no stranger here. The White House is open to the public. She once visited here when she was in Washington.
The English name of the White House is the White House. If translated literally, it should be called "White House". It sounds simple. In fact, the White House is quite simple. At least, compared with the real "pace", it is not luxurious. Besides the famous Rose Garden, fountain and South lawn, there is also the vegetable garden of the first lady. It is said that during the last visit of the Chinese leader to the United States, part of the food for the dinner came from White House garden.
After the car stopped, foreign minister Lou and his party stepped into the White House under the guidance of the US Secretary of state.
Just walking in, a staff member ran to the Secretary of state and whispered a few words. The Secretary of state's face changed slightly. Then he turned to the foreign minister and said, "Mr. foreign minister, please wait in the reception hall for a moment. I'll inform Mr. President."
He did not come back for nearly half an hour.
Not only the president and Secretary of state of the United States are missing, but there are no entertaining bureaucrats.
Qin Yi was very confused. She had previously speculated that the president of the United States had broken the Convention of meeting with foreign minister Lou in advance, which should be regarded as a high-level foreign minister of the reception building. In fact, the US Secretary of state's politeness is also true. China is indeed one of the most important diplomatic relations of the United States. Although there are constant frictions, there are many frictions, which also means close relations.
This kind of relationship is two-way. Even if the United States wants to bring down China all day long, it does not dare to turn over with China easily, because that will not only cause great losses to China, but also the United States can not stand alone.
"Director Xu, what's going on? Is the president of the United States giving us a hand? " She asked Xu Bingjie quietly.
Xu Bingjie shook his head. "According to the principle, the president of the United States should personally welcome our foreign minister. If he is dissatisfied with our country, it is the most appropriate way to refuse to meet our foreign minister."
Xu Bingjie also thinks that the president of the United States should treat foreign minister Lou courteously. Her original guess is right, but now it is not the case. It should be something that they don't know.
Qin frowns.
It's too passive to wait. I don't know what will happen to the president of the United States. The president is famous for his mischievous behavior. It doesn't matter if the president of the United States makes trouble at that time, but it will be very bad if their task is not completed.
"Shall I ask?"
Xu Bingjie thought for a while, but also felt that it was not a thing to wait like this. She told her, "the White House is full of surveillance. Be careful."
Qin Yi nodded, picked up his small bag, and went outside the reception hall. He didn't even have a person. Inside was the foreign minister of China, who came to meet with representatives of the president of the United States on behalf of China and its leaders. The contempt and strictness of the White House can be said to be a contempt for China and a serious diplomatic accident!
What a fool!
With a calm face, she turned into the aisle according to her memory, looking for the White House staff in charge of reception.
"Stop! Who are you? "
Today is not an open day. Qin Yi's walking is soon found by people here.
The White House guards come from the secret service bureau and carry out security tasks with guns. Qin Yi does not dare to act rashly. He stops and says in pure English: "I am a follow-up of the foreign minister of China. After arriving at the White House, our foreign minister has been waiting in the reception hall. Now I need to find relevant personnel to ask. What's the matter with Mr. President calling our foreign minister but avoiding seeing him 。”
The guard looked at her. "Can I have your identification?"
"You should have been informed that our foreign minister and Mr. President will meet today, and whether I am accompanied by them should also be recorded."
The White House claims to be the most heavily defended place in the world. The special intelligence agency has dispatched more than 3000 security guards to take charge of the safety of the former and current presidents. She does not believe that the security guards will not have relevant information about the Chinese foreign minister and his party.
When it comes to diplomacy, the guards dare not act rashly, so they have to show her the way.
She was taken to the reception area of the office area. After less than two minutes of waiting, a woman in a beige Plaid Dress came up and looked at her with an inquisitive look. She asked solemnly, "are you the entourage of the foreign minister of China?"
Qin Yi is already very upset. She doesn't believe these receptionists, and she doesn't know why she came here. Especially, the woman is still standing and asking questions. She talks with a condescending meaning.
But this is the White House, and she said calmly, "yes, what is Mr. President up to now?"
The woman frowned. "What Mr. President is doing is confidential. I'm afraid I can't tell you."
"Then why did he invite our foreign minister to the White House and avoid it? Is there anything more important than meeting our foreign minister? "
"Of course, the United States has different responsibilities in different parts of the world, and the president has a lot of important things to deal with." The woman's tone is serious, but it doesn't prevent Qin Yi from hearing the strong arrogance and contempt.It's all over the world.
Qin Yi ridiculed in his heart and said quietly: "since the president is so busy, why should our foreign minister push off the meeting with Mr. Secretary of state to come to the White House?"
"It's the president's decision, and I don't know."
"Well, can you ask me what's going on?"
"I'm afraid not. Mr. President is discussing important matters with his staff. We need to wait until the discussion is over."
"How long will it be before the discussion is over? Do you have a specific time? "
The woman smiles: "sorry, I can't answer this question. Please wait patiently with your foreign minister."
"Wait a minute? You mean it'll be over soon? I'll sit here and wait
The smile on the woman's face is stiff. Is this Chinese woman pretending to be stupid or a fool? Can't you tell that she is rejecting? "This is our office area. I'm afraid it's not convenient for you to stay here," he said with a smile
"In this case..." Qin Yi stood up, looked at the other party's fake smile, and said, "I don't think I'll see you again. I'll go back and tell our foreign minister that the president has no sincerity, and we are no better than looking at people's faces here!"
The woman's face changed. "What do you mean? You have no right to make decisions on behalf of the Chinese Foreign Minister! If you don't take it back, I'll tell your foreign minister about it! "
"What do you mean?" Qin Yi laughed and his eyes were suddenly sharp. "Our foreign minister came to visit your country on behalf of China. The president of your country not only disrupted the itinerary and prevented our foreign minister from meeting with the Secretary of state, but also called our foreign minister to the White House. There was not even a receptionist in the reception hall? Deliberately humiliating China? "