{"id":3427,"date":"2023-07-07T21:23:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T13:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yzzks.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/07\/%e5%8d%8e%e4%ba%ba%e8%83%bd%e5%a4%9f%e6%88%90%e4%b8%ba%e6%9c%aa%e6%9d%a5%e7%9a%84%e7%be%8e%e5%9b%bd%e6%80%bb%e7%bb%9f%e5%90%97%ef%bc%9f\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T02:12:00","slug":"can-a-chinese-person-become-a-future-u-s-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yzzks.com\/en\/current-politics\/3427\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a Chinese person become a future U.S. president?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tOld Xu's Commentary<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAbout the Author<\/strong>::<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t    Lao Xu\u2019s Commentary: Independent commentator and writer of political essays and miscellaneous pieces. With over 20 years of experience in the financial sector and having worked overseas for many years, he serves as a special guest on Beijing TV\u2019s Finance Channel program *Weekly Financial Review* and Guangdong Satellite TV\u2019s *Live Global*, as well as a special contributor to *Asia News Weekly*. He is the author of works such as *The Three Stages of Life* and maintains columns on Xinhua Net, Phoenix News, and the Hong Kong Oriental Daily Online, and is an influential \u201cBig V\u201d on Sina and Tencent Weibo. His commentary pieces are known for their incisive perspectives, timeliness, unique angles, and concise style, making them deeply beloved by a wide audience of netizens!<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n

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\n\t    The child in the photo is named He Zongtong, which sounds like \u201cPresident He\u201d in Chinese. He is a Chinese-American whose English name is William He. He is just over one year old and currently lives in Beijing with his Chinese parents. Today, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who is visiting China, attended the \u201d2015 U.S.-China Forum on Cooperation and Development in Air Purification\u201c in Beijing. Before the forum began, he made a point of meeting with this young Chinese-American boy living in Beijing. Gore wished He Zongtong good health and a happy childhood, encouraging him to bravely pursue his dreams when he grows up.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t    He Zongtong\u2019s father, He Shihong, is a very good friend of mine. Mr. He, a native of Gansu, founded a financial website in Beijing. Driven by his passion for photography, he has traveled to 86 countries across seven continents, frequently venturing to the North and South Poles and the African savannas. He has also established innovative photography platforms tailored to the internet age, such as \u201cNational Photography,\u201d \u201cPicture Bank,\u201d and \u201cWeiShe.\u201d For his active advocacy of innovative green and environmental concepts, he was awarded the \u201cDaguerre Green Action Public Welfare Award\u201d in 2012. Today, as former U.S. Vice President Al Gore held his son in his arms, it stirred a hope in many people\u2019s hearts: Will he, just as his name suggests, be able to realize his dreams?<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n

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\n\t    To date, it seems that only major powers like China and the United States have dared to \u201cdream\u201d on a national scale. It\u2019s important to recognize that not every country is qualified to \u201cdream.\u201d A country can only dream for itself if it holds its destiny in its own hands, has sufficient scope in time and space to imagine, and possesses the strength and confidence to make those dreams a reality.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t    China and the United States\u2014one is the largest developing country, and the other is the largest developed country. The Chinese and the Americans are both great and irreplaceable peoples, each with a strong sense of national pride. Deep in their hearts, they harbor boundless love for their homeland and country, and they are both determined to create miracles in human history and build a great nation. At the same time, the two countries differ in many respects\u2014including their basic national conditions, social systems, values, and spiritual beliefs\u2014and, of course, each has its own dreams.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t    The Chinese Dream places greater emphasis on national prosperity and the rejuvenation of the nation, while the American Dream places greater emphasis on personal wealth, success, freedom, and happiness. Two years ago, during his visit to the United States, President Xi Jinping clearly stated that the Chinese Dream is interconnected with the aspirations of people around the world, including the American Dream. Throughout U.S. history, presidents of various races and ethnicities have come and gone, yet there has never been a Chinese-American president. This is likely the American Dream that many Chinese Americans envision.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t    He Zongtong\u2019s mother had just earned her master\u2019s degree in finance from Tsinghua University; it\u2019s fair to say that both his parents are among the most outstanding individuals in China today. In my circle, there are quite a few families like the He family. The Chinese have always placed great importance on their children\u2019s education, and the hope that their children will achieve great success is an integral part of realizing the Chinese Dream. This may be precisely what makes it so intriguing that they named their New York-born child \u201cHe Zongtong.\u201d It embodies both the Chinese Dream and the American Dream. The story of He Zongtong\u2019s family demonstrates that, as President Xi Jinping has said, the Chinese Dream and the American Dream are interconnected and should be entirely achievable.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t    U.S.-China relations have always been relatively sensitive, largely due to ideological tensions. To consolidate the common ground and points of convergence between the two countries\u2019 interests, China and the United States must continue to advance mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation. If the Chinese Dream and the American Dream clash, they will ultimately result in a lose-lose situation; but if the two dreams are aligned, they can complement each other and lead to mutual progress. Judging from Al Gore\u2019s special meeting with He Zongtong, we have reason to believe that the Chinese Dream and the American Dream are compatible, and that in the future, a familiar Chinese face will surely occupy the presidential seat in the White House.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/pstyle=\"text-align:center;\"><\/pstyle=\"text-align:center;\">","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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