Data mapBiden personally greeted the New Year.
This year's Spring Festival, foreign leaders during the Spring Festival greeting the New Year, I feel very special. Counting up, this is the fourth time that Biden has paid New Year's greetings as a U.S. **.
But this year's New Year's greetings are still a little different. At least three highlights.
Detail one, very attentive.
On social **, Biden wrote: For many centuries, families around the world have gathered to celebrate the New Year, "a time to start over and reflect, full of hope and possibility, and when justice triumphs."
Biden also wrote, "On behalf of my family, I wish you a happy, happy, healthy and prosperous new year." ”
He also accompanied a poster to congratulate the New Year, with a bright red background, if you look closely, you can see a strong Chinese element, and in the middle is a soaring Chinese dragon.
Biden, take your heart.
Detail two, very low-key.
Compared with the previous three years of New Year's greetings, this year's Biden is much more low-key.
I remember that in the first year (2021), the Bidens sent a New Year's greeting on the first day of the Lunar New Year**; The second year (2022), which is also the first day of the new year, it was revealed that the two and the White House staff had a Chinese-flavored Chinese New Year's Eve.
Last year's highest, in the words of First Lady Jill BidenThe White House held its first-ever Lunar New Year reception.
You read that right, the White House learned from us and also held a New Year reception.
The Bidens invited more than 400 Asians to the White House to celebrate the New Year together. The White House also invited a lion dance performance. To the familiar sound of New Year's gongs and drums, China's big red lion flew up and down the White House, and finally showed a blessing:Wishing you prosperity.
Compared with the previous three years, at least so far, the White House is relatively low-key, and it is not known whether there will be a New Year reception.
Detail three, political correctness.
Some Chinese Americans lamented that in the past, American dignitaries would say Happy New Year greetings to Chinese, but in recent years, this kind of saying has rarely been heard, and most of them say Happy Lunar New Year.
It also represents a kind of political correctness in Washington. Spring Festival is not unique to you Chinese, Chinese celebrate Spring Festival, Vietnamese, Koreans, and many Southeast Asians also celebrate Spring Festival.
Therefore, intentionally or unintentionally, the Spring Festival of the Chinese has become the Spring Festival of all those who have passed the lunar calendar.
It's just that many Americans don't know that the Spring Festival and Spring Festival customs themselves were invented by the Chinese.
But that's political correctness in the United States.
If it's too politically correct, it will inevitably be a little bit raw.
I'm still a little disappointed, I wanted to see what Biden really thinks about the Year of the Dragon, whether it means Year of Dragon or Year of Loong.
But Biden is ** lake after all, the meaning is there, there is a churning Chinese dragon on the poster, and what he called "the moment when justice triviums **", but there is no mention of the dragon.
The subtlety of this detail may also be related to the special political atmosphere of the first year in the United States.
Finally, what do you think?
Let's go three points.
First, be confident.
I know that many friends may say, we celebrate our Chinese New Year, why care about how Biden greets the New Year.
I always feel that on the most festive days of the Chinese, we still have to respect the blessings of foreigners.
Of course, we need to be more confident.
I remember that at the Spring Festival reception last year, Biden also joked that he once thought about itWhy not set off fireworks to celebrate ......?
What does this mean?
I always feel thatThis is the unique charm of Chinese culture.
More and more foreigners like the Chinese New Year and enjoy the excitement, festivity and joy of the Chinese New Year. In addition, China's zodiac culture, like the constellation, has now become a study that many foreigners are particularly interested in.
This is the wisdom of the ancient Chinese, which fascinates the whole world.
Second, be inclusive.
The best aspect of Chinese culture, I think, is tolerance. Because we are inclusive, we are long-lasting, and we are strong. Because we are long-lasting and strong, we are more inclusive.
Foreigners are solemnly celebrating our Spring Festival, and we can discourage foreign festivals, but we really don't have to mind too much.
In this world, the more national it is, the more global it is; The more confident, the more open-minded.
I always feel that the real strength of China should be one day, our Spring Festival will become a world festival. Chinese celebrate, not Chinese also celebrate.
Third, we must be more sober.
New Year's greetings are a kind of kindness. I think some of you might immediately think of an afterword: a weasel greeting a chicken for the New Year – not well-intentioned.
Definitely can't use this afterword to say that Biden, I understand, his New Year's greetings, more or goodwill.
But we still have to be soberBetween countries, goodwill is goodwill, and interests are interests.
Trump also paid New Year's greetings, Trump's granddaughter, also learned Chinese and played lanterns. But it does not prevent him from wielding all kinds of big sticks against China.
Biden greets the New Year every year, and the White House activities are very grand and festive. However, it does not prevent the United States from doing what it should do or what it should do, and it is always keeping an eye on China.
In this world, we still have to work together and try to do our own things well. If you do it yourself, you will naturally come from near and far, so why be afraid of his east, west, north and south winds?
Finally, I took a look at it, if you talk about the phase, Putin belongs to the dragon
Biden is a horse, Macron is a snake
Trump is a dog
Scholz is also a dog ......
Oh, this year is still Putin's natal year, next year is Macron's natal year, and the year after next is Biden's natal year......Trump's, a little bit far.
But no matter what, I wish them a prosperous Year of the Dragon!