Chapter 452 Misinterpretation
After a brief welcome ceremony, Lin Siqiao stood to one side of the podium under the guidance of the etiquette staff. Soon, leaders from both sides came over.
After the other party has spoken, according to the procedure, it is the Chinese side's turn to go on stage and give a speech.
Just when Lin Siqiao was ready to go on stage, the leader made a decision that was beyond everyone's expectations.
He declined everyone's company and walked up to the podium alone with the microphone in hand.
Seeing that Lin Siqiao remained silent, Minister Wu sighed and explained.
"Junior sister, the leader's speech will be on the headlines of various countries tomorrow morning, and China is no exception."
"The leader did this because he didn't want to implicate others."
Lin Siqiao lowered her eyes and said nothing. Ambassador Dong had already told her how complicated the matter was on the way here. She just felt a little heartbroken.
Lin Siqiao has memories of later lives and knows where the future is headed, but his leader doesn't know.
Perhaps from the moment he decided to land in the country, he was ready to "sacrifice" himself.
While thinking, Lin Siqiao heard the leader's sonorous and powerful voice.
The leader had studied abroad in his early years and he spoke French fluently.
Lin Siqiao's eyes lit up after hearing this. The leader was worthy of being a leader. He turned the situation around with just a few words.
"Comrade Lin, what did the leader say?"
Everyone around was extremely anxious. They could barely understand some English and Russian, but not French, which was too difficult to understand.
Seeing this, Lin Siqiao hurriedly translated it for everyone.
"The leader said that he had lived here for a period of time when he was young, and the hospitality of the Chinese people left a deep impression on him, so he was surprised but not too surprised by the Chinese people's exceptional reception this time."
"He is very grateful for the country's intentions and their respect for China."
"He will bring this kindness back to the country intact."
"But what makes him happiest is that since the two sides formally established diplomatic relations 11 years ago, the relationship between the two countries has developed to a deeper level."
“In addition, the leader also emphasized that he came to this country with a learning attitude and a desire to further expand relations between the two countries.”
"Finally, the leader said: Long live friendship!"
Everyone's reaction after hearing this was exactly the same as Lin Siqiao's. It must be said that the leader's words were absolutely amazing!
Just when everyone thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, the news that came from the country two days later slapped everyone in the face.
The reason lies in a photo.
The photo is actually a very ordinary photo, the kind where both parties shake hands and laugh.
But no one expected that such a normal photo would be maliciously misinterpreted.
Some said that the leader laughed too happily.
They even took out photos of the leaders attending meetings in recent months for comparison, in an attempt to prove that the leaders were suspected of worshipping foreigners.
Others also said that the leader looked at others with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
After learning the news, Lin Siqiao didn't speak for a long time. She didn't know what words or feelings to use to express her inner anger.
Suddenly, she thought of the decision the leader made before taking office.
If she had gone up with them at that time, she would have been one of the "unlucky" people today.
Minister Wu did not deny this.
He just said, "Junior Sister, the situation in the country is now much worse than you think."
"Boom, boom, boom..."
Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted their conversation. Lin Siqiao got up and opened the door.
The embassy staff did not come in, but handed a document to Lin Siqiao.
"Translator Lin, this is the list of state gifts sent by Fang."
Lin Siqiao was stunned, thinking that he had misheard, "Fang's gift list?"
"Yes." The embassy staff was also confused.
In all the years he had worked at the embassy, this was the first time he had seen the other party send the list of state gifts in advance.
"Junior sister, I was the one who told them to bring it over." Minister Wu explained, and then said, "Take a look first to see what's on it."
"Okay." Lin Siqiao didn't understand, but still opened it and took a look.
The items on gift lists these days are actually pretty much the same, usually specialty handicrafts from the country.
But this time Fang was thoughtful and they even prepared a special gift for the leader.
"Did you say what it was?"
Lin Siqiao shook his head. "No, there is only a separate note on it, but it doesn't mention what it is."
Seeing that his senior brother's expression had obviously changed, Lin Siqiao also realized that something was wrong.
"Big Brother, is there something wrong?"
Minister Wu did not hide it from her. "Some time ago, the higher-ups sent a working group to our country to discuss the introduction of a color TV production line. Have you heard about this?"
Lin Siqiao nodded. She happened to be participating in a competition in the country during that time, and she had heard Director Chen mention this matter.
It is said that the two parties discussed this project for two or three years. The initial offer was 100 million US dollars, which was reduced to 73 million US dollars after several negotiations.
The two sides reached a letter of intent at the beginning of this year, and soon after, a working group was sent to the country for a field investigation.
When the working group returned to China, Director Chen said with emotion that it would not be long before color televisions would be available in China.
What Lin Siqiao didn’t quite understand was what this matter had to do with this state ceremony?
Minister Wu sighed. Originally, the two things had nothing to do with each other. The problem was that when the working group returned to China, Fang gave each member a snail-shaped glass craft.
Glass snails from the 1980s (price: US$55) As a result, these small glass snails caused an uproar in the country.
Some people took this issue to a serious level, and subsequently set up an inspection team to conduct a nationwide inventory of gifts.
The inspection team quickly identified the snail craft as a blatant mockery of China's slow development.
At present, these gifts have been sent back, but the relevant accountability is still ongoing.
First of all, the head of the inspection team was dismissed on the spot, and Minister Wu also made several self-criticisms in recent times.
Lin Siqiao remained silent for a long time after hearing this. She had only heard that the darkness before dawn was the most terrifying, but she never thought that she would be so blind and stupid.
Are they checking for gifts?
No, they are not, they are just trying to gain rights for themselves under this guise.
At this time, Minister Wu suddenly spoke up, "Junior sister, do you want to study for another year at Cambridge University?"
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