{"id":1967708,"date":"2023-07-08T22:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T02:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-secretary-ripped-for-bowing-to-chinese-official\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T22:47:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T02:47:35","slug":"treasury-secretary-ripped-for-bowing-to-chinese-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-secretary-ripped-for-bowing-to-chinese-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasury Secretary criticized for bowing to Chinese official."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftreasury-secretary-ripped-for-bowing-to-chinese-official%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Criticized for Bowing to Chinese Official<\/h2>\n<p>Treasury Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/janet-yellen\">Janet Yellen<\/a> is facing criticism for bowing repeatedly to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/china\">Chinese<\/a> official during a visit to Beijing on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=20d4DtvIMtk\">published by Reuters<\/a> shows Yellen smiling and giving a slight bow three times as she shook hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, who did not bow during the seconds-long clip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever, ever, ever,\u201d Bradley Blakeman, a top White House aide to President George W. Bush, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/08\/us-treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-commits-embarrassing-bow-during-beijing-visit\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=nypost\">told The New York Post<\/a> in response to the exchange. \u201cAn American official does not bow. It looks like she\u2019s been summoned to the principal\u2019s office, and that\u2019s exactly the optics the Chinese love.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen greets Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Beijing earlier today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iYcA7Jmuz6\">pic.twitter.com\/iYcA7Jmuz6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1677812728277204992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The publication also reported Jerome Cohen, an emeritus professor at New York University and expert in Chinese law and government, said, \u201cBowing is not part of the accepted protocol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others reacted with disgust on social media as the video of Yellen bowing was shared by various accounts, including one for the Republican National Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t stand this woman,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarinaMedvin\/status\/1677848685386821635\">tweeted<\/a> defense attorney Marina Melvin. \u201cBTW she\u2019s bowing to him because she genuinely wants to. It\u2019s natural for her. She\u2019s an obsequious commie lover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grabien founder Tom Elliott <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1677835387559895040\">said<\/a>, \u201cHer bowing is an embarrassment to every non-communist American.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow many times does she think she has to bow?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirandadevine\/status\/1677834119462416385\">asked<\/a> New York Post columnist Miranda Devine, who added a \u201cgrimacing face\u201d emoji.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How many times does she think she has to bow? \ud83d\ude2c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NAvHnLRjCf\">https:\/\/t.co\/NAvHnLRjCf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirandadevine\/status\/1677834119462416385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Yellen had an introductory meeting with He to \u201cbuild on\u201d U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping\u2019s \u201cguidance to deepen engagement between key senior officials on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bitcoin-suffers-worst-quarter-since-2011\/\" title=\"Bitcoin Suffers Worst Quarter Since 2011\">macroeconomic issues<\/a>,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy1601\">said<\/a> a readout from the Treasury Department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe meeting was candid, constructive, and comprehensive,\u201d the readout added. \u201cWhile raising issues of concern, Secretary Yellen discussed the Administration\u2019s approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-secretary-ripped-for-bowing-to-chinese-official\/\" title=\"Treasury Secretary criticized for bowing to Chinese official.\">seek healthy economic competition<\/a> with China, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brexit-trade-deal-published-as-uk-calls-for-end-to-ugly-divisions\/\" title=\"Brexit trade deal published as UK calls for end to \u2018ugly\u2019 divisions\">level playing field<\/a> for American workers and businesses. They also exchanged views on global and domestic macroeconomic outlooks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The readout continued, \u201cSecretary Yellen also conveyed that even when the United States and China have disagreements, it is vital that the two countries find ways to work together on issues of shared \u2013 and global \u2013 concern, including debt distress in low-income and emerging economies and climate finance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2023\/07\/08\/yellen-beijing-meeting-he-lifeng\/\">According to The Washington Post<\/a>, Yellen flubbed He\u2019s name, calling him \u201cVice Premier Hu,\u201d as they spoke about shoring up ties between their respective nations during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-cheers-candid-talks-with-china-after-months-of-rising-tensions\">time of rising tensions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen faces backlash for repeatedly bowing to a Chinese official during her visit to Beijing. In a brief video, Yellen can be seen smiling and bowing three times while shaking hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, who did not reciprocate. 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