A Chinese boy grew up in a low-rent house in the United States. His grandfather was a miscellaneous servant of a wealthy family and his father was a Chinese restaurant owner. Now this Chinese boy is brought up and brought home to Beijing.
At this time, he is not an ordinary tourist or a homecoming person. He is the ambassador of the United States to China.
The old boy who "returned to his hometown"
When the reporter saw Locke Jiahui in the studio of CCTV Dialogue, he felt that he looked more vicissitudes than in the photos. Most of the hair is obviously dyed black, leaving only two white temples, whenever you smile, the corners of your eyes show deep fishtail lines.
"As a Chinese American, I am proud to be ambassador to China and return to my ancestral home. What I want most is that my father is still alive, and he will be very proud. " Remembering the father who had just passed away for less than a year, Luo Jiahui revealed a hidden regret.
Luo Jiahui once returned to his hometown in Taishan, Guangdong for the two time. The first was in 1997, when he was just elected governor of Washington State and returned home with his parents and wife, tens of thousands of people came to his hometown, from the village road to Shuibao Town. The second was in 2006. According to the people present, Locke went into the ancestral house, climbed up and down, took pictures of the ancestral house inside and outside with a digital camera, and made gestures patiently to his wife, Li Meng, who grew up in the United States from time to time. Before his departure, Locke went to visit his grandfather's shop and paid for two bicycle bells made in China.
"China is such a large country with so many people, but there are still many rural people living in poor conditions - this I had learned when I returned home in 1997, and the visit in 2006 made me feel more deeply. So it is clear that one of my tasks as ambassador to China is to go all over the country to promote closer U.S. -China relations. Because we need the joint efforts of China and the United States to tackle diseases, climate change, energy and other issues, which will bring benefits to the people of both countries. Luo Jiahui sighed with emotion.
However, apart from the vague attachment to the "ancestral home", when it comes to this trip to China, Locke is more likely to stand on the position of "a 100% American".
"I want to show the values of the United States to the Chinese people." Luo Jiahui spoke frankly.
Speaking of his family's attitude towards coming to China, Locke's statement made people feel that, rather than returning to their parents'hometown, it was more like coming to an irrelevant place: "My children would not like to come to China because they would not give up their classmates and friends. After coming to China, they are also trying to adapt to the traffic condition and air quality in Beijing. But now they are trying to explore China and learn Chinese.