中国国务院副总理何立峰8日在北京钓鱼台国宾馆会晤美国财政部长耶伦(Janet Yellen)。(图/中新社)
美国财政部长耶伦8日热情、友善地与中国国务院副总理何立峰握手。:
美国财政部长耶伦(Janet Yellen)昨(8)日在北京会晤中国国务院副总理何立峰,她被捕捉到初见何立峰时,至少三度对著何立峰微微欠身“鞠躬”、展现友善姿态,此举被美国网友砲轰“让美国丢脸”,专家也批评美国官员是不会鞠躬的,看起来就像耶伦被何立峰召见。
综合福斯新闻网(Fox News)、《纽约邮报》(New York Post)报导,8日耶伦访问北京第三天,她与中国国务院副总理何立峰会面,画面显示,身材明显矮小许多的耶伦一进入会议室,就伸长右手紧握何立峰的手,何立峰同样伸长手回握。
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen commits ‘embarrassing’ bow during Beijing visit: ‘Never, ever, ever’ https://t.co/tCS1xQabTD pic.twitter.com/p4urylFGVa
— New York Post (@nypost) July 8, 2023
美国财政部长耶伦(Janet Yellen)8日会晤中国国务院副总理何立峰时,热情、友善与对方握手,被认为至少三度对何立峰“鞠躬”。(图/路透社)
不过除了握手,耶伦同时间还至少对著何立峰微微欠身、鞠躬三次,整个人的上半身明显向前倾,她点头致意时,头仍一边抬高盯著对方的眼睛看,让两人相当悬殊的身高差距更为明显,画面也可见何立峰一度向后退一步,让耶伦有足够的空间。
耶伦的举动让批评者砲轰美国在向北京示弱,美国前总统小布希(George W. Bush)时代的白宫高阶官员布雷克曼(Bradley Blakeman)表示,美国官员“永远、永远、永远”不会鞠躬,他描述画面就像耶伦“被召唤”至何立峰的办公室。
The village crazy lady goes to China. She did not realize bowing as an American official was a breach of protocol. They don’t reciprocate. He even backs away to give her more space to kowtow.https://t.co/FXHdO6Cii1
— Max Murray (@MaxMurrayTweets) July 8, 2023
专精中国法律与政府的纽约大学荣誉退休教授孔杰荣(Jerome Cohen)也认同:“鞠躬不是可接受的一项礼节。”
作家莫瑞(Max Murray)在推特发文指出:“她不明白,作为美国官员,鞠躬违反礼节,他们不会回报的,他甚至后退,给她更多空间卑躬屈膝。”另一位作家雷西(James V. Lacy)表示:“耶伦在中国的出错,对周一早晨的美股没帮助,回家吧,珍妮特!”
Yellen’s flubs in China are not going to help the US stock market come Monday morning. Come home Janet! https://t.co/4nOVUL5PY0 @Johnnydontlike @floydbrown @johngizzi @FlashReport @joncoupal
— James V. Lacy (@JamesVLacy1) July 8, 2023
部分美国网友也砲轰耶伦的举动让美国“丢脸”。
WATCH: Biden Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen completely embarrasses the United States as she bows multiple times to the Chinese Economy Czar and calls him the wrong name.
— Travis (@Travis_in_Flint) July 8, 2023
During her meeting to heal relations with China, Yellen bowed multiple times as Vice Premier He Lifeng… pic.twitter.com/Zjz1ejOpcH