Steven Chu, the first Chinese-American Energy Secretary in the United States, was forced to resign, and his future is uncertain (picture)

Steven Chu, the first Chinese-American Energy Secretary in the United States, was forced to resign, and his future is uncertain (Picture) Chu, the first Chinese-American Energy Secretary in the history of the United States, is currently...

Chu, the first Chinese-American Energy Secretary in the history of the United States, is currently facing the biggest test in his life.

The 17th was an unforgettable day for him. Probably never before have so many people asked him on the same day whether he should step down and apologize.

> On the 17th, Steven Chu attended the House of Representatives’ House of Representatives’ Investigative Subcommittee’s hearing on the collapse of Solyndra solar panel company, which was once used as a model for job creation by the Obama administration. Many Republican congressmen, including the chairman, pointed out on the spot that Steven Chu had clearly violated the law, and asked Steven Chu whether he should step down to apologize and apologize to the American people.

> What Zhu Diwen was questioned was mainly the legality of the credit and the political operation to conceal the company's financial status.

> Solyndra's main investor, Oklahoma oil tycoon George Kaiser, is a financial backer of President Obama. When Obama visited Solyndra, he was asked that the federal government adopt the company's products, and Obama said he would consider it.

> Steven Chu insisted on his innocence on the 17th, saying that the Solyndra credit decision was not affected by the White House, and that loans are inherently risky, with the original risk assessment being only 7.8%.

Republican congressmen pursued Steven Chu fiercely during the hearing, believing that Steven Chu could not be kept in the dark alone. Democratic congressmen tried their best to protect him, and the scene was full of gunpowder. The hearing lasted from 10 a.m. to about 2 p.m., and Chairman Cliff Sterans still had no intention of stopping. Democratic congressmen were dissatisfied with the fact that congressmen repeatedly asked the same questions during the hearing, saying that it would be better to let Steven Chu give a written answer in the future. Democratic congressmen advocated that the hearing should be ended, and Stearns wanted to vote. Later, the two sides compromised and the hearing ended before 4 p.m.

The Obama administration has released more than 100,000 pages of Solyndra-related information, mainly emails, while Republican lawmakers continue to investigate.

> Steven Chu still stated his ideals in Congress on the 17th. He said that when he left Stanford University and became the director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory under the U.S. Department of Energy, he was leading research on how to use organisms to convert solar energy into energy.

Steven Chu came to Washington in glory, and everyone praised him as the smartest. And now it's not just Republican lawmakers who are attacking him. Dan Carol, "Obama's 2008 campaign research director," sent an email in February this year, already suggesting that Obama should replace him and other senior Department of Energy executives in order to keep him in charge.

Next year is an election year, and the atmosphere in Washington is becoming increasingly politically confrontational. Republicans will not give up the opportunity to attack the Democrats. Whether Steven Chu, the only remaining Chinese-American minister in the Obama administration, can escape unscathed is also the focus of attention from all walks of life.