Locke’s limelight surpassed that of the previous U.S. Ambassador to China

Locke’s limelight surpassed that of the previous U.S. Ambassador to China (Alberta Times) China Review Service, Hong Kong, September 21 / According to China Economic Weekly, a low-rent person in the United States...

(Alberta Times)

China Review News Service, Hong Kong, September 21 / According to China Economic Weekly, a Chinese boy who grew up in a low-rent house in the United States, his grandfather was a handyman for a wealthy family, and his father was a Chinese restaurant owner. Now this Chinese boy has grown up and brought his family to Beijing.

At this time, he was not an ordinary tourist or returnee. His identity is the U.S. Ambassador to China.

The old boy who "returns to his hometown with honor"

When the reporter saw Locke Jiahui in the studio of CCTV's "Dialogue" column, he felt that he looked more aged than in the photos. Most of his hair has obviously been dyed black, leaving only gray on his temples. Whenever he smiles, deep crow's feet appear at the corners of his eyes.

"'As a Chinese-American, I am very proud to be the ambassador to China and return to the homeland of my ancestors. What I hope most is that my father is still alive, and he will be very proud." Recalling his father who had just passed away less than a year ago, Locke showed an unconcealable regret.

Locke has returned to his hometown of Taishan, Guangdong twice to worship his ancestors. The first time was in 1997, when he had just been elected governor of Washington State and returned to his hometown with his parents and wife. At that time, tens of thousands of fellow villagers came after hearing the news. People lined up from the road at the entrance of the village to Shuibu Town. The second time was in 2006. According to the memories of those present, Locke entered the ancestral house, climbed up and down, and used a digital camera to take pictures of the inside and outside of the ancestral house. From time to time, he made gestures to his wife Li Meng, who grew up in the United States, and patiently explained. Before leaving, Locke specially visited the shop where his grandfather worked, and also spent money to buy two domestic bicycle bells to take back as a souvenir.

" China is such a big country with such a large population, but there are still many rural people with poor living conditions. I already knew this when I returned home in 1997, and my visit in 2006 made me feel even more deeply. So obviously one of my tasks as the ambassador to China is to go to various places to promote the development of closer U.S.-China relations. Because issues including the fight against disease, climate change, energy, etc., all require joint efforts and collaboration between China and the United States to solve, This will bring benefits to the people of both countries," Locke said with emotion.