Obama Drama
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="scripted">scripted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="memorable">memorable</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="contingency">contingency</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="known">known</span>?</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staircase">staircase</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="umbrella">umbrella</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="image">image</span>, <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span>, <span word="elocution">elocution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eloquence">eloquence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span>-<span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mustered">mustered</span>.</p><p><span word="Simply">Simply</span> <span word="put">put</span>, <span word="few">few</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="president">president</span> - <span word="any">any</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="umbrella">umbrella</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="underlings">underlings</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="horde">horde</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Pudong">Pudong</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="McCoy">McCoy</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rumored">rumored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="applause">applause</span>.</p><p><span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="president">president</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="world">world</span>", <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="umbrella">umbrella</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="convey">convey</span> <span word="power">power</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="exudes">exudes</span> <span word="humility">humility</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span>: "<span word="No">No</span> <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>".</p><p><span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="manifested">manifested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="drama">drama</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="pageantry">pageantry</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="umbrella">umbrella</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prop">prop</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>, <span word="sheltered">sheltered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="umbrella">umbrella</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="canopy">canopy</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="presided">presided</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="procession">procession</span> <span word="wherever">wherever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="sedan">sedan</span>.</p>
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