(Hong Kong/Hangzhou/Beijing Comprehensive News) U.S. Minister of Finance Yellen in China, in addition to the official meeting, also invited a number of Chinese women's economic circles last Saturday (July 8th), which caused controversy on the Chinese network.
According to Sing Tao Daily, Yellen's party dinner at the Changan One Restaurant at the Junyue Hotel in Beijing. They took a group photo on the table, and the photos were widely circulated on the Internet.
Except for Yellen, who is sitting in the main position, the rest can be determined only two, including Liu Qian, president of the Economist Group China, and Hao Jingfang, a doctor of economics from Tsinghua University.
The news of the Chinese Media City Express stated that a total of nine Chinese female economists attended the dinner, but Reuters said that there were six Chinese female economists present.
Reuters quoted a senior official of the US Ministry of Finance, saying that the dinner gave Yellen a chance to interact with people other than the usual policy.
Yellen told these Chinese women that she wanted to learn more about their background and research, and said that in the economics career and the challenges, she was convinced that they had similar stories and experiences. "I often doIt is the only woman in the whole meeting room. "
The U.S. Treasury Ministry has not announced the list of people here, but there is a "feminist economist" during the meeting, and revealed that Yellen and the participants discussed the Chinese economy and increased women in the labor team (including leadership positions).Representative opportunities.
Most of the official media in China, please keep silent about Yellen's private banquet, but the news has attracted attention and controversy on the Internet.Some Chinese netizens criticized the people who had dinner with Yellen, and they were "anti -thief certified by the US official"; some people also pointed out that Hao Jingfang "not only a traitor, but also radical feminists."
Hao Jingfang responded online why he participated in the meal, "Yellen is the most friendly American official in China, and has been committed to developing friendly Sino -US relations."
There are also online remarks that they should respect the knowledge and professional insights of the attendees, as well as the efforts made to ease Sino -US relations, rather than personal attacks or over -critical.In the context of the complex and changing Sino -US relations, it is necessary to maintain self -confidence, not a cup of bow snake shadow.
