The Emperor's New Look
(The Emperor's New Look) Chinese emperors traditionally did not travel. The Chinese really did have embassies in other nations. No, whatever embassies there were were of the Western Powers as well as Russia and Japan that were in China in their various "colonization" efforts. Such foreign interference sparked what became known as the Boxer Rebellion, where domestic Chinese and the Qing Dynasty, the last one, tried to force the invaders out. If one remembers the film. 55 Days in Peking , that recalls the effort. The foreign compound was able to hold until relief forces arrived. In any event, China's new "emperor" is Premier Xi Jinping, He was in Bali at the G-20 where he had a "new look," namely that he saw Western leaders, aside from President Biden, namely Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a hot mic moment, Xi was complaining that the Conference transactions were being reported in the media. That is what happens in a free society, which ...