Chapter 820: Apologies
As a Chinese-American, especially as a generation of immigrants, Zhang Chen can make money in the United States and participate in politics, but it is obviously not possible to participate in the presidential election as a staff member.
For example, in the heyday, Wang An's assets were among the top five richest people in the United States, and Wang An's computer became the government's designated procurement supplier in 17 states, and even the FBI and the federal government were also Wang An's customers.
This is also the unspoken rule of American politics.
Not to mention racial discrimination or anything, in fact, racial discrimination in the United States is already the least serious in Western countries. However, due to ideological differences, the upper echelons of American political circles are always wary of Chinese people with different ideologies.
In fact, there are also Chinese people who have become high-ranking officials such as the Minister of Communications and the Minister of Labor, but most of these people are second-generation immigrants and have no red background, and Zhang Chen does not occupy either, although no one cares about making a fortune in the business world, it is impossible to really intervene in the general election, which is related to the fortunes of the country.
It is true that no law stipulates this, but as a presidential candidate, if there is a Chinese with a red background in his staff, even if he has obtained American citizenship, it will cause a lot of doubts and speculations, which will affect the public's trust in him and have a serious negative impact on the vote rate.
Besides, who can guarantee that Zhang Chen is really not a spy?
Although the CIA and NSA conducted continuous investigations on Zhang Chen and his subsidiaries and found no problems, they only found no problems, which does not mean that the problems really do not exist.
What if he hides it well?
A senior Chinese official of the CIA hid in the CIA for 33 years, but was eventually exposed because he was betrayed by a traitor.
The internal review of the CIA is much stricter than the external investigation, the core layer of this kind of secret service can be infiltrated, and it has been hidden for so long without being discovered, what if Zhang Chen is also a spy, but it has not been exposed for the time being?
George H.W. Bush once served as the director of the CIA, and even if he is a tiger father and a dog, Xiao Bushi can understand the risks involved.
Too careless.
Xiao Bushi's face felt that the fire was burning, and it was also because the bait thrown by Zhang Chen was too tempting that he ignored this problem for a while.
"So, Zack, what do you want in return?" asked the little Bushi sneeringly, cutting the subject away. Just now, he took the initiative to invite Zhang Chen to join the campaign team, and now he wants to withdraw the topic, or withdraw it under the other party's awakening, even if Xiao Bushi is thick-skinned, he will inevitably be a little embarrassed.
Once a candidate is elected in the US presidential election, it is customary to reward supporters who have made outstanding contributions to their ascension. U.S. ambassadors to other countries, especially those in Europe, are often rewarded for meritorious deeds.
As for whether these ambassadors are diplomatic...... Who cares? The United States is the most powerful country in the world, does it need an ambassador to have diplomatic skills?
But it is obviously impossible for Zhang Chen to be an ambassador, even if he is given an ambassador to France, Zhang Chen will not be able to accept it, so it will be a headache to give him anything in return.
Zhang Chen sneered: "Mr. Bushi, I'm not interested in politics, you don't have to mind so much. In fact, I'm not sure how effective this solution will be. If it works out well, yPal is the company I'm investing in, which is good for me. ”
That's it?The look of doubt in Xiao Bushi's eyes flashed.
"But ......" Zhang Chen swallowed the steak in his mouth, wiped his mouth with the meal, and spoke.
Sure enough, it's more than that.
Xiao Bushi breathed a sigh of relief, if the other party didn't ask for anything, he would feel strange, the other party must have a conspiracy.
Since the other party has something to ask for now, it will be easy to do, first listen to what the other party asks for and then say, when the time comes, you can do it, if you can't do it, you can rely on it, anyway, I am the president, what else can you do to me?
"If this strategy works and Mr. Bushi is elected president, I only hope that Mr. Bushi can do one thing. Zhang Chen's tone was slow, but his words were extremely clear.
Xiao Bushi's eyes revealed a hint of playfulness: "As long as I can do it." ”
Zhang Chen smiled slightly: "Of course you can." ”
After that, Zhang Chen's expression was straight, "I hope that the U.S. Congress will apologize publicly and formally for the "Act on the Enforcement of the Provisions of the Chinese Treaty" promulgated in 1882 and a series of discriminatory bills against the Chinese in the following decades!"
Xiao Bushi looked confused, and asked Rice sideways what the bill is, and why does the US Congress apologize for a bill?
Rice studied American politics in college, so she thought for a while before hesitating to ask Zhang Chen: "Zack? Are you talking about discriminatory laws against the Chinese? Are they Chinese exclusion laws? These laws were repealed in 1943?"
Zhang Chen's face was calm: "Yes, it has indeed been abolished." But that doesn't mean the U.S. Congress doesn't need to apologize. In fact, since the fifties of the 19th century, nearly 300,000 Chinese have crossed the ocean to the United States. ”
Many of these Chinese were deceived by American human traffickers and trafficked to the United States as free labor, and tens of thousands of them died in the process of building the Western Railroad. ”
"In 1882, due to domestic economic problems in the United States, Congress successively introduced a series of discriminatory bills against the Chinese. After leaving the U.S., Chinese workers with visas are not allowed to return to the U.S., regardless of whether they have a repatriation document. Chinese American students, teachers, businessmen, diplomats, and tourists who return to the United States after leaving the country must pass through the port of origin before entering the country. Note that only the Chinese, even the blacks, were allowed to enter the country from all ports at that time!"
Zhang Chen's tone was still calm, but there was a hint of imperceptible anger: "In 1892, the situation was even worse, and the introduction of the Gilly Act not only extended the time limit for another ten years, but also stipulated: Chinese must carry their residence permits with them, violators must be deported, and Chinese people are not entitled to bail in accordance with the habeas corpus law." Again, these terms are only for the Chinese!"
In 1898, the Chinese Exclusion Act was extended to the Hawaiian Islands, and in 1902 all Chinese Exclusion Acts were extended for another ten years and extended to the Philippine Islands. In 1904, the U.S. Congress shoehorned a provision into a general bill on appropriations to extend the Chinese Exclusion Act indefinitely. ”
Zhang Chen's tone became more and more cold: "Yes, only for the Chinese." For 50 years, these Chinese people, who had made significant contributions to the economic prosperity of the United States, were brutally treated. Due to the inequality of social status, crimes against Chinese people, such as murder, robbery, and rape, have not been enforced by any law enforcement agency at all. It's hard to believe that just 50 years ago, there could still be such a brutal atrocity on our earth led by a national government, which is comparable to a racial crime!"
"It is true that these bills were repealed in 1943, but no one in the U.S. Congress or government has ever said sorry or apologized to the Chinese who have suffered such unfair treatment!"
"The U.S. Congress owes an apology to all Chinese. ”
Zhang Chen's eyes were fixed on Xiao Bushi, and the expression on his face was unprecedentedly serious. Please Baidu "Throw Book Network" Thank you for your support!