Chapter 808: The Blessing of the Chinese
According to the previous promise, Wu Xiaozheng sent a banquet invitation to Giuliani, and clearly told him that the accompanying guests would be William Lin, Weng Jinjun, as well as Chen Hongsheng, He Shiyuan and others.
Giuliani was overjoyed.
He knew that Wu Xiaozheng was hinting to him that the matter was basically done, and then it was up to him to negotiate with those Chinese leaders.
He gladly agreed.
The banquet will take place in the small ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
"Mr. Giuliani, I promised you that I would personally cook a delicious Chinese meal for you, so for the rest of the time, I will be busy in the kitchen, and you and Chairman Lin will have a good chat. ”
Wu Xiaozheng began to retreat.
It's the smartest thing to do.
His role is to be a liaison, not a negotiator, so that even if there is a disagreement between the two sides, he can still be a peacemaker later.
The rest of the time belongs to Giuliani, and he needs to use the time before the meal to convince William Lin, Chen Hongsheng and others to give him full help in the general election.
The first to initiate the topic was William Lin.
He and Giuliani are old acquaintances, but they have always maintained a close friendship.
Moreover, today's private banquet called Wu Xiaozheng was actually made by him and Weng Jinjun on behalf of the New York Chinese Entrepreneurs Association to ask for directions.
Therefore, his topic is quite straightforward.
"Mr. Giuliani, what do you think of the Chinese in New York?"
This is a formal inquiry into Giuliani's perception and attitude towards the Chinese.
"There is no doubt that the Chinese have become an important part of New York, there are more Chinese here than most of the United States, so their presence is very important to the development of New York. ”
"As for me personally, I also have a lot of Chinese friends, including all of you here, including the new acquaintance, in my heart, there is no difference between Chinese and other races. ”
Giuliani is showing his attitude: he is not personally racist and is friendly to the Chinese.
"But you also see that Chinese people are discriminated against in New York, and even in the whole of the United States, what do you think about this problem?"
William Lin asks a more pointed question.
The question made Giuliani think for a few seconds.
He knew that this was a very sensitive topic, and the slightest carelessness would cause unhappiness among all Chinese people.
But he decided to answer truthfully.
"Although the United States has been emphasizing racial equality, I have to admit that there are not many people who can actually do this, and the Chinese are indeed treated unfairly in many ways, and about that, just as black people have been treated differently by many people. ”
His frankness won the favor of several Chinese present.
It is an objective fact that Chinese people are discriminated against in the United States.
If Giuliani doesn't even want to admit this, it only shows that he is a hypocritical politician.
Here comes a more acute question.
William Lin then asked, "If you were the mayor of New York, what would you do about that?"
This is a direct sword.
Giuliani had long been prepared for this question.
Ever since Wu Xiaozheng agreed to help him match, he has been thinking deeply about this issue.
"I have to tell you that whoever is mayor of New York is going to be very difficult to change the fact that Chinese people are discriminated against. ”
Giuliani's words are still so frank.
But William Lin and others know that this is true, and the change in the situation of discrimination against Chinese people is indeed not an overnight thing.
The important thing is the following.
Giuliani spoke again.
"Once I become mayor of New York, there are a few things I can do. ”
"First of all, I can guarantee that there will be no discrimination against Chinese people in any of the New York City ordinances. ”
"Second, I will restrain all government officials, including the police force, to treat Chinese people equally as much as possible, and if there is any obvious discrimination, they will be severely punished. ”
With the first two points alone, Giuliani showed his iron fist, and he said it in no uncertain terms.
He is very sincere!
William Lin and the others thought so.
In particular, the second one made everyone very satisfied.
In fact, it is true that in the early years of the United States, there were some laws that discriminated against the Chinese.
However, with the progress of society, the United States has increasingly advocated racial equality, democracy and freedom, and those laws that clearly discriminate against Chinese have disappeared.
Up to now, the reason why Chinese people are discriminated against is more due to artificial reasons.
The most important of these is the discrimination against Chinese by government officials.
If Giuliani can get the second point in place, it will be a great thing for the Chinese people in New York as a whole.
Everyone has realized that Wu Xiaozheng's proposal is probably right and can really benefit all Chinese.
Giuliani continues.
"My third rule is to try to ensure that all Chinese children have the same right to education, including the children of illegal immigrants. ”
This is another great one.
This one, even William Lin, Weng Jinjun and others didn't expect it.
Why do Chinese people feel discriminated against?
The reason is that the vast majority of Chinese live at the bottom of society.
The reason for this is that the level of education is generally insufficient.
You know, basic education is free in the United States.
In the past, the reason why the education level of Chinese people was inferior to that of other races was that they were discriminated against and did not have good conditions for schooling.
Now, Giuliani has made a special proposal for this, which no one dares to expect.
What's more, Giuliani also included the children of illegal immigrants in the category?
This is the foundation of the rise of the Chinese in New York!
"By the way, this is a point that you mentioned to me, and I particularly agree with it, so I included it in my policy plan, and I don't know if this article will satisfy everyone. ”
Giuliani added.
Everyone was shocked.
Even He Shiyuan, he thought that Wu Xiaozheng was just a whim and played a role in this matter, but he didn't expect that he would have already used his words to influence Giuliani.
Vision!
He had thought that this little junior brother had Mr. Sun's temperament before, and now it seems that this evaluation is not an exaggeration at all.
It seems that all the Chinese in New York in the future should thank him for guessing correctly!
"And the fourth. ”
"You suggested to me that New York should have its own commercial center, and suggested that I clean up the area around Times Square. At the same time, if possible, I would suggest that I renovate the century-old Chinatown so that it can keep up with New York. ”
"I also agree with that. ”
"Chinatown is one of the great features of New York, and everyone who goes to New York will go to Chinatown with curiosity. Therefore, I felt that it was necessary to revamp it and make it more beautiful and modern. ”
"But for this, I need the recognition and support of all Chinese people, I don't know what a few people think?"
An even more exciting news came out.