Link: After dinner, they left the hotel. Link plans to take Hannah to Chinatown to buy some gadgets for her to play with. Also shopping with Jessica.

And Fan Zhongkun, whom he saw in the corridor in the afternoon, once came to the hotel.

After having dinner with his friend, Fan Zhongkun returned to his friend's hotel room together. His friend was about his age, his name was Fuz, and he was probably in his early fifties.

Fan Zhongkun asked the hotel waiter for a set of Chinese tea sets and a kettle. Nowadays, China's international status is getting higher and higher, and business contacts with the United States are becoming more and more frequent, some bosses or tourists often drink tea, and San Francisco is one of the cities with the largest number of Chinese in the United States, so some hotels here have specially prepared Chinese tea sets for Chinese guests. However, the room will not be prepared in advance, so if you want it, you can only ask the waiter.

That doesn't require money, of course, but tip the waiter.

Fan Zhongkun took out the tea leaves he brought, boiled the water, and said while making tea: "This is the authentic Jiang-style tobacco Zhengshan Xiaozhong sent by my friends in China." I'll just have a few taels left, and I know you like tea, I'll give you half of it!" he said, opening a bamboo tube and pouring some tea leaves into the lid.

Fu Zi took the lid and took a look, only to see that the tea leaves were tightly knotted and even, the color was dark and smooth, and the fragrance was fragrant. He nodded and said, "Nice tea." You've got a heart. I do prefer tea to coffee. Although he also speaks Chinese, his accent and language habits are a little awkward.

Fan Zhongkun and his friends for 20 years also know that he was born in the United States, and he can learn Chinese because of the first generation of immigrants from his parents, and they cannot have higher requirements for him. And if you get used to it, you won't find it strange.

He took back the lid, poured the tea leaves into the teapot, and said as he brewed: "Tea, like silk and porcelain, is a benchmark symbol of Chinese culture. Although tea is also produced in South Asia, I am not used to drinking tea from other countries. When I was younger, I didn't have high-end things like coffee in China, and when I had to stay up late at work, I used a lot of tea leaves to make tea. It's almost like drinking tea. ”

He smiled and said the tea soup used to wash the tea leaves, scalded the teacup, and then went to the boiling water, and said: "This Zhengshan small seed is not particularly valuable tea even in China." But it's the world's first black tea, and I love that it has a unique scent with a natural floral scent. The fragrance is not strong, fine and subtle, the taste is mellow and sweet, and the throat rhyme is obvious. Now that Zhengshan Xiaozhong has been replaced by Jin Junmei, if the Jiang family is not the originator of this tea, maybe they will not make this tea. ”

He brewed a pot of tea and poured out the red tea soup.

Fu Zi was not polite, picked up a cup and put it under his nose to smell it, tasted it again, and said: "There is a sweet longan soup, the taste is sweeter, and there is a unique pine smoke fragrance, which really has a unique flavor." ”

Fan Zhongkun smiled and drank a glass and said, "It's not easy to find a like-minded person in the United States." ”

"Definitely. Fuz also smiled and shook his head. "A lot of Americans also have afternoon tea. But they put in sugar or milk. It is the same as boiling tea in ancient China. I don't like to drink tea like that. ”

After they drank a pot of tea, Fan Zhongkun began to brew the second course, saying, "What is the matter with you coming to us this time? As far as I know, your movements in the east seem to be quite small. Do you want us to respond in the west?"

Fuz put down his teacup and said, "You should know the purpose of our Council of Hundred. ”

Fan Zhongkun nodded and said, "Of course I know." I remember the year you 100 was founded, I happened to be in the United States. You have proposed to help Chinese living in the United States gain a foothold in the United States and promote Sino-US relations and cross-strait relations. In fact, I have always felt that you should put the promotion of China-US relations first. That's the fundamental!"

"You are right, it is the purpose to help Chinese people in the United States to gain a foothold and contribute in the United States. Promoting China-US relations is fundamental. If Sino-US relations are not good, we Chinese will be in a very difficult situation in the United States!" The greater the proportion of China's power in the world, the more jealous the United States will be of China. Although the Chinese were not persecuted, they began to have more and more difficulties in development.

The so-called ***** used to affect other Asia-Pacific countries outside the Americas, but now even Americans feel that the United States' position in the world is threatened by China.

Chinese Americans are not the same as the other constituent ethnic groups in the United States. In the United States, there are probably only three kinds of people who have the strongest concept of the motherland: Jews, Chinese, and Irish.

Of the three peoples, the Jews are united because of thousands of years of suffering that have been integrated into their blood. The Irish are seeking the unity of Ireland. The Chinese, on the other hand, are because of their distinctly different skin colors and national identities.

To say that there are many colored people in the United States, such as blacks, such as mulattoes in Latin America. But their concept of the state is not strong. When blacks came to the United States, the first generation didn't even have a clear country. And the countries of Latin America, like the United States, have no history at all.

In other words, the Americas are the New World, and their countries are no more than three hundred years old. All indigenous cultures have long since been unrecognizable. Mixed-race citizens have a rather weak concept of the nation's ethnicity. As long as life is good, it's okay to let them go there.

But China is different. Now that China is a world power that is faintly on a par with the United States, and has a culture that has been uninterrupted for thousands of years, it is easy to identify with it.

All members of the Committee of 100 must be Chinese-Americans, and all members do not have any party affiliation or political affiliation.

At that time, such a membership background was actually set up because of the fear that white people would think that the Chinese would unite for political gain.

Taking "Chinese in the United States to take root in the United States and make contributions" as the first purpose, doesn't it show that the people who established the Committee of 100 felt that it was not easy for Chinese in the United States to gain a foothold and that it was difficult to contribute to American society?

In order to maintain its political impartiality, the Committee of 100 eliminated all Chinese Americans who participated in politics. But there were some transformations later. They hope to nurture Chinese leaders in the United States. Or in other words, they want to secretly cultivate some politicians who represent the interests of the Chinese. It's just that this goal is not easy to achieve.

The Chinese seem to have had many high-ranking officials, but in fact the real dominance of the United States lies in the Congress. Under U.S. law, on average, each U.S. representative can represent more than 700,000 people. However, among the more than 2 million Chinese Americans in the United States, there was only one senator from Hawaii in the fifties and sixties of the last century, and one congressman in the first decade of the new century. There has also been a Washington governor and a Delaware lieutenant governor.

As for other ministers and the like, it sounds good. But in essence, they are just wage earners who do what they are told. The power in their hands cannot benefit the Chinese too much, nor can they speak out for the interests of the Chinese. Because they have a president, and a parliament. Even the president needs to look at the face of the parliament for a lot of things, let alone their ministers and so on.

Although the Committee of 100 is a non-political organization, it sometimes has a clear political stance. They deal with political issues, including foreign relations, trade policy, civil rights, and social justice.

And those demands if no one in the American superstructure opens their eyes to them. They can't do it.

Fu Zi came this time because the 100-member association hopes to unite all forces to help Chinese politicians who can represent the interests of the Chinese people come to power.

San Francisco and New York are the cities with the largest Chinese populations in the United States, and the headquarters of the Committee of 100 is in New York, although San Francisco also has a branch, but the Committee of 100 has never publicly spoken out against political elections, so they need a spokesperson. And the Chinese in San Francisco also have their own plans.

In the 80s of the last century, a Chinese vice governor proposed the "80-20" movement, calling on all Chinese to put aside their party affiliation and collectively support politicians who can ensure the interests of the Chinese. Although the effect is there, it is not very great.

In fact, the Committee of 100 is composed of more than 100 Chinese Americans with the highest reputation in the United States, and it also hopes to unite the strength of all Chinese people to ensure the interests of Chinese people.

But it's easier said than done. This time, Fuz came to San Francisco to seek the support of the Chinese in San Francisco.

There may not be many super-rich people among Chinese in the United States, but there are many rich people. And now there are several Chinese in the United States who are seeking to run for next year's congressional seat. Not to mention other support, even financial support still needs to be in place.

He and Fan Zhongkun have been old friends for twenty years, so they are not afraid to be clear.

After listening to him, Fan Zhongkun pondered for a while and said, "Since it is for the overall interests of the Chinese in the United States. Personally, of course, I'd like to contribute. I can also try to convince other members of the association. I can't guarantee anything, though. ”

Fu Z nodded and said, "I understand your predicament. Not long after Fan Zhongkun was elected chairman of the San Francisco Chinese Restaurant Association. He didn't do anything yet, so he asked other people to pay for it. The difficulty is indeed not small. "The biggest problem with Chinese Americans now is that the main body is already the third or even the fourth generation. Many people think they are fully integrated into the United States. ”

Fan Zhongkun was reluctant to comment on this. He thought for a moment and said, "Maybe you can find someone." You probably know each other, too. ”

"Who?"

"Link Hans!"

"Is that him?" said Fuz, frowning. "Of course I know him. He caused a lot of trouble in New York some time ago. ”

"He's white. What does it have to do with us? He is probably the most wealthy Chinese in the United States. And it can be seen that his money came easily. It shouldn't be difficult to find him to donate. ”

"But I've heard that he has very little contact with the Chinese. ”

"We have a relationship with him. In the afternoon, I also saw him and his girlfriend staying in the presidential suite on this floor. If you want to get to know him, I can introduce you to him. ”

Fuz thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think of his identification with the Chinese community? It is said that he was raised by a white man." ”

"I think he should see himself as a Chinese. Just look at what happened to him some time ago, you can see that he has not been treated reasonably. I think he's definitely going to be more uncomfortable than the average person. ”

Fan Zhongkun knows that the more wealth a person has, the lower his ability to bear some things. With so much wealth and discrimination as a result, Link should have noticed his race.

"I want to meet him. You take me to visit him. ”

"Now?" asked Fan Zhongkun.

Seeing Fuz nodding, he took out his phone and dialed Link's number.