National Review, May 22nd, 2006
NEW YORK, APRIL 21
WE read of the protocols that confronted President Bush, even as they vexed President Hu Jintao. We safely assume that most of the questions were explored in private conversations between ambassadors, brought in for special coaching. A point was leaked/surmised to the effect that there was concern in Peking over the failure of President Bush to lay on a formal banquet, of the kind one associates with state visits. Perhaps the Chinese protocol expert was resourceful enough to advise the Chinese Foreign Office of a very simple fact, namely, that President Bush does not like...
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