Gavin Newsom gifted Xi Jinping a custom Golden State Warriors jersey. Xi is printed on the back.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-11-16/California-Governor-presents-President-Xi-with-a-Golden-State-Warriors-jersey-1oMrE1tHaRG/index.html
golden
->China will continue buying gold
state
->China will continue not pressing abolish the state button
warriors
->China will attack taiwan
Newsom's "im sorry" gift after bowling over that Chinese kid in a basketball game
Wtf, I saw another post with just Xi cropped out and thought it had some smile filter bullshit
This pic is awesome, bro looks ecstatic
This is the source of the image. Hua Chunying is a Chinese government official, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs.
https://twitter.com/SpokespersonCHN/status/1725070748312895782
Funny how the state governors have a better understanding of Geopolitics than the geriatric skinwalkers in Washington.
Jesus, Newsom and his wife are the most California looking people I've seen in my life.
They look like the type of people that would play the President and First Lady in a Hollywood film.
Yeah, the term is overused, but Newsom really is straight out of central casting.
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It even has his name on it lol (probably has listening devices laced into it tho)
Fffffffuuuck... now I have to order a old raptors Chinese New Year jersey with Xi on the back.
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probably has listening devices laced into it tho)
Not worth it unless they are planning a hit for before he returns to China
is Gruesome Newsom the best choice for US president because he doesn't seem to want to go to war with China?
First time I've ever seen him smile with teeth. When in Rome...
EDIT: I bet the Jersey was made in China lmfao
this is the third photo of him i've seen holding a jersey
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in China. Xi is passionate about sports. They are in San Francisco for this meeting, it's a San Francisco NBA team jersey, the jersey is for the local NBA team. Gavin Newsom is the governor of California. To me, the gesture of the gift is meant to symbolize to Xi, "you are on our team". It is common for sports fans to wear team jerseys when they watch a sport, to support the team.
In the video, upon receiving the gift, Xi jokes "Would I be great if I wear this?" Gavin jokes that Xi would be the MVP (Most Valuable Player). It seems like a very thoughtful gift, in my opinion, and Xi looks genuinely happy to receive it. I think it's a great photo. The dudes are rocking.
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202109/15/WS614129b4a310e0e3a68218f9.html
I very much appreciate you explaining the cultural implications. I would not have picked up on that but it seems obvious when you lay it out.
Tbf it's hard to understand the foreign and backwards culture of California. Most Califonologists aren't even proficient in their language, let alone understand the cultural subtleties of a gift like a Golden State jersey
Xi has a photo with the Golden Gate Bridge that he really likes, it's probably a reference to that.
I get why he likes it. The bridge is a delicate body of wire cable musculature and iron bones born from a nation's collective struggle. It is held together by a tension that connects the people to earth, to the waters and to the sky, all with golden ratio arcs that align perfectly with the curvature of the mountains in the backdrop.
The young Xi Jinping leans on a fence in the foreground, illuminated by the faint glow of the foliage. The fence provides him with support while firmly placing him on the same side as the people observing the bridge in the background. The wooden fence is solid, firm and simple in contrast to the majestic feat of engineering that demands your focus, but it forms the foundation of his connection with the people.
Standing slightly slouched with his hands behind his back, Xi's crown is perfectly balanced at the central tension point of the image. His face sits at the exact place where two lands meet in the middle of the bridge. All the lines in the photograph extend through this point, forming the final place of connection between Xi, the people, the lands and the labor.
