But for the record, Walz is not the first VP candidate with on-scene experience in China. George H. W. Bush was based in Beijing in 1974 and 1975, in the earliest days of the US-China rapprochement. Of course he then ran against Ronald Reagan for the 1980 GOP nomination, then served as Reagan's VP.
Good point, and I will add correx to the piece. I imagine Bush, though, led a life there rather direct from a couple of Midwestern high school teachers taking students around to see the sights. I’m trying to get details on those trips - I’d love to know where they went, stayed, and ate. I didn’t go to China till 2001 and even though had some fairly rudimentary hotel and dining experiences. Not to mention the toilets at more remote spots.
Good piece!
But for the record, Walz is not the first VP candidate with on-scene experience in China. George H. W. Bush was based in Beijing in 1974 and 1975, in the earliest days of the US-China rapprochement. Of course he then ran against Ronald Reagan for the 1980 GOP nomination, then served as Reagan's VP.
Just FWIW.
Good point, and I will add correx to the piece. I imagine Bush, though, led a life there rather direct from a couple of Midwestern high school teachers taking students around to see the sights. I’m trying to get details on those trips - I’d love to know where they went, stayed, and ate. I didn’t go to China till 2001 and even though had some fairly rudimentary hotel and dining experiences. Not to mention the toilets at more remote spots.