Politics goes through the stomach. Or maybe it was just hunger that made Janet Yellen linger at the Yizuoyiwang restaurant shortly after her arrival in Beijing, known for its spicy Yunnan cuisine. In any case, Yellen achieved one of the most obvious successes of her four-day visit to China with the meal. The host proudly announced on the Chinese social media Weibo that she had praised a dish made of mushrooms and chili. Yellen’s taste impressed Weibo users – especially her skill with chopsticks, like the state one Global Times noticed. It’s been ages since Richard Nixon awkwardly clacked his chopsticks at the 1972 banquet in Shanghai.
USA and China: Finance Minister Yellen lands a social media coup in Beijing – politics
