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Praise for US officials’ modest lunch bill in China

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Chinese netizens praised the US Treasury chief for eating a cheap dumpling lunch after meeting new President Xi Jinping, comparing his modest bill to the lavish spending habits of domestic officials. Jacob Lew met Xi in the grandeur of Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Tuesday, and later had lunch

US Treasury Secretary Lew makes headlines in China for eating frugal meal of noodles. Noodle Diplomacy contrasts American corruption with dictatorship China

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