Two waitress put cups of tea on a table where US Secretary of State John Kerry (not seen) will deliver a speech ahead of a meeting at the Great Hall of the People during the eight round of U.S-China strategic and economic dialogues in Beijing on June 7, 2016. AFP PHOTO/ POOL/ Nicolas ASFOURI / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Nicolas ASFOURI AND NICOLAS ASFOURI
To prevent things going wrong, much in China is organised and scripted.
I REMEMBER watching in awe as the Chinese hostesses, each holding a thermos, filled up teacups onstage before the opening ceremony of the plenary session of China’s consultative body at the Great Hall of the People.
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