"Setting Fire"on the First Family in the White House
At the end of Feb 1972, Nixon returned to Washington after signing Sino-US Shanghai Joint Communique with Zhou Enlai. The successful visit to China made the President feel excited. The improvised performance of Zhou Enlai in burning the liquor was still clear in his mind. When he told his daughter some interesting things during his visit to China, he wanted her to sense the "interest" of Moutai. He poured a bottle of Moutai into a bowl and burned it. To his surprise, the blue flame jumped, and never died out, soon it broke the bowl. Immediately the burning Moutai flowed over the desk, and it made all members of the "First Family" of the US feel started. They tried all means and extinguish the fire. After that, Kissinger humorously said, "Extinguishing the fire has prevented the tragedy of a nation. Or else, Nixon government will end sooner." In his talks with Deng Xiaoping in 1974, Kissinger also mentioned it, and told Deng Xiaoping, in a significant way, "Do you know¡¡ so you almost burned the White House."
Nixon wanted to simulate the performance of Zhou Enlai, but he negle-cted the essential issue of quantity. What Zhou Enlai burned is a small cup, while what Nixon burned is a big bowl. It is no wonder why "Moutai" can make the Nixon family a group of frenzy fire-fighters.
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