Seemingly casual details actually reveal an ulterior motive.
Recently, there were three video summits that attracted the world's attention:
On November 16, the heads of state of China and the United States met by video;
On December 7, Biden and Putin met by video;
On December 15, the heads of state of China and Russia met by video.
Some secrets are hidden in small details.
The location of China's two video summits is in the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People. The first of the two photos is from the Sino-US meeting last month, and the second is from the Sino-Russian meeting a few days ago.
The space is very open, the layout is similar, and the large screen opposite is similar. But China has a different climate, a recent analysis article by Xinhua News Agency said:
In the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People, where the video meeting (with Putin) was held in Beijing, a painting of the "Golden Autumn Map of Youyan" that witnessed countless important historical moments attracted attention -- the majestic peaks and walls stood tall, the green pines stood majestically, and the Great Wall was majestic, a magnificent and majestic atmosphere of a big country.
This painting, Putin should see, Biden should also see, indeed China's different weather.
But Putin and Biden must have seen another difference.
The first is that the number of people is different, and Putin sees more Chinese friends. At this China-Russia video summit, the number of Chinese participants is slightly larger, and there are more seats on the left and right.
But there is also a biggest secret, I don't know, everyone sees it or not.
In the one with Putin, the Chinese side was followed by three Chinese flags and three Russian flags.
In the one with Biden, the Chinese side has a Chinese flag and an American flag behind it.
Please note: The number of flags is very different.
This is the Chinese side, what about the Russian and American side?
Diplomacy is reciprocal, behind Biden, there is also a Chinese flag, an American flag; behind Putin, there are three five-star red flags and three Russian tricolor flags.
I have to say that the six national flags in the back, especially the three bright five-star red flags, are more solemn, more solemn, and feel more comfortable.
This is a Sino-Russian, Sino-US meeting, but what about a Russian-US meeting?
The above photo is a video meeting between Putin and Biden, in fact, everyone can see very clearly that there is only the Russian flag behind Putin, and there is only the American flag behind Biden.
It seems that Americans and Russians are very unaccustomed to each other, video is video, the other side's flag, are too lazy to swing.
Diplomacy is the area where the details are least tired, and in addition to the flag, the meeting place is also very interesting.
As mentioned earlier, we are all in the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People.
But the United States and Russia are much more interesting.
Putin met by video with old Chinese friends at his official residence in Moscow. This is also the place where he has the most video conversations with the outside world during the epidemic, the same desk, the same screen, the same office computer next to him, the same radiant Putin.
Oh, and the screensavers on office computers are all the same.
In recent times, Putin has made several video calls at the official residence, which you can watch.
From the comparison, it can also be seen that under normal circumstances, putin is only followed by the Russian flag, and only when the Chinese leader is met by video, three five-star red flags are deliberately added.
The U.S.-China video summit, biden's location, should not be in the Oval Office, but in the White House conference room.
Watching the video at the time, when the Chinese leader was speaking, that is, in this conference room, Biden was very serious, taking notes from time to time with a pen; sometimes holding his cheeks and thinking.
Oh, and Biden still wears a red tie.
But the video meeting between the United States and Russia is a completely different matter.
The place where Biden's video meets is the White House war room!
What is the War Room for?
The most classified place in the United States is that the United States uses to direct the war. When the American Navy SEALs rushed to hunt bin Laden, the head of the US government and military, was directed in this small office.
Biden was still Obama's vice president, in this conference room.
You can compare and look at the pictures, the same conference room, the same long table, the different people on the screen.
What does it mean to talk to Putin in this place?
It should also be a threat to Russia, and if you dare to be rude on the Ukrainian issue, the United States will start with you.
Putin must also feel that the comers are not good, and this video conversation with Biden was not arranged at the moscow official residence. He had just returned from a visit to India and was said to have found a conference room in Sochi.
Some people have noticed that Putin is sitting on a fixed chair, the chair is very new, the long table is also very new, and more importantly, Putin is very relaxed.
What about Biden?
Biden sat in a swivel chair, his feet still resting on the foot of the chair, and the paint on the foot of the chair was rubbed off.
How to say it?
At least a little, the chair in the war room may be a little old, and the Meeting in this place makes Americans nervous!
Finally, what do you think?
Three simple sentences.
1, the devil is hidden in the details, the small details in the video meeting, we can see the diplomatic storms and secrets between the great triangle between China and the United States and Russia. Some are still very interesting, and everyone can pay more attention to the news later.
2, the careful thinking of Americans, in fact, there are quite a lot. But Putin is indeed Putin.
3, the world has not changed in a hundred years, we can also see that different leaders have different personalities, as well as the diplomatic skills, personal charm, and different major country atmosphere. I have to say that our "Youyan Golden Autumn Map" is indeed majestic enough!