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On May 13, the family held a memorial service for Zhao Anji in New York, the death of this strong woman made the business community and her family grief, at the memorial service, Zhao Anji's father - "Chinese ship king" Zhao Xicheng also made a rare appearance on crutches, the memorial service itself was a very sad thing, but it caused controversy because of the smile on the face of Zhao Anji's family.
Zhao Anji died in a car accident
In 1964, Zhao Xicheng established Fumao Shipping in New York, USA, Fumao Shipping is a modern fleet operating globally, carrying the main items including grain, coal, ore and so on.
Zhao Xicheng has 6 daughters, the most famous of which are the eldest daughter Elaine Chao and the youngest daughter Anji Zhao, Elaine Chao is the first Chinese minister in the United States, and Anji Zhao is a strong woman, Anji Zhao was born in the United States in 1973, graduated from Harvard University, served as an independent director of Bank of China in January 2017, and in June 2022, Anji Zhao quit his job and chose to take over the family business and became the chairman and CEO of Fumao Group in the United States.
Unfortunately, on February 12, 2024, Zhao Anji, chairman and CEO of Fumao Group, died in a car accident at the age of 50.
The cause of Zhao Anji's death
On February 29, 2024, the Texas sheriff said that a "criminal investigation" had been launched into the cause of Zhao Anji's death, and after several days of investigation, on March 9, the cause of Zhao Anji's death and details were finally disclosed.
According to reports, the Tesla driven by Zhao Anji was in gear due to an operation error, should have been in the front gear to move forward, but because of the gear error caused by the reverse gear, and finally caused the vehicle to fall into the pond, although after the rescue but unfortunately died, because the society and the media have questions about Zhao Anji's death, so Zhao Anji's relatives, friends and witnesses were interviewed, and finally the whole process of Zhao Anji's accident was restored.
On February 12, Zhao Anji invited some of his friends to vacation in a ranch in Texas, in the early morning of the same day, Zhao Anji drove back to his residence alone, the journey took about 4 minutes, but not long after Zhao Anji left, Zhao Anji's friend received a call from Zhao Anji, Zhao Anji said that he accidentally hung the forward gear into a reverse gear when he turned around on a narrow road, and the car fell into the pond in the process of reversing at a high speed.
Zhao Anji's friends and family members quickly rushed to the scene after learning of the situation, and medical personnel and fire rescue personnel rushed to the scene to carry out rescue, but in the end, Zhao Anji lost his life. At the time of the incident, Zhao Anji's husband Jim. Breyer was traveling to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to participate in the World Government Summit, and when he learned the news of his wife's death on the phone, Zhao Anji's husband was also grief-stricken.
Zhao Anji's family also released an obituary after learning of Zhao Anji's death, although Zhao Anji was born in the United States, but Zhao Anji has never forgotten his roots, and has been committed to creating and maintaining bridges between China and the West in his short life, Zhao Anji has also served as the honorary president of the American Alumni Association of Jiaotong University and a member of the Young Leaders Forum of the National Committee of Each Relationship.
Zhao Anji's memorial service
On May 13th, Zhao Anji's memorial service was held in New York as scheduled, the 97-year-old "Chinese ship king" Zhao Xicheng came to the scene with a cane under the support of his eldest daughter Zhao Xiaolan, Zhao Anji's belly and the "shadow boss" Claire also participated in the memorial service, the Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping and his wife, the former "head" of the China Shipbuilding Chen Xiaojin and others attended the memorial service in person, and some had no way to rush over to send condolences calls.
Zhao Xicheng in the picture is dressed in a black suit, on crutches, supported by his eldest daughter to enter, Zhao Xicheng is rickety, and his movements are a little inconvenient, but the whole person looks more energetic, and he can't even tell that he is already nearly a hundred old people, and it is his eldest daughter Zhao Xiaolan who is supporting Zhao Xicheng.
Zhao Xiaolan is wearing a black short sleeve on her upper body, a skirt with a black stockings on her lower body, her capable hair is slightly curly, Zhao Xiaolan wears a light makeup, the whole person looks very capable and spirited, Zhao Xiaolan is smiling, as if she is very happy, and it is precisely because of this smile that controversy has been aroused.
Some netizens expressed their doubts as to why their sister's memorial service was so happy as a sister, and many netizens expressed their incomprehension.
Chao is also a highly successful woman, the first Chinese-American female secretary of the United States, having served as the former U.S. Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Transportation.
In the face of doubts, some netizens said that the American memorial service is different from the Chinese memorial service, and the American memorial service is not when the relatives are sad, but when they remember the beautiful past of their relatives. The customs of China and the United States are different, which is why this difference is caused, and in the face of this difference, we should learn to respect cultural differences.
Netizens' opinions
Zhao Xicheng is still very affectionate towards China, Zhao Xicheng often takes his son and daughter back to his hometown of Jiading, and also funds to donate primary schools and kindergartens, and also builds new schools and sets up scholarships at Maritime University.
It's been 3 months, and the grief is not so big, not to mention that it is still a memorial service, and the cultural differences are relatively large, so it is normal, and there is no need to over-interpret it.
American culture is like this, remembering the deceased, remembering the beauty of the deceased, and hiding the sadness in the heart
Cultural differences, they believe that life is just a process, and birth leads to death.
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