Former US President Bush, the longest-lived president, passed away! A review of his life in Beijing

On November 30, local time, the "Washington Post" news, the 51st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush died at the age of 94.

On April 22 this year, Bush had just sent his wife away, and he was sent to hospital for treatment because of "blood infection."
CNN reported at the time that he had symptoms of sepsis at the time of admission and was directly admitted to the intensive care unit. According to informed sources, his blood pressure "continued to decline" for a period of time. On several occasions, doctors were worried about whether he could "stand up".
CNN said that Bush’s admission to the family made the family particularly “heart-wrenching” because it was too close to Barbara’s funeral, and the children worried about how the old father should cope with the loss of his wife. Some media even believe that this disease is directly related to the patient's mood.
Biography
George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the 51st US. Because there are two Presidents in the history of the United States, they are often referred to as Bush, so that they can be distinguished from George Walker Bush, the eldest son of the US president. Bush’s most well-known political achievement was the 1991 Gulf War.
In addition, in 1971, when the People’s Republic of China resumed its legal seat in the United Nations, George W. Bush was serving as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
In 1974, he was appointed by the President of Ford as the director of the US Liaison Office in Beijing. During his tenure, he made efforts to develop Sino-US relations.

Data map, image source: Visual China
Short and rich Beijing career
In January 1973, Bush resigned from the United Nations and was appointed by President Nixon as chairman of the Republican National Committee. In August 1974, Nixon was forced to resign due to the "Watergate Incident". The successor President Ford intended to let Bush go to the UK or France as an ambassador, but Bush chose to be the second in China when many Americans thought it was mysterious. Director of the Liaison Office in China.
When Bush went to China, he was 49 years old. According to his own book in Bush’s Autobiography, the British and French are coveted, but going to China is more challenging, the new China is rising, and the US-China relationship will be in the future. The year will enter a critical period, not only for Asia, but also for the United States and the world.
He chose to go to China. There is another reason. After President Nixon was in the "Watergate Incident", he appointed Bush as the chairman of the Republican National Committee. He used Bush’s political experience and reputation to launch the power of the Republican organization and protect Nixon. This is a laborious and unrequited job, which has caused Bush to suffer from the crossfire between American political circles and each other. Bush believes this experience is "a political nightmare." He really wants to leave this right and wrong for a while, find a clean place, raise the wounds of his own soul, and then return to the United States to seek for a trace.
On October 21, 1974, the Bush and his wife arrived in Beijing. They lived in the official residence of the US Liaison Office in the foreign embassy district outside the founding of the People's Republic of China, and were close to the office building of the liaison office. Bush did not want to live a life of his predecessor, Bruce-style. He showed a communicative style when he arrived in Beijing. He not only interacted with Chinese diplomats, but also became active in the diplomatic missions in Beijing. He took the initiative to pay a visit to some diplomatic envoys in China. And attend various events organized by them.

Bush and son, data map. Image source: Visual China
At the beginning, Bush took a luxurious Chrysler sedan. He rode his bicycle in less than a month. On the big sand, he also put on a mask. Like many Chinese, he walked through the streets of Beijing. , close to ordinary Chinese people. He likes to play tennis. He is a frequent visitor to the international club tennis courts, so he made friends with the international club's accompanying players. Later, he had the opportunity to fight against the Chinese leader who likes to play tennis. The two became golfers. Every Sunday, the Bush and his wife went to Chongwenmen Church to pray and prayed with the pastor and many Chinese and foreign members. Bush and his wife Barbara began to learn Chinese. Barbara is very interested in Chinese art, painting and architecture.
Usually, the Bush couple lived with the puppies "Fred" brought by the United States. They received relatives and friends from Beijing during the holidays or summer vacations. When Christmas was over in 1975, Barbara flew back to the United States to reunite with the children, and Bush invited her mother and aunt to Beijing. In the summer of 1975, Bush’s sons George, Neil, and Marvin, as well as daughter Dorothy, went to Beijing for the summer vacation. Daughter Dorothy was baptized at the Chongwenmen Church in Beijing on the birthday of August 18.

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