两人都带有务实柔性的外交气质，这也是中国领导人希望接触的人选：名校出身的学术背景，先进的科技知识，高阶的政府职位，以及诺贝尔奖得主（朱棣文是五名华裔的诺贝尔奖得主之一，然而令中方尴尬的是，这五名都不具有中国国籍 ， ）
Each packs the kind of soft, utilitarian powers of persuasion that Chinese leaders are most willing to embrace: academic degrees from prestigious universities, advanced scientific and technological knowledge, high office, and a Nobel Prize. (Chu is one of five ethnic Chinese to have won a Nobel, although no winner has yet come from the PRC, a fact that gnaws at Chinese pride.)