Danny Huang waited in line at the Washington-Dulles International Airport to officially enter onto American soil. Behind him three of his male colleagues, aged between nineteen and thirty-five, stood motionless, accustomed to the discipline of standing at attention for long periods.
Their visas indicated they were from the Beijing Armed Police Force; trainers and guests of the United States for three weeks to take part in a training course with the former G20 security command team and to complete the Diploma in Professional English offered by the International College of English in D.C. in preparation for the G20 to be staged in Beijing next year.
Danny Huang glanced at his passport and when the time came, stepped up to the yellow line and handed it over the counter to the ageing, overwe
