当地时间1896年8月28日,大清帝国直隶总督兼北洋大臣李鸿章乘“圣一路易斯”号邮轮抵达纽约,开始对美国进行访问。李在美国受到了总统克利夫兰的接见,并和美国一些要员及群从见面,受到了“史无前例的礼遇”(《纽约时报》)。9月2日上午9时许,李鸿章在纽约华尔道夫饭店接受了记者的采访。本文是1896年9月3日《纽约时报》对这次采访情况的综合报道,略有删节。 On August 28, 1896, local time, the Governor of the Qing Dynasty Imperial Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs Li Hongzhang arrived in New York on the cruise ship San Luis and began to visit the United States. Lee was interviewed by President Cleveland in the United States and met with some important officials and groups in the United States and received an “unprecedented courtesy” (The New York Times). At 9 o’clock in the morning on September 2, Li Hongzhang accepted an interview with a reporter at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. This article is a comprehensive report of the “New York Times” on September 3, 1896, which is abridged.