Gary Locke is a banana, a neo-colonialist, and, while we’re at it, he’s responsible for pollution in Beijing! At least that’s what state-run Chinese media has been calling US Ambassador to China Gary Locke. Gary Locke became a rock star in China for simple things like carrying his out luggage, flying economy, and buying his own coffee. That’s a little different from the graft and corruption Chinese people are used to from their officials. Obviously the way to deal with this problem is through name calling and racial slurs.
On China’s internet, this well-circulated “12 Observations of Chinese People” allegedly came from Locke—it may not really be from his pen, but someone wants to warn Chinese people what they’ve become using his name.
From the moment Gary Locke stood in line at a Starbucks in Seattle to fetch his own coffee as he waited for his plane to take him and his family to Beijing for his new posting as U.S. ambassador to China, he formed a bond with the Chinese people—and aroused the resentment of Chinese officials. After Locke announced on Nov. 20 that he was resigning his post, effective early in 2014, some Chinese netizens wondered if he is doing so because he has irritated the Chinese regime.
Chinese official media denied that the government had a hand in the unrest, while some said the protesters and the fishermen were encouraged or compensated by the regime.
U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke spoke eloquently about the complexities of the U.S.-China relationship, but there are certain things that he still can’t spell out.
Amidst the tense negotiations between China and the U.S. on the fate of Chen Guangcheng, one Communist Party official has been deliberately creating terror: Zhou Yongkang.
An article in a Communist Party publication criticizing the frugal habits of the new U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke, was retracted after meeting with vociferous objection from Chinese netizens.