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China's top-ranking UN diplomat embarked on a drunken rant against the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, telling his boss he'd "never liked" him, and adding for good measure that he didn't like Americans either.
Was it in English? It would be hilarious if he was doing this in Chinese and everyone had some interpreter in their earpiece translating this rant into various languages with their own equivalent colloquialisms.
It is not the first time that Mr Sha, a career diplomat, has let the mask of diplomacy slip. In a BBC interview in 2006 he was goaded into a furious, shrieking attack on American criticisms of China's rapidly growing defence budget.
"It is much better for [America] to shut up, keep quiet. Are you the number one? Is it true that the US has almost 50 per cent of the world's military budget?"
The Chinese population is five or six times bigger.
"Why blame China? Forget it. It's high time to shut up. It's America's sovereign right to do whatever is good for them. But don't tell us what is good for China."
More reasons to vote with your wallet and make a concerted effort NOT to by products made in China. They are NOT our ally.
Always good to know where your enemies stand. I bet our intelligence agencies love this guy. Liquor him up, toss in a high priced hooker and let the fun the begin.
Well, on the specific issue of China's military spending, he has a point. It's unrealistic to expect a country with an economy and territory and population the size of China not to have a growing military, and expanding military capabilities. That's just how the world works.
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