China Taunts U.S. Ambassador
After a farewell news conference on Thursday, outgoing U.S. Ambassador Gary F. Locke was mocked by the state-run China News Service, which issued a review mimicking Mao’s famous essay, “Farewell, Leighton Stuart.†The review states that, “Gary Locke is a U.S.-born, third-generation Chinese-American, and his being a banana — ‘yellow skin and white heart’ — became an advantage for Obama’s foreign policy.’’ Banana is considered an offensive term by Asian-Americans. Mao’s essay in 1949 was a parting shot to the last American ambassador to the Nationalist Chiang Kai-Shek government. The review by the China News Service, in reference to Locke’s trips to Tibet, wrote that “after a while, a banana will inevitably start to rot.â€
After a farewell news conference on Thursday, outgoing U.S. Ambassador Gary F. Locke was mocked by the state-run China News Service, which issued a review mimicking Mao’s famous essay, “Farewell, Leighton Stuart.†The review states that, “Gary Locke is a U.S.-born, third-generation Chinese-American, and his being a banana — ‘yellow skin and white heart’ — became an advantage for Obama’s foreign policy.’’ Banana is considered an offensive term by Asian-Americans. Mao’s essay in 1949 was a parting shot to the last American ambassador to the Nationalist Chiang Kai-Shek government. The review by the China News Service, in reference to Locke’s trips to Tibet, wrote that “after a while, a banana will inevitably start to rot.â€
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