super idiot!! super joke. can they be more ridiculous? hard to believe the Chinese Communist Party are so out of talents and start using such idiots to work for them. feel real sorry for them.
For Gary Locke, what is the most important thing in his mind? The answer is job security. As a Chinese American, you have to be more aggressive than your colleagues if you are in the business to deal with Chinese government. Otherwise, your royalty will be questioned and you will be removed from your position quietly because you are considered a commie sympathizer.
There are quite a few people who have Chinese heritage working for foreign media in China. If these journalists are good at reporting news Chinese government does not like, their jobs are secured and they get rewarded and promoted. If they try to be fair and objective, they will not last long on their positions.
Do you still remember the Hong Kong born female reporter who worked for Al Jazeera. During her stay (five years?) in China, she did more than 400 pieces of TV news reporting. Most of her reporting were not liked by Chinese government. She was kicked out of China by Chinese government. She is now studying in Stanford University and is still paid by Al Jazeera.
A Chinese German woman used to be in charge of the Chinese department of Voice of Germany. She tried to be fair and objective during Beijing Olympics in her deparment. She got barrage of attacks mainly from Chinese speaking anti-China activists. She was removed from her position together with people she hired. Some of these anti-China activists were hired to replace her team. Now you understand why voice of Germany is much worse than voice of America when it comes to report Chinese news in a fair and objective way.
per diem, not "per dime".
loyalty, not royalty, (could be a typo)