Sha Zukang, China's Top U.N. Diplomat, Goes On Drunken Rant Against Americans

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Sha Zukang, China's Top U.N. Diplomat, Goes On Drunken Rant Against Americans

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/10/un-diplomat-slams-boss-am_n_712541.html

First Posted: 09-10-10 05:06 PM | Updated: 09-10-10 05:27 PM



China's top-ranking U.N. diplomat Sha Zukang rather undiplomatically launched a drunken rant against U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon during a dinner at a U.N. retreat last week which left officials cringing, according to reports.

"I know you never liked me, Mr. Secretary-General," Sha reportedly said during his roughly 15-minute rant at the retreat in Austria. "Well, I never liked you, either."

According to reports, Ban nodded awkwardly as other U.N. officials tried to convince the 62-year-old Sha to put down the microphone. Yet Sha, who was appointed the U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs in 2007, insisted on continuing -- and, as if for good measure, he then laid into American U.N. official Bob Orr. " I don't really like him," Sha said. "He's an American, and I really don't like Americans."

Fortunately, a presumably worse-for-the-wear Sha likely realized he'd let the mask of diplomacy slip amidst the liquor the next day, and requested a meeting with Ban, during which he was said to be "deeply apologetic," according to Farhan Haq, the acting deputy U.N. spokesman.

[mike r]

1. Kinda shows the indifference China has for the UN

This is the best and finest they sent to serve?

[Marengo]

3. Many Chinese View the UN...

As a means to get what benefits China most, and think the rest of the world fools for not realizing that.

[izquierdista]

2. Hard to save face

When you are shit-faced.