From Tim Johnson’s blog:
The Chinese diplomat who suggested last August that Washington should just “shut up and keep quiet” about China’s defense spending has just gotten a big promotion.
The “un-diplomatic” diplomat, Sha Zukang (Ê≤ôÁ•ñÂ∫∑), just won a plum assignment near the top of the United Nations hierarchy. He’ll be under secretary of economic and social affairs, a post just under Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
Sha is currently China’s representative in Geneva to U.N. organizations there. [Full Text]
– AFP’s Top Chinese Diplomat Tells US to ‘Shut up’ on Arms Spending
– Listen here
