Chinese Party Paper Retracts Locke Attack After Netizen Response

An article in a Communist Party publication criticizing the frugal habits of the new U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke, was retracted after meeting with vociferous objection from Chinese netizens.
Chinese Party Paper Retracts Locke Attack After Netizen Response
New U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke addresses the media in the courtyard of his residence on Aug. 14, 2011 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
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New U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke addresses the media in the courtyard of his residence on Aug. 14, 2011 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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