A Chinese state media outlet used a racist slur to criticise departing U.S. ambassador Gary Locke in an insulting commentary which even blamed him for Beijing's notorious pollution.
The 64-year-old became the first ethnic Chinese in the post when he was appointed in 2011, going on to gain quasi-celebrity status for his modest style and for drawing attention to China's unhealthy skies.
But Locke, who left his role on Saturday, received a highly undiplomatic sendoff from the China News Service in a sneering editorial which referred to him as a "banana", and a "guide dog" for helping a blind activist.
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