Huntsman Spotted at Beijing Demonstration
Politico reports:
Jon Huntsman was caught on tape at an anti-government protest in China—and quickly left the scene after someone in the crowd noticed the U.S. ambassador's presence and accused him of wanting to see chaos in the country.
Huntsman, who will resign as U.S. ambassador to China on April 30 and who is considering a bid for the Republican nomination in 2012, was with members of his family in a crowd gathered outside a McDonald's in a busy Beijing shopping district in a demonstration designed to coincide with pro-democracy protests sweeping the Arab world.
"Hey Mr. Ambassador, what are you doing here?" a member of the crowd asked upon recognizing him, according to a video posted by the China-based blog Shanghiist.
"I'm just here to look around," said Huntsman, a Mandarin speaker, according to Shanghiist's translation of the video.
"You want to see chaos in China," the man said.
"No, I don't," Huntsman answered.
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