【新唐人2013年11月22日讯】日前，美国驻中国大使骆家辉发表辞去驻华大使职务声明，引起全球媒体轰动，中国民众急忙盘点骆家辉任大使期间，因清廉的作风，在中国受到的委屈。专家认为，骆家辉对中国的影响远大于对中美关系的影响。
明年初正式辞职的美国驻中国大使骆家辉（Gary Locke）在20号的离职声明中表示，他将回到美国西雅图与家人团聚。而他在接受美国《洛杉矶时报》采访时说，辞职回乡的原因是“为了孩子回美国读中学”。
作为美国首位华裔的州长、商务部部长、及驻华大使，骆家辉一开始就注定是中国媒体的宠儿。
他乘经济舱来中国上任，亲自背背包、坐计程车到大使馆，让孩子上普通学校﹔上任后，聘请中国人办理签证﹔坚持每天公布北京空气中细悬浮微粒PM2.5的指数。加上在华期间，赶上重庆市公安局长王立军闯入成都美领馆，还有，救助逃脱软禁的陈光诚事件，以及他廉洁亲民的作风，不但颠覆了中国民众对于美国乃至美国政治的认知，对反腐无力的中共而言，无疑也是一种巨大的对比与反讽。
骆家辉在任期间乘坐经济舱到大连出席夏季达沃斯论坛﹔参加博鳌论坛时，因为会场酒店住宿费高于美国政府差旅标准，而另选普通的酒店﹔带美国副总统拜登去吃中国小吃﹔拿优惠券购买咖啡等，都被中国网民拿来与中共官员的不良作风作比较。
香港城市大学政治学教授郑宇硕：“大使的辞职，应该对中美关系的影响不会太大的，但是骆家辉大使在过去的两年多，给中国的国民树立了一个很好的形象，一个民主国家的高官过着很简朴的生活，他们也常常用他的作风和中国的高官来比较。”
不过，中共媒体批评他这些做法是“刻意给中国难堪”。
去年5月，《北京日报》批评骆家辉喝咖啡、坐经济舱是“包装成平民的作秀行为”，媒体要求骆家辉公布财产，并称他为标准的美国政客，演技拙劣等。不过网友很快就找出骆家辉早已公布的财产回应。
2011年9月，骆家辉在《央视》自曝全家排队游长城。评论认为，骆家辉的排队，更让那些需要清场游览的中共官员难受。
骆家辉还曾多次就中国人权状况提出批评，并就中国对海外投资的限制表示﹕中美经济合作最大障碍之一就是中国在很多领域还是缺乏开放、透明。他对中共当局在过去几年变本加厉的干预市场，感到忧虑。
有评论认为，骆家辉对中共对他的指摘概括承受，显示了一个政治家的临危不惧。中共官方媒体对他的妖魔化指摘，他也淡然以对，更增加了中国民众对他的好感。
旅美原大陆史学教授刘因全：“他这个辞职是属于一个很坚决的一个决心，我就是不干了，至于我干什么，不干什么都无所谓，我最多当老百姓去。”
骆家辉辞职后，中共外交部作出回应，赞赏骆家辉为促进中美交流合作所做的积极努力。
资深媒体人丁来峰发表微博反讽说：中国网友揭发了骆家辉三大所谓“罪状”：一是擅自在美使馆检测我国家空气质量，使原本幸福骄傲的中国人遭到了PM2.5的困扰﹔第二擅自自己背包坐经济舱，影响了我国官员的光辉形象﹔三是擅自宣扬西方普世价值观，损害了中国青少年心智的健康。
中国《长城抗战网》主编贾元良：“骆家辉作为一个华人，在世界舞台充分展现了自己的睿智，通过他的这种角色的扮演，也说明了华人在世界舞台上应有的地位和作用。”
网友发表《骆家辉改变中国》的博文说，身为华裔的骆家辉的所作所为让中共官方颇为尴尬、难堪，所以，骆家辉的主动辞职，可看作是“一个中国式的大团圆结局”，“而另一个结局是，骆家辉将作为最有影响力的驻华大使载入史册。”
采访编辑/刘惠 后制/李勇
Gary Locke’s Resigns, Affecting China More Than China-U.S. Relations
A couple of days ago, U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke
published a statement of resignation,
becoming a media highlight.
Chinese netizens recount the injustice Locke suffered
during his tenure in China due to his clean-handed style.
Experts say that Gary affects China
more than Sino-America relations.
American Ambassador Gary Locke published
his resignation statement on Nov. 20, in which he says
he will return Seattle to reunite with his family.
When he was interviewed by Los Angeles Times, he said
he’s resigning so that his kids can attend high school in the U.S.
As a first American Governor of State, Minister of Commerce
and Ambassador to China from a Chinese family in America,
Locke was bound to be a favorite of Chinese media
since the beginning of his career as a diplomat.
When he went to China he took economy class flights,
carried his own luggage and took the taxi to the embassy,
and his children attend public school.
He helped Chinese people by shortening visa waiting times
and publishing Beijing’s daily air quality rating (PM 2.5).
In addition, during his tenure, he experienced
a series of major diplomatic events.
Wang Lijun, director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau
in Chongqing entered the U.S. consulate in Chengdu City.
Chen Guangcheng gained shelter in the embassy in Beijing
when he escaped from abusive house arrest.
Furthermore, Locke’s honest image and working style
not only overturned public prejudice about America
and American politics, but also undoubtedly produced
a distinctive contrast with CCP’s inefficient anti-corruption.
Locke took the economic class of a flight to attend
the Summer Davos Forum in Dalian City.
When he participated the Boao Forum for Asia,
he switched to a common hotel because the high price of
the hotel designated by the forum’s organizers
was beyond the amount permitted by the U.S. Government.
On one occasion, he took U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
to enjoy some Chinese snacks, and
on another he bought coffee using vouchers.
Many Chinese netizens have contrasted his actions
with the unhealthy style of CCP officials.
Zheng Yushuo, political professor at City University of
Hong Kong: “The ambassador’s resignation shouldn’t
have much impact on Sino-American relations.
But during the past two years of Locke’s ambassador service,
he’s established a very good image among Chinese people,
which is that a high-level official from a democratic country
lives a very simple life.
They often compare his style with his Chinese counterparts.”
However, the CCP’s media criticized his behavior
as attempts to “intentionally embarrass China.”
In May of 2012, Beijing Daily berated Locke’s drinking coffee
and taking economy class flights as him trying to play it off
like a common person, and asked him to disclose his assets,
and said he was a standard U.S. politician and was acting, etc.
But Chinese netizens soon found that Locke’s
property has long been public information.
In Sept. of 2011, in a interview with China Central TV, Locke
said his family waited in line for a tour of the Great Wall.
Critics say this matter further embarrassed CCP officials
who require that scenic spots be cleared out when they visit.
Locke also criticized China’s human rights status many times,
and on the limits on overseas investment in China, he says
the major barrier to Sino-American economic cooperation is
that there are still many fields that
China lacks openness and transparency in.
He worries about the increasing Chinese governmental
intervention in the market during recent years.
Commentators say Locke’s calm endurance
to all accusations from the CCP demonstrates
his political bravery in a complicated and dangerous situation.
He’s also kept indifferent to the demonized accusations of
him by the CCP’s official media,
which also increases his popularity among Chinese people.
Liu Yinquan, a Chinese history professor living in America:
“His resignation was made with a steadfast resolution.
He is determined not to continue the job.
As for what he will do or not do in the future, he does not care.
At lease he can return the life of an everyday person.”
After Locke’s resignation, Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry
made a public response and commending Locke’s efforts
to actively promote U.S.-China exchange and cooperation.
Senior media worker Ding Laifeng sarcastically says
on Weibo: Chinese netizens exposed Locke’s
so-called three crimes.
The first is his detecting our country’s air quality
without authorization, bringing the suffering of high
PM 2.5 concentration to the happy and proud Chinese people.
The second is his carrying his own luggage and
flying economy class without authorization,
undermining the glorious image of our country’s officials.
The third is his promotion of western universal values
without authorization, damaging the mental health
of Chinese youth.
Jia Yuanliang, China-based chief website editor:
“Locke fully shows the Chinese wisdom on the world stage.
The role he has played also illustrates the standing and roles
Chinese people should play on the world stage.”
One netizen posted a blog article Gary Locke Changed China,
saying that as a Chinese, what Locke is doing
embarrasses the CCP authorities very much.
So on one hand, Locke’s choice to resign can be seen as
“a Chinese-style happy ending”, and on the other hand
“Gary Locke will be recorded in the history
as the most influential American Ambassador to China.”
