[XI_YAN]

this is pretty much only in the news BECAUSE he is a diplomat. If he was just Joe Soap it wouldn't be news at all - just another family & to my mind that is one of the
tragedies of modern life - despite the 'oh how awful' opinions most people don't care what the truth is or about the family & they certainly don't care much about the other domestic tragedies that occur. All the focus is on him - he's the news - not the situation - & that's v v sad