Opinion | China's ambassador to Washington plans to ‘Facebook’ you - once he gets there

Cui Tiankai, China’s newly-appointed ambassador to Washington, said he might use Facebook to make friends in US - once he gets there.

The 60-year-old Cui previously headed the Asian affairs department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was China's ambassador to Japan between 2007 and 2009.

Cui had made the remarks weeks before his official arrival in Washington this week.

Cui also said Facebook might be his preferred way to communicate with Americans.

If Cui ever goes ahead with his plan, he will be joining his colleagues at the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar, whose Facebook page already attracted more than 600 “likes.”