willoughby when the protests and in the street? -- will it be when the protests end in the streets? >> i think you will see broad agreement that the care and concerns of those that have manifest themselves in these protest, that some of those grievances have been met. i think that is why many people throughout the world think that we have not reached that level yet. >> a separate question about the ambassador of china. there has been a lot of reporting over the weekend for [inaudible] . is there any potential that that would affect the work he will be doing for major ally issues? >> the ambassador has told many people inside the building that he plans to leave in the first part of this year. when the president picked him in 2009 it was because we believed in continue to believe he brings ar broad range of experience to an extremely important post with one of our most important relationships in the world. the president continues to believe that. and i have seen reporting on this today, and i want to be clear on this from up here, i have talked to several people in the building, and i