Newly appointed French Minister of Public Works Jean-Luc Picardette will be resigning from his position effective immediately, citing the now impossible-to-deny affair with visiting professor Mei Wang as primary reason.
"After fifteen years of marriage, I have shown extremely poor judgment," Minister Picardette notes, adding that his behavior was especially unacceptable as a husband but also as a government official.
Minsiter Picardette has multiple business ties in China and speaks fluent Mandarin. His meteoric rise in French politics was seen as both a reflection on his own personal intelligence and rising opportunities for joint French and Chinese cooperation after the relationship between the two nations soured during the 2008 Olympics.
Picardette has gone on record, before his appointment to Minister of Public Works, as supporting China's national sovereignty with regards to Tibet.
Professor Wang has still declined to comment.
Source: NYT
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