Still throughout his tenure, Ban has consistently displayed progressive instincts on issues, despite the fact that his candidacy was originally championed by an authoritarian Chinese government and a right-wing, UN-bashing American envoy to the organization, John Bolton.
Aún así, a lo largo de su mandato Ban constantemente manifestó instintos progresistas frente a los temas, a pesar del hecho de que su candidatura originariamente fue promovida por un gobierno chino autoritario y un enviado norteamericano de derecha a la organización, John Bolton.