When I talk with foreign friends in Beijing, some of them mention that they are increasingly confused about China’s foreign policy. Does China want to change the status quo in the Asia-Pacific? Is China using Europe as a bargaining chip with the United States? How did “wolf warrior” diplomacy come about? Their questions are interesting … Read more
The Taiwanese presidential election on January 13, won by Vice President Lai Ching-te (or William Lai) of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), was hardly welcomed by China. The Chinese government had actively opposed the DPP. It has been accused, not for the first time, of electoral interference in favor of its preferred candidates. After … Read more
China-watchers have been abuzz recently at the dismissal of Qin Gang, China’s foreign minister, and the status of the so-called wolf-warrior diplomats. In the background to recent events, and especially those involving the diplomats, are the changes that have taken place at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the past few years. In the … Read more
The much-anticipated Biden-Xi Summit has concluded, but the curtain has not yet fallen. No clear verdict has been reached on the future relationship between the world’s two largest economies, which is marked by conflicting values and geopolitical competition. Of particular note is the change in tone of the Chinese state media around the summit, which … Read more
Advertisement China’s practice of “wolf warrior diplomacy,” a new style of coercive diplomacy, has aroused global anxieties over Beijing’s assertiveness in recent years. There are several high-profile examples. In March 2020, Zhao Lijian, then the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, fueled a conspiracy theory that the United States military could have brought COVID-19 … Read more