WOLF WARRIOR DIPLOMAT
China's Nepal envoy Chen Song faces local ire after public spat with intellectuals
China's ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, is the new "wolf warrior diplomat" in South Asia, having kicked up a controversy targeting a local journalist who criticised China's loan policy for Nepal. Wolf warrior diplomacy refers to hyper public diplomacy by Chinese diplomats targeting host governments, visible since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Xi Jinping urges Chinese envoys to create 'diplomatic iron army'
"Dare to be good at struggle and to become defenders of the national interest. It is necessary to... resolutely safeguard the interests of national sovereignty, security and development with a posture of readiness and a firm will to defy strong powers," Xi told Chinese overseas envoys gathered in Beijing, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
China's list of disappearing leaders continues to grow
Speculation is growing over the disappearance of China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu, with some suspecting that he has been purged by the regime. Li, who was appointed by Chairman Xi Jinping in March, has not been seen or heard from since August, and the government has refused to provide any explanation for his absence. This follows a pattern of disappearing leaders in China, as the regime attempts to curb personal greed and corruption. The removal of Li, if confirmed, would reflect poorly on Xi's judgment and his ability to root out corruption in the Chinese Communist Party.
China's ambassador slams India's Nepal Policy, calls it 'less than ideal'
China's ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, criticized India's Nepal policy, calling it "less than ideal." The ambassador highlighted Nepal's electricity trade deficit and its heavy reliance on agricultural imports from India. These comments come ahead of Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's visit to China later this month.
Xi Jinping attempts to stop the rot by purging his own appointees
The recent disappearance of high-ranking officials from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) signals a purge of corruption charges that are part of the systemic culture in China. The replacement of top leaders in the PLA Rocket Force (PLARF) and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who is alleged to have had an affair and love child, follow a well-worn pattern. However, the fact that figures outside PLARF were brought in to lead the organization shows an alarming lack of confidence in its loyalty and integrity, particularly given its important role in China's nuclear-missile arsenal.
'No information': Beijing bats away questions on Qin Gang removal
Qin Gang who has not been seen in public for more than a month, was removed from office by Beijing's top lawmaking body on Tuesday after just 207 days in the job. That followed weeks of speculation that the former Chinese ambassador to the United States and one-time confidant of President Xi Jinping had suddenly fallen out of favour.
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China removes its outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang during a bumpy time in relations with the US
China removed its sometimes outspoken foreign minister on Tuesday and replaced him with his predecessor at an unusually scheduled meeting, a move that has fueled rumors about what might be going on with the nation's Communist Party elite. The move comes amid a foreign backlash against China's increasingly aggressive foreign policy, of which Qin was a chief proponent. That now includes Chinese political and economic support for Russia in its war on Ukraine, the signing of a secretive security pact with the Solomon Islands that could give it a military foothold in the South Pacific and the rejection of demands for more information about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in late 2019.
Missing for a month: Where is Qin Gang, China's foreign minister?
Qin, considered a confidante of President Xi Jinping, was appointed foreign minister in December 2022. The 57-year-old spent several years at the Chinese embassy in London and is a fluent English speaker. Qin earned a reputation as a "Wolf Warrior", a nickname given to a new generation of Chinese diplomats who push back with often inflammatory rhetoric against Western criticism of Beijing.
Analysis: Suspicion deepens as absence of China's foreign minister persists
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang's sudden disappearance has raised questions about Beijing's transparency and decision-making processes, according to some foreign analysts. While the Chinese government has confirmed his absence is due to medical reasons, little further information has been provided.
Chinese minister warns China, US on course for conflict
In his first news conference since taking office late last year, Qin's harsh language appeared to defy predictions that China might abandon its aggressive "wolf warrior" diplomacy in favor of more moderate rhetoric as the two countries face off over trade and technology, Taiwan, human rights and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
China, still trying to play down balloon, finds it’s getting harder to do
Since the spy balloon saga started, China has tried to play down the incident, maintaining that the United States is overreacting and that the vessel is mainly for gathering meteorological data.
China's pessimistic Gen Z poses challenge for Xi Jinping post-COVID
Pacifying a generation faced with near-record youth unemployment and some of the slowest economic growth in nearly half a century presents a policymaking challenge for Xi, who is just beginning a precedent-breaking third term. Improving young people's livelihoods without abandoning the country's export-led growth model poses inherent conflicts for a government that prioritises social stability.
Indo-Pacific concept created by US to rope in India & other allies to contain China: Chinese diplomat
The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region, comprising the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean, including the South China Sea. The US, India and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military manoeuvring in the resource-rich region.
China reels under massive coronavirus wave; official blames anti-zero-Covid protests on 'foreign forces'
While many with heavy fever waited outside the clinics, the Omicron virus is having a field day with most of the apartment blocks, which were earlier under the cover of zero-Covid reported fast-increasing cases. The virus is not sparing anyone, including Chinese Foreign Ministry officials, Beijing-based diplomats and journalists.
China’s new diplomatic direction under Xi Jinping
The regressive, harsh, and impolite acts of the embassy are the most recent example of China's new diplomatic approach under Xi Jinping. This seems to be an extension of the newly adopted approach of wolf warrior diplomacy by the Chinese diplomats
World faces tension with China under Xi Jinping's third term
Xi has tightened control at home and is trying to use China’s economic heft to increase its influence abroad. Washington accused Beijing this month of trying to undermine U.S. alliances, global security and economic rules. Activists says Xi’s government wants to deflect criticism of abuses by changing the U.N.'s definition of human rights.
China signals no let-up in its aggressive diplomacy under Xi Jinping
As relations with the West have soured over issues from trade and human rights to COVID-19, Chinese diplomats have often been confrontational on the public stage, including on social media, a stridency that some critics see as intended for a domestic audience that nonetheless hurts its foreign ties.
China influencing Sri Lankan media through aggressive diplomatic push on social media
In a new report, titled 'Beijing's Global Media Influence: Authoritarian Expansion and the Power of Democratic Resilience', Freedom House said that the Chinese political party-state's media influence efforts intensified in Sri Lanka during the period 2019-21, reported The Island Online.
China's diplomatic gambit heralds new 'Battle for the Pacific'
Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was even more pointed. Standing next to Wang, he upbraided those focused on "geopolitical point-scoring", saying it "means less than little to anyone whose community is slipping beneath the rising seas". In the carefully choreographed world of diplomacy, where texts and talking points are drafted, redrafted and broadly agreed upon long before "principals" like Wang even sit down, it was a stunning misfire.
China names 'Wolf Warrior' diplomat as new ambassador in Washington
He gained prominence during his two stints as foreign ministry spokesman, issuing barbed responses to foreign reporters and pioneering an aggressive style of defending China in the press and on social media dubbed "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy.
China's wolf-warrior diplomacy in Indian experience has gone beyond sabre-rattling: Shashi Tharoor
Referring to the incident of 20 Indian army personnel laying down their lives while thwarting Chinese aggression in eastern Ladakh a year ago, Tharoor said this was not a small matter as the border had been very tranquil for about half a century before the incident took place.
China's 'wolf warrior' diplomacy is 'justified defence', envoy says
"In the eyes of the Westerners, our diplomacy is on the offensive and aggressive, but the truth is, it is them who are on the offensive and aggressive," Lu Shaye, China's envoy to France, said in an interview with the Chinese government-aligned website Guancha.cn that was published on Wednesday,
President Xi asks Chinese media, diplomats to tone down aggressive approach
In a comment seen as an expression of dissatisfaction with the current lot of “wolf warrior” diplomats and bellicose official media outlets, Xi spoke of the need for conveying the message with modesty and humility.
Senior Chinese diplomat blames British colonialists for injecting 'poison of hatred' in Kashmir's body politic
Interestingly, the article 'Kashmir: A Crack in the Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire' by state-run Xinhua news agency was published amidst growing tensions between Beijing and London over a number of issues, including Hong Kong and human rights.
Army of fake fans online boosts China's global messaging
Liu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as China's ambassador to the United Kingdom, is one of the party's most successful foot soldiers on this evolving online battlefield. He joined Twitter in October 2019, as scores of Chinese diplomats surged onto Twitter and Facebook, which are both banned in China.
French senator plans to visit Taiwan despite China protests
China has tried to keep Taiwan diplomatically and economically isolated from the rest of the world, especially after the election of President Tsai Ing-wen in 2016.
Chinese psychological warfare fails to deter Australia's resolve
During the past year, China's relationship with Australia has been rapidly deteriorating. Most experts agree that the main factor behind is the number of anti-China measures taken by Australia during this period.
LAC standoff: How India also waged a diplomatic war against China
The breakthrough in India’s attempts to get Beijing to pull back its troops in Galwan Valley came after 2 hours of tense negotiations between NSA AK Doval and China's foreign minister Wang Yi. Doval and Wang, who are special representatives for border talks, have known each other for some time and this helped them focus on the nub of the matter straightaway.
To take on Chinese ‘wolf warriors’, India must fix military asymmetry
Indian Army is more than capable of giving the Chinese a bloody nose. Yet, we must fix military asymmetry.
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