BRUSSELS (AP) â Chinaâs ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.
Liu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as Chinaâs ambassador to the United Kingdom, is one of the partyâs 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.
Since then, Liu has deftly elevated his public profile, gaining a following of more than 119,000 as he transformed himself into an exemplar of Chinaâs new sharp-edged âwolf warriorâ diplomacy, a term borrowed from the title of a top-grossing Chinese action movie.
BRUSSELS (AP) â Chinaâs ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media.
Liu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as Chinaâs ambassador to the United Kingdom, is one of the partyâs 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.
Since then, Liu has deftly elevated his public profile, gaining a following of more than 119,000 as he transformed himself into an exemplar of Chinaâs new sharp-edged âwolf warriorâ diplomacy, a term borrowed from the title of a top-grossing Chinese action movie.
‘Wolf warrior’ diplomats bare fangs at Xinjiang critics
2 hours ago Yang Jiechi China’s “wolf warrior” diplomats are back after a brief lull, firing insults over Twitter, smearing critics and suggesting conspiracies.
The hyperactivity of the envoys follows renewed global pressure over Beijing’s treatment of the Muslim Uyghur minority in China’s Xinjiang region.
Here are few things to know as the wolf warriors once more bare their teeth:
When did it start? The term “wolf warrior diplomacy” became common parlance in 2019, when Chinese envoys most prominently spokesman Zhao Lijian adopted a vociferous defence of the Communist-led country on social media platforms such as Twitter, which is blocked in China.
China s wolf warrior diplomats howl at Xinjiang critics
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05/04/2021 - 04:42 China s wolf warrior diplomats have become more active again following renewed global pressure over Beijing s treatment of minorities in Xinjiang GREG BAKER AFP/File 4 min
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China s wolf warrior diplomats are back after a brief lull, firing insults over Twitter, smearing critics and suggesting conspiracies.
The hyperactivity of the envoys follows renewed global pressure over Beijing s treatment of the Muslim Uyghur minority in China s Xinjiang region.
Here are five things to know as the wolf warriors once more bare their teeth:
- When did it start? -
The term wolf warrior diplomacy became common parlance in 2019, when Chinese envoys most prominently spokesman Zhao Lijian adopted a vociferous defence of the Communist-led country on social media platforms such as Twitter, which is blocked in China.