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They created the term but it seems to have consequences they never intended or expected…
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#China’s regime maintains that all criticism of China’s regime is “racist.” #CommunistChina #CCP https://t.co/imWGYbjgVd
— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) March 26, 2021
For context, GT reporting from the very same day:
— Peter Martin (@PeterMartin_PCM) March 25, 2021
"China's 'wolf-warrior diplomacy' in Alaska meeting impresses world; behind it is the West-East battle: observers"https://t.co/n48R9rWx0Q
And some more from GT, courtesy of @tianyuf https://t.co/ohCrTO4zXb
— Peter Martin (@PeterMartin_PCM) March 25, 2021
Similarly, Le Yucheng, the foreign ministry’s top vice minister, called the term a “discourse trap that aims to prevent us from fighting back” in a December 2020 speech
— Peter Martin (@PeterMartin_PCM) March 25, 2021
"These people have not awoken from their dreams 100 years ago,” he said
“Somebody is slandering you every day—like Pompeo, like Pence,” he said. “They are badmouthing China. They are talking about Hong Kong. They are saying the protesters in Hong Kong are freedom fighters. It is totally wrong!”
— Peter Martin (@PeterMartin_PCM) March 25, 2021
That same week one Chinese diplomat told me Cui's remarks were "dangerous," while two retired Chinese diplomats told to a foreign counterpart that they were “disgusted” by how China was now behaving
— Peter Martin (@PeterMartin_PCM) March 25, 2021
I think it's reasonable to predict that controversy over the "wolf warrior" label will only intensify.
— Peter Martin (@PeterMartin_PCM) March 25, 2021
It's now wrapped up in two distinct but related debates in China:
1) How the country can escape the "discourse trap" the West has laid down for it — and the role racism plays in this "trap"
— Peter Martin (@PeterMartin_PCM) March 25, 2021
2) Whether assertive diplomacy can play a useful role in helping China to build the image its leaders covet on the world stage
The "wolf warrior" label has become a lightning rod for disagreements and frustrations on all these fronts. Watch this space for more controversy. ENDS.
— Peter Martin (@PeterMartin_PCM) March 25, 2021
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