China's controversial diplomat Zhao Lijian has stepped back from China's diplomatic frontline. Does that mean China will give up the aggressive and assertive Wolf Warrior diplomacy?
that found Australian special forces committed at least 39 unlawful killings during the Afghanistan war.
But after two years sparring on the global stage, Zhao's career was suddenly forced to make a U-turn.On January 9, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Zhao was leaving the spokesperson role, and would join the Ministry's Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs as the deputy head. His appointment was seen as a continuation of Xi's vision of foreign policy, which calls for China to play a more proactive and assertive role in the international community.
Before taking the role of China's foreign ministry spokesperson, Zhao was the minister-counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan until 2019. It was also the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic, which immediately became a new political clash between the US and China. Liu said the COVID-19 pandemic — which China effectively managed during the early stages — provided an opportunity for diplomats like Zhao to act assertively and aggressively on social media platforms previously dominated by Western politicians.
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