Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming sparked controversy after indirectly criticizing Seoul for siding with Washington instead of Beijing. The incident has led to calls for his expulsion from the country. In a June 8 meeting with Lee Jae-Myung, head of the largest opposition party, the Democratic Party of Korea, Xing said: “Some people bet…

Commentary One of Robson’s Rules of History is “Never attack the Anglosphere.” Doing so might seem redundant these days given the harm we’re already inflicting on ourselves, from fiscal policy to gender. But free societies possess an extraordinary resilience tyrannies can neither understand nor match. And the runner’s faltering steps, laboured breathing, and uneasy looks…

If Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is just a wake-up call for NATO, the growing menace from another militant—the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—towards Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region has prompted NATO’s decision to set up a liaison office in Asia in response to any potential conflict or war in this area, experts suggest. NATO, or North…

Beijing’s aggressive diplomatic approach in recent years has been referred to as “wolf-warrior diplomacy.” Last month, one of China’s more prominent “wolf warriors”, Lu Shaye, earned headlines after making outlandish comments denying post-Soviet nations’ sovereignty status. “Wolf Warrior”, a 2015 Chinese film written and directed by Chinese actor Wu Jing, carries a strong nationalist sentiment,…

News Analysis Zhao Lijian, the spokesperson who best represented the Chinese regime’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy, was recently moved to a new role, the deputy director general of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. China experts say the move indicates that Beijing is adopting a new approach to its global diplomacy. Zhao has disappeared from…

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s scolding of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a manifestation of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) new aggressive approach toward foreign relations, also known as ‘wolf-warrior’ diplomacy, some experts say. The brief exchange between the two national leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Nov. 16 raised eyebrows as Xi…

Commentary Hong Kong residents are familiar with the aggressiveness of the Party cadres, who have become increasingly condescending  after the 1997 handover. Despite Article 22 of Hong Kong’s Basic Law explicitly stipulating that no department of the central government and no province may interfere in Hong Kong’s domestic affairs, the Liaison Office claims that it…

Wolf warriors: aggressive Chinese diplomats and spokesmen. Who are they? Why are they on Twitter? And why are they accusing the United States of being an eternal aggressor? We dive into the discourse online, where Chinese diplomats spew fake news about the United States hoping to change public opinion and create chaos. Click the “Save”…

Recent occurrences involving two Chinese diplomats may suggest that Xi Jinping is losing his grip on power. China experts believe that Beijing’s internal struggles are escalating as the regime’s National Congress approaches. On June 14, 2022, foreign vice-minister Le Yucheng was unexpectedly removed from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and appointed deputy head of China’s National…

News Analysis The outspoken Chinese ambassador to France fell silent after Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron on the phone on Oct. 26. The call came ahead of France’s appointment to the rotational European Union presidency in January 2022. According to Chinese publication Legal Daily, Xi said that the Chinese Communist…