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Zhao Lijian — Photo: 中国外交部 (cropped) · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Zhao Lijian

Former Foreign Ministry spokesperson; deputy head, Boundary and Ocean Affairs China

Conservative

Wolf-warrior diplomacy — combative tweets, then a quieter map-drawing desk.

Wolf warrior
One-China principle
Taiwan inalienable
Doctored soldier image
COVID lab claim
Boundary affairs
Political manipulation
Hong Kong smears
Susan Rice feud
Demoted 2023

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2023-01-10Publication
In 2020, Mr Zhao suggested that the coronavirus which causes Covid was manufactured by the US military and brought to China.

Source: BBC ↗

2023-01-10Publication

He was considered the leading light of 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy, defined by its confrontational, combative approach.

Source: BBC ↗

2023-01-10Action

Ex-foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian is now deputy head of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs.

Source: BBC ↗

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