(Beijing / Washington Comprehensive News) Zhao Lijian, known as the Chinese "Wolf Warrior" diplomat, was transferred from the position of deputy director and spokesman of the Ministry of Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Long, triggers the outside world to speculate that China may adjust the diplomatic style and re -evaluate the "Wolf Warrior" strategy.
On Monday (January 9) of the "Organization" column of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Zhao Lijian has served as the latest position.Among the three deputy director of the Border and Marine Affairs Department, Zhao Lijian ranked first.
When a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs left office, it was usually officially announced by himself at a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that Zhao Lijian suddenly stepped down, causing external guessing the reason.
Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 2 last year, and never appeared in the public vision. At that time, it was when the crown disease epidemic was outbreak in China.Tang Tianru publicly complained on Weibo that he could not buy anti -epidemic drugs, and then thanked his neighbors for sharing drugs for solving difficulties.
Earlier, Tang Tianru also posted many times on Weibo, including the hard work of the husband's work. He returned home overtime until late at night. He did not work overtime and bonuses.Come to "make a rumor at home and abroad, and you need to get a family."
Tang Tianru's public speeches are rare and high -profile among Chinese officials' families. Some netizens believe that this has a negative impact on Zhao Lijian's image and career.Some netizens speculated that Zhao Lijian's departure may be affected by his wife's remarks.
In addition, as one of the representatives of the "Wolf Diplomacy", Zhao Lijian's departure has also caused external guessing Chinese diplomatic styles to turn, and converging the relative strategy that has prevailed in recent years.
Shortly before Zhao Lijian was transferred, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs just ushered in Qin Gang.Qin Gang, who was once the Chinese ambassador to the United States, was considered more cautious and his style was relatively mild.According to VOA, Ryan Hass, a scholar of Chinese and Asian issues in the Brookings Society, believes that it seems that Qin Gang's leadership direction is to cool down with the tension with the United States and other countries in the next few years, and transfer leave away from the United States and other countries.Zhao Lijian is one of these efforts.
Zhao Lijian, who is 50 years old, began to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in 1996. He has worked in the Asian Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Pakistani Embassy, and the Embassy in the United States.
Zhao Lijian first appeared as a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in February 2020. At that time, the crown disease epidemic settled in Wuhan, China.The prescription brought the coronary virus to Wuhan.In the past three years, he has often opened the firepower at the press conference and responded to diplomatic responses with tough words.
