What shunting ‘wolf warrior’ Zhao out of foreign ministry could mean for Chinese diplomacy


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New Delhi: Days after China reassigned its Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian out of the information department to a role in the border areas ministry, the move is not only being seen as a demotion by analysts but has also been met with heightened speculation on whether this reflects a significant enough shift in Beijing’s diplomatic strategy. Zhao now holds the position of Deputy Director-General in the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, which is responsible for driving policies on land and maritime boundaries as well as managing “land boundary delimitation and demarcation” and overseeing maps and place names, according...