China's Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, Part 2
A return to Cultural Revolution era diplomacy?
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Show Notes
Author of China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy Peter Martin (@PeterMartin_PCM) and Schwarzman scholar Jason Zhou return to take us from the young diplomats venturing out of China in the eighties to today’s Wolf Warriors and the adoption of more nationalist rhetoric.
We also discuss
- Chinese diplomats’ and Canadian retirement homes
- Xi Jinping’s father-in-law and his admiration for Thatcher
- Tiananmen and rebuilding China back from diplomatic isolation
- Why Chinese right-wingers send the foreign ministry calcium pills
- Whether Wang Yi can handle Maotai
Check out Peter's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Civilian-Army-Warrior-Diplomacy/dp/0197513700
Outro music: I Am the Wife of Mao Tse-tung from Nixon in China by John Adams, performed by Kathleen Kim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mtMI_huRtY
Public notice: ChinaTalk's editor Callan is currently in London and planning an informal meetup up on February 24th. Details here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/china-nerds-meetup-tickets-261114549647
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