China's Chunying becomes anti-American Vice Foreign Minister, was the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs before promotion, is promoting Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
International Desk
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying has been promoted. She has now become the Vice Foreign Minister. There are 5 vice ministers in China's Foreign Ministry. Chunying is one of them and the only woman. She was the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry since 2012. According to Hong Kong media house 'South China Morning Post', Chunying is called anti-American due to her aggressive attitude against America. Hua supports China's Wolf Warrior diplomacy and is taking it forward.
Hua Chunying belongs to China's new generation of Wolf Warrior diplomats. Such Chinese diplomats adopt a fierce and irreverent approach to defend China and sometimes make baseless allegations of conspiracy. The term Wolf Warrior Diplomacy was used by President Xi Jinping in 2019 amid growing international challenges for China. During this time, China's trade war with the US and protests in Hong Kong were at their peak.
Chunying became Assistant Foreign Minister in 2021Hua Chunying first entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992. She has held several diplomatic roles. In 2010, she worked as a counselor in the Department of European Affairs. She also worked at the Chinese Mission to the European Union in Brussels. In 2012, she became a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2021, she was assigned the post of Assistant Foreign Minister and Director General of the Ministry's Press Department. According to the Foreign Ministry website, she still leads the press department. However, it is not clear whether she will continue in this position after the promotion.
Wolf Warrior taken from Chinese filmsAccording to experts, Chinese diplomats are being called Wolf Warriors because of their aggressive attitude. This name was taken from Chinese films. The special forces men are Rambo with Chinese characteristics. In a promotional poster, the main character raises his middle finger and says, whoever harms China, no matter how far, will be destroyed.
Wolf Warrior and Wolf Warrior-2 are very popular Chinese films. In these, China's elite special forces take on American-led mercenaries and others. In this, the Chinese special forces are seen as violent and nationalistic to the extent of fanaticism.
Questions were raised on the spread of Corona in America After the spread of Corona in 2020, the US had alleged that the virus spread from a lab in Wuhan. In response, Hua Chunying had asked the US to open its lab for investigation. She rejected the report that the epidemic spread from bats or pangolins in the meat market of Wuhan city of China. Chunying often rejects the statements made by Western countries against China and responds to them aggressively. In 2020, she responded to the tweets of the then US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus. In this, the US had alleged that China's Corona policy is not transparent.
Chunying- Expert in doing diplomacy through tweets Chunying has also been using social media to strengthen her country's position. Especially on Twitter, she is known for improving China's image. This is called increasing soft power in political terminology. Hua Hou has more than 25 lakh followers on Twitter.
America was criticized for Israel-Hamas war Hua Chunying had also recently criticized the US over the Israel-Hamas war. She had posted some photos and videos on X. In these, the US police were seen beating up students demonstrating in support of Palestine at the American University. These demonstrations were also in protest against the US support for Israel.