Liu Jianchao, Minister of the Chinese Communist Party's International Liaison Department, shakes hands with a French diplomat. Former Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian speaks at a press conference.
Liu Jianchao, Minister of the Chinese Communist Party's International Liaison Department, shakes hands with a French diplomat. Former Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian speaks at a press conference.
  • Recent shifts in China's foreign ministry and tone have fueled speculation that Wolf Warrior diplomacy may disappear.
  • But experts told BI that it's unlikely we'll see Beijing's aggressive ways go for good.
  • It's a mistake to think that China has deliberately highlighted aggression as its default strategy, they said.

Speaking in New York, veteran diplomat Liu Jianchao seemed to signal a reversal in how China wants to deal with the world.