Giving Middle Finger to China’s ‘Enemies’, Beijing’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy Turned into Rogue Diplomacy
Beijing’s wolf warrior diplomacy was seen as more offensive after Zhang Heqing, a CCP diplomat in Pakistan, tweeted an image of a middle finger, which attracted global attention. Former diplomats and experts said that China’s foreign policy has evolved into “middle finger diplomacy,” “rogue diplomacy,” or “mad dog diplomacy.” Zhang Heqing, cultural counselor at the […]
Beijing's wolf warrior diplomacy was seen as more offensive after Zhang Heqing, a CCP diplomat in Pakistan, tweeted an image of a middle finger, which attracted global attention. Former diplomats and experts said that China's foreign policy has evolved into "middle finger diplomacy," "rogue diplomacy," or "mad dog diplomacy." Zhang Heqing, cultural counselor at the CCP's embassy in Pakistan, posted two pictures via Twitter on June 23. One showed the thumbs-up and the other showed the insulting "middle finger." The pictures are labeled: “We treat our friends as ‘trustworthy, lovable and respectful’” and "To the enemy, we are ‘wolf warriors’” respectively. The tweet has since been deleted, but screenshots of it went viral online. Liu Shih-chieh, a former diplomat from Taiwan, retweeted Zhang's post on his Facebook page with a sarcastic comment: "How bad is the quality of China's wolf warrior diplomat? The answer is sticking his middle finger on ...
