Chinese diplomats around the world are comprised of a mix of reclusive bureaucrats who strenuously avoid public engagement and a new generation of assertive, sometimes even downright aggressive so-called “Wolf Warriors” who wage combat with Beijing’s critics.
Why they behave the way they do is a mystery to most outsiders.
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