China countering foreign sanctions through ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomacy

To counter new foreign sanctions, China began the “Wolf Warrior” diplomacy to prevent the G7 member states from imposing new sanctions on Beijing under pressure from the US.

It was Chinese President Xi Jinping himself who first introduced China’s wolf warrior diplomacy. The Wolf Warrior diplomacy grew out of what Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called Xi’s “great diplomatic philosophy,” Newsweek reported.

In addition, it was Xi himself who strengthened the nationalism of the Chinese public as part of a strategy to further consolidate his power and increase his reputation.

In an opinion piece in Newsweek, Jianli Yang wrote that for the past two years, Xi Jinping has required Chinese diplomats to show a “fighting spirit” and to take a tough stance on Sino-US relations and international challenges.

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China hastily passed its new law to defend against foreign sanctions ahead of the 47th G7 summit in England.

It was in response to concerns about forced labor in Xinjiang and the suppression of human rights in Hong Kong. G7 and EU countries imposed sanctions on certain Chinese companies and individuals, prompting Beijing to impose counter-sanctions on the countries concerned.

This would demonstrate the collective determination of the seven most powerful countries in the West to resist totalitarian China. Beijing feared this and felt it was necessary to take preventive measures, Jianli wrote.

On the eve of the G7 summit, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) passed the Foreign Sanctions Law (also known as the Foreign Sanctions Law).

The law is designed to encourage countries that are not as strong as the United States and the United Kingdom (such as Germany, Japan, and other states less willing to stand up to China) to consider the cost of Chinese countermeasures and themselves deciding against it goes hand in hand with US sanctions.

Almost six months since US President Joe Biden took office, China has clearly shown that Washington needs to shed the illusion that US-China relations can return to some sort of pre-Donald Trump status quo.

Given that US-China relations are not improving, Beijing feels entitled to use all available means and tools to counter the West’s attempt to contain China, Newsweek reported.

At a study meeting of the CCP Political Bureau on the afternoon of the 31st, its widespread national power and global status of “setting the right tone”, “being humble and humble” “adopted the strategy and art of” public opinion warfare ” observe “and” increase the persuasiveness of the Chinese discourse “.

Observers have noted that Xi intends to make some adjustments to China’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy, Jianli wrote.

The fact that the CCP’s diplomatic efforts have collided with a wall across China’s borders is not essentially a matter of language, tone, or attitudes of Chinese diplomats. Rather, the fundamental problem is one of soft power.

As long as Xi fails to change his “grand diplomatic philosophy,” as long as he continues to rely on strong nationalist sentiments to maintain his power and prestige, and as long as the CCP maintains its current course and continues to commit serious human rights violations, then No matter what superficial changes in shape and style Xi makes, no one will consider anyone trustworthy, honorable or sympathetic, and China’s wolf warrior diplomacy will always raise its ugly head.

China’s passage of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law makes it clear that Xi does not intend to reduce its confrontational approach, let alone abandon confrontation altogether, Newsweek reported.

Although the law increases deterrence against multinational corporations in the US and other Western countries, it will undoubtedly lead to more resistance, Jianli wrote.

The West, especially the US, will not lift sanctions against China simply because of the introduction of the law. On the contrary, it could lead the US to invest even more power and resources in the fight against China, Newsweek reported.

Of course, Beijing must have considered such consequences in introducing the law, but although the CCP knew the outcome, the CCP rushed to pass it before the G7 summit. This shows that Xi is ready for an escalated confrontation between China and the US because of the law.

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