Before “Wolf Warrior” diplomacy in China, there was Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the staunchly nationalistic Global Times. His erudite approach to foreign affairs in the English-language edition of the state-run tabloid has set the mood music of triumphalism, which now holds sway in Beijing. Yet his often confrontational approach predates the hawks and their […]
China’s loudest media voice in the room
Global Times Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin is the shock jock frontman of rising Chinese ultra-nationalism