Lexington Books
Pages: 160
Trim: 6½ x 9¼
978-1-66691-405-4 • Hardback • July 2024 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
978-1-66691-406-1 • eBook • July 2024 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Yaoyao Dai is assistant professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Lu Wei Rose Luqiu is associate professor in the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: China’s Diplomacy Before Xi Jinping’s Presidency
Chapter 3: China’s Diplomacy during Xi Jinping’s Presidency
Chapter 4: The Role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson in Chinese Diplomacy
Chapter 5: A New Breed of Spokesperson
Chapter 6: Diplomatic Sentiment in the Transcripts of the Press Conferences by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Chapter 7: An Analysis of the Content and Sentiment of the Spokespersons for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Chapter 8: Perceptions of China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy in the Global South
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Written by two communication experts, Wolf Warrior Diplomacy and China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: From Policy to Podium magnifically unpacks China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy: its fighting spirit, forceful rhetoric, and aggressive spokespersons. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, this book demonstrates how much this new style of diplomacy is associated with the rise of Xi Jinping and serves to fulfill patriotic sentiments in Chinese society while projecting strength internationally. The words of Xi’s wolf warrior diplomats pack a powerful and potentially destabilizing bite.
— Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Hong Kong Baptist University