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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicLijian Zhao

Topic: Lijian Zhao

China finally releases Covid data but citizens don’t believe it’s just 60,000 deaths

Aadil Brar -
‘Wolf warrior’ diplomat Zhao Lijian was removed as the foreign ministry spokesperson and moved to the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs.

What shunting ‘wolf warrior’ Zhao out of foreign ministry could mean for Chinese diplomacy

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Known for combative approach, foreign ministry spokesperson was moved to Dept of Boundary & Ocean Affairs. Two professors assert China will not make major shift in its policies.

Hope first Quad summit is ‘conducive to regional peace, stability & prosperity’, says China

K J M Varma -
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China believes any regional cooperation architecture should follow the principle of peaceful development and win-win cooperation.

Maverick Chinese diplomat who fell in love with Pakistan is going home

Nayanima Basu -
Lijian Zhao, who is on his way back to Beijing after a four-year stint, was recently in news for a Twitter spat with former US diplomat Susan Rice.

A Chinese diplomat in Pakistan is setting Twitter on fire with his brashness

Sanya Dhingra -
Lijian Zhao not only parrots Beijing’s official position on diplomatic issues on Twitter, but also Islamabad’s – and with even more gusto.

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Opinion

Superman Modi to superpower meeting — Indian TV anchors script a Tianjin blockbuster

Shailaja Bajpai -
Tango, triad, trinity, troika — TV news pulled out every T-word from its dictionary and paired it with Tianjin to target Trump on tariffs and trade.

Why India should let the rupee fall

India’s online gaming ban shows today’s thriving sector could be tomorrow’s casualty

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

Javaria Rana -
China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

National Interest

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

Shekhar Gupta -
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.

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