Knowing the grave consequences of a crisis and the private location made me second-guess every decision. I was consumed by how I was feeling on the first day. I constantly asked myself if I felt OK, had enough water, or should stop dancing.
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Dunstan,
Thanks for your continued posts. Good to hear from you about your fears. I have an adopted son with type SS who deals with probably the same fears --many times not being able to verbalize it always --he certainly does!
Regardless of whether you or my son consider themselves to be warriors, you're both in battle for your lives, and this takes a lot of courage and I'd say support from other people.
Thanks for another helpful personal perspective. I have been reluctant to call all people living with SCD "Warriors," but I completely understand those who call themselves that. Thanks for letting us know how one label can't cover everybody.
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With the widespread adoption of Twitter over the last few years, diplomats who might not otherwise have been noticed gained a voice and could engage with most of their foreign counterparts. Therefore, Twitter and social media in general have become an integral tool for wolf warrior diplomacy. The majority of Chinese diplomats using these platforms are aiming not to influence Chinese citizens but rather to capture the attention of either the foreign ministry or leaders in Beijing.
Considering the increased presence of Chinese diplomats on social media platforms such as Twitter, do you think Western politicians will need to become equally active on social media to balance the level of influence?
Wolf warrior diplomacy is a tactic. All Chinese diplomats are capable of using the tactic when they need to. What has been notable in recent years is that diplomats have strongly embraced wolf warrior diplomacy and made it the dominant way that they interact with the outside world and with foreign audiences. It seems that this kind of behavior is being rewarded by the party center. Those who like Zhao Lijian have indulged in this tactic have often been promoted very rapidly.
There have also been times, nonetheless, when China was more diplomatically isolated and the behavior of its diplomats undermined its international reputation. This led to very impressive periods of rethinking and recalibration, and the PRC was able to shift gears to charm the outside world, win friends, and gather genuine support. Examples of such eras would include the Geneva and Bandung Conferences in the mid-1950s or the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square massacre in the early 1990s.
What surprises many China watchers is that the same brand of rigorous rethinking has been so slow to materialize in recent years. Xi Jinping indicated in his remarks over the summer to the Politburo study session that China needed to work harder to cultivate a lovable and trustworthy image. However, there is not much evidence indicating that the specific tactics involved in wolf warrior diplomacy would be addressed and recalibrated in the short term.
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