Low carbon economy; WHO investigation; Wang Yi tells US to right the wrongs in US-China relations; Hong Kong

The China Media Project (CMP) is a terrific resource for understanding PRC politics and how they are reflected in trends in CCP propaganda. Every year the CMP produces a report on the top trends of the previous year, and I am pleased to be able to publish the 2020 report on Sinocism.

In 2021, Sinocism and the CMP will also cooperate on monthly reports for Sinocism subscribers looking at leading trends in Chinese official discourse. 

I have published the full report outside the paywall. and here is an excerpt from the section on “wolf warriors”:

Soon after China began its fight against Covid-19 in earnest, the combative tone from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) became increasingly obvious. Spokespersons for the ministry constantly responded to perceived “attacks” from the United States and other countries over its handling of the epidemic, as well as over trade, technology and human rights. 

As MOFA went on the attack, the most salient feature of the rhetoric coming out of the …