In a striking interview with Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad on Monday, China's ambassador to the Netherlands went into 'wolf warrior' mode.
In a striking interview with Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad on Monday, China's ambassador to the Netherlands went into"wolf warrior" mode.
It's a reference to so-called"dual use" technologies that have both civilian and military uses. Nevertheless, even the tea-loving English wouldn't pretend that a paper teacup has the same dual-use potential. After all, a paper teacup can't build targeting systems on a Dongfeng anti-ship ballistic missile or a Shijian-21 satellite-killing satellite.
This rhetoric hints at the arrogant, almost childish anger that always bubbles beneath the surface of Communist China's diplomatic strategy. Yet Tan isn't just upset about the chips. Asked about Chinese cyberattacks and intellectual property theft, he claimed that"China has strict laws and high penalties to protect intellectual property. ... How about the cyberattacks that are unleashed on us every day? My mailbox is also constantly being broken into.
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