On January 9, media reported that Zhao Lijian had been transferred from his post as spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to become deputy director-general of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs. Over the past two years, the vicious culture of alternative spokesmen brought by Zhao Lijian is finally coming to an end.
Why was Zhao Lijian transferred? Was his transfer a regular transfer or a demotion? Will China's Wolf Warrior diplomacy be transformed?