[Newtalk新聞] Zhao Lijian, the former spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and representative diplomat Zhao Lijian, has been transferred from the post of Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Deputy Director of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs at the beginning of this year (2023). The picture of brushing up the paint was exposed on the Internet today (13), causing heated discussions. Netizens even borrowed Zhao Lijian’s past remarks about being a wolf warrior to ridicule him for “stealing fun”.
Zhao Lijian was suddenly transferred to the Chinese border in January and took up a non-diplomatic official position, which aroused many speculations from the outside world. According to a report by RFI, Wang Tiancheng, director of the Institute of China Democratic Transition, said that although the transfer appears to be a level transfer at the same administrative level, it is actually a “demotion” and he thinks it may be his wife’s transfer. The reason caused the high-level unhappiness. Zhao Lijian’s wife, Tang Enru, not only often shared her affection on Chinese social media platforms, but also publicly complained that she could not buy “four types of medicines”.
Weibo user “Lovely Zhao Shushu” posted several photos today of Zhao Lijian patrolling the border and coastal defenses in Dongxing City, Guangxi. Netizens ridiculed Zhao Lijian: “Stealing music”, “Stealing music brother hehehe”, “Going to study border issues”, “Demoted thousands of miles away”, “Zhao Lijian is patrolling the border, from a loudspeaker to a gatekeeper.”
The term “stealing joy” comes from Zhao Lijian’s speech of the wolf warrior. Zhao Lijian once said at a press conference: “during the epidemic, living in China, you should secretly have fun.” Since then, the term “stealing music” has not only become a major personal symbol of Zhao Lijian, but also a catchphrase used by the public to satirize the Chinese government. The meaning of the word stealing music is: not dare to laugh unscrupulously when encountering happy things, secretly happy.
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