Peter Martin's Blog
April 20, 2021
Book Review in Axios
Here's Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian's review of China's Civilian Army for Axios:
She describes it as a "deeply human portrait of China's emissaries, pulling back the veil on their motivations and struggles."
"The book is a masterful retelling of modern Chinese history through the lens of China's diplomats, following top Communist Party cadre Zhou Enlai as he seeks to build a Foreign Ministry from the bottom up after the 1949 founding of the People's Republic," Allen-Ebrahimian writes.
Check out the full review here:
https://www.axios.com/new-book-explor...
She describes it as a "deeply human portrait of China's emissaries, pulling back the veil on their motivations and struggles."
"The book is a masterful retelling of modern Chinese history through the lens of China's diplomats, following top Communist Party cadre Zhou Enlai as he seeks to build a Foreign Ministry from the bottom up after the 1949 founding of the People's Republic," Allen-Ebrahimian writes.
Check out the full review here:
https://www.axios.com/new-book-explor...
February 2, 2021
New podcast with CSIS
If you're interested in China's wolf warrior diplomacy, take a listen to this CSIS podcast
Here's the blurb that Bonnie Glaser provided:
"In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Mr. Peter Martin joins us to discuss his recent book, China’s Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy. Chinese diplomacy in the past several years has become more assertive and its diplomats have used sharper language — hence the name “wolf warrior diplomacy,” which comes from a Chinese film. Peter Martin’s research traces the roots of wolf warrior diplomacy to the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 and its first diplomat, Zhou Enlai. Martin discusses China’s diplomacy today and its impact. He explains that although there are some critics in China of wolf warrior diplomacy, it is popular among the general public amid rising nationalist sentiment in the country. In addition, Mr. Martin discusses how both public opinion and the directives of Xi Jingping have combined to force China’s diplomatic corps to be assertive players in international relations. Lastly, Mr. Martin describes the motivations behind wolf warrior diplomacy and how diplomats are being rewarded for their aggressive rhetoric and posture.
"Mr. Peter Martin is a political reporter for Bloomberg News. Mr. Martin has written extensively about China and U.S.-China relations. His latest book is China’s Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, which will be published in April 2021."
Here's the link: https://chinapower.csis.org/podcasts/...
Here's the blurb that Bonnie Glaser provided:
"In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Mr. Peter Martin joins us to discuss his recent book, China’s Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy. Chinese diplomacy in the past several years has become more assertive and its diplomats have used sharper language — hence the name “wolf warrior diplomacy,” which comes from a Chinese film. Peter Martin’s research traces the roots of wolf warrior diplomacy to the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 and its first diplomat, Zhou Enlai. Martin discusses China’s diplomacy today and its impact. He explains that although there are some critics in China of wolf warrior diplomacy, it is popular among the general public amid rising nationalist sentiment in the country. In addition, Mr. Martin discusses how both public opinion and the directives of Xi Jingping have combined to force China’s diplomatic corps to be assertive players in international relations. Lastly, Mr. Martin describes the motivations behind wolf warrior diplomacy and how diplomats are being rewarded for their aggressive rhetoric and posture.
"Mr. Peter Martin is a political reporter for Bloomberg News. Mr. Martin has written extensively about China and U.S.-China relations. His latest book is China’s Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, which will be published in April 2021."
Here's the link: https://chinapower.csis.org/podcasts/...
November 16, 2020
Tea Leaves podcast
Really enjoyed talking about "wolf warrior diplomacy" with Kurt Campbell and Rich Verma on the latest episode of the Tea Leaves podcast
You can listen here: https://theasiagroup.com/peter-martin/
You can listen here: https://theasiagroup.com/peter-martin/
