Darren Cheong
Research Associate, Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak InstituteDarren Cheong is a research associate with the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme at ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute.
Articles by Darren Cheong
Politics
Polite 'wolves': China's soft Twitter diplomacy in Southeast Asia
China's diplomats have gained fame on Western social media platforms for their strident "wolf warrior" discourse. But the strategy is not applied uniformly across all countries. In fact, they have taken a more polite tone towards Southeast Asian countries. This is seen most obviously on Twitter, where key officials and spokespersons in China have shown contrasting styles and choice of words depending on the target audience.
Darren Cheong
24 Feb 2022