Synopsis
In a comment seen as an expression of dissatisfaction with the current lot of “wolf warrior” diplomats and bellicose official media outlets, Xi spoke of the need for conveying the message with modesty and humility.
Agencies
President Xi Jinping has called for better international communication, urging the bellicose official Chinese media and wolf warrior diplomats to adopt a tone that displays openness and conveys modesty, in what observers see as a rare admission of Beijing s growing isolation exacerbated by COVID-19.
Xi, 67, who carries the image of being the most powerful Chinese leader after Chairman Mao Zedong with possible life-long tenure in power, in a candid conversation at a group study session of the Politburo of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday said, new concepts, domains and expressions should be created to tell China s stories in a better way.
Although there will not be any female astronaut in the Shenzhou-12 crewed mission, they will participate in every following flight mission, Yang Liwei said.