Chinese Diplomat Cornered and Berated Congressional Aide at Other Embassies’ Events

Chinese diplomats have escalated their bullying of Congress over Taiwan, in one case even sending personnel to harass a congressional aide at gatherings hosted by the embassies of other countries, National Review has learned.

These incidents, reported here for the first time, mark a new escalation of the sort of Wolf Warrior–diplomacy pursued by China’s embassy in the United States. Highly unusual in themselves, the interactions follow other stepped-up efforts in recent months to aggressively push Beijing’s line on U.S. soil, including the embassy’s collaboration with a since-fired congressional aide to arrange meetings for Chinese diplomats with other Hill staffers.