CCP’s New ‘Special Agent’ Diplomacy Involves High-Level Chinese Intelligence Assets, Experts Warn

Who are China's new foreign minister and Taiwan Affairs Office director?

A police officer stands guard in Tiananmen Square before the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on March 11, 2022. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

The Chinese communist regime’s recent personnel change among its top diplomats amid rising domestic unrest and Beijing’s aggression aimed at Taiwan has attracted international attention, with experts calling it Beijing’s clear new directive of “special agent” diplomacy.

Experts are warning that diplomats, particularly those from the United States and Taiwan, must be prepared for the regime’s use of gray-zone tactics that threaten the norms of effective diplomacy.