Xi’s Meeting With Macron Muzzles Chinese ‘Wolf-Warrior’ Ambassador in France

Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye meets with media at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ottawa on Jan. 17, 2019. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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The outspoken Chinese ambassador to France fell silent after Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron on the phone on Oct. 26. The call came ahead of France’s appointment to the rotational European Union presidency in January 2022.