China continued its "wolf warrior" diplomacy toward the U.S. as Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, background left, met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other senior officials July 26 in Tianjin. China claims that Americans cite the Pearl Harbor attack and Sputnik launch to portray Beijing as an enemy. (Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)

Analysis: China engages in fierce propaganda war during Sherman visit

Using online media, Beijing shapes the narrative while the meeting was ongoing

KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer

July 29, 2021 04:00 JST

Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff writer and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He is the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize for international reporting.