https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/magazine/china-diplomacy-twitter-zhao-lijian.html

Unfortunately it didn’t,t dig into his background. I suspect he is from prominent family or has a powerful wife. China,s red gene bias is more and more obvious now, guess xi couldn't say no “ you are one of us, select me! I have as red gene as you!”

1 thing surprised me, seemed zhao is not just a SOB, he actually was quite frofessionally in his Pakistan term, promoting China,s interests hard and well.

It ,s a pity he is now speaking as a public face for China, he could be way more useful working in friendly nations, Russia, Venezuela, Cuba etc. or at global times.