Recently the Chinese foreign ministry has taken an increasingly strident tone against the United States, Australia, and other countries.
Dubbed as “wolf-warrior diplomacy,” this new approach seems popular inside China.
It reinforces a presumed transition of Chinese diplomacy from conservative, passive, and low-key to assertive, proactive, and high-profile.
Wolf Warrior and Wolf Warrior II are Chinese action blockbusters that highlight agents of Chinese special operation forces.
Wolf-warrior diplomacy, named after these movies, describes offensives by Chinese diplomat to defend China’s national interests, often in confrontational ways.