China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomats and the Future of U.S.-China Relations

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4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in a virtual climate change summit hosted by President Joe Biden on Thursday, Earth Day. It’s a bright spot in a deteriorating U.S.-China relationship, and comes as tensions rise over human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region and as China doubles down on a more aggressive style of diplomacy. We’ll hear about the roots of China’s so-called “wolf warrior” foreign relations offensive and discuss the future of relations between the two countries on climate change, human rights, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.2	I'm Scott Tong.
1:05.6	In the final fight scene in the 2017 Chinese action film Wolf Warrior 2,
1:09.1	the evil American is about to finish off our Asian hero,
1:11.3	until the American says this.
1:13.4	People like you all. People like me. Get used to it.
1:16.7	Cue the angry Chinese superstar.
1:19.3	He jumps up, tosses an expletive, and kills off the white bad guy.
1:23.8	Is this a metaphor for a new aggressive China?
1:26.6	We talk about China's wolf warrior diplomacy in the future of U.S. China relations.
1:31.5	That's next on Forum right after this news.
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