![]() ![]() In many ways, this makes them comparable to the cowboys of the western genre or the samurai and ronin of Japan's chanbara movies. Most of the heroes in wuxia fiction and films do not serve a lord, wield military power or belong to the aristocratic class. “Wuxia” which literally means “martial hero” or “martial chivalry” in Chinese, tell stories of those who wander around the realm and combat evil. The earliest films on such a theme could be traced back to 1920s. As one of the oldest, and most influential Chinese film genres, wuxia films are mostly based on novels written by famous martial arts authors such as Jin Yong and Gu Long. Wolf Warrior was not a typical chinese movie. ![]() It was not the typical Chinese movie, with a plot that doesn't make sense and only exists so that there's a purpose for fighting - absolutely beautiful but with no plot whatsoever though. ![]() In 2015, "Wolf Warriors" turned out to be the biggest dark horse in the movie market at that time. In the origianl "Wolf Warrior", Leng Feng - Chinese Rambo special force soldier with extraordinary marksmanship skills - confronts a group of deadly foreign mercenaries who are hired to assassinate him by a vicious drug lord. China seems more confident in consolidating its global position, and believes that the general hostility of the United States is blocking its way. What is behind China's perceived "Wolf Warrior" style diplomacy is the changing strengths of China and the West. As China rises and walks close to center stage of the world, facilitated by the relative decline of the West, many Western countries are feeling uncomfortable. Those Western people said the tone of Chinese diplomats has become increasingly more strident and combative. This seemingly has made the West feel challenged. In some Westerners' eyes, Chinese diplomats are using "Wolf Warrior" style diplomacy, named after the 2015 patriotic action film and its 2017 sequel. But the world and Chinese diplomats have changed. Chinese diplomats were once known for their conservative, low profile. Wolf Warrior - Rambo With Chinese CharacteristicsĬhina is abandoning its principle of "hiding its ability and biding its time" which it stuck to since 1990. China is now returning to the center of the world ![]()
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