https://www.scmp.com/rss/500696/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Tugged by the strings of traditional alliance on the one hand and the prospect of economic growth on the other, Australia found itself in the 21st century between the proverbial rock and hard place. Yet, rather than smashing into one side of the binary, Australia, until 2014, managed to maintain its alliance with the United States and build a productive relationship with its largest trading partner, China. Flash forward to last week’s announcement of the “Aukus” pact, and a multibillion-dollar... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/world/article/3149284/australias-war-posturing-against-china-out-tune-region-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/world/article/3149284/australias-war-posturing-against-china-out-tune-region-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Sep 2021 01:15:18 +0000 This is in response to your article “China’s Wolf Warrior diplomacy is our justified defence – get used to it” (June 17). In an interview, China’s envoy to France Lu Shaye denounced the term “Wolf Warrior diplomacy” as carrying a negative meaning. I feel this is a misinterpretation of the term derived from the Wolf Warrior movie franchise, China’s answer to Hollywood’s Rambo movie series. Rambo’s character is a lone warrior who suffered combat trauma, does not conform to norms, quickly adapts to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3139182/why-chinese-diplomats-should-not-mind-wolf-warrior-label?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3139182/why-chinese-diplomats-should-not-mind-wolf-warrior-label?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:30:22 +0000 China's “Wolf Warrior” diplomats and state media have been told to tone down their efforts to defend Beijing's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Emboldened by the country’s success in containing the outbreak at home, and displeased with what they see as unfair criticism of China from abroad, official news outlets and diplomats have adopted an aggressively nationalist tone to defend the country's handling of the situation. But some of the country’s top foreign policy advisers say this is only... https://www.scmp.com/china/are-chinas-wolf-warriors-baring-their-teeth-too-often/article/3084522?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/are-chinas-wolf-warriors-baring-their-teeth-too-often/article/3084522?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 May 2020 10:52:27 +0000 In 2017, the producers of Wolf Warrior 2, the highest-grossing Chinese movie ever, had a problem. They needed to capture the sound of a missile flying for some action scenes, but it was nearly impossible to record. Instead of getting a sound designer, they found Haiyang, a vocal artist who could make the sound with his mouth. Haiyang is a master of kouji 口技, a traditional Chinese art form similar to beatboxing. Translated literally as “mouth techniques,” kouji’s roots date back thousands of... https://www.scmp.com/culture/chinese-beatboxer-sound-effects-mouth-kouji-haiyang/article/3008582?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/chinese-beatboxer-sound-effects-mouth-kouji-haiyang/article/3008582?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 May 2019 03:50:28 +0000