Commentary In early June, Chinese leader Xi Jinping created a sensation when he urged officials to create a more “lovable” (可愛的) China. As reported by state news agency Xinhua, the country must “make friends extensively, unite the majority, and continuously expand its circle of friends with those who understand and are friendly to China.” Since Chinese diplomacy in recent years has been decidedly undiplomatic, foreign media speculated that this heralded a change in policy. Could this mean the end of “wolf warrior” diplomacy? The term “wolf warrior,” derived from two jingoistic films, “Wolf Warrior” and “Wolf Warrior Two,” in which Chinese special forces operatives fight on behalf of the world’s downtrodden, was a huge hit in China, though not elsewhere. While the films broke box office in China, foreign critics were not so kind, with one review opining that Wolf Warrior Two’s “sheer moral ineptitude combined with its throwback B-movie …