No More ‘Wolf Warrior’ Rhetoric: Xi Asks World Leaders to ‘Cooperate’

People walk in front of a large screen showing Chinese leader Xi Jinping giving a speech during celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, China on July 1, 2021. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese leader Xi Jinping changed his “wolf warrior” tone to “cooperation” and “fusion” with other countries at a July 16 virtual conference with U.S. President Joe Biden, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, and other world leaders of the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC.

“We should tear down the walls [barriers between countries], instead of building walls. We should open up the borders instead of isolating. We should fuse [with each other], instead of decoupling,” Xi said. “Cooperating and achieving win-win results are the unique right way.”