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While all of you have been locked down at homes, here are some things that might have crossed your mind - China and Pandemics. So here is a list of movies that you watch which have connection/resonance to China and pandemics. Wolf Warrior - I & II The Wandering Earth Contagion Minority Report Wolf Warrior I & Wolf Warrior II - These movies have given rise to the coinage called - 'wolf warrior diplomacy'. But what is "wolf warrior" diplomacy, what does the name mean and where did it originate? The "wolf warriors" represent a completely different type of diplomat to the famously bland Chinese foreign representatives of the past few decades. Instead of long, verbose statements, these Chinese officials are taking to Twitter and other social media platforms to hit back directly at any criticism of China or the ruling Communist Party. "Wolf Warrior" is actually the title of a hugely-successful series of patriotic action films i...

If you like to view conversations then there are some videos with   Robert Keohane ,   Kenneth Waltz ,   John Mearshiemer ,   Dr. Shashi Tharoor   which are all part of UC Berkeley’s videos in a series called “Conversations with History”. The IR field has its own peculiarities and one such is   Professor Alexander Wendt   who is a leading scholar and does research on UFOs. Other include, Stephen Walt , John Mearshiemer & Stephen Walt , Vali Nasr  an Iranian-American academic, philosopher Martha Nussbaum  and her teacher Professor Amartya Sen .  Others include  John Kenneth Galbraith , Edward Luttwak  a pre-eminent scholar on China, Joseph Nye  scholar who articulated the concept of soft power , Robert Jervis whose work on nuclear politics is very important. The full list of over 100 conversations is compiled here:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeYsBp2DPaHWTmtc22Y8kVEMVUcs_OTKa ...