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Under Xi Jinping China launched a series of security initiatives targeting outsiders. An emblematic case was that of Apple, whereby the Apple Book Store and iTunes Movie Store were abruptly shut down after prior legal approval.

"Apple Services Shut Down in China in Startling About-Face"

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/technology/apple-no-longe...

So, too, Wolf Warrior tactics against South Korea over China's anger at U.S. THAAD system, including the destruction of Lotte's entire business in China.

"One company [Lotte] is bearing the brunt of China's anger over U.S. missile system"

https://money.cnn.com/2017/03/07/news/china-lotte-thaad-sout...

Ironically, China adopted Wolf Warrior tactics in large part because the claim you make about the perceived threat of the U.S. treating China like Japan in the 1980s is now a commonplace cliche all over China, used to justify a host of aggressive policies. This hostile posture, overseen by Xi Jinping, has helped achieve the near impossible: political unanimity in the U.S. Congress against China.