Xi urges Chinese envoys to create ‘diplomatic iron army’

(This Dec. 27th story has been refiled to correct translation in paragraph 11)

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged Chinese ambassadors to forge a “diplomatic iron army” loyal to the Communist Party, reviving the abrasive “Wolf Warrior” rhetoric propagated by some diplomats as a sign of China’s increasingly assertive foreign policy.

“Dare to be good at struggle and to…