What are you going to do？Nuke every country who doesn't like you？
I seriously can't tell if you're actually this simple-minded or if you're just trying to not lose an argument by delaying the inevitable.
1. "Like" has no meaning. It's something that weak people keep saying because they need to feel safe and fear conflict. It's whether or not another country aligns itself with you and bends to your will that is important.
2. No, you don't nuke them. Are you unaware of all of the things that can be done before a nuclear escalation? Economic sanctions, tech embargo, arming the enemies and rivals of the nation, starting territorial disputes (if applicable) with them or joining their neighbors in territorial disputes against them, getting them left behind in development because you support the economy of all the countries around them but not them. This is the real world, not some brain-dead "What can you do? Nuke?"
Every country wants other countries like or be friendly with it. China is no exception，Chinese gov is doing everything to improve it's image around the global，cannot see it？
I can see it. China is and will be more respected and admired because other countries see this nation defeating the US and becoming the most powerful nation of the future and they want to be aligned with the winner. NOT by making drama/tourism/please like me attempts.
In most of countries，leadership can not totally ignore public sentiment. If the public of that country have resentment against you，then the new leader will likely turn against you
Yes, and this usually is influenced by the management of the country, NOT because the leader was too mean to a country that produces really cool cartoons and dramas so all their fans got mad at him. That has literally never happened or come close to happening in the history of mankind.
Oh really？You're telling me that how citizens of different country be treated around the global，is an accurate reflection of the hard power of that country？If that is true，then I guess Chinese hard power is among the weakest.
Sometimes it is and sometimes not. When it isn't, it is usually due to active interference by a country with greater hard power. In the natural order, the strongest country is the most respected and the second country is commands secondary respect. But not if the strongest country makes it a point that respecting the rival is disrespecting him. Thus, hard power determines everything again.
Again，people in China still watch Korean/Japanese/American/Thai etc content via non official channel. If cultural content from a country is attractive，people will attracted to it. Regardless of that country's political position or hard power.
Look at you getting your panties in a bunch over people watching some free TV LOL. Everybody watches TV from everybody else, but when interests clash, nobody cares what entertainment you make; they will use hard power to get their goals reached before yours.
Are you going to solve every issue with navy？I don't think so，no country will or can do it this way.
No. That was just one example, which should be obvious to everyone with a normal IQ. Economic coercion, technological sanction, political attack, all those happen before military escalation. This is how mighty countries impose their interests in all of human history.
The risk of being kidnapped. But it wouldn't deter Thai drama fans from visiting the country
Woooww, you are really stretching now LOL. Get some Chinese tourist Thai kidnapping statistics and we'll talk. As far as I'm concerned, you're just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks now. By your logic, the risk of getting commie-brainwashed and abducted by the secret police won't deter all those China fans from visiting China every year, the second most-visited country in the world after the US.
So you are the only Chinese who visited Korea not for cosmetic surgery？
What a stupid question. Many Chinese people visit Korea just for the plastic surgery. I'm saying to you that in the real world, I had no such experience as your imaginary one where I was treated badly in Korea for being Chinese. And in the real world, Chinese tourism is second only to the US. So every time you make up little stories about Chinese people touring a small country, it's just a moot point. Big data says China dominates the countries with less hard power again.
It's just like religion，you don't believe it does not stop more Chinese people becoming a believer
Of what? Your online foreign web trolling vs my real life experience? LOL My mom watches K-drama and so does my wife. They don't give a hoot about Korea and would never side with it in any conflict with China. Thanks for the free flicks, tourism is transactional, but when it comes down to it, we're Chinese and it's stupid to think otherwise. I don't understand why you think if someone watches a TV show or visits a place, they worship it, rather than patronizing it as an equal transaction or even looking at the place as a place of service to them, the customer. It's wrong, but if this is your definition, then China is worshipped secondly to the US by tourist numbers and our hard power is second to the US, so it supports my point, not yours. I might think something is cool and fun but if they offend China, I'm dropping all my support towards them like a rock.
Chinese gov was/is working hard for China to be liked around the global，also trying to improve perception of China among foreign people，not so sucess though.
China was getting embarassed because of Chinese tourists spitting in public, skipping lines, climbing statues, sleeping in the hotel lobby picking thier feet, etc... This embarassment needs to stop. After that, it's all hard power.
They are doing this，because we are living in a globalized world now，unless you can/want completely isolate yourself from the outside world like Qing dynasty，others perception about you matters.
It changes based on your hard power.
It doesn't? LOLOL So American active suppression with its hard power cannot influence how other treat American rivals? You sure?
Chinese people know it better than anyone else
I'm Chinese and you're not. Thanks for capitulating again.
I'm saying China or any country will not use force to do such thing，regardless the level hard power.
Force isn't the only hard power, once again, for the extremely slow-minded. Economic sanctions, political/tech war are all hard power. You don't have to strike a country with your military if you can make them spend the next few decades watching themselves get left back and turned into the retard of the region because everyone else can trade with you but they can't.
No country will declare war on other country，simply for not earning enough respect. The threshold for initiating a war is never that low
Correct. War is declared for conflicting interests, something soft "power" can never solve. It is not declared because some crybabies want to be liked but were not liked.
It's already happening for a while now，didn't you know that? Too bad
I know the hard power drive is happening for a while. I know they banned certain gaming for a while. What do you think is happening? Post some links. Your debate skill is too bad.
Never read statement from the gov do you？The CCP explicitly linked soft power to cultural products，go search XinHua articles on this topic，see what's CCP's definition. It's funny that you didn't even pay attention to Chinese gov's policy yet love to claim you know everything about them.
No, you post whatever you think it is and we'll take it from there. I'm not searching for anything.
Attack me personally doesn't make your points more solid.
I couldn't help it because it's hard to imagine an adult functioning at this mental level. My points are solid because they logically defeat yours, not for any personal reason.
Emm, more personally attack. Whatever, I don't care
Hey, I'm just pointing out how ironic it is that you wanted to say something about someone else but it was a perfect criticism of yourself!
Lots of things will be shocking in this world to someone who thinks that the false concept of "soft power" is
only way to achieve anything.
Even the most pro-CCP people I have seen，do not dare to claim that CCP is god/don't make any mistake like all mortal people.
The exception is not that they never hit setbacks but that they accomplish basically all of their goals once the CCP sets its power to it. If I had to pick one mistake now, I'd say it's that they didn't clarify enough on the meaning when they use "soft power" so it's bringing much confusion to the less mentally-adept people.
You are on a whole different level
Yes, I'm famous here for debating trolls to death. You just found that out?
Secondly, that's a stupid unhinged question. Compared to whom? It is undeniable that China is at least the second most powerful country in the world but we work hard to become the first and then to maintain the first.
