Yep people are bored and they are also mocking the political polarization.
You don't have to thank me for the fix.
Chinese Soft Power and Media Discussion and Updates
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solarz
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It's definitely the top attraction for me whenever I go back.
manqiangrexue
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China's #1 and only soft power is its hard power. Its tech and architecture wow the world and that's all there is to it.
Exactly. But you've heard many many people say they hate China, right? That right there shows how Chinese food will never be soft power.
solarz
Brigadier
Perhaps not directly, but it does contribute, especially 20-30 years ago.
Think of what most Chinese illegal immigrants do in the US: work in Chinese restaurants. The money they earn there is then sent back home and directly contributed to China's economic rise in the 90s and early 2000s.
Furthermore, these restaurants gave rise to Chinese grocery stores which directly import products from China, further contributing to the Chinese economy. These grocery stores, of course, hire more Chinese immigrants, who also send money back home. This is an entire economic chain being created due to the attraction of Chinese cuisine.
manqiangrexue
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Ok ok, so Chinese cuisine creates economic hard power, which translates to technological hard power, and that, into "soft" power, or cultural influence. Logic checks out.
Damn, if I had more time I'd start a part-time job being a content creator for XHS. I'm already spending all my free time trying to set the record right on Tiktok about China.
China is rapidly turning into the new black/hiphop culture, without any of the delinquency. It's new, rebellious, vibrant, anti-Establishment, for the people. We just need some more artists like China Mac blasting Chinese hiphop music in their deep red cars in NY/LA to get the wave in full swing.
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