Chinese Soft Power and Media Discussion and Updates

Temstar said:

Live example of soft power gain from flexing hard power:
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EV's isn't where China will get soft power everywhere. Tesla is a very, very competitive company in the EV market, and even more so in North America with their longer distance cars, just like how Chinese EV's don't do well in Russia due to the size of Russia (only 0.5% of the cars are EV in Russia), petrol vehicles will always do better at longer distances than EV's and even more so in Canada, Russia, and America where we both have loads of oil to spare. The reason EV's in Europe and Asia punch is the combination of higher fuel prices and shorter driving distances. China should export petrol cars to North America like they do in Russia to get soft power here.

A German super impressed by what he saw in China.
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"Why are More Young People Pro-China" from TLDR News noting the worldwide trend of more positive views on China, particularly amongst younger people.

Part of the reasons stated include:

-rise in anti-Trump (and anti establishment American) sentiment

-disappointment in the democratic process and it's outcomes

-less anti-communist sentiment in younger people

-climate change and environmental concerns which China is addressing (EVs, cleaner energy etc)

-Chinese cultural exports (TikTok, Labubus, Temu, Shein)