Like to add, one last thing, because I can attach a video I liked, so there is my excuse for that.
Friedman always had this thing about American soft power. That is the dog whistle here by bringing up KC quarterback Mahome's wife the swimsuit model Tiffany Swift.
Friedman did not need to bring up the quarterback's wife, he could have just point to NBA players traveling in China in the off season as American soft power.
So Friedman was entirely ignorant of the NBA inroads into China, or willfully ignored that supposed demonstration of American soft power.
Why does Friedman want the quarterback's wife to champion American soft power and not NBA players?
Who knows.
Soft power is not something I understand. It is complicated. Anything dealing with culture is complicated, not simple.
Seth Curry in China, with mister Fox too.