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IMHO, I do believe soft power is needed and of course without neglecting hard power (military power). China needs to keep improving its PR too. So far, China is improving as there are so many independent bloggers, youtubers and twitter users who showcase China in positive ways. China also helping build many infrastructures and giving loans around the world, isn't that form of soft power too?
China without improving its PR power is like someone who is rich and powerful but disliked by people because of bad rumors surrounding him. Isn't it better to be someone who is rich and powerful but also philanthropist and liked by people?
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No not always. Some rich and powerful are independent enough to have their own followers that are extremely large in numbers to drowned out the "surrounding rumors" from others.
China’s economic development over the last 30 years deserves administration and respect. People do want to, and many, admire China’s level of development, and all the benefits that come with it. But very actually want to be like China.
China’s hard power has not translated into equivalent soft power. The problem is structural, webbed into the nature of China’s political system.
China’s hard power has not translated into equivalent soft power. The problem is structural, webbed into the nature of China’s political system.
The way I see it, it was more like Australia volunteered to be the monkey.
No one volunteers for that role, but they did.
At first, it probably threw the CCP off their game.
After a while, then it was business as usual, or in some cases, no more business at all.
Soft power is contents creation and we can see plenty of China related contents creation, some with originality and poignancy, that go hand in hand with a whole host of intentional slander. As the nation grows richer and could afford more leisure time, one would only see more and more of modern contemporary contents creation, and by extension, soft power. There is no way to stop it.
Not really. Let's see what soft power actually accomplishes.
Japan: claims to have tons of soft power yet... they are hated by all their neighbors who defy them at every turn.
India: claims to have tons of soft power yet... they are also hated by all their neighbors who defy them at every turn.
Russia: claimed to be despised by everyone yet... they supposedly influenced not 1 but 2 western elections, have conservative shills who support them against their own interests in
China: claimed to be despised by everyone yet... China is supposedly influencing politicians and universities up to the UN and WHO itself and has Africans who risk their lives to defy the propaganda narrative standing up for them.
Hmm. Seems to me soft power isn't useful at all for compeling people to behave according to your interests and power without that ability isn't power.
And if you think that getting a few people to watch your TV or games is meaningful, just look up how many racists play Genshin Impact.
Kyle Rittenhouse is given full acquittal. How that is good for China? It damages US soft power and propaganda ( largely built by liberals). China just gained more propaganda material. Minorities trying to defend the American dream has one wound inflicted upon them ( rise of race/ culture based supremist ideologies into mainstream).
China gains points for low prevalence of Gun violence.
China gains points for low prevalence of Gun violence.
Japan has a lot of soft power but can't defy the US.
France has a lot of soft power but its executives get arrested by the US and its submarines get c*ck blocked by the US
Soft power can be easily countered by internal propaganda and policy. Things like territorial disputes makes soft power useless, any military conflict could make it disappear. It’s just too fickle in a hotly contested environment.
The US is actively using its hard power to counter China’s soft power. The fact is that both China’s hard and soft power have grow despite US hostility.