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Soft power

A girl holds a US and a Chinese flag during the arrival ceremony for China's President Xi Jinping and first lady Madame Peng Liyuan at the White House in September, 2015.

Is it still the American Century? There’s a lot to say about the influence of ‘smart power’

Global Politics

The beginning of the “American Century” is usually considered to have started around World War II. Are we still in the so-called American Century? China’s economic rise has looked impressive, even intimidating from a distance. But a rise is rarely linear, nor without its challenges.

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Studio 360 – Episode 846 – Made in China – Soft Power

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