International Relations

National Review: China’s ‘Soft Power’ in Africa Has Hard Edges

By: Jianli Yang - June 19, 2021 China’s Xi Jinping recently told Chinese Communist Party officials to fashion a kinder, gentler image for China. Given the nation’s cratering global public-opinion ratings, his concerns make sense. “We must focus on setting the tone...
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Bitter Winter: “Predatory Nature: Why China’s “Wolf Warrior” Diplomacy Is Here to Stay”

By: Jianli Yang Did Xi Jinping really put a halt to the aggressive behavior of Chinese diplomats? Not really. At a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo study meeting held on the afternoon of May 31, Xi Jinping instructed his colleagues that they must “tell a good...
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Newsweek: China’s Countering Foreign Sanctions Law Shows its Wolf Warrior Diplomacy

By: Jianli Yang - June 18, 2021 Just before the 47th G7 summit convened in England, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China hastily passed its new law on countering foreign sanctions, seeking to achieve a deterrent effect prior to the G7...
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Providence Mag: China’s Geopolitical Plans Generate Israel-Palestine Peacemaker Ambitions

By: Jianli Yang - June 10, 2021 China’s diplomatic stance toward the recent armed conflict between Israel and Hamas has been prominent. At an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council when China chaired it, Foreign Minister Wang Yi put forward a...
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