China understands soft power

Posted by DSCBruin on May 27, 2025 at 12:28:56

In Reply to: Re: It was always a given that we were heading towards posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on May 27, 2025 at 11:44:30

When Musk/Trump killed USAID, I'm sure Chinese leaders erupted in celebration. Trump has created massive opportunities for China.

Re: China understands hard power TheHappyBurgermeister 12:49:07 05/27/25 (11)
- That's not exactly what soft power is Dr.J 13:46:29 05/27/25 (10)
  - I over simplified. Here's a CFR article on Soft Power TheHappyBurgermeister 15:41:53 05/27/25 (7)
    - It's never going to be one or the other DSCBruin 16:26:15 05/27/25 (6)
      - Never suggested it was one or the other TheHappyBurgermeister 17:38:58 05/27/25 (2)
        
        I know nothing about Belt and Road DSCBruin 09:41:17 05/28/25 (1)
        
        Yep, I was thinking of usaid * TheHappyBurgermeister 16:52:44 05/28/25 (0)
      - Mostly true . . . Dr.J 17:31:05 05/27/25 (0)
      - This is a key point blindness 16:45:08 05/27/25 (0)
      - Addendum DSCBruin 16:29:12 05/27/25 (0)
  - And if you do need to use coercion DSCBruin 13:52:54 05/27/25 (1)
    - Exactly Dr.J 14:15:18 05/27/25 (0)
America (or, Trump) is like that guy who peaked in high school blindness 12:35:52 05/27/25 (0)