Soft power – Asia Times

China

Is China cornered?

by Francesco Sisci April 11, 2023April 15, 2023

In the first Cold War, the USSR was mighty and both the Western allies and Moscow’s proponents – each for reasons of their own – further lionized its position: on the Western front, to spur drama and competitiveness; at home in the Soviet Union, to boost confidence. Then what is the actual situation of China […]

The perils of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy

by Alexander Casella November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

Japan

Travel bans turn ‘Cool Japan’ into ‘Cruel Japan’

by Jake Adelstein February 18, 2022February 23, 2022

How some countries are using Covid to enhance soft power

by Michael Jennings February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

China’s image problem during Covid-19 crisis

by Kimkong Heng July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Italy

Italian PM scolds Russians over La Stampa spy spat

by Dave Makichuk April 6, 2020April 6, 2020

A propaganda poster blaming US and other countries' sanctions is seen in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 17, 2017. The poster reads: 'No one can stop our way!' Photo: KCNA/via Reuters

World

The role of intelligence organizations in the world

by Sajad Abedi January 31, 2020February 18, 2020

Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, United States, World

Why East Asian alliances matter for America

by Andrew Salmon December 3, 2019February 18, 2020

A supporter of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) holds a national flag during an election campaign rally in Phnom Penh on July 27, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mahan Vatsyayana

AT Finance, Cambodia

Rethinking Cambodian soft power

by Chan Sam Art September 18, 2019February 18, 2020

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and China's Premier Li Keqiang attend the 6th Japan-China-Korea Business Summit in Tokyo on Japan May 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Toru Hanai

China, European Union, Northeast Asia, United States, World

Decline of the West, divide of the ‘Eastern West’

by Andrew Salmon August 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Belt and Road Initiative. Illustration: iStock

Beijing, Belt and Road, China

China’s quest for soft power

by Navin Subedi June 26, 2019February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump participates in a celebration of military mothers and spouses at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters, Leah Millis

China, Russia, United States, World

American soft power in the age of Trump

by Joseph S. Nye May 8, 2019February 18, 2020

Waving flag of Pakistan and China. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

All-weather friend? Pakistan falls into China’s debt trap

by Ali Salman Andani January 11, 2019

Berlin, Germany. Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Germany, Vietnam, World

Ambassador asks compatriots in Germany to help Vietnam

by Asia Times staff December 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Three-dimensional synthesis of works, on behalf of the future of science and technology, network communications, digital age. Image: iStock

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

India 2.0: roadmap for building a new prosperous India

by Ravi Kant October 1, 2018

Data from smartphones and apps is at risk. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, World

Our infant information revolution

by Joseph S Nye June 17, 2018June 17, 2018

Members of the K-pop group Red Velvet pose for a photo after their Pyongyang concert. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Guangzhou, India, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Red Velvet’s bubblegum pop fine-tunes South Korean diplomacy

by Gordon Watts May 30, 2018February 18, 2020

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

China-US trade: a long-term battle of system versus system

by Grant Newsham May 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Britain's Prince Charles, takes a drink with Chief Sine Mao Tirsupe, President of the Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs, during a visit to the Chief's nakamal, as he visits the South Pacific island of Vanuatu, April 7, 2018. Photo: Pool via Reuters/Steve Parsons

Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

‘Five Eyes’ seek to counter China’s Pacific influence

by Alan Boyd April 25, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping waving in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

Beijing, China, European Union, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

China edging closer to becoming a global hegemon

by Pattharapong Rattanasevee April 11, 2018

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