Joshua Kurlantzick is a visiting scholar at the China Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. This essay is excerpted from his book Charm Offensive: How China’s Soft Power is Transforming the World. From Foreign Policy In Focus:
In a short period of time, Beijing has proven that it can shift its foreign policy quickly and woo the world, often focusing on countries America has alienated. China has drastically changed its image in many parts of the world from dangerous to benign. It may already be the preeminent power in parts of Asia, and it could develop China-centered spheres of influence in other parts of the globe, like Central Asia or Africa. Even longtime American allies like Australia have moved closer to Beijing. [Full Text]
Read also A Newly Diplomatic China Courts the World by Joshua Kurlantzick and A Conversation With Joshua Kurlantzick author of Charm Offensive: How China’s Soft Power is Transforming the World, and watch Kurlantzick’s presentation at Asia Society.
