A curated selection of public diplomacy-relevant news from a global cross-section of English-language media outlets, including independent, corporate-owned, and state-sponsored sources. The stories featured don't necessarily represent CPD's views nor have they been verified by CPD.

China Killed Copenhagen Climate Change Talks

Complaints are surfacing that China's leaders derailed the Copenhagen summit by playing political games during the discussions. Blogger Fons Tuinstra translates parts of a Belgium media piece called "China, and only China killed Copenhagen".

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The New Rules: Neocons are Alive and Kicking

No matter how you game out America's current strategic trajectory, the inevitable result is increased Chinese influence over the American economy and the global security situation. According to the neocons, we are giving the Chinese easy access to our economy while allowing them to perfect their "soft power" strategies throughout the developing world.

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China’s climate stonewall

There were 45,000 people at the Copenhagen summit and more than 100 world leaders, but in the end it came down to an extraordinary personal showdown between the leaders of the world's two superpowers and biggest greenhouse gas emitting countries, China and the US.

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Renewed dialogue welcome, but talks alone won’t win peace

Speculation has been building up on the Subcontinent that dialogue between India and Pakistan is about to restart. Last month Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir that if Pakistan showed "sincerity and good faith," India "will not be found wanting in its response."

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Quest for regional power takes Turkey East

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Syria Tuesday for the second time in six months, several days after his foreign minister visited Damascus and the president hosted Egypt’s leader following a trip to Jordan. Such a flurry of visits has become commonplace recently as Erdogan’s Islamist-rooted government pushes ahead with a quest for “soft power” in a region its Ottoman forebears ruled for centuries.

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Copenhagen summit: China’s quiet satisfaction at tough tactics and goalless draw

The Chinese government expressed quiet satisfaction at the outcome of the Copenhagen talks despite European accusations that it had systematically wrecked the negotiating process. Negotiators played the conference like a football team intent on a 0-0 draw. Their strategy was defensive, their tactics were tough and their tackling of opponents occasionally brutal.

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Tamils in Canada vote for independent homeland in Sri Lanka

n the latest such vote to be held by Tamils of Sri Lankan descent living abroad, members of the diaspora across Canada overwhelmingly voted “yes” on a referendum held Saturday calling for an independent homeland.

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Obama`s Foreign Engagement Scorecard

If there is a one-word handle that fits the conduct of foreign relations in Barack Obama’s first year as president, it is “engagement.” The Obama administration has engaged with Iran, Russia, Burma, Sudan, North Korea. “Engagement” sounds harmless — something any sensible administration would do.

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