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 To Enhance People-To-People Ties During Belt and Road Cooperation
China called for closer people-to-people bond when implementing the Belt and Road Initiative, in a bid to win public support for deepening bilateral and multinational cooperation.
China to Launch New Scholarship Inspired by President Xi’s 'One Belt and One Road'
The government is set to launch a new scholarship program for students coming from countries involved in the country’s Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, the Beijing Times reported.
Radio Wars: Information Battle Heats Up As Russia And China Muscle In
Last December, Peter Horrocks, the BBC World Service’s former director, warned that the West was losing the “information war” with Moscow as the old Cold War foe pumped out wave after wave of pro-Kremlin propaganda on its rapidly expanding radio, TV and online platforms.
Media Urged to Play Role in Strengthening Pak-China Ties
China's Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong, a number of media persons from both China and Pakistan, strategists, academicians, diplomats and foreign relation experts attended the forum to discuss media potentials to further promoting relations between the two countries.
Sieren's China: Cine-mania comes to China
For the first time ever, Chinese cinemas have taken more at the box office than American cinemas, - a development that has significant percussions for the international film industry, says DW columnist Frank Sieren.
China's Latest Power Play Comes At the Expense of America
Beijing has spent several years trying to persuade Western nations to join its Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which will soon open its doors and begin handing out billions of dollars in development loans to fund roads, ports, water and sanitation systems, and telecom projects across Asia.
Vietnam Plays Key Role in China-Japan Aid Battle
But China’s growing economic role in Vietnam has faced a backlash which intensified after Beijing last year parked an oil rig in waters Hanoi also claims. Since then, China has sought to win over neighbors with pledges of development funds, and bills a new Asian development bank as a consensus-based approach to aid.
Vietnam Legacy Has Lessons for Anti-Americanism Today
One key legacy of Vietnam was growth of anti-Americanism which undercut US prestige and soft power. This legacy is important for US policy today as the country continues to recover from the unpopularity of the Iraq War.
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