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This installment of a Pacific Council on International Policy series discusses the defining features of Chinese soft power. 

Examining Chinese-Pakistani relations and the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on China's cultural diplomacy. 

Girl Scout Kana Walsh writes why on this International Day of the Girl Child, the global community should explore ways to make humanitarian mapping tools more available to young girls. 

How museums in the UK and around the world carry soft power influence by connecting people with art and culture. 

What is New Wave Participatory Culture (NWPC) and how does it reflect current political discourse?

On India's soft power assets and the government's way forward in projecting its culture and values internationally. 

The rise of digital diplomacy was thought to lessen the importance of diplomat-journalist relationships, but recent experience indicates the contrary. 

CPD-MOIA Summer Associate Daniel Toomey recounts his internship experience at the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of International Affairs. 

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