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.

Michelle Obama Urges Students To Study Abroad In China

While President Barack Obama met with Chinese leader Hu Jintao at the White House, first lady Michelle Obama took the opportunity to encourage students to study abroad in China, in hopes of strengthening ties with the economic powerhouse and fostering cross-cultural exchange.

Tags: china, united states, cultural exchange, study abroad

Panda diplomacy: the remix

The latest chapter in the long story of panda diplomacy was written at Washington’s National Zoo, where the Chinese government agreed to lengthen the “loan” of popular panda pair Mei Xiang and Tian Tian for another five years.

Tags: china, united states, soft power, government pd, panda diplomacy

Will ‘Face the Nation’ Become ‘Face the World’?

The U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors is considering asking commercial broadcasters to donate their news programming to Voice of America and other international broadcasters.

Tags: united states, media, government pd, bbg

Close Encounters of the Buddhist Kind

An exclusive look inside a booming multi-billion dollar, evangelical, global Thai cult.

Tags: faith diplomacy, religion, buddhism, evangelical

US ambassador seeks to ‘build bridges’ with Vatican

America’s ambassador to the Holy See says the two sides are working to rebuild trust following the leak of embarrassing diplomatic cables late last year.

Tags: government pd, faith diplomacy, wikileaks, ambassadors, catholic church, white house

Long live wiki-diplomacy

Since the WikiLeaks scandal exploded at the end of last year, many commentators have declared this episode marks "the end of diplomacy." Nonsense.

Tags: united states, public opinion, wikileaks

Persian language aids understanding of Iranian culture: scholar

Sylwia Surdykowska from the University of Warsaw believes learning the Persian language will help achieve a better understanding of Iran’s culture... The Polish are familiar with Persian literature and know of the Persian poets Hafez, Rumi, Khayyam and Sadi, she told the Persian service of IRNA.

Tags: Cultural Diplomacy, public opinion, iran, language, cultural understanding

Public Diplomacy in U.S.-China Relations

As Secretary Hillary Clinton stated last week, U.S.-China relations are now at “a critical juncture.” Public diplomacy plays a crucial role in steering this vital relationship in a positive direction.

Tags: china, united states, government pd, public opinion

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