Translation Tuesday: Soft Power: Chinese Family Dramas across Africa

By Joseph Webster Author: Jing Ya Translator: Joe Webster Published on: 12/07/2014 Source: Sina Weibo Entertainment Original text (in Chinese): http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2015-01-05/doc-iavxeafr9649321.shtml The ability to attract and persuade, or what the political scientist Joseph Nye terms “soft power”, is a vital instrument of national power. The People’s Republic of China has an increasingly large commercial and trade presence in Africa, […]