More must be done to boost China's soft power
<p><span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="Flash">Flash</span> <span word="Player">Player</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="GlobeScan">GlobeScan</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 26,000 <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>".</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="ranked">ranked</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="positives">positives</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> 8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 42 <span word="percent">percent</span> "<span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="negatives">negatives</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> 8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 39 <span word="percent">percent</span> "<span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>". <span word="After">After</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span>, <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="polling">polling</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="op">op</span>-<span word="ed">ed</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="watcher">watcher</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Shambaugh">Shambaugh</span>, <span word="European">European</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="envisioned">envisioned</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cyber">cyber</span>-<span word="espionage">espionage</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="military">military</span>, <span word="NGO">NGO</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civilian">civilian</span> <span word="targets">targets</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="successes">successes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shaolin">Shaolin</span> <span word="Temple">Temple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>. <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kung">kung</span> <span word="fu">fu</span>, <span word="Shaolin">Shaolin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="monks">monks</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="astounding">astounding</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="feats">feats</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="acrobats">acrobats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gymnasts">gymnasts</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nascent">nascent</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>-<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="productions">productions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="too">too</span>.</p>
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