Soft power is not just about movies and television shows, but the ability to attract people to one’s country through cultural influence and persuasion. Tourists and international students traveling to China interact with the people and culture, influencing their worldview along the way. How effective is China’s soft power on a collective and individual level and what is the impact of China’s soft power on the rest of the world? 

Irene Wu joins the National Committee on May 8, 2025 to discuss soft power and how countries like China use it. 

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