Why China’s vaccine diplomacy shouldn’t be a high-profile charm offensive

If soft power rankings are any indication, China’s efforts in adding to the global public good have achieved mixed results in recent years. Last year, it came 27th out of 30 nations in the Soft Power 30 index published by the University of Southern California’s Center on Public Diplomacy and Portland Communications.In a recent commentary for Bloomberg, Hal Brands, the Henry Kissinger Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, pointed to…

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