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Chris Smith: “Why is the international community allowing China this cost-free deployment of soft power without any push-back, without…”

On the recordOctober 31, 2011
Why is the international community allowing China this cost-free deployment of soft power without any push-back, without any conditions, without any critical scrutiny?
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Questions the lack of international response to China's soft power initiatives.

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