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As US and Europe cut aid budgets, China’s star is on the rise in Southeast Asia, report says

China’s role as Southeast Asia’s largest infrastructure financier is increasing its regional influence at a time when the United States…

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Opinion | Trump’s erratic policies are wrecking US soft power, to China’s benefit

For decades, the United States has shaped global affairs not merely through military and economic might but through persuasion –…

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Macroscope | Trump’s ‘big stick diplomacy’ won’t go far in today’s world system

“Speak softly and carry a big stick”, a phrase attributed to former US president Theodore Roosevelt, is often cited as…

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