![]() Mattis sees the university sector as the next battleground as the US and Australia undertake a thorough review of academic co-operation in areas which have both civilian and military uses. After a slow start the likes of Washington, Canberra and others are mobilising. ![]() Of course it's not easy to sell the virtues of a one party state, which is becoming increasingly totalitarian, but engaging in the debate would be a good start.īeijing's lack of soft power is increasingly relevant as the way Mattis tells it, the fight has only just began. This might be the case, but no one from Beijing has ever effectively argued the other side or pointed out any benefits from Chinese foreign aid. In the region this means the dominate foreign policy narrative is around China's "debt trap diplomacy" and its construction of "white elephant projects". It's US soft power versus Beijing's sharp power.
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