Beijing’s Expensive Public Diplomacy in Asia Yields Mixed Results: Report

Beijing’s Expensive Public Diplomacy in Asia Yields Mixed Results: Report
This file photo taken on April 15, 2019 shows the KTZE-Khorgos Gateway Dry port, a logistics hub on the Kazakh side of the Kazakhstan-Chinese border, on April 15, 2019. Abduaziz Madyarov/AFP via Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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The Chinese regime has been investing billions to woo its Asian neighbors, but the results so far have not been as favorable for Beijing as desired, according to a Dec. 10 think tank study.

In the period of six years, the Chinese regime doubled its foreign ministry budget from 30 billion yuan ($4.26 billion) to 60 billion yuan ($8.52 billion) in a bid to bolster its global image.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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