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Soft Power, Chinese-style, is a sexy term. Joshua Kurlantzick, in particular, has argued in his book Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power Is Transforming The World that China is gaining diplomatic ground at the United States’ expense, while America is preoccupied with Iraq and other issues. The results of the latest APEC summit could add credibility to this theory.
Hong Kong – Six years on, I still remember vividly that fateful day on which I happened to be in New York. I took my first and only bike-ride in Manhattan, from Upper West Side down to ground zero, and filed one of the earliest reports for a newspaper in Hong Kong . Six years on, the atrocities still shape my worldview and I continue to lend my support to the U.S. in this war against those who strive to destroy the free world. The Bush administration, despite committing numerous mistakes, deserves credit in preventing another 9/11 from happening. It's amazing that life can basically go on as usual amid a war.
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