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

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

[South China Morning Post] - 02/23/2025

By slashing foreign aid, politicising intelligence agencies and threatening allies with tariffs, the US risks losing the credibility it spent decades cultivating.



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