Yu Tao

Aug 29, 2024 | mdpi.com | Yu Tao

1. IntroductionSoutheast Asia is increasingly becoming a focal point of scholarly efforts that aim to make sense of China’s emerging role as a significant player in the region [1,2,3]. Indonesia and Timor-Leste occupy pivotal roles in China’s regional strategies in Southeast Asia, though for different reasons. As the region’s largest and most populous economy, Indonesia is strategically significant due to its vast economic potential and location along crucial maritime routes.

Jun 18, 2024 | downtoearth.org.in | Yu Tao

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Jun 17, 2024 | worldcrunch.com | Yu Tao |Pierre Haski

During his visit to the Adelaide Zoo on Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced that two “equally beautiful, lively, cute, and younger” pandas would be given to Australia to replace Wang Wang and Fu Ni, who will return to China later this year after calling Adelaide home for 15 years. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here.

Jun 17, 2024 | preprints.org | Yu Tao

PreprintArticleVersion 1This version is not peer-reviewedVersion 1: Received: 13 June 2024 / Approved: 14 June 2024 / Online: 17 June 2024 (10:56:23 CEST)Tao, Y. Chinese Scholarship on Concurrent Analyses of Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Patterns, Themes, and Positioning. Preprints 2024, 2024061036. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.1036.v1Tao, Y. Chinese Scholarship on Concurrent Analyses of Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Patterns, Themes, and Positioning. Preprints 2024, 2024061036.

Jun 17, 2024 | deccanherald.com | Yu Tao

By Yu Tao for The ConversationMelbourne: During his visit to the Adelaide Zoo on Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced that two “equally beautiful, lively, cute, and younger” pandas would be given to Australia to replace Wang Wang and Fu Ni, who will return to China later this year after calling Adelaide home for 15 years. The gifting of pandas to other countries has long been a part of Chinese diplomacy. But what exactly is this unique approach to Chinese soft power? Why does it work?