https://www.scmp.com/rss/506018/feed Dr Kadira Pethiyagoda was a Brookings Institution Fellow, diplomat, and visiting scholar at Oxford University. He has advised shadow cabinet members in Australia and the UK. He has two upcoming books, one on foreign policy and cultural values, and another on animal rights and human rights law. @KPethiyagoda en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Covid-19 has focused the world’s attention on China’s wet markets and the country’s treatment of animals. In doing so, the crisis provides an important lesson to Beijing’s policymakers on how to improve China’s image on the world stage and increase its soft power, i.e. its ability to exert influence through attraction. As China’s rise brings it to parity with the United States in the economic and strategic spheres, Beijing continues to face challenges with regards to soft power. Within this... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3085432/chinese-ban-animal-cruelty-can-be-easy-soft-power-win-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3085432/chinese-ban-animal-cruelty-can-be-easy-soft-power-win-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 May 2020 03:30:08 +0000