https://www.scmp.com/rss/509865/feed Chheang Vannarith is Visiting Fellow at ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, and President of the Asian Vision Institute, an independent think tank based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Covid-19 pandemic has provided a window of opportunity for China to exert its international leadership and influence – one Beijing has used to turn the crisis into a diplomatic and strategic opportunity in mainland Southeast Asia. Public health diplomacy has become one of the key sources of China’s soft power projection, enhancing its image and influence, even though it is clear that China’s intentions are not completely altruistic, and it has other strategic intentions with regards to these... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3133852/how-covid-19-helped-china-boost-its-soft-power-mainland-southeast?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3133852/how-covid-19-helped-china-boost-its-soft-power-mainland-southeast?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 May 2021 03:00:27 +0000