Host Wenchi Yu speaks with Yanzhong Huang of the Council on Foreign Relations about the impact of the second Trump term on American soft power and the possibility of China filling the resulting void. The conversation delves into the late Harvard Kennedy School Professor Joseph Nye's concept of soft power, the importance of education and foreign assistance, the U.S. pivot to hard power, and China's growing global leadership.
00:00
The Legacy of Professor Joseph Nye and Soft Power
02:18
Guest Yanzhong Huang and the Definition of Soft Power
04:57
The State of American Education and Its Global Appeal
11:18
Foreign Assistance and Its Role in Soft Power
16:17
The Shift Towards Hard Power in U.S. Policy
Perspectives with Wenchi Yu
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Perspectives with Wenchi Yu