Xi Calls On China to Find More Ways to Project Soft Power
Xi Jinping attends the extended format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct. 23.
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President Xi Jinping urged China to project more soft power, underscoring his campaign to make the nation more influential globally and challenge the US-led order.
Xi said at a study session of the 24-member Politburo on Monday that officials must “continuously enhance the country’s cultural soft power and the influence of Chinese culture,” state broadcaster China Central Television reported.