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kccqzy 9 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Chinese astronauts make rocket fuel and oxygen in ...

I read mandarin and I use WeChat. It's still less transparent. There are many self-congratulatory press releases without enough technical information. The Chinese haven't realized yet that transparency here is a form of soft power.

eunos 9 months ago [–]

> transparency here is a form of soft power.

I severely doubt that and the ability to form and control narrative is much more important

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