#151 Daniel Runde on Chinese Soft Power

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During this episode, Dan Runde of CSIS discusses various ways China deploys soft power strategies in pursuit of geopolitical goals. Dan touches upon vaccine diplomacy, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Elections, and other multilateral organizations such as the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), and the State Department’s Bureau for International Organizations (DOS IO).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Research Question</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Dan Runde suggests interested students read</span> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-China-Urban-Rural-Divide-Threatens/dp/022673952X"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Scott Rozelle and Natalie Hell, which upacks human capital and demographics challenges in China.</span></p> <p><strong>Resources</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned</span> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-74"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">#74 Elham Tabassi on NIST, Technology Standards, and Trust</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-130"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">#130 Teasel Muir-Harmony on Spaceflight, Foreign Policy