Has China become cool?

Is China becoming a cultural phenomenon? From Labubu dolls to high-tech exports China is making waves abroad. Our producer Jiehao Chen and China correspondent Gabriel Crossley speak on the Drum Tower podcast to discuss China’s pursuit of soft power.

00:00 - China’s softening image
01:07 - What does China’s Communist Party stand to gain?
02:23 - IShowSpeed’s livestream in China
04:08 - So is China cool?

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