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Media Pieces

Is China the new cool? How Beijing is using pop culture to win the soft power war
The Conversation
-Shaoyu Yuan
2025, April 23
-Shaoyu Yuan
2025, April 23

China’s Soft Power Play: How Video Games Are Boosting Beijing’s Global Influence
The Diplomat
-Shaoyu Yuan
2025 Janurary 16
-Shaoyu Yuan
2025 Janurary 16

Black Myth: Wukong – how China’s gaming revolution is fueling its tech power
The Conversation
Shaoyu Yuan and Jun Xiang
2024, October 16
Shaoyu Yuan and Jun Xiang
2024, October 16

China leans into using AI − even as the US leads in developing it.
The Conversation
-Shaoyu Yuan
2024, August 21
-Shaoyu Yuan
2024, August 21

Gold Medal Rivalry: For China and the US, the Olympics Are More Than Just Sport.
The Diplomat
-Shaoyu Yuan
2024 August 12th.
-Shaoyu Yuan
2024 August 12th.

Vance’s dangerous China rhetoric won’t solve America’s problems.
The Hill
-Shaoyu Yuan
2024, July 26
-Shaoyu Yuan
2024, July 26

Tropical Tug-of-War: China and the West’s Influence Battle in the Pacific.
The Diplomat
-Shaoyu Yuan
2024, July 10
-Shaoyu Yuan
2024, July 10

China’s AI Gambit: Old Tricks for a New Game.
The Diplomat
-Shaoyu Yuan
2024, June 10
-Shaoyu Yuan
2024, June 10

Beyond the Battlefield: China’s Quiet Bid to Sway Taiwan’s 2024 Election (and Future)
The Diplomat
-Shaoyu Yuan & Jun Xiang
2023, Dec 2
-Shaoyu Yuan & Jun Xiang
2023, Dec 2

De-dollarization Dreams: Why the US Dollar Won’t Bow Out.
The Diplomat
-Shaoyu Yuan
2023, Sept 13
-Shaoyu Yuan
2023, Sept 13

What can we do to help Asian Americans?
USA Today. Print. Pg. 7A
-Shaoyu Yuan
2022, Feb 11
-Shaoyu Yuan
2022, Feb 11

Elections in Africa: The Youth Vote and Implications for 2020
Columbia Journal of International Affairs
-Daniel Assamah & Shaoyu Yuan
2020, May 5
-Daniel Assamah & Shaoyu Yuan
2020, May 5

South China Sea Threat Assessment: Is China really a threat or a paper tiger in the region?
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
-Shaoyu Yuan
2020, Feb 20
-Shaoyu Yuan
2020, Feb 20

Rethinking Cambodia: A New Strategic Interest
The Global Affairs Review
-Shaoyu Yuan
2020, Feb 2
-Shaoyu Yuan
2020, Feb 2
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