Wednesday, February 21, 2024

From Giant Panda Bear Diplomacy to TikTok

Come to think of it this was a very smart long term move by the Communist Party of China. Perseverance pays off!

Chinese time scales are very different from Western time scales!
Patience versus impatience to reach a goal!

Then in 1984, the clever Deng Xiaoping changed from gifting to leasing great panda bears.

The West was lulled to believe China was cuddly! Greetings from The Art of War (500 BC) by Sun Tzu.

Then came TikTok!

Under Xi Jinping China has advanced into a great hegemon.

Panda diplomacy - Wikipedia

Credits: Wie die Pandabären China dabei halfen, zur Weltmacht aufzusteigen Früher warb China mit Pandas um die Gunst des Westens. Heute zeigen sie das Selbstbewusstsein der neuen Supermacht. Eine Geschichte über die wohl einflussreichsten Tiere der Welt.

Madam Chiang and John Tee-Van of the Bronx Zoo, USA, with the baby Panda in Madam Chiang's yard in Chongqing, November 9, 1941


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