Chinese Soft Power in Africa, with Maria Repnikova and Daria Impiombato

The power of countries lies not only in their military might, but also in how well they can promote their values and visions abroad. In this episode, we look at Chinese Soft Power, particularly in Africa: What Beijing wants to achieve, how it goes about it and how much success it had so far – especially in comparison to the US and Europe. 

Johannes Heller-John is joined by Maria Repnikova, William C. Pate Endowment Chair in Strategic Communications at Georgia State University, and Daria Impiombato, Senior Analyst at MERICS.

More on the topic:

• Competing for Soft Power: China's image-making in Africa by Maria Repnikova