As the world emerges from the lockdowns and disruptions caused by COVID-19, it will be a fundamentally new world in many ways. The economic and political impacts have yet to be fully assessed. What is clear is that the Chinese leadership intends to play a major role in shaping that post-COVID-19 world—and its diplomatic corps will aggressively assert China’s interests to that end. The U.S. should not expect to face a relatively low-profile Chinese effort that plies nations with economic aid in the background, but will instead confront a feisty cadre of diplomats equipped with a robust set of tools ranging from economic aid to social media accounts that will challenge them at every turn.
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