China aims to increase its soft power at US expense
https://asiatimes.com/2020/03/china-aims-to-increase-its-soft-power-at-us-expense/
The China Model vs. American Soft Power:Going Global and Peaceful
https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/89294
China’s Soft Power Initiative
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-soft-power-initiative
China’s $10bn annual spending on soft power has bought little of it
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/05/24/chinas-10bn-annual-spending-on-soft-power-has-bought-little-of-it
China’s diplomacy budget doubles under Xi Jinping
https://www.ft.com/content/2c750f94-2123-11e8-a895-1ba1f72c2c11
China's Soft Power: Discussions, Resources, and Prospects
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/as.2008.48.3.453?seq=1