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> how much soft power they had,

Soft power? Have you been sleeping during the 20th century? The formidable military power of the US comes from a constant state of war.

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I wouldn't be that cynical. From the interactions I've had with people from mainland China, particularly those in the educated classes, I can say for certain that it was soft power that drew them towards the West and the US in particular. China already beat back the West in the Korean War.

Yes and they had a lot of soft power too.

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