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Soft power on display as China’s first lady Peng Liyuan hosts German counterpart

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South China Morning Post – China
“Soft power on display as China’s first lady Peng Liyuan hosts German counterpart”

Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan hosted her German counterpart, Elke Buedenbender, in Beijing on Friday for a tea reception in a bid to showcase Beijing’s soft power and foster closer bilateral ties. Peng stressed the rich cooperation with Germany in areas including education and culture, according to official news agency Xinhua. She also expressed hope that people from the two countries would “visit each other more often, continuously deepen mutual understanding and foster closer…

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