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Dr. Shaoyu Yuan is a scholar of international relations with expertise on foreign policy, soft power, and Sino–U.S. relations. He conducts research and teaches at Rutgers University and New York University. He has been interviewed, and his work has been cited in prominent media outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. He is the author of Reframing China: TikTok, Soft Power, and the Battle for Global Narratives.
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Jul 2026
Shaoyu Yuan on China’s Soft Power at the 2026 World Cup in The Washington Post
Shaoyu Yuan (New York University, USA), a researcher with Mapping Global China, recently published an opinion piece in The Washington Post examining the growing presence of Chinese brands and technology at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and what this reveal...
The Washington Post, July 17th, 2026.
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