Why not ask the countries of SE Asia, starting with the Philippines... --- about China's 'multi-dimensional' diplomacy? They see another face of this undoubtedly great and successful country....As one that has tried to study and understand this country now for 60 years, 1961-21, the challenge today is that its' foreign policy is enmeshed in domestic politics, an adjunct to the personal standing of President Xi, amidst his own domestic challenges and ambitions.

Source author: Kishan S Rana kishanrana@gmail.com