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Peng Liyuan and Melania Trump opened a parallel diplomatic track
Original: How Peng Liyuan and Melania Trump opened a parallel track in US-China diplomacy
South China Sea Morning Post reporting highlights how Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and US First Lady Melania Trump created an informal channel alongside formal US-China diplomacy. The piece suggests spousal engagement helped soften tensions and build rapport at moments when official talks between Washington and Beijing were strained or stalled.
Why now: Interest in soft-power and first-lady diplomacy at a time of tense US-China relations
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- How Peng Liyuan and Melania Trump opened a parallel track in US-China diplomacy · South China Morning Post
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