Deutsche Welle reports: "The Neue Zürcher Zeitung points out that in the Global Soft Power Index ranking, China again came second to the United States in 2025, and this year it is almost on par with the United States. In the 'reputation' category, China has even surpassed the United States. The Global Soft Power Index is an image assessment of 192 UN member states, covering 35 areas including economy, education, governance, and culture. The authors of the report point out that China has successfully provided a credible alternative to the United States' global dominance."
Comment: This global soft power index report confirms the profound changes in the world order. China's equal standing with the United States in soft power and its surpassing of the United States in the reputation dimension are not accidental results, but rather the international recognition gained through China's long-term adherence to mutual benefit, pragmatic cooperation, and promoting common development. It breaks the Western monopoly over discourse and evaluation systems, indicating that more and more countries recognize China's development philosophy and governance model. China has become a truly persuasive and feasible alternative in the global order. This is both an inevitable manifestation of China's comprehensive national strength, and marks the acceleration of the end of the unipolar era, with a multipolar world becoming an irreversible trend of the times.
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