Xi Jinping's Personal Diplomacy: Anecdotes of Warmth Presented as the Heart of Great-Power Relations
大道行天下丨最是真情暖人心——中国元首外交的世界情怀与大国气派
Xinhua News Agency published a feature compiling anecdotes of Chinese President Xi Jinping interacting with ordinary foreign citizens and veterans. The piece presents these moments — such as offering a blanket to a Russian war veteran and remembering a Hungarian student from a previous visit — as evidence of a personal touch that builds international goodwill. It frames these interactions as a fundamental component of China's major-country diplomacy, bridging people-to-people ties.
The view from inside
The article operationalizes Xi Jinping's diplomatic persona under the concept of 大国气派 (dàguó qìpài, 'great-power style/poise'), linking personal warmth directly to national stature.
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