Talk on international science with German speakers

In the first part, speaker David Merkle identified the three main pillars of German foreign policy as "democracy, the rule of law and human rights", gave an overview of the German-Chinese relationship, and pointed out the challenges in its relationship with China.

In the next section, speaker Celine Caro shares about China's soft power in five Southeast Asian countries: Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The study analyzes China's soft power in aspects such as culture, education, economy, foreign policy, etc. and shows the limitations of this country's diplomatic strategy with the enhancement of soft power.

After the presentation, the two speakers had a discussion with lecturers and students of the Faculty of International Studies on issues related to Germany's foreign policy towards China as well as China's soft power in Southeast Asia.

The scientific discussion is part of a series of professional cooperation activities between the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (the Faculty of International Studies as the focal point) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Foundation in Vietnam.