Read more here about this Zheng He-style effort to create the greatest map of Antartica, with 251 scientists and engineers on board, that the world has ever seen.
And Arnaud le Grange describes action in the automotive industry (click on the picture to link the story; in French).
And Le Grange again scores, with a an analysis of exhibitions of young Chinese artists at Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (slow upload, but worth it), including the Shanghai artist, Yan Pei-ming, resident in Dijon, France, since the 1980s. The gallery is located in Beijing at the 798 art colony. Soft power indeed!
Adam Cathcart 