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Soft power on display as China’s first lady Peng Liyuan hosts German counterpart

· By Laura Zhou
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Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan hosted her German counterpart, Elke Budenbender, in Beijing on Friday for a tea reception in a bid to showcase Beijing’s soft power and foster closer bilateral ties. Peng stressed the rich cooperation with Germany in areas including education and culture, according to official news age…

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