# people-to-people diplomacy

China Casts Itself as a Steady Global Force, Using CPPCC to Project Soft Power Abroad

CPPCC spokesman Liu Jieyi portrayed China as a stabilizing force amid global turmoil, stressing the country’s drive for high-quality development and wider openness. The CPPCC has ramped up people-to-people diplomacy, engaging civil society, think tanks and foreign interlocutors across Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe to project China’s policy model and bolster global influence.