Coiled Dragon: From Soccer to AI, China's Upcoming War With America

Since the 1950s, China has used the gifting of soccer stadiums throughout the world (known as stadium diplomacy) as a means of propaganda and influence peddling. This is especially the case on the continent of Africa. The practice has largely been overlooked as a curiosity until recently when it was linked to the People's Republic of China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Chinese Soccer Stadium Diplomacy is used to export the game's virtue while creating debt traps and concession...