中国广延各国成为其亚洲基础设施投资银行成员国，并在国事访问中给予各国数十亿美元的援助，这让一些观察家担心，在软实力方面，中国实际上可能已经领先美国等其他国家一头。
As China enrolls countries as members of its Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and doles out billions of dollars of aid during state visits abroad, some observers worry that, when it comes to soft power, China could actually be taking the lead over countries like the United States.