China Soft Power DA

The China Soft Power disadvantage says that the affirmative strengthens US leadership in the Arctic, which is bad because it crowds out China’s ability to lead and gain “soft power” (the ability to influence others to get the outcomes one wants through attraction and persuasion rather than coercion or punishment). If China loses soft power, then the Chinese government is perceived as illegitimate. That perceived illegitimacy by leaders of the CCP regime mean that they will attempt to regain legitimacy by launching a “diversionary war” and invading Taiwan

This course is taught in five parts by Maggie Berthiaume, Director of Debate at Woodward Academy (GA) using the NDCA Novice Packet created by David Heidt and Will Katz of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart (FL).