本书作者通过大量的采访和资料整理，对中国近年的软实力的影响进行了梳理，并且与美国的软实力进行了比较。他认为中国外交这十几年来变得"更加成熟了"，中国的软实力外交明显改变了其在亚洲和世界其他地区的形象，使它在国际舞台上变得更积极活跃，并且更加富有建设性。这种成熟最明显的表现是，中国积极接触发展中国家，主动融入当地经济、贸易活动中。作者对中国外交方面的成就作了比较客观的论述评析，对我国学者研究这方面的问题具有较高的借鉴和参考价值。（The author, through multiple interviews and data compilation, combs the influence of the soft power of China in recent years, and compares with that of the USA. He thinks that Chinese diplomacy in past ten plus years has become "more mature", and China's soft power diplomacy has significantly altered its image in Asia and other parts of the world, making her more active in the international arena, and more constructive. The most obvious presentation for this maturity is that China is actively contacting developing countries, and initiatively integrating herself into local economic and trade activities. The author makes objective presentation and analysis on China's diplomatic achievements, boasting of a high reference value for scholars researching the same aspect.）