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Beijing has long-term plans.

In 1942, the U.S. government stood up Voice of America (VOA) to counter Nazi propaganda with accurate news and information. Truth matters, and VOA built its brand. Talk to many Cold War-era refugees and immigrants from East Bloc countries, and they will readily reminisce about secretly listening to VOA broadcasts on shortwave radios under cover of darkness.

<strong>Letters: </strong>When Putin eventually falls, the west must build a better relationship with Russia, writes <strong>Gerald Dunning</strong>, while <strong>Derrick Joad</strong> condemns the weakness of Europe’s response to the crisis. Plus letters from <strong>David Allen </strong>and <strong>Larry Johnston</strong>