The Beijing Convergence: Western Leaders' State and Official Visits to the People's Republic of China (2025–2026): A Protocol Analysis through the WPA Protocol Soft Power Index

This WPA Working Paper examines the “Beijing Convergence” of 2025–2026 as a protocol phenomenon: a concentration of Western leaders’ state and official visits to the People’s Republic of China. It analyses reception rank, venue selection, ceremonial density, delegation architecture, media choreography and symbolic sequencing through the WPA Protocol Soft Power Index (PSPI). The paper is published as World Protocol Academy Working Paper No. 007, Final author-reviewed edition v1.0. The upload includes separate English and Macedonian PDF versions, together with editable DOCX versions for archival and institutional use.