The Economist reported on December 16,2017 that his heart is not in the bad public opinion, and the "popularity" of "sharp power" in the international public opinion market originated from a report by the National Foundation for Democracy on December 5,2017. Since then, the Economist magazine put the word "sharp strength" on the cover, the western media hype. For the "popularity" of "sharp power", the leading report, the National Foundation for Democracy of the United States, made hard to promote this "new word" and provided a new "theoretical basis" for the new round of "China threat theory". It even conducted academic preheat, published special articles and held international forums, and covered its academic cloak. The National Endowment for Democracy is modest, but it is flawed: supporting the US government and Congress to "promote democracy" around the world, but the group sees its own list of notorious separatist groups.