Mr pang argues that democracy is the best source of soft power .

庞教授认为民主是软实力的最好来源。

The old lady felt a pang of disappointment .

老太太感觉到了一种失望的剧痛。

Through a spokesman , pang previously has denied the ponzi scheme claim and defended his credentials as accurate .

彭日成此前曾通过发言人否认了有关庞氏骗局的指控，并称他的背景没有问题。

Mr pang admits that " domestic pressures could lead to a misjudgement by chinese leaders . "

庞承认“国内压力可能导致中国领导人对形势作出错误的判断。”

Instead , says mr pang , a former diplomat , it highlights what he calls " a poverty of thought " in china today .

相反的，身为前外交家的庞教授说，这突出了今天中国面临的他称之为“思想贫乏”的现象。