China's media and soft power in Africa : promotion and perceptions / edited by Xiaoling Zhang, Herman Wasserman, and Winston Mano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zhang, Xiaoling, 1961- editor.

Wasserman, Herman, 1969- editor.

Mano, Winston, editor.

Series:

Palgrave series in Asia and Pacific studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Africa--Congresses.

Mass media.

Mass media--China--Influence--Congresses.

Relations.

Civilization.

Press coverage.

Africa--Press coverage--China--Congresses.

Africa.

Africa--Civilization--Chinese influences--Congresses.

Africa--Relations--China--Congresses.

China--Relations--Africa--Congresses.

China.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xi, 237 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Contents:

Preface: Competing representations and conflicting perceptions of China's engagement in Arrica

Introduction: 1. A world of shared influence / Xiaoling Zhang

Section I. Theoretical, Historical, and Global: 2. Reflections of a soft power agnostic / Gary D. Rawnsley; 3. The scramble for Asian soft power in Africa / Daya Kishan Thussu; 4. Evolving media interactions between China and Africa / Ran Jijun

Section II. China's Promotion: 5. How much soft power does China have in Africa? / Helge Rønning; 6. Why are Chinese media in Africa? evidence from three decades of Xinhua's news coverage of Africa / Dani Madrid-Morales; 7. Constructive journalism: a new journalistic paradigm of Chinese media in Africa / Zhang Yanqiu and Simon Matingwina; 8. Chinese perception of soft power: the role of the media in shaping Chinese views and discourses of foreign aid to Africa / May Tan-Mullins

Section III. Perceptions in Africa: 9. Journalists and public perceptions of the politics of China's soft power in Kenya under the "look East" foreign policy / Jacinta Mwende Maweu; 10. Building blocks and themes in Chinese soft power towards Africa / Bob Wekesa; 11. Positive portrayal of Sino-African relations in the Ethiopian press / Terje Skjerdal and Fufa Gusu; 12. Engaging with China's soft power in Zimbabwe: Harare citizens' perception of China-Zimbabwe relations / Winston Mano; 13. China's soft power in Sudan: increasing activity but how effective? / Daniel Johanson

Conclusion: 14. Chinese soft power in Africa: findings, perspectives, and more questions / Herman Wasserman.

Notes:

Based on papers presented at a conference titled, "China's soft power in Africa: emerging media and cultural relations between China and Africa", held in the University of Nottingham's Ningbo Campus in China (UNNC) in September 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137545657

1137545658

OCLC:

921102579