China's soft power and international relations / edited by Hongyi Lai and Yiyi Lu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lai, Hongyi, 1965-

Lu, Yiyi, 1970-

Series:

China policy series ; 23.

China policy series ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Foreign relations--21st century.

China.

China--Foreign relations--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

China's soft power has attracted considerable attention in the recent decade. In this volume scholars from the U.K., Europe, the U.S., Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong and mainland China, including a number of well established and well known analysts on China, examine main areas where China has made noticeable advances in its appeal and influence. They include China's foreign policy discourse, international communication, cultural diplomacy, and foreign assistance. In addition, Chinese concept of soft power, foreign policy strategy, and the relationship between its international standing and

Contents:

Introduction: the soft power concept and a rising China / Hongyi Lai

Soft power and Chinese soft power / Zheng Yongnian and Chi Zhang

Soft language, soft imagery and soft power in China's diplomatic lexicon / David Scott

The quandary of China's soft-power rhetoric: the "peaceful-rise" concept and internal debate / Dominik Mierzejewski

China's cultural diplomacy: going for soft power / Hongyi Lai

Challenges for China's international communication / Yiyi Lu

Challenges for China's harmonious diplomacy / Cheng (Jason) Qian

Debunking the myth of China's soft power: changes in China's use of foreign assistance from 1949 to the present / Merriden Varral

Is China rising at America's expenses? anti-Americanism and pro-China sentiments in global public opinion / Zixiao Yang, David Zweig, and Zhengxu Wang

China's foreign policy as a rising power in the early 21st century:

The struggle between taoguangyanghui and assertiveness / Suisheng Zhao.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-205) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-33108-5

1-280-68162-4

9786613658562

1-136-33109-3

0-203-12209-7

9780203122099

OCLC:

804662456