Soft power in Chinese discourse : popularity and prospect
This paper attempts to analyze the Chinese discourse on soft power and address these majour issues: How do the Chinese elite understand and interpret soft power? Why is there sucha a strong interest in soft power in China? What role do the Chinese elite assign to soft power in China's intern...
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| author | Li, Mingjiang |
| author2 | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies |
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| description | This paper attempts to analyze the Chinese discourse on soft power and address these majour issues: How do the Chinese elite understand and interpret soft power? Why is there sucha a strong interest in soft power in China? What role do the Chinese elite assign to soft power in China's international strategy in the 21st century? To answer these questions, I thoroughly examine various official documents, prominet scholarly writing, and the most influential national-level media reports and analyses. This study reveals that Chinese views on soft power are variegated, with the mainstream believing that soft power is stil a weak link in China's strategic planning but nevertheless should be an important component in China's rising strategy. At the moment, soft power is largely perceived as a tool for defensive purposes in Chian's international politics and a means for various domestic goals. I conclude that a grand Chinese soft power strategy is still in its embryonic phase. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/905672020-11-01T08:48:07Z Soft power in Chinese discourse : popularity and prospect Li, Mingjiang S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia This paper attempts to analyze the Chinese discourse on soft power and address these majour issues: How do the Chinese elite understand and interpret soft power? Why is there sucha a strong interest in soft power in China? What role do the Chinese elite assign to soft power in China's international strategy in the 21st century? To answer these questions, I thoroughly examine various official documents, prominet scholarly writing, and the most influential national-level media reports and analyses. This study reveals that Chinese views on soft power are variegated, with the mainstream believing that soft power is stil a weak link in China's strategic planning but nevertheless should be an important component in China's rising strategy. At the moment, soft power is largely perceived as a tool for defensive purposes in Chian's international politics and a means for various domestic goals. I conclude that a grand Chinese soft power strategy is still in its embryonic phase. Accepted version 2009-03-12T01:48:50Z 2019-12-06T17:50:00Z 2009-03-12T01:48:50Z 2019-12-06T17:50:00Z 2008 2008 Working Paper Li, M. J. (2008). Soft power in Chinese discourse : popularity and prospect. (RSIS Working Paper, No. 165). Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90567 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4552 en RSIS Working Papers ; 165/08 37 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia Li, Mingjiang Soft power in Chinese discourse : popularity and prospect |
| title | Soft power in Chinese discourse : popularity and prospect |
| title_full | Soft power in Chinese discourse : popularity and prospect |
| title_fullStr | Soft power in Chinese discourse : popularity and prospect |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soft power in Chinese discourse : popularity and prospect |
| title_short | Soft power in Chinese discourse : popularity and prospect |
| title_sort | soft power in chinese discourse popularity and prospect |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90567 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4552 |
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