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Public Diplomacy News: Asia Pacific
SEP 2, 2010
China’s cultural chief visits Taiwan
Focus Taiwan News Channel
China's Minister of Culture Cai Wu arrived in Taipei Thursday at the head of a 40-member delegation for an eight-day visit...Cai was invited by the Taipei-based Sheen Chuen-chi Cultural and Educational Foundation to visit in his capacity as chief of Beijing's China Friendship Association.
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SEP 1, 2010
Who’s Got More Twitter Influence, You or Hugo Chavez?
The Atlantic
It's one thing to maintain ruthless control over an oppressed citizenry. But quite something else to tweet about it well. In today's Davos-driven geopolitics, even authoritarian leaders need to be savvy about public relations. That's why even the toughest leaders are all up on the Internet; they use Twitter to craft their images without the hassle and noise of competing parties or media bias.   Read more...



SEP 1, 2010
Kim Jong-il gets aid offer from South Korea after coming up empty on China trip
The Christian Science Monitor
Yonhap News Agency reported today that South Korea on Tuesday pledged $8.4 billion to North Korea, where flash flooding in August displaced tens of thousands of people along the Korea-China border.  Read more...

Tags: south koreaaid diplomacynorth koreaaid
Categories : Government PD   Asia Pacific  


SEP 1, 2010
Public diplomacy: New luminance color of Chinese diplomacy
People's Daily Online
Since the entry of the 21st century, public diplomacy in China has arrested a growing widespread attention with each passing day. The Chinese government has attached increasing importance to its role. So, public diplomacy and government diplomacy supplement each other, and they are pairing off wing to wing in China's diplomacy.  Read more...



AUG 31, 2010
British ballet dedicated to people of Tibet is pulled from China expo
guardian.co.uk
A British composer says he is "deeply disappointed and dismayed" by the British Council's decision to cancel a performance of his ballet in China because it was dedicated to the people of Tibet. Pete Wyer's The Far Shore was created for the Shanghai Expo and was to be premiered next week as the highlight of the event's "UK National Day".  Read more...



AUG 31, 2010
China, Greece ink agreement on cultural exchange
Global Times
Greek and Chinese authors and publishing housesTuesday signed a cultural exchange agreement to promote book publications in both languages.  Read more...

Tags: chinacultural diplomacygreeceliterature
Categories : Cultural Diplomacy   Asia Pacific   Europe  


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Nation Branding at Expo Shanghai 2010
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy will use the construct of “brand experience” to explore and examine how countries pursue nation branding at Expo Shanghai and how Chinese visitors experience the branded country pavilions.
Pax Asia-Pacifica: Asia’s Emerging Identity and Implications for U.S. Policy
Notwithstanding headline-grabbing political tensions among China, Japan and Korea, East Asia is moving toward a more cohesive regional community, especially in the economic and cultural realms. This development has significant ramifications for America’s long-standing preeminence in the region. Yet the United States can remain a vital element in Asia by engaging, rather than trying to block, the evolutions underway.
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5:00 PM to 6:30 PM, Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Venue: USC; Montgomery Ross Fisher Building, Room 340