China's Soft Power
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The author Umme Laila explores how China uses soft power and public diplomacy to reshape its global image.
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The author of the 2021 book, Chinese Soft Power, dives deep into history, political motivations, ideologies and more.
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Author Jennifer Hubbert on the roots of soft power and her new book, China in the World: An Anthropology of Confucius Institutes, Soft Power, and Globalization.
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This installment of a Pacific Council on International Policy series discusses the defining features of Chinese soft power.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Chinese city of Dalian this week for the so-called Summer Davos comes at a time when China is assuming a greater global profile. [...] This week’s forum is not the first time this year that China has used the WEF to position itself positively on the world stage.
A week-long exhibition on China Intangible Culture has begun offering Fijians an opportunity to gain an insight into the rich and abundant Chinese history and culture.