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The Chinese Journal of International Politics Advance Access published online on April 29, 2009
The Chinese Journal of International Politics, doi:10.1093/cjip/pop001
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© The Author 2009.

Soft Power: China on the Global Stage

Alan Hunter*

Alan Hunter is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies, Coventry University.

* Corresponding author. Email: a.hunter@coventry.ac.uk

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The year 2009 marks a new high-point in China's international reputation. The 2008 Beijing Olympics were certainly a huge success, a visible marker of the Asian rise to power and prestige that has been flagged up in academic and popular media for several years. Then, China seemed to be by far the most resilient of the major economies during the global financial crisis: its economy is still predicted to grow, although at a slower pace, while almost every other major country is in recession. Yet the past two years have not been easy, either for China or for its Asian neighbours. The year 2008 was supposed to be a great year for China, first-time host of the world's biggest international sporting and media fest, the Olympic Games. But suddenly a spring of high hopes turned to tragedy on May 12, 2008, day of the earthquake that devastated the country's Western . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Review of Literature
 

   Chinese Traditional Thought and Its ‘New’ Theory of Soft Power
 
Two Components of Chinese Concept of Soft Power

Chinese Thinking on Peace in the Context of Soft Power


   The Dynamics of China's Pursuit of Soft power
 
Peaceful Rising

International Competition for Resources


   Chinese Soft Power Projection
 
Religion and Traditional Culture

Chinese Universities and Promotion of Mandarin

Chinese Media, Tourism, and Sport

The Chinese Diaspora

Chinese Political Presence in Southeast Asia and Africa


   Chinese Soft Power in Perspective
 
USA

Soviet Union and Russia

Europe

Japan

India


   Policy Implications and Conclusions
 
How do Countries Generate Soft Power?

What Should be Included under the Rubric ‘Soft Power’?

Soft Power Regions

Elites or Masses?


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