China's Public Diplomacy

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Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2015 M01 8 - 442 pages
In China's Public Diplomacy, author Ingrid d'Hooghe contributes to our understanding of what constitutes and shapes a country's public diplomacy, and what factors undermine or contribute to its success.

China invests heavily in policies aimed at improving its image, guarding itself against international criticism and advancing its domestic and international agenda. This volume explores how the Chinese government seeks to develop a distinct Chinese approach to public diplomacy, one that suits the country's culture and authoritarian system. Based on in-depth case studies, it provides a thorough analysis of this approach, which is characterized by a long-term vision, a dominant role for the government, an inseparable and complementary domestic dimension, and a high level of interconnectedness with China's overall foreign policy and diplomacy.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
An Analytical Framework
16
Chapter 2 Assets and Liabilities for Chinas Public Diplomacy
47
Chapter 3 The Chinese Debate on Public Diplomacy
93
Chapter 4 Chinas Public Diplomacy System
132
Asia and Africa
184
Events The Beijing Olympic Games and the Shanghai World Expo
220
Crises The SARS Epidemic Product Scandals and the Wenchuan Earthquake
285
Chapter 8 The Reception of Chinas Public Diplomacy
332
Conclusion
353
Bibliography
371
Index
408
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