China's use of soft power in international relations developed far before Joseph S. Nye Jr.'s
coinage of the phrase in the 1990s and its ensuing appearance in China's official and …

The soft power discussions in China date back to the democratisation setbacks in China in
1989. China struggled to break away from international alienation after the Tiananmen …

Soft power is more relevant now than ever before. In fact, in the current world system it has
become an important element in exercising state power and mapping out leadership …

China's economic initiative in Africa has been advanced by its image-building efforts, though
there are limits to the utility of China's soft power. Currently, mutually penetrating economic …

This Element presents an overarching analysis of Chinese visions and practices of soft
power. Maria Repnikova's analysis introduces the Chinese theorization of the idea of soft …

Sino-Africa relations has become a topic of immense interest within the field of international
relations. In particular, China's use of “soft power” in order to support its peaceful rise in the …

This study emphasizes the role of soft power in China's relations with Africa. It attempts to
explore and interpret China's role in Africa from Joseph Nye's perspective of soft power and …

China's soft power push is accelerating at a time traditional powers such as the European
Union and the United States are perceived to be scaling back their global commitments on …

China's dramatic economic and military growth over the past three decades has spurred a
new focus by China scholars on China's “soft power.” 1 Sheng Ding's The Dragon's Hidden …

WHAT ROLE DOES CHINA PLAY IN WESTERN IMAGINATION AND HOW does it affect
Western selfconceptions? The rise of China as an alternative model to Western liberalism …