China Sino-Swedish relations: The ambitious ambassador December 18, 2018 1 By Jojje Olsson. Around the world, Chinese embassies are growing increasingly active and assertive. However, in few places is this as obvious as in Sweden,…
China The Sino-Vatican Provisional Agreement: Christianity is adapting to the rules of Chinese governance November 22, 2018 0 Written by Wang Chao. The recent 'Provisional Agreement' signed by the Chinese government and the Holy See on the appointment of bishops marks a historic…
China China’s presence in Cuba and its cultural production March 1, 2018 0 Written by Ignacio López-Calvo. In recent decades, the political influence of Chinese ethnic communities throughout Latin America and the Caribbean has evolved under the shadow of…
China Foreign Local Awareness of the One Belt One Road Initiative December 8, 2017 0 Written by Julie Yu-Wen Chen. China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative is often seen by observers as a tool that Beijing uses for expanding…
China China’s new commercial media is complicating the Party’s good news narrative about Africa January 12, 2017 0 Written by Xiaoling Zhang. Since the Chinese government started introducing economic reforms in the early 1980s the Chinese media has experienced widespread decentralisation and commercialisation.…
China China’s soft power strategy can’t keep up with its fearsome reputation January 5, 2017 0 Written by Tom Harper. China is eagerly trying to win hearts and minds in politically and economically crucial states, especially those with abundant natural resources.…
China The Effectiveness of the Chinese Cultural Centres and Confucius Institutes December 2, 2016 0 Written by Xiaoling Zhang. In an effort to increase China’s culture-focused soft power and to secure an international environment conducive to its development and to…
Politics Implications for China’s Soft Power under Xi Jinping April 5, 2016 0 Written by Kingsley Edney. Soft power has become a popular concept in China. When Hu Jintao mentioned soft power in his report to the 2007…
China China: building soft power by contributing to global governance March 31, 2016 0 Written by Ingrid d'Hooghe. Although the words 'soft power' and 'public diplomacy' figure less in Chinese leaders' speeches and government reports these days, China is as…
China Selling China in the South Pacific: is anyone buying? March 29, 2016 0 Written by Graeme Smith. As the game show If You Are The One proves, soft power may emanate from China despite the Chinese government. Although contestants…
