China Soft Power by Accident? Food for Thought from a Chinese Dating Show March 9, 2016 0 Written by Wanning Sun. If You Are the One (ITATO hereafter, or Feicheng Wurao in Chinese) is a hugely popular dating show from Jiangsu Satellite…
China China, Soft Power, and the Politics of Attraction March 3, 2016 0 Written by Todd H. Hall. Possibly no concept to emerge from the field of international relations in the past several decades has been quite as influential within policymaking…
International Relations The soft power of President Xi’s UK state visit October 30, 2015 0 Written by Astrid Nordin. Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK has come to an end, and both sides can give a sigh of…
Chinese media China’s state media and the outsourcing of soft power July 15, 2015 0 Written by Jichang Lulu. "Foreign shill," muttered someone, while an Australian reporter addressed the head of the People's Bank at a press conference. The Melbourne-based…
China Confucius Institutes and China’s ‘soft power’ July 1, 2015 1 Written by James F. Scotton. Confucius Institutes, the Chinese government’s language and cultural centres hosted by universities throughout the world, are facing increasing academic resistance in…
Culture and Society Chinese Language and Beijing’s Public Diplomacy June 9, 2015 0 Written by Sheng Ding. The political effects of language acquisition, culture exchange, and education contact are important in respect to soft power appeal, and have received…
Soft Power The Soft Power of Local Elections November 19, 2014 0 Written by Stefan Braig. One of the core elements of Taiwan’s soft power and public diplomacy is its self-portrayal as the beacon of democracy among…
Chinese media Reflections on the Transformation of CCTV Documentary November 14, 2014 1 Written by Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley. When looking at China’s soft power mechanism, much study has focused on the PRC’s rigorous international expansion of media outlets in…
Chinese media CCTV and the race for soft power November 13, 2014 0 Written by Xiaoling Zhang. The Chinese official media outlets, especially the “Big Four” as Yang Jiechi the State Councillor calls them -- Xinhua News Agency,…
China The Public Diplomacy of Zhang Zhijun’s Journey to Taiwan June 28, 2014 1 Written by Gary Rawnsley. The historic significance of Zhang Zhijun’s visit to Taiwan cannot be overstated: As Minister for the PRC’s State Council-level Taiwan Affairs…
