Politics Student protests and Taiwan’s soft power March 25, 2014 0 Written by Gary Rawnsley. A state’s soft power capacity is determined by how it behaves, at home and abroad. It is derived from a style…
China China’s public diplomacy shifts focus: From building hardware to improving software October 24, 2013 0 Written by Ingrid d’Hooghe. China spends more money and effort on developing public diplomacy strategies and instruments than any other country in the world. The…
China Limits of China’s Cultural Diplomacy October 23, 2013 1 Written by Gary Rawnsley. It is not surprising that the government in Beijing has privileged culture and tradition in its soft power strategy as these…
China China’s struggle with soft power October 22, 2013 0 Written by Gary Rawnsley. In 1990, Joseph Nye published Bound to Lead, which first introduced the term Soft Power to the vocabulary of international relations.…
China-Middle East Sino-American Cooperation in the Middle East October 2, 2013 0 Written by Kendrick Kuo. It sounds bizarre to talk about cooperation between the United States and China in the Middle East. Beijing’s ravenous appetite for…
Law and Justice Taiwan’s soft power and the death penalty December 12, 2012 4 By Gary Rawnsley. On 7 December 2012, Amnesty International called on Taiwan’s government to resist public pressure to reinstate the death penalty. This comes after…
Culture and Society China’s new initiatives on cultural development January 12, 2012 4 By Xiaoling Zhang. The importance of promoting culture, both domestically and internationally, was placed center stage again at the 6th Plenary Session of the CPC’s…
