FLIEGEL, Michal and Zdeněk KŘÍŽ. Beijing-Style Soft Power : A Different Conceptualisation to the American Coinage. China Report. New Delhi: SAGE Publications, 2020, vol. 56, No 1, p. 1-18. ISSN 0009-4455. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009445519895615.
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Original name Beijing-Style Soft Power : A Different Conceptualisation to the American Coinage
Authors FLIEGEL, Michal (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Zdeněk KŘÍŽ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition China Report, New Delhi, SAGE Publications, 2020, 0009-4455.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50601 Political science
Country of publisher India
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW článek v databázi SAGE
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14230/20:00115290
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009445519895615
UT WoS 000511556700001
Keywords in English China; America; soft power; conceptualisation; projection; indexes
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Abstract
This article examines China’s unique soft power conceptualisation, which differs from the American coinage. It contributes to the existing literature by demonstrating how soft power is theorised by Chinese academicians and policymakers in a distinct way. That means, according to China’s own tradition, predating the term. Unlike in America, where soft power is largely developed freely, in China, it is highly centralised. As a rising power, the People’s Republic initially concentrates on building domestic soft power, primarily through socialist culture and virtuous governance. These are in turn displayed to the outside world. Beijing uses multiple channels to tell the China story and has been setting up international platforms to portray itself as a responsible global actor. Several soft power indexes show that China holds a relatively positive image in Africa and South America. In Asia, views are mixed, while in Europe and North America, they remain low.
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