01465cam a2200181 a 4500008004100000020001800041040000800059050002300067100001700090245008400107246004000191260003800231300001900269505094100288505001701229518001501246651002201261080326s2008    mdua     b    001 0 eng    a9780739123935  aSDU00aDS779bD584 D 20081 aDing, Sheng,14aThe dragon's hidden wings :bhow China rises with its soft power /cSheng Ding.30aHow China rises with its soft power  aLanham :bLexington Books,c2008.  a199 p. :bill.0 aPart I. The concept of soft power and the rise of China -- Rising power, soft power, and the rise of China: a conceptual framework -- The Chinese idea of soft power and China's rising strategy -- Soft power reconsidered: multidimensionality of power resources and power conversion model -- Part II. The structure of China's soft power -- The Middle Kingdom's cultural attractiveness: China's reliable soft power resource -- The Chinese Communist Party's governance performance: China's questionable soft power resource -- Beijing's diplomatic finesse and weakness: China's limited soft power resources -- Part III. The dragon spreading its hidden wings: China's soft power wielding -- To build a "strong" language: opportunities and challenges in globalizing Mandarin Chinese -- "Old bottle, new wine": Beijing's soft power campaigns in the global south -- "Soft-looking" dragon in work: China's national image building with soft power.0 aHKBU library  aYT2025 M09 0aChinaxRelations.