The how China rises with its soft power Ding, Sheng creator text bibliography mdu Lanham Lexington Books 2008 monographic eng

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199 p. : ill. Part 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. HKBU library Sheng Ding. YT2025 M09 China Relations DS779 D584 D 2008 9780739123935 SDU 080326