China’s Global Cultural Interactions

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ID23182359
AuthorsShaun Breslin (0000-0002-8381-037X, corresponding author)
Year2020
Pages137-155
Publication date2020-03-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueChina and the World (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University PressNew York (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/oso/9780190062316.003.0007
OpenAlexW3008656089
ISBN9780190062316
LanguageEN
Citations received10

As China continues to “rise” in world affairs, its international image is becoming more and more important. The Chinese Communist Party and government has become interested in—some would say obsessed with—its international image. In recent years it has sponsored mega events such as the Shanghai Expo and Olympic Games, G-20 Summit, and Belt and Road Forums. Beijing has also established Confucius Institutes (CIs) and classrooms worldwide, and has internationalized the Chinese media. This chapter examines China’s “soft power” and traces the historical precedents behind the contemporary promotion of Chinese culture abroad. It finds that, despite enormous investment, China’s internatonal image continues to be mixed and challenged by a number of domestic impediments.

Beijing · Cartography · China · Communism · Economy · Geography · Government (linguistics) · International relations · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Promotion (chess) · Sociology · Soft power · Summit · Chinese history and philosophy · Law

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