Xiaoling Zhang, Tony Hong

China's Non-State Soft Power Actors (eBook, PDF)

Tai Chi, Traditional Culture, and the Practice of Public Diplomacy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book enriches the evolving concept of soft power, and China's approach to soft power, by considering how aspects of Chinese culture, notably the Tai Chi Quan, are being successfully promoted around the world by non-state actors, and how this fits alongside China's state-sponsored soft power promotion.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000954296
• Artikelnr.: 68379190

Autorenporträt

Xiaoling Zhang is a Professor in the Department of Media and Communication, University of Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China

Tony Hong is a Lecturer at the School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, China

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures

Acknowledgements

Authors

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Situating China's Efforts in the Global Landscape of Soft Power

Chapter 3 From Awareness to Confidence: The Revival of Traditional Culture

Chapter 4 Tai Chi Quan: From a Wellness and Self-Defence Exercise to a Diplomacy Vehicle

Chapter 5 Tai Chi Quan Masters as Actors of Tai Chi Diplomacy

Chapter 6 Conceptualisation: The Network Model of Objectives and the Collaboration Model

Chapter 7 Conclusion: China's Public Diplomacy - An Alternate Perspective



Bibliography

Index