Soft Power China's Emerging Strategy in International Politics [Paperback]

Looking critically and carefully at the concept 'soft power,' this book pulls together the views of leading scholars to show the ways in which China canand cannotexercise soft power as it rises in Asia and the world. This is a really smart take on a complicated topic. Highly recommended.Soft Power takes on one of the most important questions of this century: What is Chinas rightful place in the international system? This edited volume brings together essays by highly knowledgeable scholars, addressing key issues of Chinas emerging soft power. The contributors identify sources and constraints of Chinas soft power, while showing how China has perceived its soft power and how Chinas soft power has been perceived by other powers in Asia. It provides a unique angle to look into Chinas rise and its consequences.This is the first systematic and scholarly evaluation of China's soft powerit is an informed and nuanced corrective to previous sensationalistic journalistic assessments. It is recommended reading for all interested in this important dimension of China's rise in world affairs.At a conference in Singapore held in October 2007, several academics debated the rise of China. From these conference proceedings, Mingjiang Li edited a volume on Chinese soft power based on Joseph Nyes theory introduced in 1990. According to Nye, soft power is a strategy for a country to gain its objectives without coercion or payments, but with attraction founded on culture, political values, and legitimate and moral foreign policy.Soft Power examines China's soft power strategies in international politics. It attempts to analyze the domestic and international views of China's soft power, the main strengths and weaknesses in China's soft power, and the application of soft power in China's international politics.Soft power has become a very popular concept in international affairs, appearing in government policy papers, academic discussions, and the popular media. In China, soft powelC1