03487nam 2200541Ia 450 991100923110332120240602123719.09789815203257981520325810.1355/9789815203257(CKB)31428402700041(DE-B1597)690346(DE-B1597)9789815203257(MiAaPQ)EBC31717108(Au-PeEL)EBL31717108(OCoLC)1429575938(Perlego)4555402(EXLCZ)993142840270004120240602h20242024 fg engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierChina’s Cultural Diplomacy in Indonesia The Case of a Transnational Singing Contest /Chang Yau Hoon, Ardhitya Eduard Yeremia1st ed.Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, [2024]©20241 online resource (20 p.)9789815203240 981520324X Frontmatter -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- NAVIGATING COMPLEX CHINA-INDONESIA TIES -- SENTIMENTS TOWARDS CHINA AND ETHNIC CHINESE -- CHINA’S SOFT POWER IN POST-SUHARTO INDONESIA: THE CASE OF THE TRANSNATIONAL SPRING FESTIVAL GALA -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCESThe emphasis on cultural connectivity in China’s growing presence and involvement in Southeast Asia highlights the importance China places on people-to-people exchanges as part of its global engagement strategy. The remarkable ascension of China over the recent decades has precipitated a proliferation of anti-China sentiments, particularly galvanized within the crucible of a “discourse war” with Western powers, as expressed in the latter’s “China threat” narrative. In response to such challenges, China has made substantial investments in cultural diplomacy, to augment its soft power through orchestrated global outreach initiatives. This article examines Chinese cultural diplomacy in the realm of entertainment, specifically “The Melody of Spring: Transnational Spring Festival Gala” hosted in Nanning, Guangxi, and disseminated globally each Chinese New Year. Against the legacy of China-Indonesia bilateral relations as well as Indonesia’s treatment of its Chinese minority, this study explores China’s cultural diplomacy and soft power in contemporary Indonesia. Through the case study of the “Transnational Spring Festival Gala”, this article posits that China’s cultural dissemination as an instrument of soft power has yielded little influence on the Indonesian public and has limited impact on the formation of a transnational imagined community.Variety shows (Television programs)ChinaVariety shows (Television programs)IndonesiaPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / DiplomacybisacshVariety shows (Television programs)Variety shows (Television programs)POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy.327.510598Yau Hoon Chang, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1826532Yeremia Ardhitya Eduard, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9911009231103321China’s Cultural Diplomacy in Indonesia4394512UNINA