LEADER 03127nam 22005775 450 001 9910484640603321 005 20231110150132.0 010 $a9783030700164 010 $a303070016X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-70016-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000011881233 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6546240 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6546240 035 $a(OCoLC)1246552591 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-70016-4 035 $a(PPN)259465607 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011881233 100 $a20210409d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSporting Events in China as Economic Development, National Image, and Political Ambition /$fby Marcus P. Chu 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 161 pages) 225 1 $aPolitics and Development of Contemporary China,$x2946-2363 311 08$a9783030700157 311 08$a3030700151 327 $aChapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The FIFA Galas in China since the 1980s -- Chapter 3. China's Quest for the AFC Asian Cup -- Chapter 4. China's Holding of the 2011 FINA World Championships, the 2015 IAAF World Championships and the 2019 FIBA World Cup -- Chapter 5. Beijing and Zhangjiakou's Co-hosting of 2022 Winter Olympics -- Chapter 6. Conclusion. 330 $aThis book analyzes the motivations of the Chinese authorities to pursue the international sporting events. It investigates the 21 oft-underappreciated sporting events governed by FIFA, FINA, FIBA, IAAF, and other international organizations, and linking them with the calculus of the Chinese authorities to push forwards economic development, polish national image, and realize the supreme leaders' political ambitions. The author therefore sheds important light on the intertwined nature of sport and politics in the Chinese state and reveals how pervasive the sporting events' roles have been in China's domestic politics and international relations. This book's broad scope is expected to attract the subscriptions of the academics, think tanks, diplomats, government officials, and international sporting organizations. Marcus P. Chu is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. . 410 0$aPolitics and Development of Contemporary China,$x2946-2363 606 $aAsia$xPolitics and government 606 $aEconomic development 606 $aAsian Politics 606 $aDevelopment Studies 615 0$aAsia$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aEconomic development. 615 14$aAsian Politics. 615 24$aDevelopment Studies. 676 $a796.0951 676 $a306.4830951 700 $aChu$b Marcus P.$0851137 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910484640603321 996 $aSporting events in China as economic development, national image, and political ambition$91900343 997 $aUNINA