LEADER 03299nam 2200601 450 001 9910790590103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7391-2393-9 010 $a0-7391-2997-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001110886 035 $a(EBL)1352176 035 $a(OCoLC)856869910 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000983074 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12491812 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000983074 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10988366 035 $a(PQKB)11657277 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1352176 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1352176 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10754418 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL510778 035 $a(OCoLC)756586574 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001110886 100 $a20080326d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe dragon's hidden wings $ehow China rises with its soft power /$fSheng Ding 210 1$aLanham :$cLexington Books,$d[2008] 210 4$dİ2008 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 225 0$aChallenges facing Chinese political development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-2392-0 311 $a1-299-79527-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 173-182) and index. 327 $aPart I. The concept of soft power and the rise of China -- Rising power, soft power, and the rise of China: a conceptual framework -- The Chinese idea of soft power and China's rising strategy -- Soft power reconsidered: multidimensionality of power resources and power conversion model -- Part II. The structure of China's soft power -- The Middle Kingdom's cultural attractiveness: China's reliable soft power resource -- The Chinese Communist Party's governance performance: China's questionable soft power resource -- Beijing's diplomatic finesse and weakness: China's limited soft power resources -- Part III. The dragon spreading its hidden wings: China's soft power wielding -- To build a "strong" language: opportunities and challenges in globalizing Mandarin Chinese -- "Old bottle, new wine": Beijing's soft power campaigns in the global south -- "Soft-looking" dragon in work: China's national image building with soft power. 330 $aThe Dragon's Hidden Wings is the first comprehensive study on China's use of soft power. Sheng Ding provides the reader with an insightful empirical study that details China's economic and political rise on the global scene over the course of the last three decades. This book not only endeavors to examine the connections between the ongoing rise of China and what Joseph Nye defines as soft power, but also attempts to give readers a more complete understanding of China's national power and modernization process. The main questions addressed are: What are the theoretical and empirical connection 517 3 $aHow China rises with its soft power 606 $aNation-building$zChina 607 $aChina$xRelations 615 0$aNation-building 676 $a303.48/251 700 $aDing$b Sheng$f1975 January 3-$01544724 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790590103321 996 $aThe dragon's hidden wings$93799154 997 $aUNINA