Haunted by ParentsAt the beginning of the twenty-first century, China is poised to become a major global power. And though much has been written of China's rise, a crucial aspect of this transformation has gone largely unnoticed: the way that China is using soft power to appeal to its neighbours and to distant countries alike. This original book is the first to examine the significance of China's recent focus on soft power, that is, diplomacy, trade incentives, cultural and educational exchange opportunities, and other techniques, to project a benign national image, pose as a model of social and economic success, and develop stronger international alliances. Drawing on years of experience tracking China's policies in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, Joshua Kurlantzick reveals how China has wooed the world with a charm offensive that has largely escaped the attention of American policymakers. Beijing's new diplomacy has altered the political landscape in Southeast Asia and far beyond, changing the dynamics of China's relationships with other countries. China also has worked to take advantage of American policy mistakes, the author contends. In a provocative conclusion, he considers a future in which China may be the first nation since the Soviet Union to rival the U.S. in international influence. |
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... expression was a dead give - away " ( 21 ) . Spock adds , with the child's frankness and honesty that remained part of his character as an adult , that it never occurred to him to try to deceive her . Spock gives an example of his ...
... expression was a dead give - away " ( 21 ) . Spock adds , with the child's frankness and honesty that remained part of his character as an adult , that it never occurred to him to try to deceive her . Spock gives an example of his ...
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... the rougher boys in the neighborhood " ( 20 ) . He was also a mother- adjutant , looking after his younger brother and even changing his diapers . municated by his facial expression) on the rare occasions of 8 Dr. Benjamin Spock.
... the rougher boys in the neighborhood " ( 20 ) . He was also a mother- adjutant , looking after his younger brother and even changing his diapers . municated by his facial expression) on the rare occasions of 8 Dr. Benjamin Spock.
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Leonard Shengold. municated by his facial expression) on the rare occasions of his son's misdemeanors. There was much mutual hostility in the psy- chic space between father and his oldest son. Maier (1998) writes that Benjamin's sister ...
Leonard Shengold. municated by his facial expression) on the rare occasions of his son's misdemeanors. There was much mutual hostility in the psy- chic space between father and his oldest son. Maier (1998) writes that Benjamin's sister ...
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... expression , because they are self - sacrificing by nature , or because they are afraid of making their children dislike them — they can't help resenting the bad behavior that comes instead . They keep getting angrier underneath ...
... expression , because they are self - sacrificing by nature , or because they are afraid of making their children dislike them — they can't help resenting the bad behavior that comes instead . They keep getting angrier underneath ...
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... expressed by the need to interfere with his son John's wrestling with a friend that seems to have had homosexual connotations for him; and about his obeying his second wife's compulsive regimen in the frugality and absti- nence of his ...
... expressed by the need to interfere with his son John's wrestling with a friend that seems to have had homosexual connotations for him; and about his obeying his second wife's compulsive regimen in the frugality and absti- nence of his ...
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Change Means Loss Spring and Summer Must Become Winter | 50 |
The Myth of Demeter and Persephone | 65 |
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