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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... feel that it is not so familiar to the general public. There has not been enough emphasis on holding on to the mental ties to early parents as one powerful motivating force for resistance to change in life as well as in psychiatric ...
... feel that it is not so familiar to the general public. There has not been enough emphasis on holding on to the mental ties to early parents as one powerful motivating force for resistance to change in life as well as in psychiatric ...
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... feeling responsible for these regressive ties re- quires much interpretation to, and emotional struggle for, the patient. The need to cling to early bonds to parents arouses such strong resistance to change in life as well as in therapy ...
... feeling responsible for these regressive ties re- quires much interpretation to, and emotional struggle for, the patient. The need to cling to early bonds to parents arouses such strong resistance to change in life as well as in therapy ...
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... feel guilty and scared , but it also makes him meaner and all the more de- manding ” ( 6 ) . This balanced statement , far from encouraging permissiveness , shows that harm can ensue if the parent doesn't or can't say no as well as yes ...
... feel guilty and scared , but it also makes him meaner and all the more de- manding ” ( 6 ) . This balanced statement , far from encouraging permissiveness , shows that harm can ensue if the parent doesn't or can't say no as well as yes ...
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... feel that the intensity of his hostility may harm or even kill the parent . The child then will turn rage in- ward toward himself and becomes full of conscious or uncon- scious guilt or both that is often manifested by a need for pun ...
... feel that the intensity of his hostility may harm or even kill the parent . The child then will turn rage in- ward toward himself and becomes full of conscious or uncon- scious guilt or both that is often manifested by a need for pun ...
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... feeling that change means loss is, of course, not limited to patients in psychiatric treatment. Such assump- tions are there to varying degrees in all of us. Many people live lives that appear to be full of variety, yet in their ...
... feeling that change means loss is, of course, not limited to patients in psychiatric treatment. Such assump- tions are there to varying degrees in all of us. Many people live lives that appear to be full of variety, yet in their ...
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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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