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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... thoughts were as 7 Spock ( 1985 ) : “ She never doubted that any opinion of hers was other than God's own truth ” ( 63 ) . When he was seventeen , he went to a party against her order and adds , “ This was the first ( and last ) time ...
... thoughts were as 7 Spock ( 1985 ) : “ She never doubted that any opinion of hers was other than God's own truth ” ( 63 ) . When he was seventeen , he went to a party against her order and adds , “ This was the first ( and last ) time ...
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... thought when he was doing what was right. The powerful, self-righteous woman—tyrant of her household—was given to promoting shame and guilt. Alongside his registering the resultant chagrin and hu- miliation, there was a powerful and ...
... thought when he was doing what was right. The powerful, self-righteous woman—tyrant of her household—was given to promoting shame and guilt. Alongside his registering the resultant chagrin and hu- miliation, there was a powerful and ...
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... thought and advice for so many decades took little heed of a child's individ- ual needs, endowment, or identity. At worst, this philosophy of child development fostered a totalitarian household atmo- sphere that discouraged warm ...
... thought and advice for so many decades took little heed of a child's individ- ual needs, endowment, or identity. At worst, this philosophy of child development fostered a totalitarian household atmo- sphere that discouraged warm ...
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... thought, her scorn for following the crowd, I surely got my independence in making up my own mind that enabled me to pioneer in the psychological aspects of pediatric practice, to see the desperate need for disarmament, to condemn ...
... thought, her scorn for following the crowd, I surely got my independence in making up my own mind that enabled me to pioneer in the psychological aspects of pediatric practice, to see the desperate need for disarmament, to condemn ...
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... thought that. 2This was one of the early, and most memorably bitter, items in his “collection.” 3X thought it was more likely to have been that he was beaten ac- cording to the malevolent whim of his “paranoid” uncle—occasions for many ...
... thought that. 2This was one of the early, and most memorably bitter, items in his “collection.” 3X thought it was more likely to have been that he was beaten ac- cording to the malevolent whim of his “paranoid” uncle—occasions for many ...
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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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