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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... wanted people to conserve wool for the soldiers . His mother insisted on the boy's wearing one of his father's old suits to school . He refused , expecting ( and ulti- mately finding ) that his schoolmates would laugh at him dressed in ...
... wanted people to conserve wool for the soldiers . His mother insisted on the boy's wearing one of his father's old suits to school . He refused , expecting ( and ulti- mately finding ) that his schoolmates would laugh at him dressed in ...
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... wanted but didn't dare to be . He continues : “ And I remember my wild impatience wait- ing for my parents to unwrap my gift ” ( 1995 , 155–56 ; emphasis added ) .22 One cannot help fearing that the wild impatience and joy would have ...
... wanted but didn't dare to be . He continues : “ And I remember my wild impatience wait- ing for my parents to unwrap my gift ” ( 1995 , 155–56 ; emphasis added ) .22 One cannot help fearing that the wild impatience and joy would have ...
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... wanted to about his first wife , his children , and perhaps most of all about himself . It is sad that , celebrated and famous at age eighty - six , he needed to write about the impact of his mother's strictness and tyranny on his mind ...
... wanted to about his first wife , his children , and perhaps most of all about himself . It is sad that , celebrated and famous at age eighty - six , he needed to write about the impact of his mother's strictness and tyranny on his mind ...
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... wanted and did not want to give them up . The ambivalence ( involving “ evil ” impulses ) troubled this formerly deeply religious man . He seemed to have learned what his conflicts were , but his knowing , in my view , was largely ...
... wanted and did not want to give them up . The ambivalence ( involving “ evil ” impulses ) troubled this formerly deeply religious man . He seemed to have learned what his conflicts were , but his knowing , in my view , was largely ...
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... wanted him in their home. He was frequently severely beaten by his capricious and choleric uncle, supposedly for disobedi- ence.3 More than once X had been left with bruises. He had known his parents were sick, yet that wasn't enough to ...
... wanted him in their home. He was frequently severely beaten by his capricious and choleric uncle, supposedly for disobedi- ence.3 More than once X had been left with bruises. He had known his parents were sick, yet that wasn't enough to ...
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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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