1. Paper Tiger? Chinese Soft Power in East Asia.
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HOLYK, GREGORY G.
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POWER (Social sciences) , *SURVEYS , *PUBLIC opinion polls , *MILITARY geography ,CHINESE politics & government, 1949- - Abstract
The article analyzes the concept of soft power in East Asia as it relates to the so-called decline of U.S. power and the simultaneous increase of military and diplomatic power exercised by China in the region. The author reviews soft power survey data and argues for the benefits of analyzing public opinion data in determining political power and influence in East Asia. A broad survey is utilized by the author to measure soft power in East Asia and the overall soft power of China is compared to other regional powers in categories such as economics, culture, and politics. The author concludes that the data show that Chinese soft power is relatively weak in East Asia.
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- 2011
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