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Based on survey of 16 Confucius Institutes in five countries including the United States, Japan, Russia, Thailand, Lebanon, this paper found that: The current Confucius Institutes worldwide have achieve a certain spread of results. But different levels of Chinese culture are quite different in the results of dissemination, Chinese culture in different cultural spheres, especially the Confucian cultural spheres and non-Confucian cultural spheres, are quite different in the results of dissemination, even there are large differences between countries. This paper suggests further that for non-Confucian cultural nation China's material culture should disseminate first, and behavior culture and spiritual culture can be temporarily put on hold. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper, from foreign communication's position, takes search engine into communication perspective, and gives it doctrinal concern. After analyzed the importance of search engine's recommended function, paper list the sample of it, especially those search results related with P. R. China and United States of America, to testify paper's viewpoints - - that is, United States of America has had the trace in employs search engine's recommended function to guide international voice. Then, paper, also, reasoning whether search engine's recommended function can work in guiding international voice. Finally, paper reinforces the importance of search engine in foreign communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper asserts that existing studies on US Internet companies in China fail to acknowledge that technology is developed in a political economic context; that laws are drafted to consolidate the dominant groups; that nation-states are not the only primary actors in international negotiation; and that commercial information is valuable to Internet companies. This paper aims to redefine the "Google in China" question by examining how the Internet was developed in the US; how the Clinton Administration and US high-tech industry lobbied for trade with China; and how Google strategised for the China market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper investigates the differences between American and Chinese conflict management styles and tries to decode areas of cultural differences that can lead to misunderstanding and conflict. In-depth interviews with foreign-born Chinese searching for jobs at American workplace and case studies with executives at American corporations in China were conducted. From analyzing the roots of Chinese culture, Chinese and American cultural differences, American and Chinese conflict management models, the paper proposes two fundamental differences in negotiation: a four-fold difference between the Chinese and Americans that could potentially cause conflict: directness-subtleness, aggressiveness-modesty, courtesy-command, and American-Chinese experiential differences, as well as a difference in the choice of conflict styles and tactics between Chinese and American negotiators. The case study demonstrated that the Chinese subsidiaries of America-based multinational corporations need to be more sophisticated in handling international business conflicts. The findings indicate that there is a strong relationship between Chinese and American value systems and in the choice of conflict-handling styles. Illustrations of how these parameters play out in the workplace and suggestions for both Americans and Chinese in handling conflicts are provided. Examples of how and where disconnects can occur are reviewed, as well as the hierarchy in which the conflict can occur and the potential impact on individuals and conflict resolution systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The dynamics of international relations between the West and the East have mutated in recent years with the decline of the West, especially in the wake of the financial crisis in America in 2008, and the rise of the East, where China is the most obvious powerhouse. The power-shift theory spotlights recent changes in many areas of international relations between industrialized countries and emerging powers but ignores the multi-polarization shift that doesn't tend to give "emerging powers" the same respect and attention. This paper examines the power-shift theory through quantitative analysis of the media coverage of "The United States" (the West) and "China" (the East) in three prominent European newspapers--The Times (British), Le Figaro (French) and Sü ddeutscheZeitung (Germany) -- over the past 12 years (from 2000 until 2011). Comparison over time will be conducted for the 3 newspapers in terms of the total number of stories, subject-matter ranking and favorability differences in order to (1) examine the shift trend and (dramatic) change of media representation of the United States and China in the past decade from the European point of view and (2) explore the characteristics of news coverage to understand the continuing imbalance between the attention paid to the West and the East, and verify the inequality and half-truth of the power-shift theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scholars have argued that interpersonal networks are more dominated by kin and work ties in Japan than in America. This paper seeks to examine the extent to which these differences manifest in the voice calling patterns of smartphone users in these two countries. We draw on data collected from a smartphone application that we designed to anonymously collect mobile log and pop-up survey data. The application was used to collect data from 226 adults in living in Japan and 195 adults living in America. Using descriptive and multivariate statistics we compare the voice call interaction patterns of respondents in these two countries. We conclude by discussing the extent to which the concept of interpersonal collectivism can be applied to understand different patterns of mobile communication in Japan and America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper compares media relations in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States. There are several significant findings. First, the media-public relations practitioner relationship is more informal and closer in Asia than it is in the U.S. Second, media ethics, such as gift giving and informal gatherings, are different in these Asian cultures and in the U.S. Finally, the U.S. journalists and public relations practitioners have more positive attitudes toward on-line types of source-reporter relations than Asian journalists and practitioners do. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed based on the findings of this comparative analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

International system had a vivid change in 2008, in which the American subprime mortgage crisis broke out and caused a global financial crisis in the world. The Wall Street suddenly became the symbol of greedy. In August of 2008, the military conflict happened between Russia and Georgia after Georgia launch out military operation and fired the South Osetia. The UN could not negotiate the two countries to solve the problem without fire. Obxazia and South Osetia proclaimed independence and got admission from Russia. Georgia proclaimed to cease all foreign relations with Russia. The Russia-Georgia conflict showed the frustration of Georgia applying for entering NATO which tries to narrow the Russian strategic space and isolate Russia. The new Cold War is forming after Medvedev took the presidency in Kremlin. After Obama was elected the American president, the US media tried to attribute the financial crisis to China which tried to maintain the fixed currency in Reminbi. The bilateral relations between China and America will more and less reflect in the trade. The paper tries to analyze the media coverage from these three countries to show the characteristics of their foreign policies and international propaganda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]