China's Non-State Soft Power Actors: Tai Chi, Traditional Culture, and the Practice of Public Diplomacy...

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Xiaoling Zhang Tony Hong

China's Non-State Soft Power Actors

Tai Chi, Traditional Culture, and the Practice of Public Diplomacy

Xiaoling Zhang, Tony Hong

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Routledge
18 December 2024

Regional studies

Series: China Policy Series

This book enriches the evolving concept of soft power, and China’s approach to soft power, by considering how aspects of Chinese culture, notably the traditional martial art and health promoting exercise Tai Chi Quan, are being successfully promoted around the world by non-state actors, and how this fits alongside China’s state-sponsored soft power promotion. The book contrasts growing soft power promotion by China with the corresponding decline in such activities by Western states, outlines the growth of Tai Chi Quan societies worldwide and explores in detail why Tai Chi Quan appeals so strongly outside China. It shows how Tai Chi Quan introduces many people around the world to Chinese culture and builds links between people inside China and elsewhere in the world. It concludes that Tai Chi Quan achieves what soft power aims to achieve: a good image and long-term friendship.

By: Xiaoling Zhang, Tony Hong
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032562865
ISBN 10: 1032562862
Series: China Policy Series
Pages: 8
Publication Date: 18 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

List of figures Acknowledgements Authors Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Situating China’s Efforts in the Global Landscape of Soft Power Chapter 3 From Awareness to Confidence: The Revival of Traditional Culture Chapter 4 Tai Chi Quan: From a Wellness and Self-Defence Exercise to a Diplomacy Vehicle Chapter 5 Tai Chi Quan Masters as Actors of Tai Chi Diplomacy Chapter 6 Conceptualisation: The Network Model of Objectives and the Collaboration Model Chapter 7 Conclusion: China’s Public Diplomacy – An Alternate Perspective Bibliography Index

Xiaoling Zhang is a Professor in the Department of Media and Communication, University of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Tony Hong is a Lecturer at the School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, China