Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power Is Transforming the World (New Republic Book) (A New Republic Book) - Hardcover

Kurlantzick, Joshua

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300117035 ISBN 13: 9780300117035

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2007

Synopsis

At 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.

About this title

Review:

This book contains a wealth of fact and anecdote and is a
fascinating read for any aspiring China watcher. -- Financial World, April 1, 2007

About the Author:

Joshua Kurlantzick is special correspondent for The New Republic and visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He has covered Southeast Asia and China as a correspondent for US News and World Report and The Economist, and his writings on Asia have appeared in Foreign Affairs, The New York Times Magazine, and many other publications.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0300117035
• ISBN 13: 9780300117035
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224