Chinese Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in the United States

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Author
Abbreviations
List of Tables
1 Introduction
2 Conceptualizing Soft Power and Public Diplomacy
	Introduction
	Diplomacy and Public Diplomacy
	Soft Power and Public Diplomacy
	Chinese View of Soft Power
	Sources of Chinese Soft Power
	Public Diplomacy of China
	Chinese View on Public Diplomacy
	Models of Public Diplomacy
	Integrated Public Diplomacy
		Descriptive Integrated Public Diplomacy
	Conclusion
3 From ‘Rise of China’ to ‘Peaceful Development’: An Analysis of Competing Discourses
	Introduction
		Western International Relations Theory and the ‘Rise of China’
	Liberalism and the Rise of China
	Constructivism and the Rise of China
		‘Rise of China’ and United States Foreign Policy toward China: 1972–2022
		Debate on the Rise of China in Chinese International Relations Theory
		‘Rise of China’ to Peaceful Development: 1995–2019
	Conclusion
4 China’s Mediated Public Diplomacy in the United States
	Introduction
		Chinese Mediated Diplomacy
		China’s Strategy for Mediated Public Diplomacy
		China’s Mediated Public Diplomacy through Broadcast Media in the United States
		Chinese Social Media Outreach in the United States
		Chinese Digital Diplomacy United States
		Footprints of Chinese Apps in United States
	Conclusion
5 China’s Nation Branding in the United States
	Nation Branding
	Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding
	China and Nation Branding
	Chinese Drive to Image Improvement Through Nation Branding
	China’s Advertisements Campaigns in the United States
		Outbound Activities
		Inbound Activities
	Conclusion
6 China’s Relational Public Diplomacy in the United States
	Relational Public Diplomacy
	China’s Relationship-Building Initiatives in the United States
	Chinese Cultural Diplomacy
	Confucius Institutions (CIs)
	Confucius Institutions CIs in the United States
	Cultural Goods Export
	Chinese Leadership Visits to the United States
	Sister Cities Diplomacy
	Diaspora Diplomacy
	Exchange Programs
	Conclusion
7 Impact of China’s Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in the United States: An Assessment
	How Does American Public View China?
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index