Program Type
Honors
Faculty Advisor
Patrick Hagge
Document Type
Poster
Location
Face-to-face
Start Date
25-4-2023 2:45 PM
Abstract
China has become a giant in the globalized world in such a short period of time. This led me to the research question, “What is China’s public diplomacy philosophy?” Using a textual analysis of major geopolitical events that China is involved in (The Belt and Road Initiative, the South China Sea dispute, Uyghur imprisonment, and the Hong Kong government takeover) and the history of China since the Chinese Civil War, it becomes apparent that the country uses the concept of hard and soft power for its public diplomacy. If a country is not receptive to China or its intended actions, then China responds with big-stick diplomacy and forceful intimidation. If a country is willing to cooperate with China in its ventures, which are usually countries that are not considered prominent in geopolitical affairs, then China responds with intimidation through monetary and social persuasion. This is a derivative project; it creates no new knowledge of its own but connects the dots of existing knowledge in ways that illuminate China’s geopolitics.
Recommended Citation
Webb, Logan, "China's Public Diplomacy Philosophy" (2023). ATU Research Symposium. 26.
https://orc.library.atu.edu/atu_rs/2023/2023/26
Included in
Geography Commons, International Relations Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons
China's Public Diplomacy Philosophy
Face-to-face
China has become a giant in the globalized world in such a short period of time. This led me to the research question, “What is China’s public diplomacy philosophy?” Using a textual analysis of major geopolitical events that China is involved in (The Belt and Road Initiative, the South China Sea dispute, Uyghur imprisonment, and the Hong Kong government takeover) and the history of China since the Chinese Civil War, it becomes apparent that the country uses the concept of hard and soft power for its public diplomacy. If a country is not receptive to China or its intended actions, then China responds with big-stick diplomacy and forceful intimidation. If a country is willing to cooperate with China in its ventures, which are usually countries that are not considered prominent in geopolitical affairs, then China responds with intimidation through monetary and social persuasion. This is a derivative project; it creates no new knowledge of its own but connects the dots of existing knowledge in ways that illuminate China’s geopolitics.