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From External Propaganda to Mediated Public Diplomacy: The Construction of the Chinese Dream in President Xi Jinping’s New Year Speeches

Yan Wu Orcid Logo, Richard Thomas Orcid Logo, Yakun Yu

Public Diplomacy and the Politics of Uncertainty, Pages: 29 - 55

Swansea University Authors: Yan Wu Orcid Logo, Richard Thomas Orcid Logo, Yakun Yu

DOI (Published version): 10.1007/978-3-030-54552-9_2

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Manifested by China’s increasing influence and importance, the emergence of a hetero-polar world is one of the main drivers of uncertainty within the realm of international relations. Looking for ways to manage this process, the Chinese state has adopted marketing strategies such as branding in proa...

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Published in: Public Diplomacy and the Politics of Uncertainty
ISBN: 9783030545512 9783030545529
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2021
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