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Branding the Chinese Dream: Reception of China’s Public Diplomacy in Britain’s “Cultural China”
British Journal of Chinese Studies, Volume: 11, Pages: 15 - 35
Swansea University Authors: Yan Wu , Sian Rees , Richard Thomas , Yakun Yu
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Over four decades, China’s transformed propaganda system has embraced public diplomacy to dispel its perceived “threat.” The most recent strategy has been the branding of the Chinese Dream narrative. Although there has been some academic focus on China’s nation branding, little has been written abou...
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