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2011.
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| Summary/Abstract |
This paper uses KeyGraph, a chance discovery tool, to examine China's soft
power and identify potential and possible future research topics. The experimental
design examines 2,400 articles related to China's soft power. This examination
demonstrates that current soft power studies on China focus more on the aspects of
"promoting cultural development," "facilitating international influence," "safeguarding
core value concepts," and "developing soft power with Chinese characteristics."
Regarding the future evolution of soft power-related studies in China, this study
concludes that several aspects remain the most promising issues for future study:
cultural propaganda refinement, foreign policy adjustment, ideology entrenchment
measures in the form of ideological and political education to propagate government
policies and to strengthen civic control, and innovation of scientific development
concepts. The identification of these areas will contribute to the field of Chinese
soft power studies by serving as a valuable reference for future scholars. By
observing the development and tendencies of Chinese soft power studies within
the various stages of each topic's evolution, this paper extensively covers the
applicable aspects of the fields of culture, diplomacy, politics, and economics.
The conclusions derived from this study highlight the current status and possible
future course of development of soft power-related studies in China by concerned
domestic institutions.
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