China's expanding influence in Africa: projection, perception and prospects in Southern African countries
China's multi-faceted endeavour to expand its influence in Africa has attracted worldwide scholarly and media attention. This article examines the different moments of China's soft power endeavour, from projection through its state media to representation and lived experiences in South Afr...
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| author | Zhang, Xiaoling Wasserman, Herman Mano, Winston |
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| description | China's multi-faceted endeavour to expand its influence in Africa has attracted worldwide scholarly and media attention. This article examines the different moments of China's soft power endeavour, from projection through its state media to representation and lived experiences in South Africa and Zimbabwe, two African countries which receive a significant level of attention in China's policymaking. Through interdisciplinary methodologies such as content analysis, online questionnaires and in-depth interviews conducted in China, South Africa and Zimbabwe, the authors found that China's state-engineered soft power initiatives have resulted in partial success in the two countries. The conclusions indicate that China faces many challenges in fully accomplishing its intended goal. The findings provide new insight into China's political impact in Africa within the context of Beijing's growing influence on Africa's political and economic future. |
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| spelling | nottingham-467502020-05-04T18:37:58Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46750/ China's expanding influence in Africa: projection, perception and prospects in Southern African countries Zhang, Xiaoling Wasserman, Herman Mano, Winston China's multi-faceted endeavour to expand its influence in Africa has attracted worldwide scholarly and media attention. This article examines the different moments of China's soft power endeavour, from projection through its state media to representation and lived experiences in South Africa and Zimbabwe, two African countries which receive a significant level of attention in China's policymaking. Through interdisciplinary methodologies such as content analysis, online questionnaires and in-depth interviews conducted in China, South Africa and Zimbabwe, the authors found that China's state-engineered soft power initiatives have resulted in partial success in the two countries. The conclusions indicate that China faces many challenges in fully accomplishing its intended goal. The findings provide new insight into China's political impact in Africa within the context of Beijing's growing influence on Africa's political and economic future. Taylor & Francis 2017-03-17 Article PeerReviewed Zhang, Xiaoling, Wasserman, Herman and Mano, Winston (2017) China's expanding influence in Africa: projection, perception and prospects in Southern African countries. Communicatio, 42 (1). pp. 1-22. ISSN 1753-5379 foreign media public diplomacy reception Sino-Africa relations Sino-Zimbabwe culture soft power South African media http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02500167.2016.1143853 doi:10.1080/02500167.2016.1143853 doi:10.1080/02500167.2016.1143853 |
| spellingShingle | foreign media public diplomacy reception Sino-Africa relations Sino-Zimbabwe culture soft power South African media Zhang, Xiaoling Wasserman, Herman Mano, Winston China's expanding influence in Africa: projection, perception and prospects in Southern African countries |
| title | China's expanding influence in Africa: projection, perception and prospects in Southern African countries |
| title_full | China's expanding influence in Africa: projection, perception and prospects in Southern African countries |
| title_fullStr | China's expanding influence in Africa: projection, perception and prospects in Southern African countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | China's expanding influence in Africa: projection, perception and prospects in Southern African countries |
| title_short | China's expanding influence in Africa: projection, perception and prospects in Southern African countries |
| title_sort | china's expanding influence in africa: projection, perception and prospects in southern african countries |
| topic | foreign media public diplomacy reception Sino-Africa relations Sino-Zimbabwe culture soft power South African media |
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