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CHINA’S PANDA DIPLOMACY: THE POWER OF BEING CUTE
by
Yi Xing
___________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(EAST ASIAN AREA STUDIES)
August 2010
Copyright 2010 Yi Xing
Object Description
| Title | China’s panda diplomacy: the power of being cute |
| Author | Xing, Yi |
| Author email | yixing@usc.edu; ethan.xing@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | East Asian Area Studies |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-06-28 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-08-03 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Cross, Mai'a |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Rosen, Stanley Cooper, Eugene |
| Abstract | This thesis provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of a unique diplomatic tool possessed by China, panda diplomacy. By borrowing theories from the fields of anthropology, international relations, and communications, my inter-disciplinary study conceptualizes the notion of panda diplomacy in terms of its rationales, diplomatic objectives, and forms. Based on data collected from newspapers and public opinion polls in Mainland China, the U.S., and Taiwan, I also examine three major panda diplomacy practices in the 20th and 21st centuries.; My research aims to improve the extant literature on China's soft power and public diplomacy by teasing out a long-overlooked power resource and redefining China's public diplomacy objectives. Through detailed discussion on panda diplomacy, I argue that the universal appeal of pandas serves as an important alternative soft power asset that enables China to approach a much broader audience in foreign countries. In contrast with the conclusion drawn by the current scholarship, my thesis suggests that short-term objectives are indispensable for China's public diplomacy practitioners and manage to facilitate, rather than hamper, China's long-and-medium-term diplomatic strategies. |
| Keyword | China; panda diplomacy; public diplomacy; soft power |
| Geographic subject (country) | China |
| Coverage date | 1941/2010 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3258 |
| Rights | Xing, Yi |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Xing-3812 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Xing-3812.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | CHINA’S PANDA DIPLOMACY: THE POWER OF BEING CUTE by Yi Xing ___________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (EAST ASIAN AREA STUDIES) August 2010 Copyright 2010 Yi Xing |
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