China's Soft Power Diplomacy in South Asia by B. M. Jain - 9780739193396

China's Soft Power Diplomacy in South AsiaMyth or Reality?\nAuthor(s): B. M. Jain\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books\nISBN-13: 9780739193396, 978-0739193396\nSynopsis\nChina's Soft Power Diplomacy: Myth or Reality? examines the Chinese version of soft power both in conceptual and operational terms, and explores its myriad implications for India, in particular, and South Asia in general. The book investigates how the institutionalization of cultural soft power would help China project its image as a benign and responsible stakeholder in order to reshape the current international system with its notion of harmonious world order, based on Chinese characteristics.\n\nThis book traces the origin of Chinas engagement with South Asian states from historical, political, economic, and security perspectives in order to better understand the dynamics of its South Asia policy. It illuminates the core reasons to explain why Chinas soft.