The BRI and China's Soft Power in Europe: Why Chinese Narratives (Initially) Won

Turcsanyi, Richard; Kachlikova, Eva

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dc.contributor.author	Turcsanyi, Richard	de
dc.contributor.author	Kachlikova, Eva	de
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-30T11:28:14Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-30T11:28:14Z
dc.date.issued	2020	de
dc.identifier.issn	1868-4874	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/76570
dc.description.abstract	The article aims to contribute to our understanding of China's soft power in Europe and the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in this regard. We conduct analyses of two leading newspapers in the United Kingdom, in Spain, and in Poland to discover how the BRI was framed there in the period from mid-2013 to mid-2017. The empirical results show that the media reported about the initiative quite positively - especially compared to the general media picture of China in Europe - and to a considerable extent followed Chinese narratives of economic opportunities while overlooking geopolitical and security worries. Theories of "journalistic routines" and linguistic "affective sticking points" will be suggested as possible explanations of these dynamics, highlighting both the fact that Chinese narratives outnumbered European ones in the initial period quantitatively, and were able to offer something that resonated with the audience qualitatively.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Internationale Beziehungen	de
dc.subject.ddc	International relations	en
dc.subject.other	Belt and Road Initiative; EU-China relations; Chinese foreign policy; soft power; European media	de
dc.title	The BRI and China's Soft Power in Europe: Why Chinese Narratives (Initially) Won	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.identifier.url	file:///tmp/Dokumente/10.1177_1868102620963134.pdf	de
dc.source.journal	Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
dc.source.volume	49	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU	de
dc.source.issue	1	de
dc.subject.classoz	internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik	de
dc.subject.classoz	International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy	en
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	58-81	de
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internal.identifier.journal	192
internal.identifier.document	32
internal.identifier.ddc	327
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1177/1868102620963134	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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internal.identifier.pubstatus	1
internal.identifier.review	1
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ssoar.urn.registration	false	de

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