Japan and China as Charm Rivals: Soft Power in Regional Diplomacy

by Jing Sun

Book Overview

In international relations today, influence is as essential as military and economic might. Consequently, leaders promote favorable images of the state in order to attract allies and win support for their policies. Jing Sun, an expert on international relations and a former journalist, refers to such soft power campaigns as "charm offensives."

Sun focuses on the competition between China and Japan for the allegiance of South Korea, Taiwan,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472118331
• ISBN13: 9780472118335
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"