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China’s image in the Belt and Road Initiative: case study of Pakistan and India

Huang, Haiqing (2018) ACET35
Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
Abstract
National image as one important source of soft power has been paid close attention in China. This thesis examines China’s new national image shaping in the framework of ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), in the same time, how other countries like Pakistan and India respond to China’s self-image are discussed. By using Fairclough and Foucault’s critical discourse analysis, the thesis argues that the Belt and Road Initiative project China as a powerful, responsible contributor with great taking. However, in the case of Pakistan, although mainly positive in media’s reports, suspicion and supervision maintains. As for India’s perception, China acts as an aggressive threat and revisionist power. It concludes that China consciously... (More)
National image as one important source of soft power has been paid close attention in China. This thesis examines China’s new national image shaping in the framework of ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), in the same time, how other countries like Pakistan and India respond to China’s self-image are discussed. By using Fairclough and Foucault’s critical discourse analysis, the thesis argues that the Belt and Road Initiative project China as a powerful, responsible contributor with great taking. However, in the case of Pakistan, although mainly positive in media’s reports, suspicion and supervision maintains. As for India’s perception, China acts as an aggressive threat and revisionist power. It concludes that China consciously exercise soft power to improve its image in BRI, however China’s lack of political credibility constrains its image. (Less)
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author
Huang, Haiqing
supervisor
organization
course
ACET35
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
the Belt and Road Initiative, national image, soft power, Pakistan, India
language
English
id
8960031
date added to LUP
2018-10-09 10:25:05
date last changed
2018-10-09 10:25:05
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  abstract     = {{National image as one important source of soft power has been paid close attention in China. This thesis examines China’s new national image shaping in the framework of ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), in the same time, how other countries like Pakistan and India respond to China’s self-image are discussed. By using Fairclough and Foucault’s critical discourse analysis, the thesis argues that the Belt and Road Initiative project China as a powerful, responsible contributor with great taking. However, in the case of Pakistan, although mainly positive in media’s reports, suspicion and supervision maintains. As for India’s perception, China acts as an aggressive threat and revisionist power. It concludes that China consciously exercise soft power to improve its image in BRI, however China’s lack of political credibility constrains its image.}},
  author       = {{Huang, Haiqing}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{China’s image in the Belt and Road Initiative: case study of Pakistan and India}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}