INTRODUCTION TO THE “CHINESE DREAM” NARRATIVE

Authors

  • Alexandre Chokhonelidze Free University of Tbilisi, Georgia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/eijhss.v3i2.42

Abstract

New faces bring new policy. In the 21st century, when the "hard power" loses its positions in international relations, the utilization of "soft power" is only due to increase. Political speeches, talk shows, calls and tele-radio broadcasting became the cornerstone of a new type of policy. The US President Donald Trump's Twitter campaign is sufficient example of that. More importantly, the analysis of political messages and slogans and their narrative analysis gained quite a popularity. The special interest towards the “Chinese dream” from the international relations theory and political science standpoint only grew after China initiated “One Belt One Road” (OBOR) strategy.

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2018-06-27