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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Maria Repnikova on Chinese Soft Power
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DESCRIPTION:WEBINAR: This multi-ranging talk between Dr. Maria Repnikova 
 of Georgia State University & MCI Director Prof. Peter Gries will addres
 s the issue of Chinese soft power\, with a particular focus on Chinese s
 oft power in Africa. \n\nThis conversational event will draw on key poin
 ts from Dr. Repnikova’s latest book\, Chinese Soft Power (Cambridge Univ
 ersity Press\, 2022)\, which unpacks China’s visions and practices of so
 ft power both domestically\, and internationally. Analysing a variety of
  soft-power mechanisms\, the research traces both their official motivat
 ions and how they operate across global contexts. \n\nThe talk will cont
 inue by examining how soft power carries different meanings in China\, a
 nd how its application should not be seen through a binary lens of succe
 ss or failure. Instead\, the speaker would argue that we should treat Ch
 inese initiatives as ambitious in scale and adaptive to local contexts\,
  but also as contested or perceived with mixed credibility by global aud
 iences.\n
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