China's Foreign Policy and Soft Power Influence (China in the 21st Century)

Since the late 1990s, China's robust international engagement has caught many by surprise and prompted growing American debate over the PRC's motivations and objectives. This international engagement has expanded while the United States has been preoccupied with its military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. Congress and other U.S. policymakers are becoming increasingly concerned that China's expanded international engagement could have its 'soft power' projection and affect U.S. economic and strategic interests. Experience suggests that abrupt, unexplained shifts in policy occur with some regularity in the PRC system. This book examines and explores China's 'soft power' and foreign policy approach in the United States, Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa.