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dc.contributor.authorGong, Linaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-20T00:26:02Z-
dc.date.available2022-01-20T00:26:02Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationGong, L. (2021). Humanitarian diplomacy as an instrument for China’s image-building. Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, 6(3), 238-252. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20578911211019257en_US
dc.identifier.issn2057-8911en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10356/151495-
dc.description.abstractImage-building has been an important goal of China’s foreign policy. Humanitarian diplomacy provides a useful instrument to build a benign international image, given the altruistic nature of humanitarian action. China’s humanitarian diplomacy has undergone changes in recent years, such as substantial increases in humanitarian spending, institutional reforms and the emergence of Chinese non-state actors. The existing literature on China’s humanitarian activities is scant due to the country’s limited engagement in global humanitarian action previously. This article aims to contribute to the scholarship by examining China’s humanitarian activities in Southeast Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of image-building. Specifically, it answers the questions of how China uses humanitarian action to improve its international image and how effective such efforts have been. This article finds that the outcome of China’s image-building through humanitarian activities is influenced by the severity of the crisis, the national response of the country affected and the perceived legitimacy of China’s action. It concludes that China’s humanitarian diplomacy has achieved mixed outcomes in Southeast Asia. While China has been recognized as a major provider of help during the pandemic, its assistance has not substantially improved its image in the region.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofAsian Journal of Comparative Politicsen_US
dc.rights© 2021 The Author(s). All rights reserved. This paper was published by SAGE Publishing in Asian Journal of Comparative Politics and is made available with permission of The Author(s).en_US
dc.subjectSocial sciences::Political science::International relationsen_US
dc.titleHumanitarian diplomacy as an instrument for China’s image-buildingen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.contributor.schoolS. Rajaratnam School of International Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.researchCentre for Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTS Centre)en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/20578911211019257-
dc.description.versionSubmitted/Accepted versionen_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.volume6en_US
dc.identifier.spage238en_US
dc.identifier.epage252en_US
dc.subject.keywordsChinaen_US
dc.subject.keywordsCOVID-19en_US
dc.subject.keywordsHumanitarian Diplomacyen_US
dc.subject.keywordsImage-Buildingen_US
dc.subject.keywordsSoutheast Asiaen_US
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