China’S Soft Power: A Blessing or Challenge to World Governance?

Unlike developed Western countries, the founders of the international political system, China is a latecomer and has only become indispensably important in the decision-making process of the international political economy in the twenty-first century. Together with its rising hard power, China has also increased its soft power in recent years. As notable differences exist between China and Western countries in terms of political systems, levels of economic development, ideology, culture, and historical background, it is interesting to examine the influence of China’s soft power on world governance. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.