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Soft power is an invisible power of a nation that can shape other countries’ preferences by its culture, ideology, system, political ideas, values, and the legitimacy of government’s policies. When China started its policy of “reform and opening-up”, the economic power grew speedy sequentially. In 1990’s, the end of cold-war era, the” China Threat” has emerged in the international society. Just because of that, it’s imperative for China to improve her positive image by gradually propagandizing the meaning of “China Rise” to the international society. Thus, the “Soft Power” was the very method of china to terminate the” China Threat” in the post-cold war era. This research’s target focuses on the following items : (1) Discuss about the soft power development in political activities of CCP. (2) Discuss the development of Chinese foreign policy and soft power relations in recent years. (3) Discuss concrete results the soft power development of CCP. (4) Discuss the limitations and challenges of the soft power development of CCP. (5) Discuss how to face and response the soft power development of CCP. According to the targets of this research, the thesis uses historical approach and document analysis to research literatures relating to the topic soft power of policy of CCP in recent years. On the dimension of time, the China’s “Soft Power” has gradually developed in 1990’s, moreover, has grown rapidly after 2000 all that due to the maneuvers of “Soft Power” in the post cold-war era. In the other hand, China’s “Soft Power” only presents its attractiveness and influence in surrounding Asian countries. In the field of agenda setting, the participation of international organization and international treaties has move forward to leading rule from observer. The maneuvers of “Soft Power” has also transform to high politics from low politics, in the meantime, that create the benign environment for China’s economic growth. That even gives rise to not only the promotion of China’s positive image that decrease ”the China Threat” but also the creation of the imagery of “peaceful rise”. However, the issue of human rights is still fatal to the CCP''s soft power Development. The government does not comply with the Constitution caused people to safeguard their own interests. Its most directly hurt of Soft power and national image of China.
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