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Utilize diverse cultural traits to expand soft power

By Ku Ma | China Daily | Updated: 2013-10-15 07:22

Two years later, the US government issued the US National Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication, saying "the strength, success and security of the United States of America rest on our commitment to certain fundamental values and principles" and requires all diplomatic efforts to promote these American values.

Apart from the Holmes TV play, two films, complete with robot wars against aliens - Pacific Rim (2013) and Battleship (2012) - promote the US' maritime strategy vis-a-vis China's disputes with some of its neighbors. In both films, only the close military allies of the US and Japan succeed in saving the Asia-Pacific region from the invasion of evil aliens.

Of the two films, Pacific Rim is more propagandistic. Robots made by Russia and China, which boast of their war strategy and skills, are included in the US-Japan-led fight to save the Asia-Pacific, but their robots are defeated at the very beginning of the battle. In the end, the American hero and Japanese heroine restore peace in China's Hong Kong and the rest of the world.

Such films are desperate to highlight the military power of the US, supported by its allies, by making use of the maritime disputes that China has with some of its neighbors. But such attempts to drive a wedge between China and its neighbors will fail, because China is more averse to conflict than any other country.

In fact, during their recent visits to Southeast Asian countries, President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang sent out a clear message to the world that the disputes in the South China Sea are manageable, and China-ASEAN ties are on a sound and pragmatic track.

On Oct 4, during his visit to Malaysia, Xi congratulated Malaysian singer Fish Leong for her popularity in China. And highlighting Sino-Thai friendship during his address to the Thai parliament on Oct 12, Li said last year's biggest blockbuster in China Lost in the Thailand could be an advertisement for Sino-Thai friendship.

Also, during his visit to Tanzania in March, Xi said the Chinese TV series, The Good Times of Daughters-in-Law, has to a certain extent helped bridge the cultural gap between African and Chinese people.

There is no doubt that China still lags behind the US in terms of cultural diplomacy, especially pop culture diplomacy. But China begins to realize the pop culture's special role. Pop culture could be a catalyst to bring people of different countries closer as pop culture is more acceptable for ordinary people. There is no politics involved in the popularity of Fish Leong or Lost in the Thailand, but they really add color to the Chinese leaders' Southeast Asia visits.

For a long time the Chinese government has been trying to project its soft power by focusing on traditional Chinese culture, which does help people to know about China's past. But China needs the outside world to learn more about its present, which can really help expand its soft power. It has to look at other options and cultural traits, just as the US does, to help the outside world learn about modern China and its perceptions of the global community.

The author is Op-Ed page editor of China Daily.

(China Daily 10/15/2013 page9)

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