TTLV: Cultural diplomacy in increasing China's soft power in Southeast Asia in the first ten years of the 21st century

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's name: Lin Min 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: January 15, 1987

4. Place of birth: Nanning, Guangxi, China

5. Decision on recognition of student No. 1180/QD-XHNV-SDH dated July 1, 2011 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process: -

(record the forms of change and the corresponding time)

7. Thesis topic: CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN INCREASING CHINA'S SOFT POWER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA IN THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

8. Major: International Relations; Code: 60310206

9. Scientific instructor: Dr. Le Van My, Head of Foreign Affairs Department, Institute of Chinese Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

10. Summary of thesis results:

The structure of the thesis with the topic of Cultural Diplomacy in Increasing China's Soft Power in Southeast Asia in the First Ten Years of the 21st Century is divided into three chapters.

Chapter 1 is China's View on Increasing Soft Power through Cultural Appeal, which summarizes the views on increasing cultural soft power of Chinese state leaders and academics.

Chapter 2 is about the methods of China's foreign cultural exchange activities in Southeast Asia. Here, through proposing foreign exchange methods such as films and television, art festivals, building Confucius Institutes, etc., to promote the spread of Chinese culture throughout Southeast Asia and create a deep impression of Chinese culture in the hearts of every citizen.

Chapter 3 is the Prospects of Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in Southeast Asia in the Coming Years. This section not only mentions some existing problems in cultural diplomacy that need to be overcome, but also presents the prospects for China's cultural diplomacy from now until 2020 for Vietnam in particular and Southeast Asian countries in general.

The term “soft power” has become a standard of reference for comparison with the overall strength of the state since its inception, that is, state power is not only composed of traditional hard powers such as economy and military, but also includes cultural resources. Culture can make other countries feel the attractiveness of a country, making people turn to a foreign policy that can gain respect. China is now firmly on the path of peaceful rise, paying special attention to the issue of promoting soft power to build a healthy and good state image. While developing partnerships with countries in the region and the world, China has recognized the importance of cultural soft power, so when developing and strengthening bilateral relations with Southeast Asian countries (ASEAN), it has deployed cultural diplomacy to help China-ASEAN cooperation relations to be continuously enhanced, to reduce Southeast Asian countries' concerns about China's rise and refute the West's "China Threat" argument.

11. Practical application: (if any)

The entire research results of the thesis can be applied in practice right from the present time. The research results of the thesis will help China build a database on Chinese cultural soft power in Southeast Asia, and make the perception of research projects on soft power as culture more firmly and sustainably tightened, while implementing foreign policy with Southeast Asian countries will be more effective, the solutions and suggestions given are all based on reality and can be used in practice.

12. Further research directions: (if any)

The content of the thesis is not qualified to mention the cultural soft power of Southeast Asian countries in more depth, especially Vietnam. Vietnam is a neighboring country and a part of Southeast Asia, where China is particularly interested in and expanding its influence, has a long-standing cultural relationship with China, and is greatly influenced by that culture. However, does Vietnam have cultural soft power? Are there cultural influences and what are they? How will Vietnam increase its soft power in foreign diplomacy with neighboring countries in the region as well as other countries around the world? The above questions are all hoped that people and specialized scholars can mention them while conducting research.

13. Published works related to the thesis: -

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: LAM MAN (LIN MIN) 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: January 15, 1987 4. Place of birth: Guang Xi, China

5. Admission decision number: 1180/QD-XHNV-SDH Dated July 1, 2011

6. Changes in academic process: -

(List the forms of change and corresponding times)

7. Official thesis title: Culture Diplomacy on developing China's soft power in Southeast Asia in the first ten years of the twenty-first century

8. Major: International Relations 9. Code: 60310206

10. Supervisors: Dr. Le Van My. Institute for Chinese studies, Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences.

(Full name, academic title and degree)

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: ..............................................................................

The thesis with topic: “Culture Diplomacy on developing China's soft power in Southeast Asia in the first ten years of the twenty-first century” will be divided into three chapters.

Chapter 1 describes the China's view on the issue of increasing soft power through cultural attraction, generalized view of increasing cultural soft power of the state leaders as well as academics in China.

Chapter 2 explains the operational mode for diplomatic-cultural exchange of China in Southeast Asia, through the diplomatic exchange methods such as television movies, art festivals, building the Confucius Academy etc. to promote Chinese culture which is spreading out everywhere in Southeast Asia and create an impression of Chinese culture deeply in the heart of every citizen.

Chapter 3 tells about the prospect for China's cultural diplomacy in Southeast Asia in the upcoming years. This part not only discusses a number of need-to-solve existing problems in cultural diplomacy but also comments on prospect of the cultural diplomacy of China from present to 2020 with Vietnam in particular and Southeast Asia in general.

The term "soft power", since the date of appearance, has become a standard reference for comparison with the overall strength of the state, the state power are not only the traditional hard powers such as economy, military composition, but also including cultural resources. Culture can make other countries feel the attractiveness of a country, draw people's attention toward a foreign policy in order to gain respect. China is now walking firmly on the path of peaceful rise development, paying special attention to the issue of promoting soft power to build a healthy and good images. While developing partner relationships with countries in the region and the world, China has recognized the importance of cultural soft power. Therefore, in developing and strengthening bilateral relations with Southeast Asian countries (ASEAN), China has developed cultural diplomacy so as to lift up the China-ASEAN cooperational relationship continuously, and to alleviate the concerns of the Southeast Asian countries on the rise of China and refute arguments "China threat" of the West.

12. Practical applicability, if any: .............................................................................................

All the results of the thesis are applicable in practice from now onwards. Results of this thesis help will China to build a database of cultural soft power of China in Southeast Asia. The public awareness of the researches on cultural soft power is that culture is tightening more sustainably, while deploying foreign diplomacy with Southeast Asian countries will be more effective; Solutions and suggestions given are based on fact and can apply in practice.

13. Further research directions, if any: ................................................................................

The content of the thesis is not eligible to deeper mention about cultural soft power of the Southeast Asian countries, especially Vietnam. Vietnam is featured by not only a neighboring country, but also a part of the Southeast Asia, where China pays special attention to and expands its influence. Vietnam has a long-standing cultural tie with China, and gets influenced from China's culture. However, do Vietnam have cultural soft power? There are cultural influences and what are they? What will Vietnam do to increase soft power in foreign diplomacy with neighboring countries in the region as well as other countries around the world? The questions above are hoping people and specialized scholars to mention when conducting research.

14. Thesis-related publications: ..........................................................................................