id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-021179-sctzn7i7 Zhao, Kejin China’s Rise and its Discursive Power Strategy 2016-07-04 .txt text/plain 10501 476 48 China hopes to expand the influence of ''Socialism With Chinese Characteristics'' abroad through strategic efforts to build discursive power, especially in order to delegitimize the ''China threat'' theory overseas, dispel the doubts of other countries caused by the rapid increase in China's economic capabilities, and fully integrate into the international community. They have launched debates in the academic community on ''universal values'' and ''the Chinese model'' which encourage Chinese academics to compete with their Western counterparts for new political discourse 24 (Chen 2010; Zhang 2011 CPC National Congress in 2007, President Hu Jintao for the first time elevated the promotion of China's soft power to a national strategic height, and formulated a key strategic objective to strengthen Chinese culture's competitiveness overseas for the sake of winning international discursive power. ./cache/cord-021179-sctzn7i7.txt ./txt/cord-021179-sctzn7i7.txt