Add to ORKGFrom propaganda posters in the 1950-1980s to the Beijing 2008 Olympics and beyond, sport has been used in China as a tool for propaganda and soft power, both domestically and internationally. This contribution focuses on football in the era of Xi Jinping’s “football dream” in order to discuss how the game is conceived and used by the Chinese leadership as a vehicle for external soft power. It does so by analysing the institutional discourse on the subject and recent cases of investment by Chinese companies in European football
Abstract – A significant economic rise provides an opportunity for China to expand its influence glo...
The purpose of this paper is to find out the Chinese aspiration towards the football business, its r...
This article examines the mobilization of football in relation to Chinese state-building projects. P...
From propaganda posters in the 1950-1980s to the Beijing 2008 Olympics and beyond, sport has been us...
In the 21st century more states are realizing the benefits with hosting “Sports Mega-Events” such as...
China’s investments in global football have raised the attention of observers all over the world, du...
This chapter discusses sport in Chinese public discourse as a means of internal (对内) softpower (软实力...
The development of sport, and in particular the reform and development of football, has emerged as a...
– A significant economic rise provides an opportunity for China to expand its influence globally, es...
The acquisition of Italy’s FC Internazionale by the Chinese company Suning, in June 2016, resonated ...
From Mao Zedong to the “fourth generation”, sport has been used by the Chinese leaders as a means to...
The development of sport, and in particular the reform and development of football, has emerged as a...
In April 2016, the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched the "football development plan in the m...
In October 2014, The State Council of the People’s Republic of China issued the “Opinions for accel...
Football is among the world’s most popular sports. It is also one which China has sought to develop ...
Abstract – A significant economic rise provides an opportunity for China to expand its influence glo...
The purpose of this paper is to find out the Chinese aspiration towards the football business, its r...
This article examines the mobilization of football in relation to Chinese state-building projects. P...
From propaganda posters in the 1950-1980s to the Beijing 2008 Olympics and beyond, sport has been us...
In the 21st century more states are realizing the benefits with hosting “Sports Mega-Events” such as...
China’s investments in global football have raised the attention of observers all over the world, du...
This chapter discusses sport in Chinese public discourse as a means of internal (对内) softpower (软实力...
The development of sport, and in particular the reform and development of football, has emerged as a...
– A significant economic rise provides an opportunity for China to expand its influence globally, es...
The acquisition of Italy’s FC Internazionale by the Chinese company Suning, in June 2016, resonated ...
From Mao Zedong to the “fourth generation”, sport has been used by the Chinese leaders as a means to...
The development of sport, and in particular the reform and development of football, has emerged as a...
In April 2016, the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched the "football development plan in the m...
In October 2014, The State Council of the People’s Republic of China issued the “Opinions for accel...
Football is among the world’s most popular sports. It is also one which China has sought to develop ...
Abstract – A significant economic rise provides an opportunity for China to expand its influence glo...
The purpose of this paper is to find out the Chinese aspiration towards the football business, its r...
This article examines the mobilization of football in relation to Chinese state-building projects. P...