TY - BOOK AU - WUTHNOW Joel TI - The concept of soft power in China's strategic discourse PY - 2008/// KW - CHINA KW - SOFT POWER KW - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS N2 - Suggests that in support of its grand strategy China is using soft power in three distinct ways: transmission of Chinese culture, leadership in the developing world, and by reassuring those states that perceive a rising China as a threat that China is a responsible international power. The article suggests avenues for further research on the efficacy of China's soft power strategies ER -