China’s Mask Diplomacy in Europe: Seeking Foreign Gratitude and Domestic Stability

The analysis discusses domestic sources of China’s diplomatic offensive in Europe following the outbreak of Covid-19, with a focus on the central and eastern parts of the continent. By examining selected case studies of countries competing for Chinese medical supplies in the time of the global crisi...

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Autor principal:	Bartosz Kowalski
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Publicado:	SAGE Publishing 2021
Materias:	Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only) JQ1-6651 Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only) H53
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a970a055c03049caa70ba3dc688c09da2021-12-01T22:33:27ZChina’s Mask Diplomacy in Europe: Seeking Foreign Gratitude and Domestic Stability1868-10261868-487410.1177/18681026211007147https://doaj.org/article/a970a055c03049caa70ba3dc688c09da2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/18681026211007147https://doaj.org/toc/1868-1026https://doaj.org/toc/1868-4874The analysis discusses domestic sources of China’s diplomatic offensive in Europe following the outbreak of Covid-19, with a focus on the central and eastern parts of the continent. By examining selected case studies of countries competing for Chinese medical supplies in the time of the global crisis, it demonstrates how the party-state leadership with “Xi Jinping at the core” has been promoting the narrative of its transparent and timely response to the outbreak of the pandemic, while at the same time nurturing its image as a (benevolent) global leader in the struggle against the coronavirus. The article argues that mask diplomacy has served two overlapping domestic and foreign policy goals: aiming to cover up China’s leadership’s failure to contain the pandemic in its initial stage, while also turning acts of foreign gratitude to its advantage in seeking domestic public approval and the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party governance.Bartosz KowalskiSAGE PublishingarticlePolitical institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only)JQ1-6651Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)H53ENJournal of Current Chinese Affairs, Vol 50 (2021)
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description	The analysis discusses domestic sources of China’s diplomatic offensive in Europe following the outbreak of Covid-19, with a focus on the central and eastern parts of the continent. By examining selected case studies of countries competing for Chinese medical supplies in the time of the global crisis, it demonstrates how the party-state leadership with “Xi Jinping at the core” has been promoting the narrative of its transparent and timely response to the outbreak of the pandemic, while at the same time nurturing its image as a (benevolent) global leader in the struggle against the coronavirus. The article argues that mask diplomacy has served two overlapping domestic and foreign policy goals: aiming to cover up China’s leadership’s failure to contain the pandemic in its initial stage, while also turning acts of foreign gratitude to its advantage in seeking domestic public approval and the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party governance.
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title	China’s Mask Diplomacy in Europe: Seeking Foreign Gratitude and Domestic Stability
title_short	China’s Mask Diplomacy in Europe: Seeking Foreign Gratitude and Domestic Stability
title_full	China’s Mask Diplomacy in Europe: Seeking Foreign Gratitude and Domestic Stability
title_fullStr	China’s Mask Diplomacy in Europe: Seeking Foreign Gratitude and Domestic Stability
title_full_unstemmed	China’s Mask Diplomacy in Europe: Seeking Foreign Gratitude and Domestic Stability
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China’s Mask Diplomacy in Europe: Seeking Foreign Gratitude and Domestic Stability

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