The Many Faces Of Taiwans Cultural Diplomacy

Download or read book The Many Faces of Taiwan's Cultural Diplomacy written by Astrid Lipinsky and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2022-08-28 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a pioneering book on Taiwan's cultural diplomacy. It argues that cultural diplomacy is a subset of public diplomacy aiming to utilize useful cultural resources to demonstrate Taiwan's soft power so to increase the public's understanding and create positive impression toward Taiwan in the like-minded countries. It then identifies three effective areas to implement cultural diplomacy: films, music, and the academic field of Taiwan studies. Dr. Astrid Lipinsky is Managing Director of the Vienna Center for Taiwan Studies at University of Vienna, Austria.