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June 30, 2011 
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June 30, 2011 
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August 13, 2010
Presentation by Research Interns 2010 : The Tibet Issue of Soft Power in the Post-Dalai Era |
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The paper investigates how China reduces the “Tibet issue” to understand it simply as a problem of the Dalai Lama gaining soft power through examining Chinese propaganda, e.g. the emphasis of “Dalai” in the construction of the “Dalai clique”. The paper then investigates the relationships within the Dalai clique, between the Dalai Lama himself, his government, and the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) and its National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT). The paper also analyses how the Dalai Lama draws soft power through his emphasis on non-violence, the Shangri-La-ist Tibetan, alongside democratisation which appeals to the west whilst provides a mechanism to continue a post-Dalai Tibetan campaign. Leading on from democratisation, the paper notes the 2011 elections in Tibet as a major variable to thepost-Dalai situation of the issue, and the likeliness for a major success for the TYC as well as the potentials a violent terroristic post-Dalai campaign. The paper finally draws conclusion on how China could benefit from such radicalisations, making use the soft power elements previously used by the Dalai Lama, eventually solving the “Tibet issue” of soft power. The topic will be presented by Mr. Leung King-ho. Mr. Leung joined Global Studies Institute in Hong Kong as a Research Interns in 2010 Summer, during his study in Master of Art programme in International Relations and Philosophy at University of St Andrews, expecting graduate in 2012. During his four weeks of internship, he wrote this paper under the supervision by Jacky Fung, researcher of Global Studies Institute in Hong Kong.
Enquiry: Mr. Jacky Fung (Tel : 2111-5890, Email: jackyfung@roundtable.com.hk) |
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