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Professor Jinghan Zeng analyses the purpose of China's foreign policy slogans.

Professor Jinghan Zeng argues that Chinese foreign policy concepts such as “Belt and Road Initiative” should be understood as multifunctional slogans for political communication on the domestic and international stages with purposes to (1) declare intent, (2) assert power and test domestic and international support, (3) promote state propaganda, and(4) call for intellectual support. He highlights the critical role of China’s academic and local actors, as well as international actors, in shaping China’s foreign policy ideas. He also provides insights to understand how Chinese domestic actors exert their influence and voice their narratives to influence China’s policy agenda and debate.

Following his lecture, Professor Zeng's lecture will discuss his ideas with Professor Astrid Nordin and answer questions from the online audience.