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DESCRIPTION:Since the turn of the millennium\, Buddhism has been constructe
 d as a cultural “soft power” by China in cultivating ties with Buddhist co
 untries in South\, Southeast and Northeast Asia. Over time\, Western count
 ries are also added to the list of target audience as China “exports” its 
 Buddhism. This talk identifies similar practices in post-1949 Mao China an
 d provides an analysis for the rationale and strategies for such policies\
 , their corresponding projects\, as well as reactions from the internation
 al Buddhist communities. It will conclude with an evaluation of the impact
  of China’s Buddhist diplomatic soft power and its future trajectory.\n\nS
 peaker\n\nLawrence Y.K. Lau is associate professor in the Department of Re
 ligious Studies\, Fudan University\, Shanghai. His primary research areas 
 are Yogācāra Buddhism and Buddhist political-religious relationship under 
 secularization. He recent publications include Kleśa and Vijñapti: A Philo
 sophical Studies on East Asian Vijñānavāda (2020)\, Monastic Literati and 
 Militants: Interacting among Buddhism\, Society and Politics (2020)\, and 
 Le Bouddhisme engage and Civil Society: A Study of Buddhist Public Engagem
 ent in Thailand and Malaysia (2019).\n
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SUMMARY:Clay Bodhisattva Crossing the River: Buddhist Public Diplomacy and 
 Its Dialectic in Contemporary China 
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 r-buddhist-public-diplomacy-and-its-dialectic-contemporary-china-338465
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