The chinese space program as the image instrument of the great China
This article analyzes the Chinese space program and how the bureaucratic elite acts to convert China as a leading nation in international arena. This article assumes that, beyond the scientific advances that space exploration has in multiple fields of knowledge, the support to the space program...
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doaj-2f6ae18c90ae43159a3cdb4ceb4bf8342020-11-24T21:47:51ZengUniversidad de ColimaPortes: Revista mexicana de estudios sobre la Cuenca del Pacífico1870-68002012-10-01611107129194The chinese space program as the image instrument of the great ChinaDaniel Lemus Delgado0Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus GuadalajaraThis article analyzes the Chinese space program and how the bureaucratic elite acts to convert China as a leading nation in international arena. This article assumes that, beyond the scientific advances that space exploration has in multiple fields of knowledge, the support to the space program depicts a way to project a positive image of China. This image is a China rising in the international community. The author discusses how space missions and the discourse around the space program strengthen national pride. Thus, China’s space program projects the image of a Greater China. The article concludes that the space program shows that China is modernizing rapidly and is able to be a world power.http://revistasacademicas.ucol.mx/index.php/portes/article/view/250República Popular Chinagran estrategiaprograma espacial chinogran China |
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The chinese space program as the image instrument of the great China |
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The chinese space program as the image instrument of the great China |
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The chinese space program as the image instrument of the great China |
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Universidad de Colima |
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Portes: Revista mexicana de estudios sobre la Cuenca del Pacífico |
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1870-6800 |
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2012-10-01 |
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This article analyzes the Chinese space program and how the bureaucratic elite acts to convert China as a leading nation in international arena. This article assumes that, beyond the scientific advances that space exploration has in multiple fields of knowledge, the support to the space program depicts a way to project a positive image of China. This image is a China rising in the international community. The author discusses how space missions and the discourse around the space program strengthen national pride. Thus, China’s space program projects the image of a Greater China. The article concludes that the space program shows that China is modernizing rapidly and is able to be a world power. |
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República Popular China gran estrategia programa espacial chino gran China |
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