Complexities of Representation

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Exploring the representational effect of tourism, this study examines factors that influence perceptions that Chinese outbound tourists are representatives or de facto ambassadors of the Chinese government advancing its national objectives abroad. The paper finds that the Chinese government is ambi...

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Main Authors:  Obert Hodzi, Yu-Wen Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aalborg University Press 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of China and International Relations
Online Access:https://somaesthetics.aau.dk/index.php/jcir/article/view/4427
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spelling doaj-bced551b90584b8b9ad11fb66732d0032021-01-25T14:15:11ZengAalborg University PressJournal of China and International Relations2245-89212020-03-0181Complexities of Representation Obert Hodzi0Yu-Wen Chen1University of LiverpoolUniversity of Helsinki Exploring the representational effect of tourism, this study examines factors that influence perceptions that Chinese outbound tourists are representatives or de facto ambassadors of the Chinese government advancing its national objectives abroad. The paper finds that the Chinese government is ambivalent, and at times inconsistent about endowing individual tourists with the responsibility to serve as its de facto ambassadors. In addition, the paper argues that the role of tourism in China’s bilateral relations with South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe influence general perceptions among bureaucrats and elites in the three countries that Chinese outbound tourists are representatives of the Chinese government. Keywords: Outbound Tourism, Tourists, Representation, China, Bilateral Relations https://somaesthetics.aau.dk/index.php/jcir/article/view/4427
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description Exploring the representational effect of tourism, this study examines factors that influence perceptions that Chinese outbound tourists are representatives or de facto ambassadors of the Chinese government advancing its national objectives abroad. The paper finds that the Chinese government is ambivalent, and at times inconsistent about endowing individual tourists with the responsibility to serve as its de facto ambassadors. In addition, the paper argues that the role of tourism in China’s bilateral relations with South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe influence general perceptions among bureaucrats and elites in the three countries that Chinese outbound tourists are representatives of the Chinese government. Keywords: Outbound Tourism, Tourists, Representation, China, Bilateral Relations
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