「銳實力」概念於「後」中國崛起時期之理論化探究

Since its first use in 2017, the term sharp power has attracted discussion and analysis worldwide. The concept has been used to describe how authoritarian regimes such as those in China and Russia use a combination of media manipulation, deceptive information, and social disruption to achieve political goals in targeted (mostly democratic) countries. After reviewing all the significant literature on the subject, this paper argues that the sharp power concept deserves more attention than it has received so far. To theorize the sharp power concept, the author considers multiple power dimensions in the international relations discipline in a general sense, as well as particularly focusing on China's development, and suggests that the concept should not be approached in an isolated manner, but rather, according to a contextualized status that emphasizes connections between existing issues. The concept appears to be a product of the current period following China's emergence as a global power-that is, of the post-rising China age. By examining relevant issues and background data, we can avoid mistakenly using the sharp power idea to represent specific (i.e., Western) political positions or political correctness, as is commonly found in mass media sources.