SEMASIOLOGY OF THE CHINESE TERM 软实力 AND THE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE CHINESE “SOFT POWER”
The present article provides a detailed semasiological analysis of the term “soft power” in Chinese, its meanings and forms of use in oral speech and written texts. Particular attention is paid to the discursive study of China's “soft power”. The work can be useful to both philologists, regional scholars and specialists of international relations involved in Modern China study. Materials can be used in further research on this issue.