Ghazia Noureen2025-09-012025-09-012021https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/5765China’s unprecedented economic growth has made her a potential threat to the hegemony of the US. This growth can be attributed to the use of soft power by China. This use of soft power has helped China’s peaceful rise at global level. Despite China’s peaceful rise, the West suspects China’s motives behind the use of soft power.en-USChina’s Shift from Soft to Sharp PowerAn Analysis of Confucius Institutes PropagandaThesis