• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.117-149
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to apply the concepts discussed in the previous studies on the China's country image and its impact to the Korean market, to provide basic information about the characteristics of the Korean market for Chinese companies to enter the Korean market, and to provide suggestions related to the country image for Korean companies when they want to enter foreign markets. For this purpose, a survey of 265 college students and workers in Seoul was analyzed using SPSS 2.0 and AMOS 21. The results are as follows. First, the dimensions of China's country image were found to be composed of five factors: fundamental image, socioeconomic image, prestige image, relationships image, and affective image. Second, among the dimensions of China's country image, fundamental image, socioeconomic image, and affective image had a positive effect on product image, and prestige image had a negative effect. Third, affective image was found to have influence on the attitude towards the product. Fourth, China's overall product images appeared to influence consumer attitudes. Fifth, the consumer attitudes to Chinese products appeared to affect the purchase intention. Sixth, for the consumer group whose own consumer ethnocentrism is low, compared to high, images of Chinese products showed a more positive impact on consumer attitudes. In the conclusion, we discussed the implications derived from the empirical results and suggested for future research.

• Journal of Public Diplomacy
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.53-80
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• 2022

Despite an astronomical budget for public diplomacy, China is experiencing successive failures in public diplomacy. The unfavorable feeling towards China is increasing every year in the world and China needs a new public diplomacy to resolve anti-Chinese sentiment. Here, we found that viewers of Korean-Chinese student YouTuber Deemd formed a friendly image towards China after watching Deemd's China vlog. Therefore, in this study, we tried to examine whether Deemd's vlogs affect the improvement of China's country image theoretically guided by the theory of mere exposure effect. In addition, we examined whether the improvement of a country image causes the 'Halo effect' that leads to an increase in the intention to visit China and purchase intention of Chinese products. It is expected that the results of this study can serve as a new digital media diplomacy solution for countries, including China, that want to capture the hearts of foreign public in the era of a new digital public diplomacy.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.10 no.12
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• pp.267-273
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• 2010

This study is about to reveal the connections and the importance of China's country image, product image, and purchase intention. Following are the results of the empirical analysis summary. First, in country's national image, except political image, economic image and cultural image have a positive (+) impact on the product image is true. Secondly, a country's product image have a positive (+) impact on purchase intention. Therefore, consumer tend to improve purchase intention when China's product image increase. In summary, consumers' purchase intention can obtain the best positive result, when a country's national image is set as the core factor, which combines and improves concurrently with one's product image.

• Management & Information Systems Review
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.187-209
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• 2011

This study investigate the roles of national image and corporate image on perceived quality, brand image, brand loyalty and brand equity of Chinese brands and global brands that are doing marketing in China. Several implications of this study is following like these. First, national image is one of major influence factors that affect enough on perceived quality likewise factors like advertising, price, and distribution. It is important marketing tool to promote national image on the national perspective and need to do those kinds of marketing activities. Second, this study shows the result that corporate image that is measured by the items focused on abilities of corporations is also influence factors that affect on perceived quality. In this perspective, the corporate image focused marketing activities of Korean firms may be the one of effective tools. Consequently, this study explains the mechanism that national image and corporate image variables enhance perceived quality, and perceived quality enhances brand image, brand loyalty and brand equity.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.47-58
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• 2011

As China's international status is more and more uplifted, the active shaping and effective propagation of China's national image has been regarded as an important means to demonstrate China's soft power, demolish the so-called "China Threat Theory", and compete for China's share in international discourse power. This article first makes a discussion on the fundamental concepts and related theories of national image, and then explores the precise positioning of China's image as "a responsible power" and the connotation that should be contained in this image. Finally, this article presents a tactic of "complex propagation" for the shaping of China's national image, which includes the propagation by new media and advertisement, the marketing of international sport games and other international events, public diplomacy and public relations tactics.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.71-82
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• 2021

The main purpose of this study was to investigate K-pop stars' images in photos presented by social networks in China. In this study photos of K-pop stars were collected from a community site of Baidu as one of the biggest portal sites and were five idol groups (EXO, IKON, T-ara, Wonder Girls, and Girls' Generation) which have beeb getting famous in China. For this musical styles and backgrounds of the K-pop idol stars were scrutinized in brief and explored in respect with its images. The results of the study were follows: First, the overall pictorial images of K-pop boys' groups were characterized in masculine and stylish images emphasizing the western appearance. In case of K-pop girl groups, sexy, gorgeous, feminine and youthful images were identified. In conclusion, K-pop idol stars is contributing to expand Korean pop arts into Chinese public culture as Chinese people produced and circulated the pictorial images of K-pop stars and facilitated consumption activities of K-pop contents.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.95-97
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• 2010

중국광고는 서양광고를 모방(模倣)하는 시기(時期)를 지나 현재 창의(創意)적 발전(發展)의 전환점에 와 있다. 중국 전통 이미지의 심미적(審美的) 추구(追求)는 중국의 광고 산업에 지대(至大)한 영향(影響)을 끼치고 있으며 보다 더 효율적(效率的)으로 중국 전통이미지를 활용(活用)하기 위해 매진하여야 한다. 따라서 중국광고 디자이너들은 전통문화에 대한 소양과 깊은 이해를 바탕으로 광고자체의 기본철학을 확립하여 중국(中國) 문화(文化)의 특색(特色)을 바로 잡아 만들어가야 한다. 본 연구에서는 2008년~2010년 중국주류(中國酒類)의 잡지광고에서 나타난 이미지 분석을 통해서 중국광고 디자인의 표현방법을 알아보고자 한다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.69-79
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of national image, brand image, and country of origin on Chinese consumer's purchase attitude and purchase intention of Korean cosmetic products which applied a high and/or convergence technology. The survey was completed by chinese customers and the data is analysis with SPSS 21.0. The results show that national image, brand image, and country of origin image have a positive impact on Chinese consumer's purchase attitude and purchase intention. This results imply that when Korean companies enter into chinese markets, if they perform very aggressive promotion activities on national image, brand image, and country of origin image, they can be successful by transforming positively chinese consumer's purchase attitude and purchase intention of Korean products.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.333-334
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• 2014

할리우드는 전 세계적인 영화의 중심지로 유명하다. 90년대에 접어들어 할리우드 영화중에 중국의 문화 요소와 중국인 배우를 사용하는 경향이 점점 많이 지고 있다. 이 논문은 할리우드 영화에서 중국인 배역을 적용한 사례 분석을 통하여 중국인 배역 이미지가 할리우드 영화에서 어떠한 역할을 하고 있는지에 관한 연구이다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.1454-1455
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• 2015

매 년 국내에서 중국으로 떠나는 관광객 수가 증가하고 있다. 하지만 현지 사정에 대해 잘 모르는 관광객들이 위안화 위폐에 대한 피해가 늘어나고 있다. 이러한 피해를 조금이라도 줄이기 위하여 중국 위폐 여부를 판별 할 수 있는 어플리케이션을 제작하였다. 이러한 어플리케이션을 제작하기 위하여 중국의 위폐 구별법을 조사하고 영상처리 기술인 Template matching을 사용하여 원본 이미지와 사진의 이미지를 비교하는 방안을 채택하였다.