Society & Economicsarticle2026-09-13

Not for Soft Power: Chinese Universities Behind Confucius Institutes

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Abstract

As China’s flagship educational initiative to promote Chinese language and culture abroad, Confucius Institutes lie at the intersection of politics, education, and culture, and feature prominently ...

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Authors: Jinghan Zeng

Institutions: City University of Hong Kong