Not for Soft Power: Chinese Universities Behind Confucius Institutes

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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Journal
Critical Asian Studies
Published
2026-09-13
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/14672715.2026.2727888
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Higher Education Governance and Development
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Not for Soft Power: Chinese Universities Behind Confucius Institutes

Jinghan Zeng
Critical Asian Studies
Higher Education Governance and Development
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Not for Soft Power: Chinese Universities Behind Confucius Institutes

Jinghan Zeng
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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 ...

Critical Asian Studies
City University of Hong Kong (HK)
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Higher Education Governance and Development
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