China’s Cultural Diplomacy: A Great Leap Outward with Chinese Characteristics? Multiple Comparative Case Studies of the Confucius Institutes

Liu, Xin

doi:10.1080/10670564.2018.1557951

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“…The discourse has attempted to explore various critical perspectives of China's soft power. Several scholars have highlighted the role of Confucius institutes (Hartig 2012(Hartig , 2014(Hartig , 2016Liu 2019;Pan 2013;Shuto 2018). Others have underscored panda diplomacy (Hartig 2013).…”

Section: China's Cultural Diplomacymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There exists scholarship attentive to the domain of soft power, public diplomacy, and cultural diplomacy vis-à-vis China linking it with Middle Eastern nations (Ma 2010), ASEAN countries (Shuto 2018), Malaysia (Hrubý and Petrů 2019), USA (Becard and Filho 2019), and Pakistan (Gui and Arif 2016). The discourse has attempted to explore various dimensions of Chinese diplomacy, such as Confucius institutes (Hartig 2012(Hartig , 2014Liu 2019;Pan 2013;Shuto 2018); translation (Jiang 2021); museum diplomacy (Wang 2018); panda diplomacy (Hartig 2013), international higher education (Mulvey 2019), cinema (Becard and Filho 2019), image management (Hartig 2019) and engagement (Safdar 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Beijing’s cultural diplomacy efforts in Pakistan: Building soft image through internet sources

Larik¹,

Mangi²,

Bukhari³

2022

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This study investigated the role of internet sources in depicting China's cultural soft image in Pakistan. Using mixed-method approach, it examined six Chinese culturally-oriented web sources and employed the conceptualization of Hartig (2016). Chinese cultural diplomacy in Pakistan was found engaging a wide range of actors, allowing for local actors to play active role, using modern media, and promoting cultural content interactively. The results suggest positive contribution of China Xinhua Urdu, Youlin Magazine, China Radio International Urdu and Pakistan China Institute internet sources. The Culture & Arts page of Chinese Embassy in Pakistan and Nihao-Salam websites were found dormant. The results found females, older and more educated individuals to be more likely to perceive positively-oriented experiences about Chinese culture than their counterparts. The study highlights that more enriched means and improved content on the internet sources should be brought to attract more male, younger, ordinary, and less educated internet users.

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Section: China's Cultural Diplomacymentioning

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Beijing’s cultural diplomacy efforts in Pakistan: Building soft image through internet sources

Larik¹,

Mangi²,

Bukhari³

2022

kjis

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“…Као инструмент деловања има Конфуцијеве институте, који су замишљени тако да буду усмерени само на културну димензију. 45 Пекинг је још 1987. године основао Канцеларију међународног савета за кинески језик (Ханбан), Владино тело повезано с Министарством образовања, које је задужено за промоцију, пре свега, учења кинеског језика у иностранству, а под чијом управом функционишу Конфуцијеви институти. Од 2004. године, кинеска држава је уложила најмање 500 милиона америчких долара у оснивање 530 Конфуцијевих института на партнерским универзитетима и факултетима и 631 Конфуцијеве учионице у основним и средњим школама у 127 земаља.…”

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Cultural diplomacy of the people's Republic of China in the Western Balkans: Serbia from a comparative perspective

Trailović¹

2021

Kultura

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The People's Republic of China has long sought to improve its image in the world through various and numerous forms of public and cultural diplomacy. Since China became one of the important and influential actors at international level, there was a need to change their perspective concerning others, but also to change the perspective of others concerning China. To achieve that, the People's Republic of China has begun to implement a proactive strategy of public and cultural diplomacy, which will promote it as a responsible great power and which will contribute to the formation of a positive narrative in international relations. The Chinese authorities, with several major initiatives involving economic, political and cultural strategies are seeking to improve and promote their country's image as a trusted political and economic partner. In the process, culture and cultural exchange are becoming one of China's most important tools for increasing its soft power. As these initiatives include the Western Balkans, and thus the Republic of Serbia, China, as elsewhere, uses various methods and instruments of cultural diplomacy, ranging from Confucius Institutes and academic cooperation to the internationalization of the Chinese media as well as Chinese presence in the media of these countries. Accordingly, the aim of the paper is to present and describe how these instruments work in the Western Balkans, and how they are applied in the Republic of Serbia in comparison with other countries in the region.

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“…Besides, there has been little public or academic criticism of the CIs in Africa (King, 2017). Although the CI has been widely discussed in the context of cultural diplomacy (Liu, 2008(Liu, , 2019, public diplomacy (Hartig, 2015;d'Hooghe, 2007), or soft power (Lo and Pan, 2016;Zhou and Luk, 2016;Hubbert, 2014;Yang, 2010), mainly with case studies in Western countries, there have been few studies on the CIs in Africa and the existing studies only focus on one African CI or CIs in one African country (Procopio, 2015;Wheeler, 2014;Hartig, 2014;Stambach and Kwayu, 2017). There is a lack of systematic research that assesses African CIs in general and investigates the role of this institute in a wider context of China's foreign policy.…”

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China's Confucius Institute in Africa: a different story?

2021

IJCED

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PurposeChina's Confucius Institutes (CIs) have been under increasing scrutiny in the West while their development in Africa has been steady and strong. This article aims to examine the establishment, operation and effects of this institute in Africa, and discuss its role in a wider context of education, development and China's foreign policy towards Africa.Design/methodology/approachThis empirical research is a case study of China's Confucius Institutes in Africa. Fieldwork data was collected in China and seven CIs in four African countries.FindingsThis research found that the CIs were not just Chinese language and culture promotion organisations in Africa. Rather, they played a deeper and more profound role in training local individuals, involving them in different forms of Chinese presence in Africa and linking their own personal development with the rise of China. In that sense, this article argues that the CI plays a positive role in promoting China's soft power and national interest in Africa. This article also highlights the problems of the institute's operational mode, and casts doubt on some aspects of its future development.Originality/valueThis research systematically examines the establishment, operation and effects of the CIs in Africa, in an attempt to understand the real role of this institute in China's foreign policy towards Africa and demonstrate the uniqueness of the situation of the CIs in Africa.

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China’s Cultural Diplomacy: A Great Leap Outward with Chinese Characteristics? Multiple Comparative Case Studies of the Confucius Institutes

Cited by 14 publications

References 2 publications

Beijing’s cultural diplomacy efforts in Pakistan: Building soft image through internet sources

Beijing’s cultural diplomacy efforts in Pakistan: Building soft image through internet sources

Cultural diplomacy of the people's Republic of China in the Western Balkans: Serbia from a comparative perspective

China's Confucius Institute in Africa: a different story?

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