Posts Tagged ‘ Confucius Institutes ’

The Wu-Tang Clan and China’s (Unintentional) Soft Power

May 27, 2010
By C. Custer
The Wu-Tang Clan and China’s (Unintentional) Soft Power

Musings on what the Wu-Tang Clan can teach the Chinese government.
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Confucius Institutes and Soft Power

April 29, 2009
By C. Custer

More and more people worldwide are learning Chinese each year, and if the Chinese government has anything to do with it, they’ll be learning at Confucius Institutes. Confucius Institutes (孔子学院) are a Ministry of Education initiative; they are in essence Chinese language and culture schools set up in foreign countries, sometimes at universities, that...
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