Abstract
The Chinese Confucius Institutes, which have become common around the world and particularly in Asia, have followed the examples of the British Council, Alliance Française and the Goethe Institute. Yet by following the earlier examples, Confucius Institutes have the benefit of late development and can learn from the experiences of earlier approaches. This paper studies and analyses the overseas educations institutions of China, Britain, France and Germany to identify similarities and dissimilarities and then draws conclusions from this. It is shown that Confucius Institutes are a representative of the overseas soft power approach of the Chinese government and have multiple intentions and purposes.
Highlights
The rise of China as a regional and global economic superpower has aroused a range of emotions in observers from around the world
This paper investigates the case of Thailand and the effect of Confucius Institutes (CIs) and Chinese soft power
Drawing on the experience of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain in promoting their national languages, China began the rapid expansion of Chinese learning and culture throughout the world by means of CIs
Summary
The rise of China as a regional and global economic superpower has aroused a range of emotions in observers from around the world. The National Cultural Hall in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is only one of several high-profile public buildings to grace cities in the Mekong Region, while road widening and high-speed railway projects offer the prospect of bringing closer the places of production and consumption in China and mainland Southeast Asia (McCartan, 2011) This takes place in conjunction with the construction of the Asian Highway Network by the Asian Development Bank and the opening of the North-South and East-West Economic Corridors which will enable the much more rapid movement of goods throughout the region and its neighbors (Madhur, Wignaraja & Darjes, 2009)
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