Tag: Confucius institute

Is China Squandering its Soft Power Investments?

Following a series of damaging stories this year, notably the ousting of Bo Xilai and escape of Chen Guangcheng, The Atlantic’s Damien Ma argues that “for all the financial muscle thrown behind shaping its global image, Beijing may have squandered more soft power in the last few months than it has accrued in years“: … The collective global attention paid to the world’s number-two

May 16, 2012 1:10 AM

McMaster University Closing Confucius Institute

The Globe and Mail reports that Canada’s McMaster University will not be renewing their contract with the Confucius

February 8, 2013 1:01 PM

China’s Gangnam Style & the K-Pop War Machine

After the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs a year ago today, some in China pondered the country’s failure to produ

October 5, 2012 9:00 AM

Some Ga. Schools Make Mandarin Mandatory

Romain Dallemand, schools superintendent for Georgia’s Bibb County, is pushing a mandatory Mandarin education for e

September 10, 2012 9:11 AM

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