Beijing’s Confucius Institute, a program to aid in spreading Chinese soft-power to the world via language and cultural education, has generated much controversy since its beginnings in 2004. While government sponsored...
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Confucius Institutes, Chinese learning centers in foreign universities and schools affiliated with...
Read MoreThe Confucius Institute is a global project to promote Chinese language and culture administered by Hanban, an “NGO” directly affiliated with the PRC’s Ministry of Education. Confucius Institutes and classrooms...
Read MoreMichael Churchman of Australia National University writes in China Heritage Quarterly about the Confucius Institutes and their policy of only teaching standard, simplified Mandarin Chinese to students around the world: It is...
Read MoreFrom Xinhuanet, via CCTV International: Chinese and Pakistani officials Monday unveiled the first Confucius Institute in the National University of Modern Language, Islamabad. The institute forms part of China’s efforts to better promote Sino-foreign language and cultural exchanges.
Read MoreFrom China.org.cn: On June 15, 2004, Chinese President Hu Jintao officially opened the first Confucius Institute in Uzbekistan. Nearly three years later, on January 31, 2007, Premier Wen Jiabao and Portugal Premier Socrates signed the latest such agreement at the Great Hall of the People opening a Confucius Institute in University of Lisbon.
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The Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Browne talks to Michael Schuman, author of “Confucius And the...
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As young Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian children’s rights campaigner Kailash...
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In a recent speech, President Xi Jinping hailed Confucianism as an antidote for his own...
Read MoreAs Weibo commentators criticize the massive amount of government money being spent on Confucius Institutes, a party mechanism for spreading Chinese soft-power around the globe via Chinese language training and cultural...
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