Confucius Institutes

The teaching of Chinese language and culture in the U.S. will remain important, but are Chinese government funded institutes the best option?

China is attempting to build a soft power network across Africa. The experience of the Confucius Institute in Mozambique suggests the effort is only partially successful.

Educational cooperation is an underanalyzed aspect of the BRICS grouping, and Confucius Institutes are leading the way in Brazil.

How can American and other educational institutions coexist with political endeavors like China’s Confucius Institutes?

Even as Beijing-funded Confucius Institutes come under scrutiny, Hong Kong protest problems spark renewed concerns.

China’s educational foothold in Indonesia is growing, but is it helpful for Chinese economic interests?

Chinese soft power is not measured by blockbuster films, but by the appeal of its development model.

Like Confucius Institutes, pandas are one of China’s most potent tools in foreign relations.

A new project spotlights Beijing’s use of these institutions within broader ASEAN-China ties.

Of all major liberal, multi-party democracies, Australia may be the most exposed to China.

U.S. authorities should watch, not reject, Chinese investment in the entertainment sector.