Confucius institutes in Chinese foreign policy

Abstract

With the highly develop of China’s economy, the development of China’s soft power and hard power are getting unbalance. With the trend of globalization, soft power becomes more important than hard power in international communication. The project of Confucius Institutes was designed to promote China’s soft power and broadcast Chinese language and culture. Economic achievements and development make somebody concerns about the hegemony of China in the future. Together with this concern, there are some worries about Confucius Institutes such as cultural invasion, method of Communist ideology. The reflection of the public of the host countries to Confucius Institutes could be the reflections of them to China. Thus, analyzing the place and position of Confucius Institutes in china's foreign policy could help Confucius Institutes go further and eliminating some misunderstandings about China and Confucius Institutes in host countries.

With the highly develop of China’s economy, the development of China’s soft power and hard power are getting unbalance. With the trend of globalization, soft power becomes more important than hard power in international communication. The project of Confucius Institutes was designed to promote China’s soft power and broadcast Chinese language and culture. Economic achievements and development make somebody concerns about the hegemony of China in the future. Together with this concern, there are some worries about Confucius Institutes such as cultural invasion, method of Communist ideology. The reflection of the public of the host countries to Confucius Institutes could be the reflections of them to China. Thus, analyzing the place and position of Confucius Institutes in china's foreign policy could help Confucius Institutes go further and eliminating some misunderstandings about China and Confucius Institutes in host countries.