Restructuring of the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban): The Fate of the Confucius Institutes

Occupation: Associate Professor at Department of the International Relations and Regional Studies
Affiliation: Novosibirsk State Technical University
Address: Russian Federation,

Journal name

Problemy Dalnego Vostoka

Edition

Issue 2

Pages

166-176

Abstract

The article briefly overviews the process of restructuring of the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) and the Headquarters of Confucius Institutes. Based on the original sources in Chinese, it describes the management, functions and structure of new organizations that will implement the Chinese “cultural soft power”, promote and disseminate the Chinese language and culture in the world as the Center for Language Education and Cooperation and the China International Education Foundation. The article attempts to predict, how the reorganization will affect the work of the existing Confucius Institutes and how they will fit into the new concept of promoting the Chinese language and culture in the world.

Keywords

Confucius Institute Headquarters, Hanban, Center for Language Education and Cooperation

Received

05.05.2021

Publication date

05.05.2021

Number of characters

30750

Cite

GOST	Selezneva N. Restructuring of the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban): The Fate of the Confucius Institutes // Problemy Dalnego Vostoka – 2021. – Issue 2 C. 166-176 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://pdv.jes.su/S013128120014819-1-1 (circulation date: 26.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013128120014819-1
MLA	Selezneva, Natalia "Restructuring of the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban): The Fate of the Confucius Institutes." Problemy Dalnego Vostoka 2 (2021):166-176. DOI: 10.31857/S013128120014819-1
APA	Selezneva N. (2021). Restructuring of the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban): The Fate of the Confucius Institutes. Problemy Dalnego Vostoka (2), pp.166-176 DOI: 10.31857/S013128120014819-1

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