Confucius Institutes: Soft Power Not Necessarily Soft
The recent clash between pro-Hong Kong and pro-Chinese students on the University of Queensland campus in Australia is a telling example that China’s version of soft power, partly promoted by Confucius Institutes, is not always necessarily soft.
The clash, which took place in mid-July, is the latest development in a series of complications long swept und…
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