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Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director, Volume 1: Challenges, Controversies, and Realities

Memoirs of a Confucius Institute Director, Volume 1: Challenges, Controversies, and Realities

Zeng, Jinghan

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General Political Science

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ISBN10: 9819691516
ISBN13: 9789819691517
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Aug 24 2025
Pages: 206
Weight: 0.94
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.24 Depth: 8.35
Language: English
As China's flagship platform for cultural diplomacy and international engagement, the global expansion of Confucius Institutes has been accompanied by growing controversy--particularly in the West. This book--and the volumes that follow--is the first of its kind to demystify Confucius Institutes through the personal account of a director. Drawing on the author's unique background as a Chinese national serving as a UK director and a scholar of Chinese politics, this book offers a rare and nuanced perspective on a deeply contested issue. During the author's over six-year directorship, his Confucius Institute became an award-winning organisation, receiving recognition both internally and externally. At the same time, he led the Institute in overcoming a series of existential and structural challenges--from navigating the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and adapting to the dissolution of the Confucius Institute Headquarters, to responding to the UK's then-ruling party's campaign to ban Confucius Institutes.

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