Chinas Soft Power and Higher Education in South Asia

This empirical work illuminates how China uses the higher education mechanism in South Asia to advance its national interests, and investigates the outcomes for China including both the challenges and opportunities.

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Romi Jain is Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Management, University of British Columbia, and Executive Editor, Indian Journal of Asian Affairs. A China expert, she won the competitive federal grant from SSHRC, Canada, and has published in many peer-reviewed journals, including Asian Survey, Diplomacy & Statecraft, and Asian Affairs: An American Review.

Inhalt

Part 1: 1. Introduction: Soft Power and Internationalization of Higher Education 2. Higher Education as a Terrain of Soft Power: China's Goals and Motivations in Nepal 3. China's Academic Charm for Nepalese Students? 4. Higher Education as a Conduit of China's Values and Culture 5. Nepalese Students and China's Foreign Policy: Perceptions and Engagement Part 2: 6. China's Rising Geointellect? 7. China's Geointellect in South Asia: The Road Ahead? Part 3: 8. Conclusions