Rising China's Soft Power in Southeast Asia : Impact on Education and Popular Culture / edited by Leo Suryadinata.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Suryadinata, Leo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southeast Asia--Foreign relations--China.

Southeast Asia.

China--Foreign relations--Southeast Asia.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The book addresses the issues of China's soft power in Southeast Asia during the rise of China. This soft power includes Chinese language education and popular culture. With regard to Chinese education, prior to the rise of China, Chinese schools were catered to mainly overseas Chinese children. Non-Chinese seldom received Chinese education. However, the rise of China and the export of Confucius Institutes (CIs) changed the landscape as CIs are meant for the non-Chinese population as well. China's educational soft power penetrated the larger non-Chinese community, making Chinese soft power more effective. Chinese popular culture has also infiltrated the non-Chinese population.

Contents:

Introduction. An Overview of Rising Chinese Educational Soft Power and Cultural Influence in Southeast Asia / Leo Suryadinata

part I. General overview of China's soft power. 1. Chinese Overseas and China’s Soft Power / Tan Chee-Beng ; 2. Southeast Asian States and China’s Educational Soft Power / Leo Suryadinata ; 3. Expatriate or Native Chinese Language Teachers for Maritime Southeast Asia? / Neo Peng Fu

part II. China's soft power and education in mainland Southeast Asia. 4. Chinese Soft Power in Thailand : The Influence of Chinese Education / Sivarin Lertpusit ; 5. Understanding China’s Educational Soft Power from Recipients’ Perspectives : A Case Study of the Yunnanese Chinese in Northern Thailand / Arianya Siripohon ; 6. China’s Soft Power in Laos, with Special Reference to Chinese Education and Chinese Language Teaching / Lim Boon Hock ; 7. Chinese Education and Educating Chinese in a Post-Conflicted State : Mandarin Education Systems in Cambodia / Shihlun Allen Chen

part III. China's soft power and education in maritime Southeast Asia. 8. China’s Educational Soft Power : A View from Malaysia / Ngeow Chow Bing and Fan Pik Shy

9. Seek Knowledge as Far as China : Santris’ Educational Mobility to China and Its Meanings for China’s Soft Power Projection in Indonesia / Ardhitya Eduard Yeremia

10. Assessment of China’s Soft Power among China-Educated Filipinos : Impact on the Philippines / Jane Yugioksing

11. Chinese Language Education in Brunei Darussalam : An Instrument of China’s Soft Power? / Hannah Ming Yit Ho and Chang-Yau Hoon

part IV. China's soft power and popular culture. 12. The Power of Fantasy: Southeast Asians’ Obsession with Chinese Xianxia Dramas / Gwendolyn Yap ; 13. Impact of Chinese Popular Culture on Young People in Vietnam / Tran Thi Xoan ; 14. PRC Soft Power and Chinese Indonesian Arts: Reports from the Ends of the Spectrum / Josh Stenberg.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789815203042

9815203045

9789815203059

9815203053

OCLC:

1456765684