China's universities go to Southeast Asia: Transnational knowledge transfer, soft power, sharp power

Ngeow, Chow Bing (2022) China's universities go to Southeast Asia: Transnational knowledge transfer, soft power, sharp power. China Review-An Interdisciplinary Journal on Greater China, 22 (1). pp. 221-248. ISSN 1680-2012,

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Abstract

This article examines four Southeast Asian cases of the ``going out'' of China's universities, or what is termed as jingwai banxue in China. It examines their background and rationale, their academic programs and curricula arrangements, and their overall significance to both China and the hosting countries. Three major themes guide this article: transnational knowledge transfer, soft power, and sharp power. The findings suggest that jingwai banxue is a diverse and de-centralized phenomenon, with Beijing playing only a limited role. It shows that the range of transnational knowledge transfer through jingwai banxue varies among different projects. It illustrates that these projects both generate and leverage China's soft power and are intrinsically tied to China's economic importance to the hosting countries. Finally, it argues against the ``sharp power'' interpretation.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Korea Foundation Policy Oriented Project (Grant No: 1024000-101)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Transnational knowledge transfer; China; Power
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Institute of China Studies
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 25 Oct 2023 03:31
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2023 03:31
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/41760

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