Taking Confucius to Africa
by
Dr. Peter Hefele,
David Merkle, Sascha Zhivkov
How foreign cultural policy conveys China’s voice and perspective to the world
Looking at numbers, the expansion of China’s foreign policy institutions and programs related to culture is impressive. Over a short period of time, China has become an important global actor in the realm of foreign cultural policy. By using the cultural “factor”, the Peoples Republic seeks to convey its social and political values, for which it is heavily criticized.
