The Confucius Institute Initiative in Reconstruction of China’s National Identity

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ID6084822
AuthorsGuo-Qiang Liu, Guoqiang Liu (0000-0002-8212-6875, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume14
Issue6
Pages778-800
Publication date2015-12-31
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Language and Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1569-2159 • E-ISSN: 1569-9862
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/jlp.14.6.03liu
OpenAlexW2331043992
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

This article examines China’s Confucius Institute program, a significant language policy/planning initiative. I adopt a political perspective in looking into the birth of this language policy initiative, focusing on its role in reconstructing China’s national identity in the context of its rise and its international relations. I explore the background against which the Confucius Institute initiative was formed, and analyse how this initiative was received in the West and how China responded to it. I argue that China is undergoing a reconstruction of its national identity and the Confucius Institute initiative is a major part of this effort. I suggest that such a reconstruction of national identity is an interactive process with an outcome resulting from China’s negotiation with the international community, involving China stating a new position, listening to international responses, clarifying and elaborating upon its position until its new position is accepted by the international community

Active listening · China · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Geography · Identity (music · Identity negotiation · National identity · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Sociology · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Multilingual Education and Policy · Gender Studies · Law · Public Administration

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