#Confucius_Institutes
From Classrooms to Newsrooms: The Conduits of Chinese FIMI in the Western Balkans
The full version of this article was originally published in ESTIMA Insights and is republished here with the permission of the author. When foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) is discussed in the Western Balkans, Russia…
The Demise of Confucius Institutes: Retreating or Rebranding?
Education and student exchanges have long been central to the West’s engagement with China, with hundreds of thousands of Chinese students studying in Western institutions each year. In parallel, China has actively sought to…
Confucius Institutes: A Tool for Promoting China’s Interests
Confucius Institutes (CI), established at universities outside China, are intended to promote a positive image of the country in the world. CI branches are becoming an integral part of the establishments at which they…