Confucius Institutes

Collaborative research will decrease. China-funded Confucius Institutes have been closed. Within China itself, there are more restrictions on universities. Is a new “academic cold war” looming between China and the West?

This article recognizes growing concern worldwide about the exploitation of higher education actors and institutions by foreign entities for malign purposes.

Academic relations with China have become a fraught and controversial topic globally. Of course, “it takes two to tango”—and if insurmountable challenges are set up and negative policies and practices are implemented.

China’s economic activities in Africa have been accompanied by several initiatives to promote African higher education development. This forms part of China’s soft power strategy.