9. Seek Knowledge as Far as China: Santris’ Educational Mobility to China and Its Meanings for China’s Soft Power Projection in Indonesia

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. The Contributors vii
4. Introduction: An Overview of Rising Chinese Educational Soft Power and Cultural Influence in Southeast Asia 1
5. Part I: GENERAL OVERVIEW OF CHINA’S SOFT POWER
6. 1. Chinese Overseas and China’s Soft Power 15
7. 2. Southeast Asian States and China’s Educational Soft Power 28
8. 3. Expatriate or Native Chinese Language Teachers for Maritime Southeast Asia? 42
9. Part II: CHINA’S SOFT POWER AND EDUCATION IN MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA
10. 4. Chinese Soft Power in Thailand: The Influence of Chinese Education 61
11. 5. Understanding China’s Educational Soft Power from Recipients’ Perspectives: A Case Study of the Yunnanese Chinese in Northern Thailand 76
12. 6. China’s Soft Power in Laos, with Special Reference to Chinese Education and Chinese Language Teaching 98
13. 7. Chinese Education and Educating Chinese in a Post-Conflicted State: Mandarin Education Systems in Cambodia 121
14. Part III: CHINA’S SOFT POWER AND EDUCATION IN MARITIME SOUTHEAST ASIA
15. 8. China’s Educational Soft Power: A View from Malaysia 139
16. 9. Seek Knowledge as Far as China: Santris’ Educational Mobility to China and Its Meanings for China’s Soft Power Projection in Indonesia 161
17. 10. Assessment of China’s Soft Power among China-Educated Filipinos: Impact on the Philippines 180
18. 11. Chinese Language Education in Brunei Darussalam: An Instrument of China’s Soft Power? 200
19. Part IV: CHINA’S SOFT POWER AND POPULAR CULTURE
20. 12. The Power of Fantasy: Southeast Asians’ Obsession with Chinese Xianxia Dramas 217
21. 13. Impact of Chinese Popular Culture on Young People in Vietnam 237
22. 14. PRC Soft Power and Chinese Indonesian Arts: Reports from the Ends of the Spectrum 252
23. Index 269