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Survey on Financial Support in Chinese Language Promotion

  • Xiaowen Zhang (Digital Commerce of School, Wuxi Vocational Institute of Commerce) ;
  • Lu Lu (Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, Wuxi Vocational Institute of Commerce)
  • Received : 2023.03.16
  • Accepted : 2023.06.06
  • Published : 2024.02.29
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Abstract

In the promotion of Chinese language, the funding that Confucius Institutes can rely on only comes from Hanban. From 2009 to 2014, the number of new Confucius Institutes opened is much higher than before. With the increasing number of Confucius Institutes established in various countries, the funding for promoting Chinese language has limited its development. The development situation of Confucius Institutes in Australia is diversified with very rich experience. The market-oriented development of Confucius Institutes has also tried many times. The Confucius Institutes in the Lancang-Mekong region have less experience but they can learn from various experiences from Australia to provide better ideas and paths for the development of Confucius Institutes in this region and the promotion of Chinese. This paper uses the strength, weakness, opportunity, and threat (SWOT) model to analyze the market feasibility of financial support for the development of Confucius Institutes and makes certain suggestions for the promotion of Chinese language in the Lancang-Mekong region.

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Acknowledgement

This paper is supported by a project "Research on Financial Support for Chinese Language Promotion in Lancang-Mekong Countries-Based on the Study of Confucius Institutes" (Project No. KJXJ22532) and is also supported by the College-Level Scientific Research & Innovation team.

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