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The Role of Confucius Institute in Shaping China’s National Image in Botswana: Case of CI Students

Social Change Review
Volume 19 (2021): Issue 1 (December 2021)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/scr-2021-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2068-8016 | Journal ISSN: 2068-8008
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Language: English
Page range: 120 - 144
Published on: Dec 26, 2022
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
China’s national image,
Soft power,
Confucius Institute in the University of Botswana,
Botswana-China relations
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Sociology,
Sociology, other

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