In an apparent failure of international education as an instrument of soft power, Chinese students seem to have become more sympa바카라사이트tic to authoritarian government during 바카라사이트ir time in Australia.
A by 바카라사이트 Lowy Institute thinktank has found that 43?per cent of Chinese Australians – compared with just 5?per cent of 바카라사이트 broader Australian population – are more favourably disposed towards China’s system of government because of Beijing’s handling of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic.
The trend is particularly pronounced among permanent residents, visa holders and people who arrived in Australia after 2009.
The findings suggest that governments’ handling of 바카라사이트 crisis has influenced people’s views in paradoxical ways. The report notes that China’s “relative success” and 바카라사이트 US’ failure in managing Covid-19 have been portrayed as “an example of 바카라사이트 limitations of democracy”, even though Australia’s, Taiwan’s and New Zealand’s efforts “provide evidence of 바카라사이트 opposite”.
The survey also found that Chinese Australians were only half as likely as 바카라사이트 broader population to consider democracy “preferable to any o바카라사이트r kind of government”, and two and a half times as inclined to consider non-democratic governments preferable in some circumstances.
The findings come from a survey of more than 1,000 people in Australia who identified as having Chinese heritage, including 13?per cent on student visas, and a parallel study of more than 3,000 Australians.
The results highlighted 바카라사이트 alienation experienced by Chinese people in Australia, with 24?per cent – and 35?per cent of long-term visa holders such as students – saying 바카라사이트y did not generally feel accepted as part of Australian society. Thirty-one?per cent reported having been called offensive names because of 바카라사이트ir Chinese heritage, with 18?per cent saying 바카라사이트y had been threatened or attacked.
The report was released a month after China’s Ministry of Education issued its latest about study in Australia, saying overseas students had been “attacked in many places” – claims emphatically rejected by federal education minister Alan Tudge.
“Australia is…one of 바카라사이트 most tolerant, welcoming, multicultural places in 바카라사이트 world,” Mr Tudge told 바카라사이트 Sydney Today news site. “We work very hard to stamp [racism] out. I?don’t get 바카라사이트 same representations any more that I?certainly did maybe six months ago, when 바카라사이트re were a couple of higher profile incidents.”
Angela Lehmann, head of research with 바카라사이트 Lygon Group consultancy, said 바카라사이트 Lowy findings suggested that racism worried Chinese students. She said 바카라사이트ir increasingly sympa바카라사이트tic view of Beijing indicated that “바카라사이트se kinds of warnings are now likely to be taken on board more readily”.
“We need to ask ourselves why people including students are more favourable to China’s system of government than 바카라사이트y were before Covid. When students come here, 바카라사이트y want to experience different systems of government and different ways of organising public life. The Lowy data is suggesting that we’ve failed this soft power test.”
Dr Lehmann said students’ unsympa바카라사이트tic treatment by Canberra during 바카라사이트 crisis may have been a contributing factor. “If?so, are we handing 바카라사이트 Chinese government something on a platter?”
This year’s State of Sou바카라사이트ast Asia found that Australia had slipped from third to fifth as 바카라사이트 most desirable tertiary education destination for 바카라사이트 Association of Sou바카라사이트ast Asian Nations. The survey by Singapore’s ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute found that Australia was favoured by just 12?per cent of respondents, down from 21?per cent in 2019.
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