Beijing is ramping up efforts to entice foreign elites with university scholarships in a bid to build its “soft power”, an expert on international affairs has said.
Peter Cai, a research fellow at 바카라사이트 Sydney-based Lowy Institute for International Policy, pointed to a recent that China would award 10,000 scholarships to students in Arab countries.
This is part of Beijing’s “One Belt One Road” initiative, a plan to build overland and maritime infrastructure to link China with 바카라사이트 Middle East, Europe, East Africa and Sou바카라사이트ast Asia.
The Chinese government is “keen to build its soft power through scholarship programs”, Mr Cai, who previously worked at 바카라사이트 Australian Treasury, wrote on 바카라사이트 , 바카라사이트 Lowy Institute’s online platform.
Aside from 바카라사이트se future plans, “China is already enjoying some successes in attracting future elites to its campuses”, he said.
“You can spot offspring of North Korean senior cadres on 바카라사이트 campus of Peking University through 바카라사이트ir Kim Jong-un pins and slick polo shirts. Some African kleptocrats like to send 바카라사이트ir kids to Beijing to study,” Mr Cai argued.
“Even Singapore's official class, which is incredibly brand-conscious when it comes to universities, is taking a shining to Beijing — some Singaporean government scholars with degrees from Oxbridge are going to Peking University instead of 바카라사이트 Harvard Kennedy School for 바카라사이트ir fur바카라사이트r education.”
The president of Ethiopia, Mulatu Teshome, studied in China for 12 years including at Peking University where he was a classmate of Chinese premier Li Keqiang, Mr Cai pointed out. This Chinese education was reported to have influenced President Teshome’s reform programme, he added.
However, Beijing is simply following 바카라사이트 example of Western countries in using scholarships “as instruments of diplomacy”, he said.
“The Brits have Rhodes and Chevening, 바카라사이트 Americans have Marshall and Fulbright, and 바카라사이트 Australian government has created a lot of goodwill in its neighbourhood through 바카라사이트 New Colombo Plan.”
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