Email this article Similarities and differences in the soft power policies of China and Russia in the field of education
- Authors: Yukun Z.1, Kerimov A.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
- Issue: Vol 15, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 43-50
- Section: Political Institutions, Processes and Technologies
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2223-0092/article/view/313353
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.33693/2223-0092-2025-15-1-43-50
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/IMPDWA
- ID: 313353
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This article analyzes and compares the strategies and tactics of “soft power” employed by China and Russia in the field of education. The research is based on the study of official documents, scientific literature, and statistical reports. An analysis of data on the number of students participating in educational programs in Russia and China and their potential influence on public opinion and perception of the countries is provided. As a result of the research, common features of “soft power” in the educational sphere of China and Russia were identified, defining the mechanism of broadcasting the national interests of countries, alternative to the West, through the opening of educational institutions in other countries. Common tools of authorities as the main agent of “soft power” (state programs, scientific and student projects, grants, and funding) are described. Distinctive features highlight differences in cultural foundations and historical prerequisites for influence, as well as changes in the role of China and Russia in the global system of international relations at the present stage.
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Zhang Yukun
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
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Email: xy954504210@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-5346-6337
SPIN-code: 4985-7802
postgraduate student, Department of Political Sciences
Russian Federation, YekaterinburgAlexander A. Kerimov
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
Email: kerimov68@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5807-9810
Scopus Author ID: 57215904379Ю
ResearcherId: AAG-9905-2019
Dr. Sci. (Polit.), Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Political Sciences
Russian Federation, YekaterinburgReferences
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