ABSTRACT
Chapter 7 examines the paradoxical issues embedded in China’s educational diplomacy, including the mixed blessing of China’s educational diplomacy and strategic dependence on Western universities; the cultural clash between Chinese and Western traditions of higher education; domestic and international requests for liberal civic education in China; and the PRC’s difficulty in winning the minds and hearts of educated citizens in Hong Kong. These issues evidence the competing ideals of the university manifested in the views of the PRC state, critical Chinese scholars and students, and the international higher education community. As a result, China’s educational diplomacy has not produced its intended results.
