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International Students as the Disseminator of Chinese Culture: An Emotional Community Perspective
LI Dongqing*, XIANG Xin, Gul E. Saher
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DOI:10.17265/2161-623X/2026.04.006
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
China has increasingly moved toward the center of the global stage; however, its soft power has not attained a level commensurate with its rapid economic growth. One important factor underlying this disparity lies in the insufficient attention to emotional dimensions in the international dissemination of Chinese culture. Drawing on Ferdinand Tönnies’s concept of community and Barbara Rosenwein’s theory of emotional communities, this study examines the distinctive advantages of international students in China in the dissemination of Chinese culture. Taking international student education at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) as an example, the paper further proposes practical measures to strengthening the role of international students in promoting Chinese culture internationally.
international student, disseminator of Chinese culture, emotional community
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