Belt and Road Initiative & Bangladesh
8.3 Spread of Chinese language
•
Since the start of BRI, the
number
of
Confucius
institutes all over the world
has increased from 440 in
2013 to 548 in 2018.
1400
1200
Figure: Number of Confucius institutes and
classrooms worldwide
.
of
On the other hand, the
number
1000
Confucius
•
classrooms
has increased
from 646 in 2013 to 1,193 in
2018.
The increase in the demand
for learning Chinese language
has been driven not only
through cultural exchange,
but also through other
components of BRI, such as
trade and investment.
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CENTRE FOR
POLICY DIALOGUE
Number
1193
1113
1073
1000
851
800
646
600
440
475
500 513 525
548
400
200
0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Confucius Institutes
Year
Confucius Classrooms
Source: Authors' illustration based on data from Statista.
Available at:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/879340/china-confucius-
institutes-and-confucius-classrooms-worldwide/
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