Chinese Public Goods And Their Supply

In today’s world,the international situation is undergoing profound and complex changes,and the world is facing outstanding instability and uncertainty.In order to reduce conflicts and promote world peace and development,people to people exchanges and cultural understanding between the international community are becoming increasingly important.The attribute and value of language as an international public goods should be deeply recognized and understood in this era.Promoting dialogue and cooperation between countries in the world,especially between Chinese and Western cultures,through the supply of language public goods has become an important path to optimize global governance and promote world harmony.With the continuous expansion of China’s influence in international affairs,as well as its willingness and ability to participate in global governance,the value of Chinese as an international public goods is also rising.Promoting the supply of Chinese as an international public goods is an important way to enhance the country’s comprehensive national strength and serve the needs of the international community in Chinese,and is also an important mission of the current international dissemination of Chinese.International language communication institutions are an important platform for providing language public goods.Since the establishment of the French Federation in 1883,there have been nearly 260 international language communication institutions in the international community.These international language communication institutions have played an important role in promoting the international communication of their own languages,promoting cross-cultural dialogue and other aspects.The Confucius Institutes established in the early 21st century is one of them.As an important supply platform for Chinese international public goods,Confucius Institute has achieved leapfrog development in just over a decade,greatly promoting the international development of Chinese.With the rapid development of Confucius Institutes and the change of domestic and international situations,the voice of "transformation and upgrading,quality improvement and efficiency enhancement" is growing.In order to cope with the above changes and better adapt to the development needs,in 2020,the Confucius Institute headquarters will be renamed as the Sino foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Education.The brand of the Confucius Institute is fully taken over by the newly established International Chinese Education Foundation.The Confucius Institute has entered a new development period.In the new era,how can Confucius Institutes promote their own development while promoting the diversification and high-quality development of Chinese and foreign language and cultural exchanges,and inject new vitality and new impetus into the mutual learning of world civilizations and people’s hearts?This is a question of great research value.From the perspective of language as a public goods,this paper analyzes the understanding and supply of Chinese as a public goods,especially as an international public goods.On the basis of summing up the language public goods and their supply,this paper analyzes the particularity of Chinese as an international public goods and its supply platform——the supply practice of Chinese public goods in Confucius Institute.Based on the comparative experience of other international language public goods supply platforms,this paper proposes optimization suggestions for the Confucius Institute’s Chinese public goods supply in the new era.This paper attempts to answer the following questions:(1)What are Chinese public goods?What are its core contents and characteristics?(2)As a supply platform for Chinese public goods,what is the supply mechanism and practice of Confucius Institutes?(3)What are the opportunities and challenges faced by the Confucius Institute in the supply of Chinese public goods in the new era?(4)As a kind of normal development,which international language communication institutions should learn from the experience of language public goods supply?(5)Based on the above analysis,what is the optimization path of the Confucius Institute’s Chinese public goods supply in the new era?Focusing on the above issues,the chapters of the full text are as follows:The first chapter mainly introduces the research background,research questions,research significance,literature review,research logic framework and research methods.The second chapter mainly analyzes the Chinese public goods and their supply.First of all,from the general point of view,this paper analyzes the connotation and characteristics of language public goods,pointing out that language public goods are not single factor products,but a collection of products in various forms,including language ideas,language systems,etc.,formed around the core element of language,in order to meet the needs of a certain national or international public language.Secondly,from the particularity,the paper puts forward the definition and characteristics of Chinese public goods,and analyzes the supply mechanism,products and demand of Chinese public goods.The third chapter selects the Confucius Institute as a case to analyze,and defines and analyzes the Chinese public goods supply platform of the Confucius Institute.This paper divides the development of Confucius Institute into three stages:the period of teaching Chinese as a foreign language,the period of international Chinese education and the period of international Chinese education.And according to its historical development stage,it sorted out the supply practice of Chinese public goods of Confucius Institute from the supply mechanism,product and other aspects.The fourth chapter analyzes the current situation of the supply of Chinese public goods in the Confucius Institute in the new era,including the application of Chinese in the international community and the development of international Chinese education.At the same time,it analyzes the new development of international Chinese language education,the new development of China’s international communication capacity and the new development of domestic society,especially the new opportunities brought to Confucius Institute by the promotion of the "Belt and Road" construction.It summarizes the new challenges to the supply of Chinese public goods in the Confucius Institute in the new era,including "adaptation of the supply environment","optimization of the supply mechanism"and "adjustment of the supply structure".The fifth chapter,based on the future development direction of Confucius Institute,language situation and the development of international institutions,selects the British Cultural Council and the French Alliance as the international comparison objects for analysis,and compares the supply of language public goods after the three institutions entered the normal development.By comparison,it is found that the language public goods supply of the British Council and the French Alliance has significant global characteristics,mature market-oriented operation mechanism and strong brand awareness,which can provide some international reference for the Confucius Institute’s Chinese public goods supply.The sixth chapter puts forward the optimization path of the supply of Chinese public goods of Confucius Institute in the new era from the three aspects of supply subject,mechanism and product.In terms of supply subject,this paper believes that we should not only give full play to the supply advantages of single subjects such as the government,but also realize the ecological construction of multi subject collaborative supply.In terms of supply mechanism,this paper believes that the Confucius Institute should optimize its financing,management and supervision mechanisms.In terms of product supply,this paper believes that we can promote the sustainable,high-quality and distinctive development of Confucius Institutes around the world by establishing a demand orientation for product services,improving the quality of Chinese services,and strengthening the digital construction of products.The seventh chapter mainly summarizes the research content and main conclusions of this paper,pointing out the innovation,shortcomings,and problems that can be further discussed in the future.