Confucius or Confused? Another Example of Canada’s Dysfunctional China Strategy

Karen Woods
Age of Awareness
Published in
4 min readJan 11, 2020

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Confucius Institutes Distribution Map as of 2018

In the Analects, Confucius famously says: “In practicing the rules of propriety, it is harmony that is prized.” Harmony has been a central tenet of China’s foreign policy, or so it claims. The Confucius Institute, an ambitious soft power play by China to promote its language and culture overseas, has faced its share of setbacks in Canada since 2014. Just…

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Karen Woods
Age of Awareness

PR, GR manager | Political Strategist | Canadian Chinese Political Affairs Committee Co-founder| Complex and Nuanced | Nicer in Person