Platform for the study of the Chinese language in Russia as a tool of «soft power» of the PRC: analysis of strategies and results

This scientific article is devoted to the study of platforms for learning Chinese as a tool of "soft power" of the People’s Republic of China. The relevance of the study is due to the following factors: first, the development of bilateral political, economic and cultural ties between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China; second, growing interest in learning the Chinese language among citizens of the Russian Federation; third, an increase in the number of relevant platforms for learning the Chinese language available on the territory of the Russian Federation. The object of the sudy is the «soft power» of the People’s Republic of China. The subject of the study are platforms for learning Chinese as a tool of «soft power» of the People’s Republic of China. The aim of the study is to define the role of platforms for learning Chinese as a tool of «soft power» of the People’s Republic of China. This study is based on the theory of neo-liberalism, according to which bilateral relations between states are a «non-zero-sum game» - potentially mutually beneficial cooperation, The key driver of which are economic relations and activities of international institutions. The main conclusions of the study are the definition of a list of key platforms for learning Chinese; the establishment of the role of the People’s Republic of China in the activities of these platforms for learning Chinese on the territory of the Russian Federation; identifying potential for the development of the Chinese language in the Russian Federation among users of these platforms. The scientific novelty of this study is based on the identification of the process of "self-popularization" of the Chinese language in the Russian Federation as an indirect instrument of the PRC’s "soft power".

Russia, China, PRC, Chinese language, Soft power, Platforms, School, Self-popularization, Language, Cooperation