Beware, China’s Growing Soft Power in Africa Through Confucius Institutes in Universities.
China’s United Front activities show its strategy to diminish Japan’s and Western influence while dominating Africa’s economy, politics, and education.
China’s United Front Work (UFW) network is known to wield exceptional authority vis-à-vis shaping developing nations’ opinions of Chinese thinking and strategy in global affairs. Through this network, Beijing is advancing the scope of economic engagement, political influence, and media impact to garner major soft-power gains across Africa.