Analysis of the Social Network of Confucius Institutes at Khon Kaen University in Thailand
Jointly established by Chinese and foreign organizers,the Confucius Institute in Thailand is an educational institution dedicated to spreading Chinese culture in Thailand.During its construction and development,Hanban,the government,and domestic and foreign institutions played an important part,providing necessary financial,material,and policy support for it.Also,in its teach-ing and cultural activities,multiple social forces work together,forming a great social network of relationships.Taking the Confucius Institute at Khon Kaen University as an example,this article mainly analyzes its internal and external social networks and explores the social network construction in its construction process.It can be found that social network relationships play an important role in the resource allocation during the operation and development of the Confucius Institute,and its social network relationships also show characteristics of diversification and complexity.