This book examines the rise of Chinaâs global profile in the international higher education community as indicated by its rise of human capital visibility in academic publications world university ranking expanding international cultural influence and becoming a study-abroad destination of international students. It identifies the diplomatic role of higher education in Chinaâs politico-economic development over a century and how the role has been shaped by Chinaâs self-identity as a great power in the world. Higher Education and China's Global Rise provides an understanding of linkage between higher education and Chinaâs international influence and a scholarly discussion of what Chinese higher education tells about Chinaâs international relations especially the aims means and nature of Chinaâs rise as a global power. It will help to broaden perspectives surrounding debate about Chinaâs rise that is currently dominated by Western international relations theory and comparative higher education discourses. . Language: English