Rising China's Soft Power in Southeast Asia: Impact on Education and Popular Culture - Paperbackby Leo Suryadinata (Editor) The book addresses the issues of China's soft power in Southeast Asia during the rise of China. This soft power includes Chinese language education and popular culture. With regard to Chinese education, prior to the rise of China, Chinese schools were catered to mainly overseas Chinese children. Non Chinese seldom received Chinese education. However, the rise of China and the export of Confucius Institutes (CIs) changed the