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<article xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">kaspy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">КАСПИЙСКИЙ РЕГИОН: политика, экономика, культура</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic" /><issn publication-format="print">1818-510X</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="ru">Астраханский государственный университет им. В. Н. Татищева</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">2626</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.54398/1818-510X.2026.88.3.012</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="udс">327</article-id><title-group xml:lang="ru"><article-title>Высшее образование Китая и его роль в продвижении мягкой силы в Юго-Восточной Азии</article-title></title-group><title-group xml:lang="en"><article-title>China's Higher Education and Its Role in Promoting Soft Power in Southeast Asia</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2194-8936</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Верхоломов</surname><given-names>Сергей Александрович</given-names></name><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Verkholomov</surname><given-names>Sergey A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>verholomov_s@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4420" /></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff4420"><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Комсомольский-на-Амуре государственный университет</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Komsomolsk-na-Amure State University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" /><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-10-14"><day>14</day><month>10</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><issue>3</issue><fpage>107</fpage><lpage>115</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>16</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted"><day>30</day><month>06</month><year>2026</year></date></history><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/archive/2026/issue/3/article/2626">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/archive/2026/issue/3/article/2626</self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/3(88)/107-115.pdf" content-type="pdf">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/3(88)/107-115.pdf</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>По мере развития человечества применение военной силы становится все более затруднительным вследствие усложнения системы международных отношений. В связи с этим многие страны начали использовать механизмы культурно-нравственного характера для оказания влияния на государства и международные институты. Данный феномен не остался незамеченным учеными, что привело к появлению понятия «мягкая сила» в научной среде. Китай одним из первых осознал важность использования мягкой силы для достижения определенных целей на международной арене. В рамках этого направления Пекин использует медиаиндустрию, кинематограф, спорт, науку и образование. При этом высшему образованию Китай отводит ведущую роль в продвижении своих интересов на региональном и глобальном уровне. В данной статье автор анализирует причины и роль высшего образования в формировании мягкой силы и ее продвижения на территории Юго-Восточной Азии. Были выделены и рассмотрены несколько аспектов высшего образования как механизма мягкой силы: Институт Конфуция, Университет 3.0, обучение китайскому языку, международные образовательные мероприятия. При подготовке работы проанализированы многочисленные исследования зарубежных и отечественных специалистов, благодаря чему удалось выявить новые аспекты рассматриваемой проблемы.</p></abstract><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>As humanity develops, the use of military force becomes increasingly difficult due to the complexity of international relations. As a result, many countries have begun to use cultural and moral mechanisms to influence states and international institutions. This phenomenon has not gone unnoticed by scholars, that led to the emergence of the concept of «soft power» in the academic community. China was one of the first countries that recognized the importance of using «soft power» to achieve its goals in the international arena. As part of this approach, Beijing is using the media industry, cinema, sports, science, and education. China is also giving higher education a leading role in promoting its interests at the regional and global levels. In this article, the author analyzes the reasons and role of higher education in shaping soft power and promoting it in Southeast Asia. In the preparation of this work, numerous studies by foreign and domestic specialists were analyzed, which made it possible to identify new aspects of the problem under consideration.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>мягкая сила</kwd><kwd>высшее образование</kwd><kwd>АСЕАН</kwd><kwd>Китай</kwd><kwd>Институт Конфуция</kwd><kwd>Университет 3.0</kwd><kwd>китайский язык</kwd><kwd>Ханьбань</kwd><kwd>хуацяо</kwd><kwd>международное сотрудничество</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Soft power</kwd><kwd>higher education</kwd><kwd>ASEAN</kwd><kwd>China</kwd><kwd>Confucius Institute</kwd><kwd>University 3.0</kwd><kwd>chinese</kwd><kwd>Hanban</kwd><kwd>Huaqiao</kwd><kwd>international cooperation</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group xml:lang="ru"><funding-statement /></funding-group><funding-group xml:lang="en"><funding-statement /></funding-group></article-meta></front><body /><back><ref-list><ref id="ref0"><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Антюхова, Е. А. 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