Academia

The Academia Domain measures how the PRC state attempts to restrict academic freedom by influencing or interfering with the Index country’s academic and educational activities.

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Overeall Score

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Original Score | 1 / 44

Ranking & Scores
Rank
Country
Score
1
United States
37/44
2
Germany
36/44
3
Singapore
30/40
4
Canada
30/44
5
France
29/44
6
Pakistan
25/40
7
Kyrgyzstan
27/44
8
United Kingdom
23/40
9
Kazakhstan
22/40
9
Thailand
22/40
11
Costa Rica
24/44
12
Peru
23/44
12
Tanzania
23/44
14
Australia
22/44
14
Bulgaria
22/44
14
Georgia
22/44
14
Mexico
22/44
14
South Africa
22/44
19
Estonia
21/44
19
Italy
21/44
19
Netherlands
21/44
19
South Korea
21/44
23
Hungary
16/36
24
Kenya
14/32
25
Taiwan
15/36
26
Uzbekistan
13/32
27
Philippines
16/40
28
Egypt
17/44
29
Zambia
15/40
30
Romania
16/44
30
Slovakia
16/44
32
Bosnia and Herzegovina
13/36
32
Turkey
13/36
34
Argentina
15/44
34
Ghana
15/44
34
Japan
15/44
34
Tajikistan
15/44
38
Poland
12/36
39
Malaysia
13/40
40
Chile
14/44
40
Lebanon
14/44
40
Serbia
14/44
43
New Zealand
11/36
43
Spain
11/36
45
Armenia
13/44
45
Belgium
13/44
45
Jordan
13/44
45
Sweden
13/44
45
Venezuela
13/44
50
Ukraine
10/36
51
Afghanistan
12/44
51
Cambodia
12/44
51
Nigeria
12/44
51
Uruguay
12/44
55
Panama
10/40
56
Ethiopia
10/44
56
Indonesia
10/44
56
Senegal
10/44
59
Brazil
9/40
59
Finland
9/40
61
Sierra Leone
9/44
61
Turkmenistan
9/44
63
Belarus
8/40
64
Lithuania
8/44
65
Greece
7/40
65
Latvia
7/40
67
Azerbaijan
7/44
67
Czech Republic
7/44
67
Ecuador
7/44
70
India
5/32
71
Moldova
6/40
71
Montenegro
6/40
73
Austria
6/44
73
Bangladesh
6/44
73
Bolívia
6/44
76
Albania
5/44
77
Vietnam
4/36
78
North Macedonia
4/40
79
Colombia
4/44
79
Nicaragua
4/44
81
Gambia
3/44
82
Paraguay
2/44

Exposure

Exposure assesses the conditions that make the target country vulnerable to PRC's influence, e.g. in terms of economic dependence, or the receiving of some form of benefit.

01.In my country, universities have established research partnerships with PRC-connected entities. (e.g. Huawei, Tencent or Alibaba)

73/ 82

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1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

6 countries chose this answer :

Taiwan, Bolívia, South Korea, Malaysia, Serbia, Austria

82 countries answered this indicator; 0 countries skipped this indicator

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02.In my country, there are Confucius Institutes/Classrooms.

77/ 82

Affected Countries

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0/ No

5 countries chose this answer :

Taiwan, Sweden, Finland, Turkmenistan, Nicaragua

1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

5 countries chose this answer :

Indonesia, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Belgium

82 countries answered this indicator; 0 countries skipped this indicator

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03.My country plans to include, or does include, Chinese as a foreign language in K12 or primary education, and receives free or subsidized (e.g. offered below market price) educational books and teachers from PRC.

35/ 81

Affected Countries

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04.In my country, one or more think tanks and academic research centers belong to PRC-affiliated networks/associations (such as: the Silk Road Think Tank Association, Silk Road Think Tank Network [SiLKS], Belt and Road Studies Network, University Alliance of the Silk Road, University Consortium of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road).

40/ 80

Affected Countries

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2 countries chose this answer :

India, Ukraine

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

7 countries chose this answer :

Georgia, Philippines, Jordan, Uzbekistan, France, Italy, Pakistan

4/ More than a few, and significant

2 countries chose this answer :

Kyrgyzstan, Peru

80 countries answered this indicator; 2 countries skipped this indicator

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05.In my country, think tanks and academic research centers have received financial support from PRC-connected individuals or entities.

51/ 72

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Skipped

10 countries chose this answer :

Taiwan, New Zealand, Kenya, Poland, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Hungary, Greece, Belarus, Spain

1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

4/ More than a few, and significant

72 countries answered this indicator; 10 countries skipped this indicator

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06.In my country, experts participate in PRC talent recruitment programs such as the Thousand Talents Program or Changjiang Scholars program.

32/ 79

Affected Countries

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Skipped

3 countries chose this answer :

Poland, Uzbekistan, Zambia

1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

6 countries chose this answer :

Australia, Japan, France, Ukraine, Italy, Belarus

3/ Few, but significant

4/ More than a few, and significant

5 countries chose this answer :

Taiwan, United States, Canada, Germany, Sweden

79 countries answered this indicator; 3 countries skipped this indicator

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07.In my country, scholars have taken trips to the PRC paid for by PRC-connected individuals or entities.

52/ 69

Affected Countries

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1/ Few, but insignificant

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

3/ Few, but significant

4/ More than a few, and significant

69 countries answered this indicator; 13 countries skipped this indicator

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Pressure

Pressure measures the actions that the PRC directly or indirectly exerts over the target country in order to change the behavior of people in the target country, e.g. in terms of threatening economic punishment to provoke/prevent a political decision.

08.In my country, organized PRC-connected student groups, such as Chinese Students and Scholars Associations (CSSAs), are involved in attempts to censor staff or students (e.g. by harassing students protesting human rights abuses in the PRC, or formally complaining about the identification of Taiwan as a country in lecture slides).

17/ 81

Affected Countries

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Skipped

1 countries chose this answer :

Hungary

1/ Few, but insignificant

6 countries chose this answer :

Japan, Philippines, Estonia, Poland, Finland, Italy

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

3 countries chose this answer :

Taiwan, Singapore, Netherlands

3/ Few, but significant

5 countries chose this answer :

Australia, New Zealand, Germany, United Kingdom, France

4/ More than a few, and significant

3 countries chose this answer :

South Korea, United States, Canada

81 countries answered this indicator; 1 countries skipped this indicator

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09.In my country, scholars or academics have been denied visas to travel to the PRC after expressing opinions or producing scholarship that is critical of the PRC.

11/ 75

Affected Countries

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Skipped

7 countries chose this answer :

Kazakhstan, Kenya, Vietnam, Bosnia and Herzegovina, India, Latvia, Pakistan

1/ Few, but insignificant

1 countries chose this answer :

Turkey

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

0 countries chose this answer :

3/ Few, but significant

6 countries chose this answer :

Taiwan, Australia, Estonia, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands

4/ More than a few, and significant

4 countries chose this answer :

Japan, United States, Germany, Sweden

75 countries answered this indicator; 7 countries skipped this indicator

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Effect

Effect evaluates the degree of accommodations the target country makes to the PRC, and the actual effects and impacts on the target country.

10.In my country, PRC-connected entities have been involved in school or university curriculum design, such as courses about East Asian history, modern politics, etc.

16/ 80

Affected Countries

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11.In my country, there are confirmed reports of teachers or professors avoiding the discussion of sensitive political issues (e.g. Uyghur re-education camps, Taiwan independence, Tiananmen Square Massacre).

12/ 77

Affected Countries

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Skipped

5 countries chose this answer :

Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Uzbekistan

1/ Few, but insignificant

1 countries chose this answer :

Italy

2/ More than a few, but insignificant

1 countries chose this answer :

South Korea

3/ Few, but significant

6 countries chose this answer :

Taiwan, Germany, Estonia, United Kingdom, France, Finland

4/ More than a few, and significant

4 countries chose this answer :

Australia, United States, Canada, Pakistan

77 countries answered this indicator; 5 countries skipped this indicator

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