This thesis investigates how Chinese exchange students have come to experience Dutch society during their time in the Netherlands in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, this thesis...Show moreThis thesis investigates how Chinese exchange students have come to experience Dutch society during their time in the Netherlands in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, this thesis also investigates how this experience abroad has made Chinese exchange students reflect on their own national identity.Show less
Repatriating cultural artifacts that have been illegally traded in the past is more difficult than we may anticipate. The Chinese government has been attempting to repatriate its 'lost cultural...Show moreRepatriating cultural artifacts that have been illegally traded in the past is more difficult than we may anticipate. The Chinese government has been attempting to repatriate its 'lost cultural relics' since the 1990s. The term 'lost cultural relics' is used to describe “cultural objects that were looted, stolen, excavated or trafficked immorally or illegally from China” (Liu 2015). In the past, a discreet number of studies have focused on the issue of repatriating lost cultural relics to China, but there has been little research on Chinese collectors buying Chinese antiquities from other countries. This study attempts to understand how the state-run media Global Times portrays Chinese collectors purchasing lost cultural relics and how it frames their intentions in obtaining the objects at expensive prices.Show less
This paper attempts to shed light on the path to the identity, values, feeling of belonging, and stereotypes of the second-generation Chinese Dutch by researching and discussing their identity with...Show moreThis paper attempts to shed light on the path to the identity, values, feeling of belonging, and stereotypes of the second-generation Chinese Dutch by researching and discussing their identity with the question: How do the second-generation Chinese Dutch identify and adapt the Chinese ethnic identity within the Dutch context?”. It argues that the second-generation Chinese Dutch perceive the Chinese identity as a crucial part of them since it corresponds to their physical appearance and culture. Their Chinese identity is also fluid and changes through particular periods and situations as they belong partially to both groups and can thus behave accordingly. Moreover, Chinese language and family further determine the feeling of belonging towards the Chinese identity based on the mastery of the language and the active role that their family has in contributing to their language and cultural building. The finding of the study indicates the importance of sufficient handling of discrimination and mental support at school that should be given to the Chinese or other Asian-looking ethnic minority children during their crucial developmental stage, as all participants mentioned that they had experienced at least mild discrimination before.Show less
Since the initial commercialization of the men’s Chinese professional football league, Chinese actors have started investing increasingly more resources in the foreign football sphere. Players,...Show moreSince the initial commercialization of the men’s Chinese professional football league, Chinese actors have started investing increasingly more resources in the foreign football sphere. Players, coaches, trainers and even clubs from all over the world have all been the subject of Chinese investment over the last few decades. Although spending has increased exponentially, the level of both the Chinese professional competition as well as the men’s national team have not improved at the same rate. This study uses existing literature from both academic sources as well as marketing and news reports on the subject to better understand the reasons to why investing in globalized resources has increased while also providing possible explanations to why the level of competitiveness has not been influenced as much. The study suggests that through the frameworks of soft power and state corporatism we can understand the levels of spending as larger state-driven strategy to both stimulate the football industry as well as to improve China’s soft power through international competitions. This study also suggests that based on the current academic and professional discourse surrounding Chinese competitive football, the reason for professional Chinese clubs’ relative low level of performance is due to a lack of incentive for the clubs to invest in future talent development. Although this study’s conclusions remain to be theories based on the interpretations of other academic researchers and experts, it still confirms that there is still much urgency for further research on this subjectShow less
