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This book offers insight into the spread and impact of English language education in China within China‚Äôs broader educational, social, economic and political changes. The author’s critical perspective informs readers¬†on the connections between language education and political ideologies in the context of globalizing China. The discussion of¬†the implications concerning language education¬†is of interest for current and future language policy makers, language educators and learners. Including¬†both diachronic and synchronic accounts or China‚Äôs language education policy, this volume highlights how China as a modern nation-state has been seeking a more central position¬†globally, and the role that¬†English education and the promotion of such education played in that effort in recent decades.¬†¬†¬†