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This book examines the rise of China‚Äôs global profile in the international higher education community, as indicated by its rise of human capital, visibility in academic publications, world university ranking, expanding international cultural influence, and becoming a study-abroad destination of international students. It identifies the diplomatic role of higher education in China‚Äôs politico-economic development over a century, and how the role has been shaped by China‚Äôs self-identity as a great power in the world. Higher Education and China’s Global Rise provides an understanding of linkage between higher education and China‚Äôs international influence, and a scholarly discussion of what Chinese higher education tells about China‚Äôs international relations, especially the aims, means, and nature of China‚Äôs rise as a global power. It will help to broaden perspectives surrounding debate about China‚Äôs rise that is currently dominated by Western international relations theory and comparative higher education discourses.