The cultural influence of Confucius Institutes is very strong. On this trip to Egypt, I found that the receptionist at the hotel spoke excellent Chinese. When I asked her how she learned it, she said she never attended college and learned everything from the HSK channel on YouTube. If her accent were graded out of 100, I would give her a 90.

I asked her why she wanted to learn Chinese, and she replied that it was to take the Confucius Institute exam. After passing, she would be able to study in China, and she wants to attend Wuhan University. To better understand China, she also started using Xiaohongshu.

Language is the most powerful tool for cultural export. Just like AI large models need training data, when you learn the language of a country, you naturally and subtly absorb its culture.

To take it a step further, if you want to learn crypto culture, you have to start with BTC, as it is the universal language of the crypto world.