This project explores how the sinophone world interacts with the world of turko-persophonic, mongolophone, Slavophone, Tibetan and Austronesian. The research team will be composed of experienced and young researchers working in various disciplines of social sciences, sociology and political science. The composition of the team from these qualified experts will enable interdisciplinary dialogue and intercultural comparation, which will shift the current discussion of the sinophone world to restrictions arising from disciplinary or national frameworks. a.