Based on the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database, this study systematically analyzes the literature on Southeast Asian Chinese education from 2000 to 2024 using CiteSpace knowledge graph analysis. By examining the authors, institutions, keywords, and thematic evolution of 465 valid documents, the following findings are revealed: In terms of research distribution, the cooperation network among authors and institutions is weak. Core institutions are concentrated in three regions—Beijing, Guangdong, and Fujian—but there is a lack of cross-regional collaboration mechanisms, with intra-institutional cooperation dominating, leading to resource dispersion. In terms of thematic evolution, relevant research has gone through three stages: initial exploration, expansion and deepening, and development in the new era. Early focus on "teaching methods" and "educational policies" gradually expanded to "cultural inheritance" and "cross-cultural communication," and in recent years to topics such as "Southeast Asian studies," "localization," and "cultural identity." This highlights the impact of geopolitics and cultural adaptation on educational practices, reflecting the deepening of identity anxiety and ideological differences in the context of globalization. The study shows that research on Southeast Asian Chinese education is shifting from basic exploration to systematic integration. Future efforts should strengthen cross-regional cooperation networks, deepen policy effectiveness evaluation, and expand the application of digital technologies and regional subdivision research to address the structural contradictions between globalization and localization.
Wang et al. (Mon,) studied this question.