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China: at a glance
No full textSince President Xi Jinping’s rise to power in 2013, an obvious shift in political slogans is observed from Mao Zedong’s “Peaceful Coexistence” and Hu Jintao’s “Harmonious World” to Xi’s “Chinese Dream,” which marks a more active and assertive turn in shaping the global perception of China. China’s public diplomacy has become more visible and evolved from listening to advocating. A multilevel (central, local, and grassroots), multichannel (government, enterprises, diaspora, etc.), and cross-field approach that emphasizes party leadership and self-sufficiency has been gradually developed
China's Cultural Diplomacy in a New Era of Multilateralism
Get PDFCultural diplomacy has been one component of China’s foreign policy since its very foundation. However, it is only in recent decades that culture has been wielded as a tool to serve high-reaching goals commensurate with China’s rising superpower status and its capacity to contend for global hegemony. This study examines China’s recent efforts to enhance cultural exchanges in multilateral and regional platforms. The primary aim is to analyse the rationale, motivations, main initiatives and strategies underpinning China’s cultural diplomacy based on a conceptual framework centred on the notions of cultural diplomacy and hegemonic transition. The author begins by presenting the guiding conceptual framework and providing an overview of China’s overall cultural diplomacy approach over the last two decades. The analysis then delves into China’s engagement in well-established and new multilateral platforms such as UNESCO, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the BRICS group, and regional forums established between China and developing regions. Shifting the focus to Latin America, the research investigates the China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum (CCF) as a platform for cultural exchanges and an instrument of China’s cultural diplomacy, and systematizes its cultural initiatives, prioritized areas, key actors involved, and strategies. By way of conclusion, the study summarizes the main findings, assesses the trajectory of the CCF in the cultural dimension and proposes recommendations
Kenya: at a glance
Get PDFAfter periods of political instability and several political reforms, Kenya developed its foreign policy as well as external cultural policy (ECP) based on a set of principles, including territorial integrity, peaceful coexistence, and its traditional spirit of Harambee (‘all pull together’ in Kiswahili, meaning self-reliance). Kenya’s external cultural policy primarily intends to support Kenya’s socio-economic interests and facilitates the implementation of Kenya Vision 2030. At the current stage, Kenya still lacks sufficient infrastructure to pursue institution-led diplomacy, but its potential in digital diplomacy cannot be underestimated
South Korea: at a glance
Get PDFCultural diplomacy is an indispensable tool for South Korea to expand its foreign policy space as a middle power. With Government’s deliberate plan to promote Hallyu (Korean Wave) to the world since the early 2000s, Korean popular culture has gathered massive international momentum. Now Korea is riding on the success of Hallyu and preparing for the new Korean Wave
Cooperation in a fragmented world
Get PDFThis report developed by members of the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance (ICRRA) is based on the discussions that took place at the second ICRRA conference in Octo-ber 2021. It examines current challenges and opportunities posed by the crosscutting crisis affecting climate, health and politics faced by international cultural relations practitioners and policy-makers. It presents recommendations to these stakeholders, and outlines areas of future research. A particular focus is on how to continue using international cultural relations to support societies in valuing and upholding fairness, equity and democracy, as key values ori-enting the tackling of both global and local problems and finding co-created and collaborative solutions