MA Lirong: "Promote Economy through the Culture": Cultural Diplomacy of Ningxia with Arab World
مرة: 2011-08-15 وجهات النظر: 27

Title:

"Promote Economy through the Culture": Cultural Diplomacy of Ningxia with Arab World

Source:

Journal of Hui Muslim Minority Studies, No.3, August 2011

Author:

MA Lirong

Abstract:

Based on "Ningxia is the only Muslims province in China", and this also means Ningxia has this "scarcity and uniqueness" features and "absolute comparative advantage", so Ningxia chooses the principle of "promote economy through the Arabic" is rational. In China’s Cultural diplomacy practice with Arab countries, Ningxia still needs: To further enhance the diplomatic significance of the Pilgrimage work, and to incorporate it into the strategic plan and operation of China’s Cultural diplomacy; to further explore human values of local tourism resources, and to spread the Chinese culture with "people media", thus promoting local government’s international cultural exchange and economic cooperation; to further expand the training ideas of Arabic language talents, and to build the international talent training mode of a combination of "come in "and"going out"according to the Confucius Institute platform; to further strengthen friendly exchanges among the cities, and to carry out extensive and intensive social contacts with Arab-Islamic countries by using the channels of mosques. As long as the local government of Ningxia could correctly treat and properly handle the current problems and challenges, it is possible for if to seize the opportunity to achieve a qualitative change and play a unique and positive role for China’s Cultural diplomacy practice with Arab countries.

Key Words:

Cultural Diplomacy; Sino-Arab relations; Ningxia International; Sub-national Governments; International Interest

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