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The Belt and Road Initiative and RMB Internationalization
Meng Gang • 30 •
At present, the pattern of the Belt and Road Initiative has taken shape, providing a good backdrop for the establishment of RMB area and the promotion of RMB internationalization. The author points out that the Belt and Road Initiative is conducive to alleviating the three outstanding issues, namely, “deleveraging and steady growth”, “going out and preserving reserves”, and “currency basket and the US dollar’s dominant status”, analyzes the domestic and foreign economic and policy situations, and puts forward policy proposals for the coordinated development of the Belt and Road Initiative and RMB internationalization.
Media Diplomacy: Concept, History and Research Path
Lu Jiayi • 40 •
This paper focuses on two questions: whether media diplomacy is a new type of diplomacy, and whether media diplomacy is a diplomatic strategic tool or a diplomatic issue itself. Firstly, this paper clarifies the conceptual connotations of media diplomacy in the English and Chinese contexts. Then, in the context of diplomatic history, the paper demonstrates that the media has always been an inherent element of diplomatic history and media diplomacy is not a new diplomatic style, through analyzing the three dimensions of the media concept, namely the media form, the symbol system and the organizational structure of the media. At the same time, the paper points out that ever since the rise of the printed media, a relationship between the media and government diplomacy has been formed at the organizational structure level, which also constitutes the core issue of media diplomacy research in the English context. Finally, this paper points out that the emergence of the new media has broken the organizational and professional media production pattern, and directly led to changes in media diplomacy practices. Therefore, in the context of the new media, media diplomacy itself has become an issue demanding urgent studies. This paper also holds that the media perspective can be a path for media diplomacy research.
Public Diplomacy for Overseas Chinese Affairs: Achievements and Experiences
Bao Yu • 50 •
Overseas Chinese are natural “non-governmental diplomats”, and public diplomacy for overseas Chinese affairs is an organic part of China’s major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics. In recent years, China has actively promoted public diplomacy for overseas Chinese affairs, and has made many unique achievements and experience in policy guidance, the alignment on strategic developments, human resource cultivation, cultural exchanges, media publicity, comprehensive services and so on. Public diplomacy for overseas Chinese affairs is expected to play a greater role in the future.
Theoretical Perspective and Function Analysis of International Relations
Mi Guanghong • 55 •
International relations affect human life and occupies an important position in conducting diplomacy. With the continuous strengthening of global ties, international relations have more and more influence on our daily life. How to better construct international relations beyond national boundaries or world politics is an important issue facing us today. Common interests among countries are becoming increasingly important. From avoiding war to controlling climate change, from settling territorial disputes to preventing and controlling financial crises, the solution of these problems requires closer cooperation among countries concerned. At the same time, the international community still has many difficulties in realizing these common interests. Today’s world is a mixture of continuity and change. Although international relations are still deeply influenced by historical forces, technological and social organizational changes have added new dimensions to understanding the political, economic and diplomatic affairs.
