On people-to-people connectivity between China and mainland Southeast Asian countries: supportive factors in history and developments in the context of “Belt and Road"

Journal article

People-to-people connectivity is a kind of profound and long-standing connectivity. This article aims at exploring the supportive factors of the people-to-people connectivity between China and the Mainland Southeast Asian countries (i.e., Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Lao, Cambodia and Myanmar), such as trans-boundary channels, overseas Chinese, cross-border ethnicity and Buddhism culture. In the following pages, this article analyzes the dynamics of the above-mentioned elements, and suggests that trans-boundary channels, overseas Chinese and Chinese, and cross-border ethnicity would be applicable to analyze the people-to-people connectivity between China and other countries (or regions) along the Belt and Road. Finally, this article discusses the new trends of people-to-people connectivity between China and the Mainland Southeast Asian countries in the context of Belt and Road, that is, the cases of China Cultural Center and overseas exchange of Chinese books.

Authors: Chen, K

• Alternative title: 试析中国与中南半岛国家民心相通：历史上的支撑要素与“一带一路”倡议下的新动向
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Southern University College
• Journal: Southern University College Academic Journal
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 32-56
• Place of publication: Malaysia
• Publication date: 2021-08-01
• Acceptance date: 2021-08-01
• ISSN: 1823-5522
• Language: Chinese
• Keywords: FFR; China; people-to-people connectivity; mainland Southeast Asian countries