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Building a Closer China ASEAN Community with a Shared Future through "Heart"

2024-02-07   

Recently, the 2024 China ASEAN Cultural Exchange Year officially opened. The continuous deepening of related activities will undoubtedly trigger a new wave of cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, laying a deeper public opinion foundation for building a closer China ASEAN community with a shared future. China and ASEAN countries are connected by mountains and rivers, with cultural and cultural exchanges and a long history of friendly exchanges. Since the establishment of dialogue between China and ASEAN in 1991, both sides have always respected and treated each other equally, and have embarked on a path of unity, progress, and win-win cooperation. As the most successful and dynamic partnership in Asia Pacific regional cooperation, China ASEAN cooperation plays an irreplaceable role in promoting regional prosperity and development, leading world economic recovery, and promoting world peace and development. At present, China has reached important consensus with ASEAN countries such as Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam on jointly building a bilateral community with a shared future. The construction of the China ASEAN community with a shared future continues to advance, which has become a vivid example of promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. Cultural exchange is the third pillar of China ASEAN relations, apart from political security cooperation and economic cooperation. Over the years, exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in fields such as culture, tourism, education, think tanks, media, sports, youth, etc. have continuously blossomed and yielded results. The people of both sides often come and go, know each other well, and the awareness of a community with a shared future has gradually penetrated into people's hearts. Recently, the 2024 China ASEAN Cultural Exchange Year officially opened. The continuous deepening of related activities will undoubtedly trigger a new wave of cultural exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, laying a deeper public opinion foundation for building a closer China ASEAN community with a shared future. Deepen traditional cultural exchanges and promote the common prosperity and development of civilizations. Both China and ASEAN countries have a long history and unique diverse cultures, together forming an inclusive and brilliant Asian civilization. Both sides should continue to cultivate a fertile soil for traditional cultural exchange and cooperation, expand cooperation in areas such as folk art, cultural and museum exhibitions, intangible cultural heritage protection, archaeology, traditional Chinese medicine, etc., and create a model for Asian civilization exchange and mutual learning. Strengthen personnel exchanges and tighten the bond between the people. People to people communication is the most fundamental, solid, and enduring form of connectivity. In recent years, China and ASEAN have continuously innovated mechanisms and platforms for cultural exchange, making personnel exchanges more convenient. Not long ago, China and Thailand signed a visa free agreement, which will officially come into effect on March 1st. China and Singapore have announced a 30 day visa free arrangement, and Malaysia will implement a visa free policy for Chinese citizens within 30 days of entry. These measures will promote personnel exchanges between both sides and bring the hearts of the people of China and ASEAN countries closer together. Promote youth exchanges and continue traditional friendships. Youth is the future of China ASEAN relations. China has carried out multi-level and multi field education cooperation with ASEAN countries. The number of international students sent by both sides exceeds 200000, and most ASEAN countries have incorporated Chinese into their national education systems. 42 Confucius Institutes and 39 Confucius Classrooms have been established in ASEAN countries. Believe in the China ASEAN Youth Exchange Week

Edit:Li Ling Responsible editor:Chen Jie

Source:People's Daily

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