新中国文化外交70年——传承与创新

随着中国前所未有地靠近世界舞台的中央,中华文化走出去不但是自身综合实力提升的内部要求,也是世界了解中华文化的外部需求。中华文化走出去是中国目前面临的重要时代课题。文化外交是中华文化走出去的重要抓手。新中国成立70年来一直高度重视文化外交,文化外交始终发挥着基础性和先导性的独特作用,国民文化自觉和自信显著增强,文化外交成果丰硕。作为国家整体外交的一部分,文化外交不但有对国家整体对外战略思想和中华传统文化思想的传承,更有战略、政策和实践的创新,目前已经形成了完整的文化外交战略布局和政策规划,而且正处于大有可为的历史机遇期。本文将新中国成立以来的文化外交发展划分为“文化先行、外交殿后”“全面开放、全面参与”“内外合力、扩大交流”与“提质升级、合作共赢”四个历史阶段,旨在系统梳理文化外交战略框架与实践路径的基础上,厘清其传承与创新的脉络,尝试回答中华文化如何走出去的时代课题。

Seventy Years of Chinese Cultural Diplomacy: Continuity and Innovation

To fulfill the important task of China’s cultural going out in the new era,cultural diplomacy is an important starting point.Since its founding 70 years ago,the Chinese government has consistently attached great importance to cultural diplomacy,which has always played a foundational and pilot role.With a comprehensive cultural diplomacy strategy and its related policy planning in place,Chinese cultural diplomacy has made much progress,enhancing the country’s cultural consciousness and cultural confidence.Based on an exploration of the development of the strategy and the practice of China’s cultural diplomacy since the founding of People’s Republic of China,this paper seeks to examine how China should approach its cultural going out in the new era.