Southeast Asian Performance, Ethnic Identity and China’s Soft Power

本项目旨在探讨多元文化社会中海外华人社区对中国国家资助的文化外交活动的接受情况。通过对档案资料的观察、访谈和分析，本文将评估中国-东南亚社区在中国国家投资软实力（其中文化外交是一个至关重要的因素）之际，如何应对本地和跨国的压力和刺激。预期的结果包括对海外文化如何以及为什么会随着地区和国内地缘政治的变化而变化的新认识，以及对中国国家主导的软实力倡议如何在经济领域之外发挥作用的更强有力的理解。

This project aims to address the reception of China's state-funded cultural diplomacy initiatives among Overseas Chinese communities in multicultural societies. Using performance observation, interviews and analysis of archival sources, it will assess how Sino-Southeast Asian communities react to local and transnational pressures and stimuli as the Chinese state invests in soft power, of which cultural diplomacy is a vital element. Expected outcomes include new knowledge about how and why culture in diaspora changes in response to regional and domestic geopolitics, and a more robust understanding of how China's state-led soft power initiatives function beyond the economic sphere.