默克尔对华首脑外交传播模式回顾

A Review of Merkel's Mode of Summit Diplomacy Towards China

“首脑外交”一般指的是一国元首或政府首脑为了实现国家利益,作为最高外交决策者亲自参与、促成的正式或非正式活动。在今天的全球化时代,受到媒介技术革命、公众舆论日益渗透外交领域以及风险社会全球性危机管理等复杂因素的影响,“首脑外交”已兼具传统政府外交与公共外交的复合属性。德国前总理默克尔在长达16年总理任期内,积极践行对华首脑外交,其引领的“默克尔时代”占据中德现代建交史近三分之一时段。随着默克尔2021年10月正式卸任.

“Summit diplomacy”generally refers to the formal and informal activities that a head of state or government personally participates as the top diplomatic decisionmaker in order to realize national interests.In the era of globalization,influenced by complex factors such as media technology revolution,the increasing penetration of public opinion in the field of diplomacy and global crisis management of risk society,“summit diplomacy”has attained the compound attribute of both traditional government diplomacy and public diplomacy.Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel actively practiced summit diplomacy towards China during her 16-year term as chancellor.Now that Merkel officially left office in October 2021,it is of great theoretical and practical significance to review and analyze the mode of summit diplomacy towards China led by Merkel.