关系网络视角下中国侨务公共外交评析

An Analytical Evaluation of China’s Diaspora Public Diplomacy:A Relational-Network Perspective

论文从关系网络的视角,以中国政府部门及相关机构建立的面向海外华侨华人的政府论坛为对象,探讨了中国侨务公共外交为实现与华侨华人之间的互动交流,而构建的关系网络类型及其特点、效果和局限。研究显示,关系网络应用在侨务公共外交这个分支领域,能增强中国与华侨华人之间的联系与交流,并在一定程度上发挥华侨华人“桥接中外”的积极效应。但因目前关系网络的结构、内容以及信息策略难以充分调动华侨华人在公共外交中的主体性,同时因海外华人社会的发展变化,关系网络在联接中外、沟通中外上还存在不确定性因素。因此,构建“多中心型”“非政府型”和“数字型”关系网络以及转移网络“中心行为体”的政策思路十分重要。

By analyzing overseas Chinese forums organized by the Chinese government and various kinds of relevant organizations,this article examines China’s diaspora public diplomacy,with regards to its taxonomies,characteristics,effects and limitations.The research finds that using relational networks in diaspora public diplomacy may enhance multiple interactions between China and Chinese overseas and contribute to information circulation,which may also help connect China to the rest of the world.Since relational networks are structured conditionally with uncertainties,they are currently not efficient enough to motivate overseas Chinese to play dynamic roles in China’s public diplomacy.