公共外交视域中的中日青年交流评析——以“中日青年友好交流项目”为中心

Characteristics,Results and Prospects of Sino-Japan Youth Public Diplomacy:Focusing on the“Sino-Japan Youth Friendly Exchange Program”

中日青年交流作为公共外交的重要组成部分,始终发挥着助推中日关系发展的桥梁作用。中日两国为纪念缔结《中日和平友好条约》实施的“中日青年友好交流项目”,自1979年启动以来已持续开展44届,形成常态化的交流机制和稳定的交流模式。作为中日邦交正常化之后首个政府间青年交流项目,在公共外交和培养青年人才方面很有成效,增进了两国青年的沟通互信,提升了中日青年的跨文化交流能力及社会奉献意识。受近年中日关系下行态势和新冠疫情等因素影响,虽然该项目的交流规模有所萎缩,交流模式也由线下转为线上,但交流始终持续。面对中日关系现状,强化青年交流既是开展公共外交的战略需求,也是两国青年的现实需要。未来应不断创新交流模式,扩大交流规模,使青年交流更好地发挥公共外交功能。

As an important part of public diplomacy,youth exchanges between China and Japan have always played a role as a bridge to boost the development of Sino-Japan relations.The“Sino-Japan Youth Friendship Exchange Proglam”,launched in 1979,has been held for 44 sessions.A regular exchange mechanism and a stable exchange mode have been formed.It has achieved certain results in public diplomacy and the cultivation of young talents.In recent years,in spite of the downward trend of Sino-Japan relations and the COVID-19 pandemic,the project has always been maintained.In the future,both China and Japan should continue to innovate exchange models,expand the scale and breadth of exchanges so that youth exchanges could play a better role of public diplomacy.