"Minxin Xiangtong ⺠心相通 and People-to-People (P2P) Relations along the New Silk Roads (NSR)", Sophia Kidd, Sichuan University

Name: "Minxin Xiangtong ⺠心相通 and People-to-People (P2P) Relations along the New Silk Roads (NSR)", Sophia Kidd, Sichuan University — Assessment of China's Belt and Road Initiative
Start: 2021-03-12T20:00:00-0500
End: 2021-03-12T21:30:00-0500

Friday, March 12, 2021
8:00 PM 9:30 PM 20:00 21:30

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Sophia Kidd will discuss the New Silk Road’s (NSR) fifth ‘pillar’ in her talk on Minxin Xiangtong ⺠心相通 and People-to-People (PTP) connections along the New Silk Roads; giving examples of how P2P connections support and sustain other NSR objectives: policy coordination, facilities connectivity, unimpeded trade, and financial integration. This talk will then discuss how certain P2P typologies are more effective instruments of soft power, cultural diplomacy, and minxin xiangtong.

Sophia Kidd is Associate Research Fellow at Sichuan University’s College of Literature and Journalism. She has lectured at Ruhr-Universität Bochum on political semiotics in Chinese arts criticism; and at University of Göttingen on creative sector development contributions to sustainable New Silk Road futures. Sophia Kidd has published widely on contemporary Chinese art, focusing on Southwest China avant-garde artists. Her upcoming book Culture Paves the New Silk Roads (Palgrave MacMillan. 2021) discusses political economies of culture and arts infrastructure in nations and territories along the New Silk Roads, with a focus on China’s Southwest fine art sector.