The Inner Logic of Non-governmental Diplomacy of the World Wenzhounese and Its Policy Implications
The diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in the new era advocates"the people-to-people connectivity".The non-governmental exchanges carried out by the world Wenzhounese globally have the distinctive characteristics of non-governmental diplomacy.The non-governmental diplomacy behavior of the world Wenzhounese is not an isolated act of diplomacy,but a holistic behavior closely linked to the social and cultural characteristics of their network organization.The world Wenzhounese network is rich in cultural capital,social capital,and economic capital.Cultural capital is characterized by a sense of community of pan-familyism.Social capital primarily consists of social trust and norms.The interaction and mutual transformation between these three forms of capital are key to understanding the non-governmental diplomatic activities of the world Wenzhounese community.The non-governmental diplomacy behaviors of the world Wenzhounese unintentionally put into practice the new era's diplomacy concept of"friendship of the nation lies in person-to-person contact",which has important implications for China's continuous promotion of diplomacy of"people-to-people connectivity".
World WenzhouneseNon-governmental DiplomacyPan-familyismCultural CapitalSocial Capital