Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2021
Department
Communication Studies
Abstract
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) represents present economic and foreign policy of the People's Republic of China (PRC). However, while the BRI provides the PRC a great potential for its national development, it also causes uncertainty, anxiety, and criticism from other countries. For years, research has been examining the BRI from economic, foreign policy, political, or military perspective, very few of them explore it from the perspective of intercultural communication. Because the BRI itself is a process of intercultural communication, this paper attempts to examine it from five perspectives of intercultural communication, including cultural values, intercultural adaptation, intercultural relationship, cultural flow and media, and intercultural communication competence. Finally, two concepts, i.e., Chinese "World View" and "China Model", related to the BRI and the future of the BRI due to the impact of COVID-19 are also discussed.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
China Media Research
Volume
17
Issue
1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Chen, G.-M. (2021). The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): An Intercultural Communication Perspective. China Media Research, 17(1), 1+. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A654657472/AONE?u=rwu_main&sid=googleScholar&xid=05852d5d
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