Research On The People-to-People Connectivity Between China And Africa Under The "Belt And Road" Initiative

The "Belt and Road" Initiative is an all-round opening-up initiative with a large scale,a large geographical span and a wide range of fields,which is of great significance to China and even the world.people-to-people connectivity is one of the "five links" in the "Belt and Road" initiative,which aims to achieve the goal of enhancing trust,promoting friendship,deepening cooperation and common development by promoting exchanges and blending among people of all countries,reaching the hearts of the people,meeting the feelings of the people,and achieving the goal of enhancing trust,promoting friendship,deepening cooperation,and common development,to consolidate the foundation of society and public opinion for the smooth progress of other "four links" construction.Africa is an important partner of the "Belt and Road" initiative,people-to-people connectivity between China and Africa is of strategic importance.Historically,China and Africa have similar experiences,common development tasks and a long tradition of mutual support,which has provided a historical basis for people-to-people connectivity between China and Africa.In the new era,the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has grown stronger and stronger,and the construction of the "four links" has achieved fruitful results,the world is undergoing an unprecedented change in a hundred years,which provides an opportunity of the times for people-to-people connectivity between China and Africa.The solid foundation provides a fundamental guarantee for enhancing China’s national image and soft power,developing China-Africa relations,promoting the high-quality development of the "Belt and Road" initiative and building a Community of Destiny between China and Africa.With the development of the "Belt and Road" initiative,people-to-people connectivity between China and Africa has made certain achievements in cultural exchanges and cooperation,educational exchanges and cooperation,medical and health cooperation,non-governmental exchanges,tourism exchanges and media cooperation.However,people-to-people connectivity is fundamental,challenging,and interconnected at a higher level.The construction of people-to-people connectivity covers a wide range,many fields,and heavy tasks.At present,people-to-people connectivity between China and Africa still faces many challenges,such as insufficient interaction,limited mutual cognition,insufficient release of folk potential,and obstruction and intervention by western developed countries.Therefore,China and Africa need to take advantage of tourism,and enhance friendship;deepen scientific,educational and cultural exchanges,and eliminate misunderstandings;change the role of the government,and stimulate folk vitality;strengthen media exchanges and cooperation,and work together to win the "public opinion war",resolve the public opinion crisis;build a multilateral mechanism for cooperation involving Africa,properly handle non-competition with western countries,and further promote people-to-people connectivity.