Exchange event for Chinese, Japanese, South Korean Gen Zers tightens cultural, friendly ties
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WUHAN, China, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
A news report from GLOBAL TIMES ONLINE:
Youth representatives from China, Japan and South Korea had lively discussions
and enjoyed riveting cultural experience activities via online and offline
means at an exchange event jointly held by China Public Diplomacy Association
(CPDA), the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS), and the Information
Office of Hubei Provincial People's Government in Wuhan, capital of central
China's Hubei province, on August 23.
The event with the theme of "Gen Zers join hands to move toward a shared
future" included activities centered on three subjects, namely traditional
cultures of China, Japan and South Korea, historical ties between the three
close neighbors, and how the Gen Zers of the three countries can play a better
role in promoting cooperation among and development of the three countries in
the new era.
The event brought together more than 100 participants from the three countries,
including youth representatives, government officials, diplomats, and
journalists.
Wu Hailong, President of the CPDA, Erkenjiang Tulahong, Vice Chairman of the
Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative
Conference, Ou Boqian, Secretary-General of the TCS, Japanese Ambassador to
China Hideo Tarumi, South Korean Ambassador to China Chung Jae-ho, and Liu
Jinsong, Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (PRC), attended and delivered
speeches at the opening ceremony of the event.
In a friendly and animated atmosphere, 18 youth representatives from the three
countries exchanged views on topics including language, movie and television
culture, cuisine, tea culture, e-sports, and street dance.
Youth representatives also gained hands-on experience of Hubei's intangible
cultural heritage, including tea ceremony, pottery, dough modeling, and
embroidery, marveling at the unique charm of the profound historical and
cultural deposits of Hubei province.
Cultural performances were also staged during the event, with such shows as the
popular song Lonely Warrior performed in the languages of the three countries,
a fashion show featuring Hubei's intangible cultural heritage, and a creative
show integrating Chinese martial arts and street dance, winning thunderous
applause.
"This is my first time taking part in such an exchange activity. It's really a
precious opportunity for me. I tried dough modeling for the first time at the
event," said a South Korean student at Huazhong University of Science and
Technology.
Impressed by the performance of Lonely Warrior, Zhang Yu'an, a Chinese TV
personality working in South Korea, believes that music links the hearts of
young people in the three countries.
"The contagious smiles on the faces of the children from China, Japan and South
Korea, the determination in their eyes, as well as their energetic moves all
showed us that the future of the world lies in the hands of young people,"
Zhang said.
"Yichang city, where I live now, and my hometown Gyeongju are sister cities. I
hope the two cities will carry out interactions and exchanges more frequently,"
said a South Korean blogger working in Yichang, Hubei province.
Exchanges between the youth has always been a key area of cooperation among
China, Japan and South Korea. However, such exchanges have been seriously
affected by the protracted COVID-19 pandemic during the past two and a half
years.
The youth exchange activity held in Wuhan, therefore, attracted wide attention
and won high praise from participants. It's believed that the exchange activity
has sounded the clarion call for people-to-people and cultural exchanges among
the three countries in the post-pandemic era.
The event offered a precious opportunity for participants to gain a better
understanding of different cultures, said Hideo Tarumi, who hopes that the
event would usher in more exchanges and closer cooperation among the three
countries.
Young people are the masters of the future, and the exchange activity has
served as an important opportunity and borne great significance for exchanges
and cooperation among young people in the three countries, according to Chung
Jae-ho.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic
relations between China and Japan and the 30th anniversary of the establishment
of diplomatic ties between China and South Korea, pointed out Wu Hailong,
noting that the three countries should take the anniversaries as an opportunity
to intensify their exchanges in various industries, especially the cultural
sector, and ramp up efforts to bring their people closer to each other.
As digital natives, young people, Gen Zers in particular, play an irreplaceable
role in promoting people-to-people exchanges and people's perceptions, said
Erkenjiang Tulahong.
Cultural interactions and integration have enabled the three countries to shape
shared cultural values of East Asia, which is the cultural foundation of
cooperation among them, said Ou Boqian, adding that cultural exchanges among
young people can further tighten the cultural bond among the three countries.
SOURCE:GLOBAL TIMES ONLINE
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