Li Huiling: Do you still want to play a positive role in the Chinese world?

At this time, it is estimated that the Singapore government must not only emphasize not to choose from in geopolitics. For cultural identity, it will have more concerns and mindfulness, and carefully avoid the labels on which side of the pro -kiss is kissed.EssenceNow that things are moving, Singapore is in the Chinese world. If you want to play a positive role, the challenge is greater.

A scholar of the Chinese Department of Singapore National University Dr. Zhao Zhaocheng published an article published in the United Zaobao's supplement last November., Deeply reflect on the current situation of Chinese Chinese in Singapore.Wang Anyi is a well -known writer in Shanghai, China, and his father Wang Xiaoping has served as director of the Shanghai People's Art Theater.Wang Xiaoping was born in Singapore in 1919 and was active in the new horse drama industry. He left Nanyang in 1940 to China to participate in the Anti -Japanese War. After a long period of life, he lived in China for a long time.To Nanyang.

China regards Wang Xiaoping as "returned overseas Chinese", and Zhao Cheng proposed to see Wang Xiaoping as "discrete Singaporean".From Wang Anyi's novels and her to Singapore in 1991 to participate in the root -seeking journey of the Fifth International Chinese Literature and Art Camp in the United Zard, Singapore was re -placed in the time and space of the global Chinese world that year.Zhaocheng proposed: "Back comparison, Singapore occupies a relatively important cultural location in the Chinese world in the 1980s and 1980s. Facing the current edge situation, if Singapore wants to play a more positive role in the Chinese world, in addition to the more active role, in addition to the exceptIn line with the international situation, you can consider what adjustments to make in concept? "

Zhao Cheng's problem has a "if".We must first assume that Singapore wants to re -play a more active role in the Chinese world in order to talk about adjustment in concept.This is a big problem that requires vision and self -confidence. What is involved is not a question of Chinese teaching, nor is it a cultural issue. It is also closely related to the environment and geopolitical changes at home and abroad.

Compared with the 1980s and 1990s, local and large -scale institutions related to Chinese culture have increased -more Chinese department and research centers alone were more than at that time.The government also supports the Chinese Cultural Center and other institutions, but we don't seem to see that Singapore wants to take the initiative to play a role in the Chinese world.We see more Singapore's "defensive", and the Chinese culture -related institutions are largely trying to carry out activities from the level of adapting to the level of local young people and preferences, and focus on adopting novel methods to attract the attention of local young people.At the same time, they also emphasized and maintained the characteristics of Singapore's own Chinese culture, and less discussed the vision of cultural blueprints.

Even if the funds and personnel from all over the world flow in large quantities, when foreign media focus on Singapore, the Singapore period will further strengthen the position of economic centers, financial centers, and scientific research centers.The development of culture is to attract and retain talents, and in response to their requirements for cultural life, try to meet as much as possible.Another more important purpose of attaching importance to culture is to consolidate the identity of the Chinese people to the country.In order to accumulate cultural capital that accumulates and rich and diverse sources, and promote the intersection of ideas, I am afraid that they are not in the planning, let alone want to play an important role in the Chinese culture world.

Can we have such ambitions?What kind of effort can the folk do?Zhaocheng's article mentioned several important cultural activities in Singapore in the 1980s and 1990s, including the "Asian College Debate Club" and "International College Debate" sponsored by the Singapore Broadcasting Bureau, and the "International College Debate Competition", as well as the late theateristThe drama camp planned by Mr. Guo Baokun.Guo Sheng was born in rural Hebei, China, and went to Singapore at the age of ten. Later, he was committed to promoting the development of multiculturalism.At the end of 1987, he gathered in the Chinese world at that time, and the drama of the Chinese -style world, including Lai Shengchuan, director of the Performing Art Workshop from Taiwan, Gao Xingjian, one of the drama writers with absolute signal, Yu Qiuyu, a professor at the Shanghai Academy of Drama, and Hong Kong "Twenty to Nian Shi TwentyThe artistic director of the Monsoles Rong Nian Zeng waited for them to meet and hit the minds in the island nation, and also increased the vision of the local theater people.

That is a period when people are sincere and respectful of culture in the Chinese world. The culture has not been excessively commercialized and the political wrestling is not highlighted.I am the beneficiaries of that era, and activities like this can be listed more.At that time, he was still a middle school student who went to sign up for these activities because of interest.At that time, we could feel that the Chinese economy was weak, but the cultural charm was unlimited.On the one hand, we deeply feel the distance between Chinese culture and center, and on the other hand, we also feel the atmosphere and informal of Chinese culture.At that time, the Chinese ideological community was open and active, and when it did not deliberately exert its influence, it was the most influential.At that time, the political systems of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan were different from the environment, and their cultural connotation and presence also had their own characteristics, but basically they agreed with each other's homes, giving each other enough space, equal and each other, so that everyone would be more willing to go to goClose to it.

China is now a strong China. Not only is the market huge, but the power of economy, technology, and military is rising. The United States will do everything possible to prevent its rise and make China more consciously strengthen publicity.Faced with the right to speak in the Western world, China holds up the banner and "help foreign people realize that the Chinese government really strives for happiness for the Chinese people, and understand why the Chinese government, why Marxism do, and why socialism with Chinese characteristics is good."External exchanges are combined with "promoting Chinese culture to go out", combined with the purpose of the mainland government's united front, clearly clearly "unite all Chinese children at home and abroad to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

The current international situation and public opinion environment is very different from the atmosphere of the 1980s and 1990s. There are more "political correctness" considerations between cultural exchanges between the three places on both sides of the strait, and the Chinese world originally existed in freedom and equality.The cultural space of communication is also gradually changing.Singapore Elementary School has always been more sensitive to sovereignty than others, and the relationship between racial structure is easily provoked; as a country, it is still slowly establishing a foundation of self -confidence.At this time, it is estimated that the Singaporean government must not only emphasize not to choose from in geopolitics. For cultural identity, it will have more concerns and quinity, and carefully avoid the labels of which side is posted on.In the past, Professor Guo Zhenyu, a local sociologist, further extended the concept of "Cultural China" by Professor Du Weiming of the American scholar and promoted the concept of "cultural China". It actually included Singapore in it. ThereforeHe also co -organized the "Cultural Chinese Lecture" to invite the speakers from different regions to lecture on cultural topics at different levels.Singapore, which is in the border, is very active in it.Now that things are moving, Singapore is in the Chinese world. If you want to play a positive role, the challenge is greater.

How long will this happen, we cannot predict.A objective reality within Singapore: After the change of the Chinese education system that year, although the trend of Chinese -based towards the micro -trend was obvious, a considerable number of cultural heirs who could speak Chinese in different fields in the society.In the adversity of concerns about the disappearance of the parent culture, they are emotionally defended and promoted by the culture, some are advocates, and some are practitioners.Such motivation and feelings have weakened in a new era of pragmatic rationality.Once such a heritage and cultural perspective are lost, the Chinese and Chinese world may be dark in Singapore, but when they arrive in another village, it should be another scenery.