XMU holds International Academic Seminar on Overseas Chinese in Thailand and Sino-Thai Relationship
On May 16, the International Academic Seminar on Overseas Chinese in Thailand
and Sino-Thai Relationship was held at No. 7 Conference Room, Arts and Science
Center, Xiamen University. The seminar was co-hosted by Xiamen University and
Prince of Songkla University (Phuket Campus), organized by the School of
International Relations and Research School for Southeast Asian Studies and
received support from Royal Thai Consulate General in Xiamen.
There were
mainly three topics for this roundtable forum, namely "maritime silk road and
Sino-Thai cultural communication", "the Chinese in southern Thailand and
Sino-Thai non-governmental exchanges" and "overseas Chinese in Thailand and
Sino-Thai relationship". 16 experts from Xiamen University, Prince of Songkla
University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Maejo University and
Shantou Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese have given speeches on these
topics.
The scholars engaged in in-depth discussions covering a wide range
of issues including the maritime silk road and Chinese immigrants, the culture
of the Chinese in Thailand, the contribution of the Chinese in Thailand to local
development, Sino-Thai cultural communication, the Belt and Road Initiatives,
the development of Sino-Thai Relationship and the cultural connections between
Fujian and Phuket.
Prof. Shi Xueqin and Mr. Mr.tajtai Tmangraksat
summarized the seminar and expressed their hopes to strengthen the academic
communication and collaboration between XMU and the universities in Thailand,
and to push forward the advancement of research on Thailand in XMU and promote
the cultural and local exchanges between China and Thailand.
