China's participation in the World Expo since the reform and opening up and its enlightenment.
Abstract: World Expo is an important channel for countries all over the world to exchange information and discuss cooperation and trade. After the reform and opening up, based on the comprehensive balance between history and reality, China government participated in many important World Expos. China's participation is characterized by government delegation, outstanding exhibition theme and strong national characteristics. It not only promoted the development of China in all aspects, but also shaped China's good international image and promoted the development of China society.
[Keywords:] China image of the World Expo reform and opening up
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The World Expo (hereinafter referred to as the Expo) is an activity form for countries all over the world to exchange information, discuss cooperation and carry out trade. It is an important carrier and channel to promote economic development, scientific and technological innovation, cultural communication and civilized exchange. After the reform and opening up, China's participation in the World Expo was very grand and left a deep impression on the world. However, there is little research on these activities from a historical perspective. The author tries to interpret and inspect China's participation in the World Expo from a broad historical perspective, put it in the era background and social environment with fierce competition after the reform and opening up, and make a complete and systematic summary of its internal historical materials, so as to fully explore its origin, understand its overall picture, analyze its characteristics, explore its influence, and then reveal its historical enlightenment.
I. Reasons for China's participation in the World Expo
The World Expo enjoys the reputation of "Olympic Games in the fields of economy, science and technology and culture", so participating in the World Expo is a major event in a country's political and economic life. For China, which has been reforming and opening for a long time, participating in the World Expo is the result of many factors. The author thinks that it is mainly the government's comprehensive balance between history and reality.
Historically, China's participation in the World Expo has made a useful exploration. For the Expo, the Qing government regarded it as a useless act of "showing off treasures and wonders" and paid no attention to it. It was not until 1873 that the Qing government participated in the World Expo for the first time. Since then, official or private businessmen have participated in Philadelphia (1876), Paris (1878, 1900), New Orleans (1885) and Osaka (65435). In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, newspapers made a lot of introductions to the Expo, which set off a "Expo fever". * * * The government tried to rebuild China's international image through the World Expo, and organized a delegation to participate in the Panama Pacific World Expo held in San Francisco in 19 15. The government-funded exhibition hall imitates the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing and has a strong national style. After the meeting, China won 56 grand medals, 67 honorary medals, 196 gold medals, 239 silver medals and 147 bronze medals. Later, the * * government participated in several world expositions. After 1926, due to years of war, China never participated in the World Expo again. In the early days of the founding of New China, China was not invited to participate in the World Expo held by western countries. During 1956, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade tried to mediate through the Soviet Chamber of Commerce in order to win the invitation of the World Expo in Brussels, Belgium during 1958, but failed for political reasons. Both the late Qing government and the * * government participated in the World Expo, which had certain world influence. After the founding of New China, the China government has no reason to refuse to participate in the World Expo.
Since the reform and opening up, there have been more and more exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries, and participation in the World Expo has gradually been put on the agenda. 1979 immediately after the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the organizers of the Knoxville World Expo invited China to participate in the 1982 "Energy" Expo held in Knoxville. With the approval of the State Council, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade organized the China Pavilion to participate in the Knoxville World Expo for the first time. 1982 February 17 At noon, in front of the Knoxville World Expo office building, the crowd was crowded and the traffic was blocked. "When the representative of our country slowly raised the bright five-star red flag accompanied by the President of the World Expo, the audience gave a warm applause. Many Chinese Americans present were so excited that they shed tears. Some of them shook hands with the representatives of our country and said, "This is the first time that the people of China have participated in the World Expo held in the United States. How can you not make people happy? "New China participated in the World Expo for the first time, and the China Pavilion caused a great sensation. Since then, the organizers of previous World Expositions have made it one of their top tasks to invite China to participate. Based on the consideration of opening to the outside world, expanding publicity and strengthening exchanges with other countries in the world, the government of China was invited to participate, which was organized and implemented by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. In addition, China has started to establish contact with the Bureau of International Exhibitions, and its leaders hope that China will join the Convention on International Exhibitions. 1On May 3, 1993, the Bureau of International Exhibitions adopted a resolution to accept China as its 46th member. As a member country, China has a greater responsibility to promote the development of the World Expo.
After the reform and opening up, China's participation in the World Expo is not only a connection with the past history, but also a demand and need of the reform and opening up, which is conducive to shaping China's good national image and creating an international environment suitable for China's development.
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