Airlangga ASEAN +3 Youth Conference and Cultural Program (AAYCCP) 29th November, 2019, Surabaya, Indonesia MUHAMMAD SAUD, PhD KEYNOTE SPEAKER

1. CULTURAL DISTANCE
Consider Culture As A Factor In Belt
Road Initiative
Airlangga ASEAN +3 Youth Conference and Cultural Program (AAYCCP)
29th November, 2019, Surabaya
MUHAMMAD SAUD, PhD
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

2. •What is Cultural exchange?
•Why the culture is essential for trade?
•Why we need to talk on culture and cooperation.
•What are the factors that leads to strong ties among
countries?
Today Discussion

3. Today Discussion

6. Cultural
Exchanges

7. Socio-cultural Cooperation
• Socio -cultural cooperation occupies a relatively significance place in regional cooperation. Social
is the outcome of relationships in society while the most common type of relationship is
cooperation.
• Culture is the way of life in society which includes knowledge, ideas, beliefs, customs, traditions,
languages, buildings, and technology etc. shared by almost everyone in a particular society.
• Although, culture and social are interlinked and closely related concepts that can never be wholly
separated. Furthermore, cultural change is very broad term it include all the human phenomena
in a society which leads to social change and brought development.
• It can be said that for sustained relationship between China and its partnering countries requires
a mutual understanding of each other cultures, traditions and language, which can take place
only through socio-cultural ties.

8. Ritual held in Bangkok to pay tribute to
Chinese sea goddess Mazu
Photo taken on Nov. 15, 2019 shows a ritual
to pay tribute to the Chinese sea goddess
Mazu in Bangkok, Thailand. The statue of
Chinese sea goddess Mazu arrived in
Thailand on Thursday for cultural
exchanges. "Mazu plays the role of a
cultural bond in connecting the peoples of
China and Southeast Asian countries along
the ancient Maritime Silk Road," said Zhou
Jinyan, deputy secretary-general of the
Chinese Mazu Cultural Exchange
Association.
Prior to this trip, Mazu visited Singapore
and Malaysia in 2017. She also traveled to
Manila, the Philippines in 2018. (Xinhua/Wei
Peiquan)

10. Impacts
• In developing economies, road networks improve means of transportation which enhances
socio-cultural and economic status such as community access to basic facilities like education,
health, employment, and economic opportunity.
• Sothy, and Horn (2007) argue that road improvements would enhance access to education,
health care, markets, and other public service facilities in the surrounding areas of economic
corridors.
• In this regard with development of Belt Road and CPEC people will have better opportunities
for both citizens of those countries.
• Furthermore, the level of poverty will also be decreased significantly with the new and
modern job opportunities.

11. Students practice calligraphy at a
cultural exchange activity
between Chinese and
Vietnamese youths in Vietnam's
capital Hanoi, March 24, 2019.

12. People perform at a
cultural exchange activity
between Chinese and
Vietnamese youths in
Vietnam's capital Hanoi,
March 24, 2019. A
cultural exchange activity
between Chinese and
Vietnamese youths here
on Sunday.
(Xinhua/Wang Di)

13. Video Clip on cultural exchange
• The ‘Shan masala’ advert showing a Chinese woman in Pakistani clothes bringing Biryani
(dish) to a Pakistani home went viral.
• In the near future, we can anticipate the vice versa to happen as well. Earlier a photo showing
a Pakistani woman marrying a Chinese man became a source of interest for many. Some of
you might have taken it as a joke but that is a real possibility.

14. Religion and harmony
• These routes will not only provide a means for the carrying of goods and other materials but
also for the transfer of social customs, languages and beliefs among other things.
• People to people contact would rise. The Silk Road in the ancient world led to the
transmission of Buddhism, Christianity, Manichaeism, and Islam.
• The travelers experienced different religions and then carried them back to their own native
lands. Diverse societies were formed throughout Eurasia.
• The present era of Silk Road is the revival of the ancient Silk Route. At the same time, the
positive aspect of the collaborations could be the imminent transmission of knowledge and
new innovations which is indubitably a source of progress and growth.
• Inter-faith communication results in an increased commerce, technological growth and
cooperation. Chinese have made phenomenal progress in the past few years. Hence, they
stand as the finest example for us.

15. “No future without culture”
• Placing culture at the heart of international cooperation is essential if we are to make
development a speedy process.
• Respect for and the affirmation of cultural diversity, as a form of development, is a goal in
itself. It can also foster trade, investment and competitiveness and thereby contribute to the
development.
• Culture is an important sector of social and human development. It contributes to identity-
building and self-esteem, fosters economic growth and social cohesion, and helps to promote
participation and ownership.
• China friendship center—example
• Cultural event places

16. Language

17. Bank of China-
Jakarta Branch
Donated 200
million rupiah to
Flood Victim in
Jayapura, Papua
Indonesia
[29-03-2019]

18. Food exchanges

19. Close ties
leads to
strong
relationship

20. Marriages

21. Education

22. Video links
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGVMqHtNdXI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYyCgPFLfV8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-WABPXdlIk

23. Muhd.Saud