Chinese culture is popular around the world, and Japan is envious. It has urgently launched a 20-country event to turn the tide.
Seeing Chinese culture become popular worldwide, Japan can't sit still anymore.
In recent days, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched an activity to promote local culture, covering more than 20 countries globally, mainly to showcase Japan's tea ceremony, anime, and other cultural advantages.
Japanese media has made a big deal out of it, comparing it with the spread of Chinese culture, saying that they want to make Japanese culture go viral quickly, thereby enhancing Japan's soft power and diplomatic capabilities.
As for anime, a subculture, there's no need to mention it. Traditional Japanese cultures such as tea ceremonies basically originated from China. Japan promotes them under the guise of its own culture, which is a blatant theft, not much better than South Korea.
In fact, people have long realized that both Japan and South Korea are stealing Chinese culture, but their methods differ. South Korea directly takes Chinese culture and claims it as its own; Japan makes some localized modifications to Chinese culture so that it looks more like its own national culture. Compared to South Korea, Japan's approach is more sophisticated.
However, it's getting harder and harder for China's culture to be stolen, largely because Chinese culture has been continuously developing and improving while retaining its own strengths.
Taking "Black Myth: Wukong" and "Ne Zha" as examples, they are based on traditional myths, integrating elements that are popular among young people today, giving traditional culture new vitality.
This is also why the main way Chinese culture goes viral is not through government promotion, but through being wildly popular on social media, as it truly achieves mass participation, allowing countless foreign netizens to see the charm of Chinese culture, which is not only time-honored but also keeps up with the times.
It's not shy to say, in terms of cultural soft power, China has never lost. Even if Japan can steal a little bit, it's all in vain.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859977259926531/
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