Overseas Chinese Affairs Policy and the Construction of Discrete Cultural Identity from the Perspective of Transnationalism: A Case Study of Chinese New Year Activities in Malaysia Since the Reform and Opening up

Jingying Du

2025

Abstract

Since the Ming Dynasty, Chinese merchants have been trading in Malaysia. Up to now, a considerable Chinese community has been formed in Malaysia. After World War II, although the independent Malaysian government imposed strict restrictions on the Chinese in terms of nationality, political participation, education, and other aspects, it did not implement assimilation policies in the field of traditional Chinese culture, which made the Chinese community in Malaysia maintain a strong traditional Chinese culture and customs. With changes in international relations, China's overseas Chinese affairs policy has shifted from the "united front" to the economic and cultural center. Since the reform and opening up, the Chinese government has regarded the "Spring Festival" as an "invented tradition" and influenced the Spring Festival activities in Malaysia through policies, to build the shared cultural memory between China and Malaysia and promote the economic and trade exchanges between the two sides.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Du J. (2025). Overseas Chinese Affairs Policy and the Construction of Discrete Cultural Identity from the Perspective of Transnationalism: A Case Study of Chinese New Year Activities in Malaysia Since the Reform and Opening up. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Politics, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICPLSS; ISBN 978-989-758-785-6, SciTePress, pages 58-65. DOI: 10.5220/0014293800004859

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icplss25,
author={Jingying Du},
title={Overseas Chinese Affairs Policy and the Construction of Discrete Cultural Identity from the Perspective of Transnationalism: A Case Study of Chinese New Year Activities in Malaysia Since the Reform and Opening up},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Politics, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICPLSS},
year={2025},
pages={58-65},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014293800004859},
isbn={978-989-758-785-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Politics, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICPLSS
TI - Overseas Chinese Affairs Policy and the Construction of Discrete Cultural Identity from the Perspective of Transnationalism: A Case Study of Chinese New Year Activities in Malaysia Since the Reform and Opening up
SN - 978-989-758-785-6
AU - Du J.
PY - 2025
SP - 58
EP - 65
DO - 10.5220/0014293800004859
PB - SciTePress