Historical Research on Sports Diplomacy between China and ASEAN from Another Perspective----Beijing Sport University and the Early Sports Diplomacy between China and Vietnam
XIA Tian LI Yong-qin

Beijing Sport University

Abstract

Historical archives and oral history were applied to analyze the cases of Beijing Sport University training Vietnamese students, visiting Vietnam by delegation, assisting Vietnam by sport experts, receiving visits from Vietnamese leaders such as Ho Chi Minh, so as to explore the early sports diplomacy between China and Vietnam and how to play a solid historical foundation for exchanges between them. As the highest sport institution in China, Beijing Sport University has occupied a significant position in the history of Chinese sports diplomacy. Therefore, the special meanings are embodied for the sports diplomacy activities participated in by Beijing Sport University, in which the unique role of China^s sports diplomacy is fully displayed and the changes in relations between China with other countries are witnessed. In addition to helping create friendships between the Chinese and Vietnamese people, the early sports diplomacy between China and Vietnam participated in by Beijing Sport University also closely promoted the diplomatic relations between the two countries, which has become the ^shared history^ of them. In the context that cultural exchanges between China and ASEAN countries are increasingly enhanced, the early sports diplomacy activities between China and Vietnam participated in by Beijing Sport University is a very good perspective to help us conduct the research on the history of sports diplomacy between China and ASEAN from another perspective. In this way, we are able to further think about how to better handle the relationship between China and ASEAN, as well as strengthen mutual friendship and understanding.

Keywords: Sports Diplomacy- Beijing Sport University- Oral History- ASEAN- mutual-understanding

Topic: Sport, international relations, and diplomacy