Sustainability of Sino-Kenyan Cultural Integration under the Belt and Road Initiative

Abstract

Whether it is to examine the characteristics of the respective mainstream cultures in the integration of Chinese and African cultures, or to examine the impact of national cultural differences on the economic cooperation between the two countries, it has not received enough attention. This article explores the impact of the national cultures of China and Kenya on the sustainable development of the Belt and Road Initiative, hoping to spark a disciplinary discussion within the theory of cultural integration. Among the many cultural dimension theories, Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory lacks information on "the degree of globalization", "religion", "whether there is a long-term plan" and "the degree of self-indulgence" in Kenya. is a more suitable model. The status quo of cultural fusion is that the cultures of China and Kenya are very different in terms of "power distance" and "uncertainty avoidance", but are similar in terms of "collectivism/individualism" and "degree of social masculinity". Culturally connected ways are most likely to confound the sustainable advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative. However, in view of China's support to Kenya during the new crown pneumonia epidemic, if a Kenyan cultural center equivalent to the Confucius Institute in Kenya can be established in China, it will contribute to the sustainable advancement of the "Belt and Road" initiative and enhance the deeper relationship between the two countries. Cultural integration.