China's Cultural Diplomacy in a New Era of Multilateralism

Cultural diplomacy has been part of China's foreign policy since its founding. But it is only recently that China has used culture to achieve goals commensurate with its growing superpower status and its ability to compete for global hegemony. What are China's current efforts to promote cultural exchange on multilateral and regional platforms? What are the conceptual motivations, initiatives and strategies underlying Chinese cultural diplomacy? What role does the forum between China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) play as a platform for cultural exchange and as an instrument of Chinese cultural diplomacy?