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Author: O’Brien, Roderick
Title: Dialogue in action: China and the red cross movement
Journal Name: The Journal of the Macau Ricci Institute
Pub. Info: Mar. 2023, No. 11, pp. 53-64
Link: http://mrijournal.riccimac.org/articles/issue_11/MRI_Journal_Issue_Eleven.pdf
Abstract: The essay explores the prospects for Dialogue with China, by surveying the history of the Red Cross Movement in China through the four periods of its modern history. The author adopts the four propositions for dialogue outlined by Xi Jinping, and then, in light of the Red Cross history, proposes two other propositions, to assist dialogues when challenges and difficulties are encountered along the way. This sketch of the Red Cross Movement in China demonstrates the importance of patience and reciprocity for sustaining any cross-cultural dialogue. Paragraph Headings: 1. Framing a dialogue 2. The dialogue partners: the red cross movement 3. The dialogue partners: china 4. The agents of dialogue: shen dunhe 5. The agents of dialogue: robert jacquinot de besange 6. An opportunity for mutual learning: international humanitarian law 7. An opportunity for innovation: the international academy of the red cross and red crescent at soochow university, suzhou 8. Assessing the dialogue symbols 9. Conclusion