# diaspora

China’s Foreign Ministry Pushes Festive Diplomacy, Courting Overseas Chinese Ahead of Lunar New Year

At the Foreign Ministry’s last press briefing before the Lunar New Year, spokesman Lin Jian extended festive wishes and highlighted a four-year consular campaign to support and engage overseas Chinese. The initiative combines welfare visits and cultural events run by embassies and consulates to foster people-to-people ties and bolster China’s soft power abroad.