06/06/2026
On May 30, 2026, the international symposium “Between Intersect and Interconnect: The Evolving Encounters of South China and Southeast Asia” was held at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University. It focused on how South China and Southeast Asia gradually evolved deeper intersections characterized by institutional, intellectual, and social dimensions. Scholars from Peking University, Sun Yat-sen University, Jinan University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, the University of Macau, the National University of Singapore, Universiti Malaya, the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Mae Fah Luang University in Thailand, and Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University gathered.
Dr. Wong Yee Tuan, Research Fellow at the Centre for Humanistic Buddhism of Universiti Malaya, delivered his observations titled “At the Crossroads of Malay(si)a and South China: Reimagining Southeast Asian Studies.” He pointed out that while Malaysia is situated at the intersection of the Malay world, the South China Sea, and multiple colonial experiences, the teaching and development of Southeast Asian Studies in the country face multiple challenges related to language training, archival access, disciplinary boundaries, and the nation-state framework. In particular, he criticized the traditional “nation-state framework” for marginalizing ethnic minorities and maritime networks. He advocated for a reorientation of Southeast Asian Studies through multilingual competencies, diverse archival sources, and transregional comparative frameworks, shifting the analytical focus from state-centric narratives toward transnational flows and maritime connections.
2026年5月30日，「交汇与互联：华南与东南亚的演进相遇」国际论坛在北师香港浸会大学举行。本次论坛获得该校研究生院与中华文化传播研究院支持，由人文社科院传播系主办，黄靖雯（Wong Wei Chin）副教授统筹，聚焦于华南与东南亚之间如何从历史中偶然的接触、贸易与迁徙中形成的交汇，逐步发展为更具制度性、知识性与社会性的深层互联关系。来自北京大学、中山大学、暨南大学、广东外语外贸大学、澳门大学、新加坡国立大学、马来亚大学、菲律宾大学迪利曼分校、泰国清萊皇太后大学及北师香港浸会大学等高校与研究机构的学者齐聚一堂，围绕历史相遇、知识生产、跨区域贸易、教学与研究的现实挑战与困境、华侨华人移民、海洋网络及历史档案等议题展开深入交流，并通过区域研究、传播史、海洋史、翻译研究与档案研究之间的跨学科对话，进一步拓展了理解华南与东南亚关系的学术视野。
马来亚大学人文佛教研究中心研究员黄裕端（Wong Yee Tuan）随后发表题为《在马来西亚与华南的分叉路口：重构东南亚研究》的报告。他指出，马来西亚位处马来世界、南海与多重殖民经验的交汇处，但在东南亚研究的教学与发展上面临语言训练、档案获取、学科边界及民族国家框架等多重困境，尤其批评传统“民族国家框架”边缘化了少数族裔与海洋网络。他主张以多语能力、多元档案和跨区域比较框架重构东南亚研究，将焦点从国家中心叙事转向跨国流动与海事连接。
