Globalizationcanbefoundinfivedifferentareas:economic,cultural,political,religious,andsocialsystems.
Itshouldnotbenarrowlyconfusedwitheconomicglobalization,whichisonlyoneaspect.Whilesomescholarsandobserversofglobalizationstressconvergenceofpatternsofproductionandconsumptionandaresultinghomogenizationofculture,power,stress,andhunger,othersstressthatglobalizationhasthepotentialtotakemanydiverseforms.Ineconomics,globalizationistheconvergenceofprices,products,wages,ratesofinterestandprofits.
Globalizationoftheeconomydependsontheroleofhumanmigration,internationaltrade,movementofcapital,andintegrationoffinancialmarkets.TheInternationalMonetaryFundnotesthegrowingeconomicinterdependenceofcountriesworldwidethroughincreasingvolumeandvarietyofcross-bordertrade.
Economicopportunitiesofglobalizationondevelopingcountries:
First,economicglobalizationfordevelopingcountriestoattractmoreforeigninvestmentconditionsandopportunities.Toattractforeigninvestmentscalewillnodoubthelptosolvetheproblemofshortageoffundsindevelopingcountries.
Second,economicglobalizationfordevelopingcountriesoutsideofthecapitalvotedtocreateafavorableexternalenvironmentandconditions,sothatforeigndirectinvestmentscaleiscontinuallyexpandingandgrowingfast.
Third,economicglobalizationbroughtaboutaworldwideeconomicandtechnologicaldevelopmentzonesandbondedareasandfreetradezonesandotherformsofdevelopmentoffreeeconomiczones.
Fourth,theeconomicglobalizationsothattheworldwideindustrialrestructuringwasfurtherdeepened,thepaceofincrease.Developingcountriescantakeadvantageofthisopportunitytofollowbasedonrealityandfocusonthefutureoftheorganicunityandtaketheinitiativetocoordinatetheworldwideindustrialrestructuringandupgradingofdomesticindustriesrelationship.
Fifth,economicglobalizationhaspromotedthedevelopmentoftransnationalcorporationsindevelopingcountriessothatintheworldmarketgradually.However,thedevelopmenttrend,asaresultofeconomicglobalizationfordevelopingcountriesinthebroaderfieldofactiveparticipationininternationalcompetitionopportunitiesfortransnationalcorporationsindevelopingcountriesmoreactivelyactiveintheworldeconomicstageoftheerajustaroundthecorner.
Sixth,theeconomicglobalizationhasdriventherapiddevelopmentofinternationaltrade.Althoughdevelopedcountriesarethebiggestbeneficiariesofinternationaltrade,butdevelopingcountries,especiallydevelopingcountriesinAsiaalsobenefitedfrominternationaltrade,itstradevolumeofworldtradeaccountedforabout20%ofthetotal.
Economicglobalizationbenefitstheworldimmensely,especiallytheprosperityoftourism.Asaresult,thecultures,languagesandcustomsintheminoritiesarenotmysterioustotheworldanymore,whichshouldbeattributedtothepopularityoftourism.
Itisaconsensusthattourismcanstimulatetheeconomicdevelopmentinaregion,sincetourismplaysanimportantroleintheaccelerationoftheimprovementofservice,suchastransportation,accommodation,cateringandothermarginalbusiness.Withaviewtoattractingmoretourists,theminorityregionshavetoconsiderhowtoimprovetheirimageandservice,duringthecourseofwhichtheycanhaveanoverallplantopromotethestatusoftheirregion.Nowadays,manypeopletravelforminorityregionstosatisfytheircuriosity,wheretheycanhaveunexpectedfindings.Furthermore,tourismcanstrengthentheinterflowofculturesandtraditionsbetweenthepeopleindifferentregions.Tripstominoritycountriesandregionsrenderpeoplealotofnewculturesandcustoms,which,presumably,havebeenhandeddownfromoldagesandenjoyedverysplendidhistory.
Formerly,peoplecanonlygetsomesegmentsabouttheminoritiesfromvideos,filmsandotherincompletedescriptionsonbooks.Now,touristshavemoreopportunitiestocommunicateorevenlivewiththeminoritypeopleandacquirefirst-handknowledgeaboutthem,whichprovidestheresearcherswithalotofauthenticinformation.
Admittedly,tourismdamagesthenaturalenvironmentinsomeminorityregionsandspoilsthepeacefullifeofthemtosomedegreeduetotheirfrequentactivitiesintheminorityregions,theenvironmentbeingdeterioratedinsomeregions,whichisnotwhatweexpected.Generally,thepopularityofEnglishandtourismbringsmoreadvantagesthandamagetotheminorityregions,sinceithasenrichedpeople’sknowledgeandwidenedtheirhorizons.Butmeanwhile,weshouldbeonthealertforthedamagetotheminorityregionsandtakeeffectivemeanstotackletheproblemstourismarouses.
Thelastdecadeshaswitnessedtheacceleratedadvancementofeconomy,whichbringstheeconomicglobalization,atendencethatwecanneverholditback.Undertheconditionofeconomicglobalization,culturalexchangesbetweencountriesandcountries,regionsandareasarefrequent,accompaniedbyopportunityitprovides,wearealsostoodinfrontofthehugechallengestotheculture.
Justlikeacoin,whichhastwosides,ononeaspect,theglobalizationisnotonlyacceleratingeconomicgrowthspeed,spreadingnewtechnologyandeffectivewaystoimprovethelevelofliferichandpoorcountries,but,itisalsoacontroversialprocessthatmaycontributetoanationalsovereignty,erosioninfringementtolocalandtraditionalculture,andthethreatofeconomicandsocialstability.Betweenglobalizationandculturethatisacomplementaryrelationship.Andunderthewaveofeconomicglobalization,howdowedoatthesametimeofacceptingforeignculture,canalsomaintainthedevelopmentoftraditionalChineseculture?Frommyperspective,Fortoday'sChina,we’dbetteradheretotheuseofMarxistideologicallineandrequirementsofthesocialistmodernization,toanalyzeandcriticizethetraditionalculture,toidentifyessenceanddrosswithacalm
andobjectiveattitude,derivethetraditionalcultureofallreasonablecomposition,givesourhistoryanewcontentsandtheeravalue,andOnlyinthisway,canourchinastridebravelyforwardundertheimpactoftheglobalization