"North America, the older members of the European Union, and newcomers like Japan and South Korea dominate the development of the global cultural industry," says Hua Jian. According to Hua, if all four cities, located as they are in the Chinese-language "corridor" can form a "Chinese-language culture zone," they could produce a new force that could defend their own culture and even create new cultural trends.
「北美和舊歐盟以及新興的日、韓，主宰了全世界的文化產業發展，」花建表示，同處華文走廊上，四城如果能夠形成「華文文化帶」，將可以產生抵禦力量，甚而造成新一股文化風潮。