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Contending Identities: Taiwan And China's Cross-Strait Relations, Jing Feng
Contending Identities: Taiwan And China's Cross-Strait Relations, Jing Feng
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Taiwan’s strategic geopolitical position—along with domestic political developments—have put the country in turmoil ever since the post-Chinese civil war. In particular, its antagonistic, cross-strait relationship with China has led to various negative consequences and cast a spotlight on the country on the international diplomatic front for close to over six decades. After the end of the Cold War, the democratization of Taiwan altered her political identity and released a nation-building process that was seemingly irreversible. Taiwan’s nation-building efforts have moved the nation further away from reunification with China. With that, the people’s sentiments (especially those of the younger generation) of …
From Proletariat To Past Glory: Nationalism's Evolution In Modern China, Lance Ekelund
From Proletariat To Past Glory: Nationalism's Evolution In Modern China, Lance Ekelund
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Despite the rapid success of its growth over the past four decades, the People’s Republic of China is facing new political, economic and societal problems. In these turbulent times of change and upheaval, nationalism has re-emerged as a significant force within China, spearheaded by the new regime under President Xi Jinping. This paper examines how a more offensive-oriented nationalism and several subcategories of nationalism are slowly seeping into the aforementioned aspects of modern China. It argue that unlike the defensive nationalism that China adopted over a century ago, this new wave of offensive nationalism is tied directly to the desire …