China’s New Nationalism Essay

Before the arrival of western powers, China was very stable, agricultural, and ethnocentric. They had many factories that produced silk, cotton, and porcelain with their natural resources: salt, tin, silver, and iron mines. They had no interest of trade or interaction with foreigners. From the early eighteenth century, European and American Imperialism spread throughout China with a goal to extend their nation’s power. China was one of many territories that undertook the changes of New Imperialism. By 1912, the country was governed by outside nations: Great Britain (mostly), Russia, Germany, France, and Japan. Their influence on China resulted malignantly on the country’s economy, political ties, and lifestyle; in spite of the few

The cultural revolution is a strange period in Chinese history laced with intense struggle and anguish. The cultural revolution mobilized the all of society to compete for all opposing factions that they belonged to (Ong, 2016). Mao mobilized the young people of society during a background of political turmoil, which helped Mao to mobilize the students in order to enforce his political legitimacy and ideas (Ong, 2016). Mao’s charismatic authority created his personality cult and most defiantly leant a helping hand in mobilizing the red guard movement (Ong, 2016) (Weber, 1946) (Andreas, 2007). No matter which faction of the red guard they belonged to, they all mobilized against their common enemy; the better off, upper class. (Ong, 2016). Multiple ideologies within the youth led red guard movement explain why the movement gained momentum and became incredibly powerful (Walder, 2009).

China has changed in certain ways and remained the same in others from the early Golden Ages to the late 1900s. China has experienced a series of cultural and political transformations, shaping the lives of many Chinese citizens. Culturally, the country’s art and literature hardly changed for almost eight hundred years. Along with their culture, China remained politically the same from the beginning of the Golden Ages all the way until the 1800s. On the other hand, China’s government and society were restructured after new leaders took over. From a monarch to total communism, China’s society had a multitude of new ideas and policies they had to adapt to.

China remains a current world super power that has been around for thousands of years. It was one of the first civilizations ever created and it has evolved into an enormous country. China is a large territory, but only 10% of the land can be farmed on. This continues to be a tremendous problem, especially with the large population that mostly lives in rural areas. In the past China was seen as a fragile nation that was still stuck in the past, although after the Four Humiliations this began to change. The Four Humiliations were a group of events that forced China to modernize due to the losses it faced. After the last of the four humiliations and the fall of the dynasty era during 1911, China began to catch up to the westernized world by modernizing their government, military, and education. The Chinese

When Jan Wong first arrived in China, she was filled with the complete belief that China’s totalitarianism way of government was the best way of governing, and that no other way would do. While natives smiled behind false expressions, she failed to realize the true extent of the miserable lives under the Maoist regime until she herself experienced the injustices faced by the Chinese citizens. In Red China Blues, author Jan Wong writes of her experiences during her life in China and after, and how her whole journey led to the realization of the harsh reality that Maoism really was. As Wong learned more and more about the truth behind the totalitarian government, her own experiences helped her to transform

In Jan Wong’s entrancing expose Red China Blues, she details her plight to take part in a system of “harmony and perfection” (12) that was Maoist China. Wong discloses her trials and tribulations over a course of three decades that sees her searching for her roots and her transformation of ideologies that span over two distinctive forms of Communist governments. This tale is so enticing in due part to the events the author encountered that radically changed her very existence and more importantly, her personal quest for self-discovery.

In today’s society, the words “education” and a “better life” fit hand and hand with the other. The desire to create a higher quality lifestyle and the thirst for knowledge is a recurring theme in The Achievement of Desire. Much like Richard Rodriguez, my parents were not native to America and therefore, learning a new language and adapting to the culture was an indefinite struggle. Growing up, many Americans perceived my family and I as “too Chinese” and in the eyes of the Chinese, I was “too American”; this concept was only intensified after my trip to China in 2011. The addition of Western-style education in the household of a second generation American family unintentionally alienates the family members who participate in the schooling

China has been a communist country since the communist revolution took place in 1949, since then China has been ruled by the dictator Mao Tse-Tung. However the Chinese dictator died in September 1976, he was hailed abroad as one of the worlds’ great leaders. Certainly one of the more impressive aspects of the Chinese communist government, has been the willingness of the people to protest against it (3, pg. 4).

China, the creator of tea and silk went through a period where they had troubles with the west. This took place in the early nineteenth century. During this time china still thinks that they are the middle Kingdom (The center of the world). Great Britain has wanted to expand for years and get trade from other countries. China has not wanted to trade with Britain. China has not wanted to trade because of they are self sufficiece. China has been living by Confucian principles for the last thousand years, and does not want to change their way of life. The west really wanted China 's tea and silk so they kept trying to trade with china, but the problem was that great britain had nothing china wanted. Then one

China and the West made significant contributions towards the evolutions that took place in the world. During the 18th century, Western opinion on China underwent radical change, due to what seemed to be China’s unwavering attitude towards the West. In spite of the fact that earlier Europeans had high regards for China, especially in idealized terms, this changed. By the late eighteenth century, the West viewed China as closed and hidebound society that immensely lacked interest in new knowledge, innovation, and science. Consequently, this led to a paradoxical situation in relation to the counterclaims towards each other. The ensuing relations and opinionated positions informed much of the historical events that took place in the latter years. In view of this background, China’s reserved in her attitudes towards the West in the light of the general validity of late eighteenth century European claims.

Constructivists take a different view because they don’t see security dilemma like realists frequently experience. Constructivist understand that for China, the survival of the Chinese people is crucial. The people represent all the values China is about: language, practice, faith, and these values are then manifested as Chinese nationalism. Confucianism is another aspect of Chinese identity that influences the government even today. The platform the CCP use to explain its foreign policy is based on establishing harmony and peace in the East Asian region and the world. This platform then gives the party legitimacy to rule, because to the Chinese people it’s the only entity that can maintain peace and order in China. The roots of this concept

In China the conflicts, the first between it and a western nation, are a national wound. The start of a western conspiracy to destroy China with drugs and gun boats. In Britain the wars barely seem to register in public memory. “In the Chinese narrative of the Opium War, you might expect the line between heroes and villains to be a clear one: honourable resisting servants of the Chinese empire on the one hand, wicked British on the other…” (119). In the cause of the Opium War and further examination of the Chinese, Lovell notes how split the court was on the question of an anti-opium crackdown. How chaotic and absent minded the Qing’s military and diplomatic response was, and how politically complex ordinary Chinese reactions were to Britain

These portrayals of The Chinese Communist Party all contribute to the benevolent image of the Republic of China. The film also illustrates the Nation’s negative attitude towards the United States and Soviet Union. Although these outside nations do not have many appearances, the scenes shown imply

On the contrary, the eventual goal of Chinese education is still social elitism within a top-down structure (Tan, 2012b; Deng & Zhao, 2014). In addition, modern Chinese culture has been restricted by two parallel mainstream philosophies: Confucianism and Communism. They both contribute to the mindset of considering education as the most important selection criterion in

     China is interested in modernizing itself while at the same time maintaining security' is the only general statement that can be made about China's foreign policy. To achieve these two ends, China is willing to ignore conflicts that do not substantially affect its development or security. Economic organizations are welcomed because they facilitate economic development but security multilateralism is employed only where feasible, resulting in most security concerns solved bilaterally. This case-by-case determination of policy results in China supporting the status quo in some issues while challenging it in others. To better understand China's foreign policy requires an investigation into these three