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Establishment of a nationalism in China. Background…. China in the year 1985 had been defeated by Japan and lost power over Korea. Severe humiliation: always been considered a stronger nation to Japan and Korea .
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Background… • China in the year 1985 had been defeated by Japan and lost power over Korea. • Severe humiliation: always been considered a stronger nation to Japan and Korea. • Blaming Game: A large sector of the community, including some parts of the government, believes that this defeat was the blame of the Europeans. • Dominant in China at the time and controlling most aspects of Chinese welfare • Politically, economically, and socially. • Europeans were seen to be driving China’s domestic and foreign policy into a ‘black hole’ • By the end of the 19th century, nationalism swept across the country in the determination that they could reclaim China for the Chinese people (Ch'ên, Jerome, 1960).
Three main incentives… • Society:Humiliation and Pride • Politically and Economically: Government Strength • Elimination of religion: Christianity
Society.. • A sense of nationalism had been within history for centuries • Ironically all nationalistic idealism had been acquired and influenced by foreign cultures (Marxism, American progressivism) and traditional Chinese Thinking. • A Multi-ethnic state. • Chinese Thinking developed into a strong sense of community and nationalistic pride. • Tested when Japan overthrew Chinese power in 1985, and soon after, its loss of control over Korea. • Blaming Game: Ultimately the Western powers were blamed. • Government was also to blame - Weak and unable to tell the foreign powers to leave. • Division in state between the people, the government, and the foreign powers.
Politically and Economically… • Politically and economically China was weak during the 19th century • Allowed foreign powers domination of its economy • Great Britain and the United States had successfully pressed the Chinese imperial government into providing various economic and political concessions which were more to the advantage of the western powers than they were the Chinese. • Resulting in a growth of patriotic force to regain the economy and establish a political power.
