Identity politics in state-sponsored youth camps for Chinese overseas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4839773 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ray Qu (0000-0003-4206-0645, Nanyang Technological University, corresponding author), Xiao-Lei Qu (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 233-251 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | China Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0920-203X • E-ISSN: 1741-590X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0920203x17708285 |
| OpenAlex | W2978856403 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
China's relations with communities of Chinese overseas and its attempts to improve these relations are challenged by the weakening ties between younger generations of Chinese overseas and China. This article examines Chinese government-sponsored camps which were developed to counteract the estrangement of Chinese overseas youth through exposure to Chinese culture, language, history and society. Drawing on a historical account of the programme and fieldwork performed among Chinese-Filipino youth in Xiamen, it argues that China's youth camps programme is more than a top-down, transnational initiative aimed at influencing the ethnic and cultural identities of these youths. Instead, these camps embody a convergence of national, institutional and personal agendas (e.g. the long-standing Beijing-Taipei rivalry, the self-defined agendas of Chinese overseas, and local officials' desires to garner political credit from upper-level authorities). This study also argues that the programme has made substantial contributions to Chinese language learning and to a relatively positive image of China among Chinese-Filipino participants and that its influence on the cultural and ethnic orientations of Chinese-Filipino youth has been stronger than its impact on their political identity
Beijing · China · Economic growth · Ethnic chinese · Ethnic group · Government (linguistics · Identity (music · Political science · Politics · Rivalry · Sociology · State (computer science · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Law
Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent
The Ethnic Chinese as Filipinos
Ethnic Chinese Business in Asia
Selective Policy Implementation in Rural China
China's Local Political Budget Cycles
Who Are “Overseas Chinese Ethnic Minorities”? China’s Search for Transnational Ethnic Unity
Chineseness across Borders
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |