The Ghost of Asianism in China's Diplomatic Slogans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2134993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Craig A Smith (0000-0001-9257-8528, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466022019350 |
| OpenAlex | W4408533623 |
| Language | EN |
Coined in 2013, the year the Belt and Road Initiative was first announced, the slogan 'Amity, Sincerity, Mutual Benefit, and Inclusiveness' has become ever more present in the speeches of Chinese officials and diplomats. While the use of such phrases is often equated with earlier Japanese discourse to indicate China's alleged imperialist ambitions, this essay calls for nuance in such comparisons through a reconsideration of the history of 'Asianist' diplomatic slogans in twentieth-century China
China · Political science · History · Law · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism · Translation Studies and Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |