Mentality as a Factor in the Formation of National-State Identity in China

The evolution of Chinese geocivilization constitutes a complex and multifaceted process, significantly contin-gent upon the state of its sociocultural sphere. This sphere has been cultivated over millennia and continues to evolve under the influence of state-sponsored cultural policy. The strategic focus of this policy is the reinforce-ment of national-state identity and the promotion of social cohesion among its citizenry. While maintaining the “core values” of their worldview, the Chinese people demonstrate a proactive adaptation to contemporary reali-ties, achieving equilibrium between established traditions and modern exigencies. In this context, the article elucidates salient features of the formation of modern Chinese identity, which emerges as a product of a com-plex interplay between liberal and traditional perspectives. Notwithstanding this dialectical tension, contempo-rary Chinese identity retains crucial characteristics deeply rooted in Confucian and Buddhist tenets. The central thesis posits that this identity remains profoundly anchored in tradition, thereby engendering a unique synthesis of the past and the present in Chinese culture

Buddhism · China · Cultural identity · Dialectic · Identity formation · Sociocultural evolution · Chinese history and philosophy · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition