Chinese National Identity and Its Implications for International Relations in East Asia

Bibliographic Data

ID8081812
AuthorsGilbert Rozman (corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume18
Issue1
Pages84-97
Publication date2011-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsia-Pacific Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1343-9006 • E-ISSN: 1469-2937
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13439006.2011.582682
OpenAlexW2332125000
LanguageEN
Citations received5

This article traces the evolution of heightened Chinese expectations and the resultant spike in national identity in 2010, using a six-dimensional framework: 1) ideological, 2) temporal, 3) sectoral, 4) vertical, 5) horizontal, and 6) intensity. A hybrid ideology rose to the forefront. Forceful historical arguments covered three distinct periods. The triad of economic, cultural, and political identity raised sectoral identity to an unprecedented level. The leadership kept pressing the case for vertical identity in contrast to the West. Above all, it put the spotlight on horizontal identity to draw a sharper contrast with the United States and neighboring states as well. If at the time of the Hu-Obama summit the tone softened somewhat, China continued its risky wager on widening the identity gap. Regardless of whether China's foreign policy is currently assertive, its national identity narrative remains a driving force for divisiveness in the regional and international order

Aesthetics · Cartography · China · Cultural identity · Geography · Identity (music · Ideology · Narrative · National identity · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Summit · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Gender Studies · Law

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