On Chinese Nationalism
In the runnup before this year's Olympic Games in Beijing, many effeorts are being undertaken to explain the different "nationalisms" China is displaying. This article is useful in contextualizing China's various nationalisms, both those with xenophobic the cosmopolitan, globalized variant.
Which face shows up most prominently during the Games will have a major impact on the rest of the world's view of the rising Giant of the East. These games represent a real history making moment and could well set the terms of debate for the next quarter century or more of international relations.
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