Abstract
The concept of “Chinese nation” has a close relationship with the rise, development and upsurge of modern Chinese nationalism from its proposition to establishment, and to universal identification among people of all ethnic groups. The period of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China was the formation stage of modern Chinese nationalism and also the stage of the proposition and initial usage of the concept of “Chinese nation”: Modern Chinese nationalism developed around the period of the May 4th Movement. Under the impetus of the establishment of national self-determination theory, especially the rise of a national self-determination movement, the concept of “Chinese nation” was accepted and adopted by more and more people and finally established and formed. After the September 18th Incident, especially after the North China Incident and the July 7th Marco Polo Bridge Incident, the worsening national crisis promoted the upsurge of modern Chinese nationalism, and this upsurge made the concept of “Chinese nation” more widely and deeply disseminated and accepted.
Highlights
The Chinese nation(中华民族) was formed very early, its national consciousness is weak
The concept of “Chinese nation” that equates to all ethnic groups within Chinese territory being a unified national community has a very close relationship with the rise, development and upsurge of modern Chinese nationalism, from its proposition to establishment, to universal identity among people of all ethnic groups
Michael Freeden has pointed out, “Nationalism becomes extremely important only in a short period of time, that is, when the nation is constructed, conquered, threatened externally, disputed in territory, or dominated internally by hostile ethnic or cultural groups.”(Smith, 2006) after the three incidents mentioned above, the worsening national crisis promoted the upsurge of modern Chinese nationalism.(Zheng, 2006a, b) The upsurge of nationalism allowed the concept of “Chinese nation” to be further accepted and popularized, which means that all ethnic groups in China are a unified national community
Summary
The Chinese nation(中华民族) was formed very early, its national consciousness is weak.
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