英文摘要 |
With the strengthening of economic and military power, Chinese nationalism has been regarded as a potential threat to the current international order. Will China under the nationalism be extremely destructive? Or is it a self-proclaimed ''peaceful rise''? This paper will analyze the extremely important sources of Chinese nationalism, the Hongkong and Taiwan issues, comparing the evolution of relations between Mainland-Hongkong and Mainland-Taiwan after 1949. By looking into CCP's corresponding strategies and policies, this paper summarizes the essence of Chinese (official) nationalism - realpolitik nationalism, whose biggest feature is floating and specific manifestation is determined by the CCP's ''strategic assessment'' and ''claim strength'': (1) When strategic assessment is maintenance, regardless of how much the claim strength is, Chinese nationalism takes the form of pragmatic nationalism; (2) when strategic assessment is change and claim strength is low, it is aggressive nationalism; (3) when strategic assessment is change while claim strength is high, it is assertive nationalism. Following the above logic, it is not difficult for us to understand why: in the cases of sovereign disputes, when faced with the same important two lost lands, the CCP's policy toward Hongkong in 1950s to 1970s was ''long-term planning, fully utilize'' but was eager for ''liberate Taiwan by force'', while by the end of the 1970s to present, it has changed to adhere to ''peaceful reunification under one country, two systems'' and ''don't rule out the use of force''; and why Xi Jinping adopted commercial means, such as the Belt and Road Initiative, rather than military warfare to extend the territorial influence of China. Finally, based on the logic of realpolitik nationalism, this paper explores the future directions of cross-strait relations and the possible impacts of China's rise. |