Local ethnic nationalism

"Local nationalism" redirects here. For local identity-based politics in other countries, see Localism (politics).
Local [ethnic] nationalism
Traditional Chinese地方民族主義
Simplified Chinese地方民族主义
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindìfāng mínzú zhǔyì
Bopomofoㄉㄧˋ ㄈㄤ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese狹隘民族主義
Simplified Chinese狭隘民族主义
Literal meaningNarrow nationalism
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinxiáài mínzú zhǔyì
Bopomofoㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ
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Local ethnic nationalism,[1][2][3] simply local nationalism[4] or local ethnic chauvinism[5] refers to the tendency of minority nationalities to secede from China.

In mainland China, "local ethnic nationalism/chauvinism" contrasts with "Han nationalism" (or "Han chauvinism"), but both are perceived[by whom?] as divisive ideas.[6][failed verification]

  1. ^ Ilham Tohti (15 March 2022). We Uyghurs Have No Say: An Imprisoned Writer Speaks. Verso Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-83976-406-6. ... local ethnic nationalism , the government has overlooked growing Han Chinese chauvinism. In Xinjiang, the inverse of local ethnic nationalism is a growing trend toward Han Chinese chauvinism and ethnocentrism.
  2. ^ Minglang Zhou; Hongkai Sun (2004). Language Policy in the People's Republic of China: Theory and Practice Since 1949. Springer Netherlands. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-4020-8039-5. ... local/ethnic nationalism and ethnic-nationalist feelings, the Yanbian conference criticized "local nationalism" in Korean standardization in Korean communities.
  3. ^ Pitman B. Potter (30 August 2010). Law, Policy, and Practice on China's Periphery: Selective Adaptation and Institutional Capacity. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-136-93635-7. ... local ethnic nationalism are suppressed. As well, the broad consensus within governance institutions on the need to resist international support for local ethnic nationalism (particularly US support for the Dalai Lama and Tibet, and ...
  4. ^ Carlos Rojas; Mei-hwa Sung (October 28, 2020). Reading China Against the Grain: Imagining Communities. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-21661-5. The Party organization denounced the movement as a manifestation of harmful local nationalism (difang minzu zhuyi 地方民族主義) – referring to the tendency of minority nationalities to secede from the country – and quickly suppressed it in 1958 and 1959.
  5. ^ Gerard A. Postiglione (15 October 2013). China's National Minority Education: Culture, Schooling, and Development. Taylor & Francis. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-135-60669-5. ... local ethnic chauvinism ( difang minzu zhuyi ) .
  6. ^ Xiaobo Dong; Yafang Zhang (19 May 2023). On Contemporary Chinese Legal System. Springer Nature Singapore. p. 115. ISBN 978-981-99-2505-6. ... opposing major ethnic group chauvinism, Han chauvinism and local ethnic chauvinism.