Pan-Asianism (also known as Asianism or Greater Asianism) is an ideology aimed at creating a political and economic unity among Asian peoples. Various theories and movements of Pan-Asianism have been proposed, particularly from East, South and Southeast Asia. The motive for the movement was in opposition to the values of Western imperialism and colonialism, and that Asian values were superior to European values.[1]
The concept of Asianism in Japan and China has changed during the early 20th century from a foreign-imposed and negatively received, to a self-referential and embraced concept, according to historian Torsten Weber.[2]
- ^ Szpilman, Christopher W. A.; Saaler, Sven (25 April 2011). "Pan-Asianism as an Ideal of Asian Identity and Solidarity, 1850–Present". The Asia-Pacific Journal. 9 (17).
- ^ Weber, Torsten (2019-06-04). Embracing 'Asia' in China and Japan: Asianism Discourse and the Contest for Hegemony, 1912-1933. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-87960-4.