1994/06/01 by Michael J. Sullivan · 105 citations
Social Sciences · #Japanese History and Culture #China's Global Influence and Migration #Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics #Nationalism #Patriotism #Politics #Political science #Democracy #Racism #Government (linguistics) #Gender studies #Political economy #Sociology #Law
paper · doi:10.1017/s0305741000035839
published in The China Quarterly 138, 438-457 (Cambridge University Press)
openalex publication_date 1994/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
The 1988–89 Nanjing Anti-African protests, exposing a high degree of student discontent towards the Chinese political system four months before the spring 1989 pro-democracy movement, exhibited a complex interaction between Chinese nationalism and efforts to promote political reforms. Nanjing students fused together racist strains in Chinese culture, their perception of themselves as the embodiment of Chinese patriotism and their support for legal and democratic political reforms as they took to the streets to protest against the government's inadequate handling of the alleged murder of a Chinese by an African student.