ABSTRACT
There is a growing consensus in both the sociological and the political science literatures that state institutions still matter a great deal, and that the territorial dimension of political and economic processes remains ever-present in the West as well as elsewhere around the world. This chapter examines Chinese nationalism with special attention to several key features and argues that the Chinese Communist regime has taken advantage of the discourse(s) of nationalism in order to extort and mobilize the Chinese people, thereby achieving national dreams and goals. It shows that the Chinese Communist regime has used nationalism as one of the guiding ideologies in dealing with issues such as national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and international relations, especially with Japan and the USA. The chapter consists of two sections, the first on the origins of Chinese nationalism and the second on the different features of Chinese nationalism as exemplified in contemporary Chinese society.
