Nationalist Netizens in China: Online Historical Memory

Bislev, Ane Katrine

doi:10.5278/ojs.jcir.v2i1.610

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“…The Chinese Dream has deeper roots-possibly going back a full millennium . In more recent times, it gained popularity in folk songs before being appropriated by fervent nationalist pundits, for whom the realisation of the dream meant China displacing the United States as the world's superpower (Bislev 2014;Fewsmith 2021). Once Xi Jinping took office in November 2012, he cobbled all these leitmotifs in his speech at the Road to Rejuvenation exhibition.…”

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“…Its success enabled the authoritarian party to continue focusing on development without having to democratise and liberalise the political system (Cho 2023). Yet, Chinese and foreign scholars have cautioned that economic growth and nationalism can be a double-edged sword; an inevitable slowdown will result in decreased performance and call into question the legitimacy of the party-state by the zealous 'angry youth' (Bislev 2014). Moreover, the ruling party has been facing an ever-increasing variety of structural challenges over the past decade, including a gloomy demographic outlook, sluggish economic reforms, environmental degradation, social unrests, and rising inequality, that question its ability to lead the country out of the 'middle income trap'.…”

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A Xinderella Story: Turning the Chinese Dream Into China’s Master Narrative

Gering

2023

China Report

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The China Story, also known as Xi Jinping’s Chinese Dream of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation, is widely accepted as the central narrative for the leadership’s ideological and political legitimacy-building efforts. Despite its significance and the widespread attention it has received in the decade since its inception, surprisingly little literature has examined the Chinese Dream through the lens of narrative theory. This article seeks to close this gap by offering a structural narratological analysis of the China Story. It illuminates how the narrative comprises policy-oriented rhetorical frames that form overarching themes that direct party-state actions and support Xi Jinping’s status as the ‘core’ leader. The paper argues that as a ‘master narrative’, it seeks to provide a spiritual foundation and a compelling vision of a strong, prosperous, and unified China under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party.

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confidence: 99%