RETRACTED ARTICLE: A Discourse Analysis of Quotidian Expressions of Nationalism during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chinese Cyberspace

Zhao, Xiaoyu

doi:10.1007/s11366-020-09692-6

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“…Consensus on these principles is crucial for building civic societies. Discourse analysis by Zhao reveals that Chinese domestic netizens have been “rational but xenophobic” during the pandemic [ 36 ]. This is in line with our findings that overseas Chinese are generally open to criticism, but at the same time are afraid of potential foreign threat.…”

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COVID-19 and the Wuhan Diary –how does the overseas Chinese community react to group criticism?

Wang

Rieger

2022

J OF CHIN POLIT SCI

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We conduct an online survey to explore how Chinese people living in Germany perceive and react to group criticism in the context of the debate on the Wuhan Diary, a chronicle about life during the lockdown in Wuhan. We find that the majority rating of the book is a lukewarm “neither like nor dislike.” Most participants are open to criticism in principle and do not agree that the book only spreads so-called “negative-energy”. However, many participants were skeptical about the objectivity of the book and concerned about its potential use by so-called anti-China forces, even though the degree of blind patriotism is relatively low in our sample. The factors influencing the book’s evaluation are intriguing: perceived Western sentiment, media exposure and uncritical patriotism all affect COVID-19-related conspiracy beliefs, which in turn lead to a more negative evaluation of the book. A cluster analysis reveals two groups which differ in terms of properties like blind patriotism, belief in certain conspiracies, and also demographic parameters. Our results shed light on identity politics, motivated beliefs, and collective narcissism.

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Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

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COVID-19 and the Wuhan Diary –how does the overseas Chinese community react to group criticism?

Wang

Rieger

2022

J OF CHIN POLIT SCI

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“…If any VP is administered in China, it is essentially a government initiative, while nationalism centrally measures people’s embrace of their government [ 26 ]. Given the rising nationalism discourses in China since the debut of the pandemic [ 27 , 28 , 29 ], it is meaningful to expect that people’s nationalism level should be associated with their attitude to VP. Similarly, their perception of the national benefit of COVID-19 vaccination should also play such a positive role.…”

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Passport to a Mighty Nation: Exploring Sociocultural Foundation of Chinese Public’s Attitude to COVID-19 Vaccine Certificates

Jia

Xie

2021

IJERPH

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Vaccination against COVID-19 is essential against the pandemic. There are broad discussions on adopting certificates for vaccination and the immunity obtained after infection. Based on a national sample of over 2000 participants administered in April 2021, the current study examines the Chinese public’s attitudes to the so-called COVID-19 vaccination passport and factors contributing to their viewpoints. Generally, the Chinese people had favorable opinions on the passport. Among possible contributing factors, income, personal benefit perception, the subjective norm of COVID-19 vaccination, and nationalism were significantly associated with the public’s positive attitude. At the same time, general vaccine knowledge and scientific literacy had an inconstant effect. Echoing recent studies, these findings reveal a collectivism-oriented attitude of the Chinese public towards the proposal to certify vaccination publicly. Theoretical and practical implications of the results were discussed.

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“…The constructed "vaccine nationalism" [70] designed by the Chinese government and the CCP's narrative build a sense of collective identity to defend foreign criticism. In this regard, their narrative also features them as a Good Samaritan, an essential global power, and a responsible and reliable government [66] to legitimacy their rule and better situation of controlling COVID-19 [84].…”

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China’s “Weaponized” Vaccine: Intertwining Between International and Domestic Politics

Zhang

Jamali

2022

East Asia

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Ever since China has formally joined the WHO-backed global COVID-19 vaccine initiative known as COVAX, there is a presumed notion that China's vaccine diplomacy will make a significant contribution to the international public good and thus uplift Beijing's role as the rule-maker of international order. To scrutinize this, the paper asks if China succeeded in proliferating its weaponized vaccine policy to obtain maximum diplomatic gains and soft power projection to intensify its international image, geopolitical power, and domestic politico legitimacy. The authors argue that despite its vaccine diplomacy demonstrated the robust governance capacity and responsibility to be a great power. Yet, Beijing's geopolitical influence and international image are significantly overrated and not enough to play a more prominent role in the global power fulcrum/equilibrium. On the contrary, China enjoys a leading position on the domestic political front. Its successful portrayal of China's vaccine provision in the global market and remarkable configuration to leverage a deep-rooted nationalism has fundamentally provided China with a powerful rationale to divert its public's attention from Beijing's earlier inadequate handling of the outbreak. The evaluation of the paper reveals that China's vaccine diplomacy's influence in promoting international image and geopolitics is limited but has successfully stabilized its domestic political environment and enhanced its domestic legitimacy.

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: A Discourse Analysis of Quotidian Expressions of Nationalism during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chinese Cyberspace

Cited by 29 publications

References 40 publications

COVID-19 and the Wuhan Diary –how does the overseas Chinese community react to group criticism?

COVID-19 and the Wuhan Diary –how does the overseas Chinese community react to group criticism?

Passport to a Mighty Nation: Exploring Sociocultural Foundation of Chinese Public’s Attitude to COVID-19 Vaccine Certificates

China’s “Weaponized” Vaccine: Intertwining Between International and Domestic Politics

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