tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846406918277186551.post663899837388617193..comments2023-04-16T09:59:09.929-04:00Comments on American People I & II: Chinese Republic, Sun Yat Sen, 1912A. Mattsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245371044449114621noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846406918277186551.post-73861960260026495402008-04-18T14:30:00.000-04:002008-04-18T14:30:00.000-04:00A good, substantive post with nice a nice use of l...A good, substantive post with nice a nice use of links.<BR/><BR/>Sun Yat Sen is the father of Chinese nationalism. His struggle for Chinese independence from European imperialism helps us to understand that there was resistance to Western expansionism that would grow until the final collapse off the colonial system after WWII.<BR/><BR/>Nationalism is still a strong force in Chinese culture and politics. The current troubles with Tibet and other ethnic and religious minorities in China show us just how powerful nationalism is in Chinese public opinion.A. Mattsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245371044449114621noreply@blogger.com