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The Misplaced “Apology”: Rethinking China's Internet Patriotism

The Misplaced “Apology”: Rethinking China's Internet Patriotism Online patriotism in China evolved into a broad sociopolitical phenomenon from 2003 to 2006. Although this was a period during which Sino-Japanese economic and financial relations deepened and diversified considerably, national sensitivities and historical memory remained at the forefront of the relationship. Several high-profile incidents spurred the emergence of anti-Japanese patriotism online in China, including the 2006 MIT controversy. This article examines the misplacement of context and the misinterpretation of “apology” ( daoqian ) in that controversy, which set forth different discussion agendas in the US and Chinese cyberspheres. Sino-Japanese relations online patriotism historical memory apology decontextualization http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png positions asia critique Duke University Press

The Misplaced “Apology”: Rethinking China's Internet Patriotism

positions asia critique , Volume 23 (1) – Feb 1, 2015

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Duke University Press
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1067-9847
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1527-8271
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10.1215/10679847-2870474
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Abstract

Online patriotism in China evolved into a broad sociopolitical phenomenon from 2003 to 2006. Although this was a period during which Sino-Japanese economic and financial relations deepened and diversified considerably, national sensitivities and historical memory remained at the forefront of the relationship. Several high-profile incidents spurred the emergence of anti-Japanese patriotism online in China, including the 2006 MIT controversy. This article examines the misplacement of context and the misinterpretation of “apology” ( daoqian ) in that controversy, which set forth different discussion agendas in the US and Chinese cyberspheres. Sino-Japanese relations online patriotism historical memory apology decontextualization

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Published: Feb 1, 2015

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