Nationalism

Japan's leaders are fanning the flames of war-time enmity

21 May 2013

The sensitivities of East Asian history require that Japan be ever-mindful of its militaristic past. Yet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government appears intent on doing otherwise.

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Chinese nationalism flares up ahead of Xi's visit to Russia

20 Mar 2013

Angry Chinese nationalist comments demanding the return of territories flooded the official microblogs of Russia's embassy to China on Tuesday, ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow.

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Asia's new scion leaders inherit their nations' pressing problems

31 Dec 2012

Plenty of tensions divide northeast Asia: island disputes involving Japan, Korea and China; military tensions between the two Koreas, between China and Japan, and of course, the perennial China-...

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Shintaro Ishihara wants to restore pride in Japanese nationalism

15 Dec 2012

At 80, most Japanese men are content to play more golf with their buddies, spend their savings on foreign holidays or lavish gifts on their grandchildren.

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Nobel Peace Prize a vote of confidence in European project

10 Dec 2012

The Nobel Peace Prize is, this year, an award for the European Union's success in bringing peace, security and prosperity to what used to be a war-torn and divided continent.

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Hong Kong identity caught between political reality and insecurity

17 Oct 2012

When many Hong Kong people are abroad and are asked where they are from, their answer is usually "Hong Kong". They consciously avoid answering "China".

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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China's aircraft carrier accomplishes its mission - bolster Chinese pride

There's a war on (you must have noticed). It is a war on several fronts: China is fighting Japan to the east, the Philippines and Vietnam to the south, and the United States wherever you choose to...

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China and Japan must replace nationalistic rhetoric with diplomacy

Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party has always looked frostily towards China, but a new chill is in the air with former prime minister Shinzo Abe's re-election to its leadership. The...

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China and Japan need to act like adults over Diaoyus

The most depressing aspect of the continuing spat between China and Japan over the ownership of uninhabited rocky islands in the East China Sea is the wretched name-calling, along with a dangerous...

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Islands row not worth the trade risks

Patriotism has been called many things. It is the last refuge of scoundrels, according to English author Samuel Johnson. It is the virtue of the vicious, according to Oscar Wilde.

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Morning Clicks, August 21

Keywords: South China Sea, Nationalism, Gu Kailai, Rare earths, North Korea, Liu Xiaobo, Arctic icebreakers, Western China, Standard of living, Architecture, Consumerism, Kenya, Antigovernment...

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Diaoyu dispute unites liberals and nationalists online

After the Japanese government announced last night that it had detained 14 members of the Hong Kong-based Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands, including journalists and activists...

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