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Engagement and Reflexivity: Approaches to Chinese-Japanese Political Relations by Chinese Students in Japan
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Abstract "Amidst political tensions between China and Japan, and against the backdrop of the patriotic education campaign in China that promotes a negative image of Japan as the victimiser, Chinese students in Japanese educational institutions study and work in Japan in a highly politicised context. In gener... view more
"Amidst political tensions between China and Japan, and against the backdrop of the patriotic education campaign in China that promotes a negative image of Japan as the victimiser, Chinese students in Japanese educational institutions study and work in Japan in a highly politicised context. In general, how they chose to interpret their experiences in Japan, and their views on history and controversial political issues involving China and Japan, demonstrates two levels of cosmopolitanism - namely, the ability and the willingness to engage with Japanese people on such issues, and reflexivity towards their own national identities. Meanwhile, some informants would deliberately avoid talking about history and controversial political issues involving China and Japan. While they lacked the willingness to engage with Japanese people on controversial issues, their keenness to separate their daily lives in Japan from the political context means they were also engaged in a reflexive reconfiguration of their national identities." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
China; Japan; Chinese; student; female student; foreign countries; studies (academic); political conflict; political attitude; intercultural communication; intercultural factors; cultural identity; cosmopolitanism; nationalism; political relations; academic exchange; Far East
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 183-212
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 44 (2015) 3
Issue topic
Going Out: The Lives of Chinese Students Abroad
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed