Liang Zhiping on Tianxia and Ideology, Part 2

New on the site, part 2 of Liang Zhiping’s “Imagining ‘Tianxia’:  Building Ideology in Contemporary China.”  In this installment, Liang broadens his discussion to include not only the defenders and champions of tianxia, but also other nationalist-statist figures (Jiang Shigong, Gan Yang) who apply tianxia concepts in other ways, as well as fierce critics of the idea (Ge Zhaoguang, Chan Koonchong).  In Part 3, to be posted some time during the Christmas holidays, Liang turns to liberal reappropriations of tianxia, particularly the work of Xu Jilin.
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Enjoy.