Local ethnic nationalism
A term that refers to non-Han or localist nationalism in mainland China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Local ethnic nationalism,[1][2][3] simply local nationalism[4] or local ethnic chauvinism[5] refers to a form of nationalism that divides China (PRC) by refusing to unite with the Han Chinese by focusing only on the 'national/ethnic interests' (民族利益) of ethnic minorities in China.
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Traditional Chinese | 地方民族主義 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 地方民族主义 | ||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 狹隘民族主義 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 狭隘民族主义 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Narrow nationalism | ||||||||
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In mainland China, "local ethnic nationalism/chauvinism" contrasts with "Han nationalism" (or "Han chauvinism"), but both are perceived[by whom?] as divisive ideas.[6]